Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 343, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1901 — Page 4

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Wlilard Hotel. When a British paper talks about a commercial combination between Great Britain and Germany to shut out American goods It has reached the limit of absurdity. Lest, somewhere in the United States, an available political Issue,. Finder will receive revafd and no questions asked by returning same to Democratic national committee. It Is probable that the. element In the Federation of Labor, now In session, which favors a rew political party is the socialistic faction which has attempted to get rid of President Gompers several times It Is to be hoped the extraordinary number of bills-, Introduced during the first few days of the session of Congress indicates the activity of members during the recess, and that y. will soon subside. A total of 4.221 bills Introduced in three days is alarming-. . The edlt6r of a paper in Ottumwa, la,, sued a Democratic candidate for $3,000 damages or being publicly kicked by the defeated jiarty. It ia doubtful if the editor gets the $3,C). but it sets forth the figure which the editor thinks a man should pay him for th3 privilege of kicking him in public. Washington dispatches say that Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, will not be recognized by the Democrats, and that If he is to f;et on any of the Senate committees it must be as a Republican. Senator McLaurin's fatal sin Is progresslveness. The Democratic requirement is simply to mark time. The announcement of a world's fair to be held at Osaka, Japan, from March 1 to Aug. 1, DOC, can hardly fail to attract attention in the commercial world. It will Ye the f rst fair of the kind to be held in an Asiatic city, and, besides its business opportunities, will doubtless offer many unique attractions. " saSBBBaMMMaaMMHSSaiaHSSaMssB Mr. Mick, the New York member of the Democratic national committee, in commentlngon the Tammany resolutions presented if the House caucus, petulantly observed triat "the Democratic party cannot afford t change its national platform every mir-Jte." A radical change once In lour yeijrs Is often enough. Huropjin countries which are now discussing 4"the American peril" and how to meet it should have begun two or three generates ago by establishing free schools.'abollshing imperialism and placing a premium on brains Instead of on military drill. II the race for commercial supremacy theifare at least fifty years behind the times. The c-nvass which has been made to ascertainVhe preferences of the Democratic members of the Kentucky Legislature for United Stats senator gives ex-Governor McCre.Jy a slight lead, with Judge Cantrlll. vjio made a bid for Infamy In his condue of the trial of Powers, a hot secend. 1 he chances are that ex-Governor McCre -y. the one candidate known outside Kentucky, may be defeated by some man Il.Je Cantrlll. The jatement telegraphed from this city to out 1 do papers to the effect that Ross Crokerjis expected at West Raden beiore he go-- to Europe, and that he will hold politic I. conferences while there with exMayortTjggart and others, lacks the element f probability. Doubtless Mr. Taggart lis not yet forgotten the J00.O00 dor.ationjof Mr. Croker in lCo, r,ut he Is not me m.i to attach himself and his forttm. swa MlVij to a nounc ader whom I. the Sentinel has deA ashington dispatch says that the 1 loom is a reality and is in the cf Senator Railey, of Texas, RepGorm hanüsS resenr.tlv-- Richardson, of the House, and Mr. J inkheud. of Alabama. Mr Hrvnn has but nomi Gorrr clecla West an n popu 1VJI 1 any personal friends In Congress, of them admit that he cannot be ted In 1 I, so they will tako up n. This is all rlsht; but when they that Gorman 13 popular In the they express their wish rather than urate knowledge. He may become r with his party hereafter, but In s party convention in Indiana hissed his il tno U'raus.j he defeated Mr. Clevelund l tariff bill. La; cuts; At t and week fourteen Massachusetts cities e of Rosten htld municipal elections. te elections the question of license o I'. nse was voted on. Of the four teen pities three voted against license and the :hers In favor. Last year four voted agalt license. In several Instances thfj maj flty was small. Thl.i system has been In ftrce in Massachusetts about twenty fiv.5 .years, and to all except a few ultra sxdv(-ates of prohibition seems generally

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satisfactory. The number of saloons U limited to a per capita basis, which would reduce the number in mn.st Indiana cities materially. Years aico Massachusetts had a prohibitory law which even a state police could not enforce. In spite of the most strenuous erTorts the law was violated, with the result that in the larger cities it was openly ignored, because, with the attempt to enforce a law to which a majority of the voters were opposed, municipal officers opposed to enforcement were elected and the state police was Ineffective in the face of the predominance of public sentiment against the law. The local option law was substituted for the prohibitory law, and stems more satisfactory than

the Statut It succeeded. SKCHKTAIIV HAY AM) STATE si:c mri . The New York newspaper which attempted to make Secretary of State Hay a witness for its defense In a libel suit showed more impudence than judgment. The name of the paper 13 not given, but it could only have been one of two or three papers In that city. The suit was brought by a Danish banker living in New York and another Dane, on account of statements made regarding their alleged connection with the sale of the Danish Islands in the .West Indies to the United States, which statements. It was claimed, reflected upon their competency. Counsel for the paper subpoenaed the secretary of state, presumably to tell what he knew about the negotiation and the rlalntlffs connection with it. Ono of the attorneys came to "Washington to take the secretary's deposition and was politely received, but the secretary flatly refused to answer any of his questions, on the ground that he had no personal knowledge of the matters at issue, ihat whatever knowledge he possessed had been acquired in the capacity of secretary of state and not as an Individual. He stated, moreover, that thl3 official Information was a privileged communication to the government of the United States, and to make It public would bo prejudicial to the Interests of the country. For these reasons he declined to give any information on t ?e subject. The attorney noted hU re-fj-al. and, it Is said, will move the New rork court to cite the secretary to answer for contempt. The case is an unusual one. because It involves the right of the govern ment to treat official communications and Information as privileged. It may be re marked that the secretary did not admit that he knew anything bearing directly on the case in hand, but simply took the CTTX 11 T" rl Th n TIT V Of OVCI In fAPrr otlon V A I rrK f have on the subject was official, and therefore nrlvi'eired In othpr word ho mot rore pnvi.eged. in otner words, ho met the Inquiry at the threshold and stood on his rights as a government official and the custodian of government secrets. The distinction which he drew between John Hay as a prlvato citizen and John Hay as sec retary of state of the United States 13 a very clear one. He could not plead the dignity of his office or the impropriety of his meddllr.g in a private lawsuit as a bar against disclosing information that had come to him in his individual capacity in an unofficial way, but he could refuse to disclose anything that came to him as secretary of state. His action therefore raises the question whether such official communications are privileged. In law a privileged communication 13 a communication between such persons or under such circumstances that it is not a matter of right to bring it out as evidence in court. Formerly only communications between client and attorney were held privileged, but In recent years the rule has been applied to communications made to priests in confession and to thoso made to a physician while attending a person in his professional character. But the courts have been very strict in confining the privilege to communications made to a person in his professional capacity, and it is not ex tended to any merely personal communication, however close or sacred the relation which led to it. There would seem to be strong reasons for applying the rule to official Information received by an officer of the government tho disclosure of which might be detrimental to public Interests. Different Presidents have declined to ac cede to requests of Congress to give pub licity to certain matters pertaining to the executive, and the courts have no more power over the executive than Congress has. Washington was the first President to respectfully decline to comply with such a request of Congress, and in doing so he said: The nature of foreign negotiations requires caution, and their success must often depend on secrecy; and even when brought to a conclusion a full disclosure of all the measures, demands or eventual concessions which may have been proposed or contemplated would bo extremely im politic, for this might have a pernicious influence on future negotiations or produce immediate Inconvenience?, perhaps danger and mischief to other powers. This reasoning applies equally to bring ing out state secrets by Judicial process. The safety of the Republic is the supreme law, and public Interests are paramount to all others. Without regard to the character of tho official information in the pos session of the secretary of state, he was right in refusing to disclose it. eSlBBBBBBBBiaBBSSSSMBBBBSBBHSSMiMl.SaBBBBBMSBBSBBBSBMBMBSiiBBBBB MOT A DUSINESS ASSET. The writer in the Saturday Evening Tost who declared that "the flag is the greatest business asset we have," and while declaring that its use should be forbidden for advertising purposes, advises that "every ton of merchandise going abroad should carry on some part of it the eagle or the shield," is likely to call forth many earnest protests if his sentiments attract public attention. In the judgment of many leading men, such as the late Presidents Harrison and McKinley and Ex-President Cleveland, there should be a law prohibiting the use of the flag for any other purpose than as the emblem of the sovereignty of the American Nation. President Roosevelt, General Miles, Rear Admiral Schley and other prominent men are vice presidents of the American Flag Association. The Grand Army of the Republic, the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and othtr patriotic organizations have been urging Congress to enact a law which will prevent the desecration of the national emblem by using it for advertising purposes of all sorts and kinds. All these men and organizations see the importance of having the flag stand for the sovereignty of a great nation. They would not have any kind of motto attached to it, maintaining that Its sole purpose should be to convey the one idea of national sovereignty. The wonder is that Congrea has not listened to the demands of patriotic people for the enactment of such a law. it has been hinted that the reason It has not been done Is that some Influential companies are using

it for a trade-mark. Probably this is not true, but there is widespread curiosity regarding the failure of Congress to protect the f!ag of the Republic from desecration as have other nations. It is a notable fact that the more questionable the business which the f!ag is used to advertise the more profusely it is used for that purpose. In Cuba it is used to show the disrespect of the people for the United States by displaying the flag upside down. In Manila the flag is usüd for a decorative signboard for the most disreputable places. It is stamped upon the lowest class merchandise which is exported. A few years ago liear Admiral Gherardi, in denouncing the desecration of the flag, pronounced it a desecration to have a cheap fabric with the stars and stripes rrinted on it used for a carpet, saying: "The foot of no man is fit to walk upon the flag, the emblem of a great nation's sovereignty, the unwritten history of a people's achievements." This may be denounced as trivial sentiment, but it can be added that every man who entertains such sentiments is a rirst-class citizen. It will be impossible to use the flag as "an asset" In foreign commerce other than at the mastheads of American ships without its being used by private parties to advertise their merchandise. When the United States officially places its flag upon boxes of hams it will be difficult to prevent the enterprising packers from using It, printed on cheap canvas, to cover the same

article. The shield or the eagle, which 13 not the emblem of national sovereignty, can be used, as the article suggests, for a national trade-mark to be put upon merchan dise to be exported, but not the flag. It might be well for Congress to make provision for the use of the eagle as the national trade-mark in the same act in which it prohibits the use of the flag for any private advertising or unseemly decoration. PHUSIDHST ItOOSnVCLT AXD FOHi:STHY. In hi3 recent message President Roosevelt gave dignified prominence to the subject of national forestry and forest preserves. Other Presidents have alluded to the subject incidentally, but none has shown the same interest In or knowledge of the sub ject, or has treated it as a matter of Im portance. President Roosevelt said" in part: Wise forest protection does not mean the withdrawal of forest resources, whether of wood, water, or grass, from contributing their full share to the welfare of the people, but, on the contrary, gives the assurance of larger and more certain supplies. The fundamental idea of forestry is the pertion is not an end of itself; it Is a means to increase and sustain the resources of cur country and tne industries which depend upon them. The preservation of our forests is an imperative business necessity. e have come to see clearly that whatever de stroys the forest, except to make way for agriculture, threatens our welUbeing. The practical usefulness of the national forest reserves to the mining, grazing, irrigation and other interests of the regions in which the reserves lie has led to a wide spread demand by the people of the West for their protection and extension. The forest reserves will inevitably be of still greater use in the future thnn in tho past. Additions should be made to them when ever practicable, and their usefulness should be increased by a thoroughly busi nesslike management. Tho President presented other aspects of the case and urged upon Congress the Im portance of establishing a national policy of forestry. He also recommended that the President bo given by law the power of transferring public lands for use as forest reserves to the Department of Agriculture. Referring to the connection between forests and arid lr.nds he said the forest and water problems are perhaps the most vital Internal questions of the United States. The President is right in saying that forest protection does not mean tho withdrawal of forest resources from contributing their full share to the welfare of the people. On the contrary, it means conserving, increasing and prolonging them. Forestry means not only the preservation of woodlands, but their cultivation and improvement and a conservative use of their products. It is based on natural laws of crop production and climatic influences. Even from a money point of view the care of forests Is found to be greatly profitable. It Is estimated that an acre of land which might be made by forestry methods to produce 100,000 feet of timber, board measure. In seventy-five years, grows under ordinary conditions only about 2,000 feet in COO years. It is estimated that the loss from forest fires In the United States amounts to over $20,000,000 a year. In Europe, where forest care prevails, forest fires are almost unknown. The subject is not altogether a new one In this country. The United States has made a beginning toward an established system of forestry, and many of the States have forestry laws. Three of our Presidents in recent years, beginning with Pres ident Harrison, have by executive proclamation created national preserves so that the total area of forests set aside, mainly for the preservation of watersheds, now amounts to nearly 47,000,000 acres. The national rarks, which accomplish the same purpose, embrace nearly 3.500,000 acres more. It Is said that Western landowners and ranchmen, who at first were strongly opposed to the forest reservation policy, are now as strongly In favor of it. All of the present national forest preserves are In Western States or Territories, Including one In Alaska, three in Arizona, nine in California, five in Colorado, two in Idaho, three in Montana, two in Xew Mexico, three in Oregon, two in Utah, three in Washington and four In Wyoming. Three of these reserves contain more than 4,C"),Oo0 acres each the Sierra forest reserve in California, the Bitter Root forest preserve in Idaho and the Cascade forest preserve In Oregon. The Yellowstone Park timber reserve in Wyoming contains 1,230,000 acres and the Big Horn forest preserve in the same State contains 1. ISO 000 acres. The Yellowstone National Park reservation in Wyoming contains 2,112.720 acres. There is little doubt thrt the national forest reserve and parks will be greatly increased during President Roosevelt's administration. As yet they are all in Western States and Territories, but it is highly probable that President Roosevelt will favor a reservation in the Appalachian mountain range of the Southern States. A Paris dispatch says that a "responsible personage" denies that tho action of Great Britain, when the United State s was threatening Spain, prevented the Interference of the powers; on the contrary, he declares that Great Britain gave Austria, which had interested Itself in behalf of Spain, the same reply which France gave, namely, that it would not feel at liberty to act against the other European government. He further declares that while this diplomatic inquiry was going on Russia, broke in with a declaration that It would have

nothlng to do with a matter which was none of its business a declaration which put an end to the attempt of Austria in behalf of Spain. This is an interesting story, and if true would be, important. It is deficient in the element of probability. The Memphis Commercial Appeal defends the maintenance of the color line In the South on the following grounds: There are several millions of negroes in the South. For many year they were the slaves of the whites. They are recognixed here as an inferior race. They are totally incapable of establishing or conducting a government. They have the mimetic but not the creative faculty. They make fairly good workers in the field of unskilled labor. They are not regarded as the social equals of the whites as a matter of course. The white man is ' the negro's patron and protector, not his friend. The negro's character and capacities are well understood in the South. Htnee the drawing of the color line here is a foregone conclusion. Thi3 seems to be largely assumption. That the negroes "are totally Incapable of establishing or conducting a government" has certainly not been demonstrated, because they have never had a chance. Centuries of slavery are a poor school for the development of statesmanship. But, comparing the most advanced negroes in the South with the most ignorant whites, like the Georgia "crackers" and others of that class, the colored race makes the better showing of the two. The late Senator Voorhees'once based an argument to prove the Inferiority of the negro on the alleged peculiar shape' of his shinbone. It will be time enough to assume that the race, as such, la incapable of advancement or selfgovernment after the negro has had a white man's chance for a hundred years

or so. Hon. John W. Foster, of this State, has an article in the Independent in which he restates and approves the plan of a reciprocal treaty with Canada proposed by Mr. Blaine when a member of the Harrison Cabinet, In 1S30. It is that the United States and Canada operate under a common tariff, with an agreed division of the revenue derived therefrom. The New York Times calls this plan nothing less than a federation relating to all matters of trade with the Dominion of Canada, which the Times indorses.' But Great Britain will not agree to such an arrangement, since it would practically shut that country out of the Canadian market by enforcing the payment of United States tariff dues, while tnera would be free trade in Canada for the United States. THE HUMORISTS. As to a Suitor. Puck. She I think you're prejudices against him. Her Father Oh, I admit that! I don't ee how anybody could help being prejudiced against him. It Costs Money. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Somebody has sent in I1S.C69 to the conscience fund." "Say, a man must b awful rich who can af ford to have a ooasclenca like that." Accounting- for It. Chicago Tribune. Maud Mr. "Wellalong seems entirely wrapped up in his bride. I wouldn't have expected It In the case . ' such an old, old bachelor as he was when ha was married. Mabel He had kept hlj heart In cold storage all those years, perhaps. Matrimony Exposed. Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. Doubleduff Heart to heart talks have come to be understood to mean the exchanging of opinions, not necessarily complimentary, between two people. Mrs. Doubleduff (sweetly) Yes; in other words, sort of husband to wife talks. Strictly Useful. Washington Star. "Our church fair was a splendid success," sali young Mrs. Torkins. "Did you sell lots of things?" "Yes." "Yes, Indeed. Everything was ever so useful, I can't think of a single article that couldn't be saved up and donated to be sold at the next fair." The "Way It Worked. Washington Times. "Bobbie," said Tim, "let's play reciprocity. Tou go la the house and get an apple for me and then I'll go and get one. for you. That's fair, ain't it?" Bobble thought it was, and got the apple, which Tim ate. Then Tim went Into the housa. He was gone a Ion? time, and when he came out he had no apple. "Where's miner cried Bobbie. "Ma said you couldn't have another," said Tim, serenely. INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES. Theodore Roosevelt's earlier works, "The Winning of tho West," "Life of Thomas Hart Benton." "Oliver Cromwell," etc.. were not so thoroughly read and reviewed as his latest, "The Message." Terre Haute Express. as tne l'nuippines ao not raise oven enough rice to supply the home demand why not open them at an early day to the American homesteader, with his splen did grit and unequaled farming machin try. Delphi Journal. The Senate promptly confirmed the nom ination of William Dudley Foulke as civil service commissioner yesterday. It was the first confirmation made by the Senate this session of Congress and hence was decid edly complimentary to Mr. Foulke. Even In railroad wrecks in the South where whites and negroes are both' on the trains. It Is the negroes that always get killed. It Is so much the custom down there that even steamboat explosions and rail road accidents are amenable to It. Co lumbus Republican. A recent decision of the Supreme Court affirms that the Philippines are United States territory. Persons or parties who hereafter advocate surrendering those is lands should be able to present (rood rea sons why this Nation should give up th Louisiana territory, or the Rio Grande country. Starke County Republican. The declsipn of The Hag-ue tribunal of arbitration not to take any action in regard to the British-Boer struggle was inevitable The treaty adopted applies only to the signatories, of whom the Boers were not one. In fact, u was only on express con dition that they should not be included that Great Britain agreed to take part in the peace congress. Fort Wayne News. It was quite In accordance with the "peace at any rrice" tactics of Mr. Richardson that he should have contrived to have all the resolutions presented at the Democratic caucus referred to a committee where thy will probably be allowed to "die." This, of course, leaves the Demo cratic minority without any defined policy to work on, but it prevented a row. Logansport Journal. It will be time enough to retire Congressman Landls when he has outlived his usefulness. Just now he is rapidly moving on the up grade and will continue to do so for years to come for all that any man can tell now. The people of the Ninth district have not so rar rorgoiien their common sense as to retire a useful man whose experience each year better fits him for his position, simply to gratify the ambition of a bright young man who has aspirations. Crawfordsville Journal. Tho North Vernon Sun, John Overmyer's personal organ, says that there is no reason why the people outside of Indianapolis should contribute toward the building of a monument to the memory of General Harrison. The Sun argues that the purpose of the monument Is merely to beautify some

spot in Indianapolis and enhance the value of real estate at the expense of the rest of the State. Fortunately only a few people are so narrow as the North Vernon Sun. Thousands of people all over Indiana want to have a part in buildinc a creditable monument to General Harrison, who brought honor and distinction to the State. General Harrison had a wider sphere of Influence than the city of Indianapolis. Seymour Republican.

CONGRESS THIS WEEK IIOUSB MAY PASS A PHILIPPINE HEVEN IE MEASIHE. Senate AVIU Consider the Hay-Paunee-fote Treaty and. May Ratify It Hefore the Holiday. WASHINGTON, Dec. S. The House this week, probably will pass a measure to meet the situation created by the Philippine decision of the Supreme Court last Monday. Up to the present time, however, the Republican members of. the ways and means committee have not decided on the character of the measure which will be reported. A difference of opinion exists as to whether there should be a temporary enactment of the Dingley rates on goods entering the United States from the Philippine? or whether a permanent scheme of tariff legislation for the islands should be prepared. It is understood that Mr. Payne, chairman of the committee, and Mr. Dalzell favor the latter course. The Republican members of the committee will meet again to-mcrrow. Of course, if it is decided to enact a temporary measure the procedure will be exceedingly simple and it probably can be passed In a day. If. on the other hand, an entire scheme, of tariff legislation is to be enacted more time will be consumed both in the preparation and passage, of the measure. The only measure of importance which the Senate has on its calendar for the present week is the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty, making provision for the abrogation of the Clayton-Hulwer treaty and opening the way for the unobstructed construction of an isthmian canal by the United States. Acting for the committee on foreign relations, Senator Lodge will ask tlie Senate to go into executive session to-niorrow for consideration of the treaty and each day thereafter until the convention is disposed of. It can be said that at this time the prospect is very strong that the treaty will be ratified, and it now looks as if this result would be secured after comparatively little delay. There will be some debate and som features of the document will be criticised as undesirable, but there Is no probability of captious opposition. The criticism will be along the lines Indicated by Senators Money and Bacon in the committee 011 foreign relations at its meeting on Friday last. No senator thus far, however, has shown a disposition to carry his objections to the point of ultimate effort to defeat ratification. The principal authors of the criticism of the treaty are Southern senators, who are, generally, very anxious for the construction of the canal. They find that all canal legislation will be tied up until action can be secured on the treaty, and they are on this account less liable than they otherwise would be to do anything to delay action upon the treaty Itself. The most active friends of the treaty now claim that ratification will be secured during the present week, and the opinion is very general that ratification will be obtained before the Christmas holidays. Beyond consideration of the treaty very little business will be undertaken before the holidays. It is now generally agreed the question of reciprocity will go over until January, probably without so much as being mentioned, and it may be added that from being for a time the subject most likely to attract early attention, it has taken a position among the matters which will not be vigorously urged. When the reciprocity treaties do come up for con sideration there will be perlstant oppcsl tion to the agreement with France and to that with Great Britain covering the West Indies. There is not so much feeling over the conventions with the South American republics. The present outlook also Is against any immediate action in the Senate looking to tariff legislation for the Philip pines and there are some indications that the Senate will wait on the House of Repre sentatives in this matter. Probably the Chinese exclusion act will be reported from committee during the week. The nomination of Attorney General Knox will be reported at the first executive session, but immediate confirmation probably will be antagonized by some senators. Senators to Confer wltH President. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Senators Fair banks and Beveridge will have a confer ence with President Roosevelt to-morrow morning on the Indiana Judgeship. PEACE IS DESIRED. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) history have such momentous results hung on opportunity for himself, his country and the whole human race." VIEWS OF CARL SCHURZ. A letter from Carl fechurz was read, In which he said: "I am one of those who heartily rejoice at the subsldance in this country of the old and -more or less unreasoning prejudice against England. I witness with sincere satisfaction the disappearance from our popular oratory of the cheap trick of 'twisting the British lion's tall,' and I hail with joy the growth of a real friendship between the two nations. But Englishmen should not indulge in any delusions about this. Deep in their hearts the great masses of the American people cherish a profound sympathy for the Boers In their struggles and sufferings. What they condemned when done by the Spanish in Cuba, they do not approve when done by the British in South Africa. And If there Is anything apt to revive the old antl-Brltish feeling in this Republic it is the terrible spectacle presented by tne Boer war." The following resolutions were adopted: "Resolved, That we, as American citizens, believing that the wanton destruction of property of noncombatants by Erglish military authorities In South Africa (without precendent in modern times, save by English officers In the war of the American revolution) is a source of needless suffering to the people of the South African republics and without advantage to the military operations of the British army; and that the slaughter of the helpless and innocent caused by English prison pens are a causeless outrage upon the humanity of the clvilired world which simply justify concentrated remonstrance by American and European states; and believing that the rights and obligations of common humanity are not determined by geographical or political limitations; and regarding the treaty of 1871 as made to be observed by England as well as by America, do most iolwtnnly remonstrate and protest against the acts of the English government. "Resolved. That we, and each of us,, do hereby pledge ourselves to use our utmost powers to make this, our protest, known to our several representatives in the American Congress and to cause a copy of these resolutions to he brought to the attention of the President of the United States with our most respectful but urgent petition that the treaty of Washington of May , 181. be strictly enforced, and that the use of American ports and waters be henceforth denied to vessels operating under British charter for the augmentation of supplies of war; and that the President of the United States will employ every possi ble means to bring to an end the horrors of concentration camps and a warfare which by its unexampled ferocity and enormous cost of life and treasure has astounded the civilized world. "Resolved, That the chairman be authorized to appoint a committee ef citizens of Chicago to call the attention of the President to these resolutions and to inform him of the sentiment of the citizens cf Chicago, and that such committee' shall have power to add to its number citizens of other portions of the United States." A resolution was also adopted commending Governor Yates, of Illinois, for issuing a proclamation calling for assistance for the occupants of concentration camps lr. South Africa. The meeting closed with a remarkable demonstration. Following a speech by Bishop Spaukling. of Peoria, 111., the great audience roared its approval of th Roer cause, the cheering' being long continue I. and then contributions were asked for the relief of the stricken women and children In the South African camps. The first respone was a check for kVo. sent up by a man who requested that his name Ik withheld. Then followed checks for JP the contributors of this amount being numerous. When maller sums were asked for money came freely from all parts of the great auditorium. A large relief fund was raised, the total amount being something over J3.&00.

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Unrequited Love. Mr. Otto Stechhan is so honestly persistent In his literary efforts that one can not help wishing he might succeed in mak- j ing his mark as an author, but his re- j peated attempts in that direction only serve to confirm the opinion that his "best hold" is that of a manufacturer and business man. Some of his verses, of which he has published two or three volumes, show some poetic feeling and facility of expression, though marred by a certain stiffness incident to the use of a language not altogether familiar. In his latest effort Mr. Stechhan has dropped into prose. "Unrequited Dove has the literary form and semblance of a novel. It is laid in Indiana on the borders of "Phantom lake," which is frequented by summer boarders and his heroine. The story opens with a minute description of "Lake View Hotel," which was kept by "a widow, a Mrs. Rushton, a kind-hearted lady, a matron of possibly fifty years or more, who, with the assistance of her youngest daughter, Jessie, twenty years of age, and Dave, an overgrown boy, the baby of the family, attended to the duties associated with caring for the boarders as best she could with the limited means at her command." Tho reader is Informed that Mrs. Rushton was "an indefatigable worker, up early and late, never idle a minute," while Dave was constitutionally lazy, and. "what made the situation still more aggravating was the fact that this incorrigible boy was as strong as any man and he could have readily done the work required of him had he been disposed to do so." Dave was not unique in this regard. Jessie, who turns out to be the heroine of the story, "was as obedient and dutiful as Dave was the opposite, and a very pretty girl, of which fact, fortunately, she was not aware.- She assisted her mother materially in whatever capacity was most necessarj', ever making herself useful in some manner about the premises." Nevertheless, when a city chap nameel Henri Vernon not Henry but Henri discovers her splitting wood "she stopped, ashamed and blushed to have been caught doing this kind of work." Of course, that was Dave's work, but he was probably off rabblt-hunt-Ing, though the author does not say so. The wood-splitting incident leads to a romantic acquaintance between Henri and Jessie, which results In her falling madly In love with him, while he persists in regarding her with a kind of brotherly, platonlc affection. Several pages are given to describing Jessie's treatment of a favorite cat which was accidentally hurt by "John Stack's horse Charley." The reader learns that the cat's name was "Tabby" and that Charley was the "off horse." These details are recorded with historic accuracy, though the novel Is not an historical one. Subsequent chapters describe the development of Jessie's hopeless passion for Henri, which is the main theme of the story. One chap ter describes a yacht race which some drunken young fellows, actuated by jeal ousy of Henri, tried to prevent by mutilating his boat, with the result that "the yacht club offered a handsome reward for the apprehension of the fienels who had despoiled her." Jessie plays an important part In the boat race, but later makes a fool of herself and compromises her reputa tion by making love in a very ridiculous fashion to Henri, which he tries to repel by applying himself zealously to his art. working with a feverish haste. From being lovesick Jessie becomes temporarily Insane, but finally recovers and when Henri called to see her "Mrs. Rushton received him at the door and informed him that Jessie had been bedfast for several weeks and that it would soon be over with her earthly career, the tears stealing down her furrowed cheeks while acknowledging this painful truth." Henri was allowed to Irnprint "a long, lingering kiss upon Jessie's nun, wiiiit- ni', anu wiru, im i-cijm v WMk 10 me oai luii laim lie; uepaiieu 101 11 1 1 1 C . 1 A 1 ! - nis noine. ooine wetus later, learning that Jessie was still alive, he sent her a bunch of roses, but "an unaccountable delay in shipment caused the flowers to arrive . Uta Ti-Vi-! f TTunr V. A c- . 1.. hoped would be the last token of life, late (i 11 vi niiui & 11 1 1 vi ou lai llvLI proved to be the first tribute to death, for Jessie had Just expired in the arms of her unconsolable sister when the flowers were delivered." The story shows a conscientious and laborious effort to make something out of nothing, but the incidents are trivial and the? character-drawing lacks effectiveness. New York: The Abbey Press. Ilnrrlmnn Alaska Expedition. One of the most interesting things in connection with this book is its origin. The book itself is one of great Interest and merit, but the manYier of Its coming into being is peculiarly illustrative of American enterprise and liberality. The expedition which It records and describes was originally planned by Edward II. Harriman, a wealthy New Yorker, as a summer cruise for the pleasure and recreation of his family and a few friends. With this view a steamer was obtained and outfitted, a crew hired and complete arrangements made for a cruise. By degrees the scope of the expedition expanded until the party Included a number of members of the Washington Academy of Sciences and other scientific experts. All the paraphernalia for exten sive exploration was added, and Dr. C. Hart Merriam. of Washington, was employed as chief historian of the expedition. The entirt expense of these and all other

arrangements connected with the expedi- none 0j ever Ufing them again and restortion from its first outfitting to its con- . .. .... ,,A

elusion was borne by Mr. Harriman. The party included, beside his personal friends. three artists and twenty-nve men of sei ence, representing various branches of re search and Including well-known profes sors in universities on both sides of the continent and leaders in several branches of government scientific work. The govern ment usen couia naruiy nave, sent out a better organized or better equipped expedi tion. It sailed from Seattle May 30, 1sj3, ami was gone Just two months, during which a distance or y.ouo miles was tra versed, much of the time in strange and new waters among the islands or along the coast of Alaska. Frequent landings were made, and, no matter how brief, were util ized by the artists, photographers, geologists, botanists, zoologists and students of glaciers. Sometimes longer stops were made, and camping parties were put ashore that more thorough work might be done. Large and important collections were made of animals, fishes, birds, minerals and plants which have furnished several hun dred species new to science ami have added immensely to the store of scientific knowledge concerning Alaska and its waters. A number of glaciers not previ ously known, as well as many others which hael been vaguely or imperfectly known, were mapped, photographed and described, and much evidence was gathered as to the changes they are undergoing. The hunters of the party, including Mr. Harriman himself, had some rare sport and succeedeel in killing a bear of the celebrated Kadiak variety, said to be the larg est in the world. All these adventures, eliscoverles and explorations are described In a very interesting manner by skilled writers in two large volumes, which are profusely and beautifully illustrated. The text Is full of Interest nnd instruction con cerning Alaska and its proeiucts, people and environments, while the illustrations. taken from life and faithfully reproduced, constitute a unique art collection. No amount of description could convey ns vivid an impression of Alaskan life and scenery, on land and sea, as do the illus trations in these volumes. The literary part of the work is done by John Bur roughs. John Muir, George B. Grinnell. Henrv Gannett. Dr. C. II. Merriam and other well-known writers, while the illustrations are by numerous artists. The lat ter Include colored plates and text figures to the number of several hundred. The part of the narrative contributed by John Burrouchs. numbering in large pages. really constitutes a new work by him and contains several original poems. The book is published in very handsome style by Doublc-dav. Page & Co., New York, and is sold at the net price of $13 for the two volumes. Ileantlful AVnmeii In Art. Among the distinctively artistic crea tions of recent date In the book world is H. Twitchell's translation from the French of Armand Dayot's "Beautiful Women in Art," from the Page press. It Is the ten issue in the "Art Lovers Series." there having been, preceding it, eight volumes and the two volume s of "History of American Art." This present work reviews the important part which womanly beauty has borne in the development of art. from the earliest antiquity to the present time. liiere are portraits of many of the most beautiful women of all ages and reproductions, in black and white and mezzotint, rnd of many of the most famous paintings in which woman is the central figure. The text includes much historical matter concerting the women portrayed, the artists and paintings and the' art conditions of the ages which gave them birth. Volume 1 treats first of tho heroines of mythology, with reproductions from famous statuary and frescoes; comes down through Egyp-

tian. Babylonian. Greek and Roman periods: takes up the chief character and artistic development of the early and middle centuries of our era. and closes with the Spanish and Freneh school of the seventeenth century. A tine reproduction of Murlllo's "Magdale n" is give n us the bt it example of this school. The t'ir?t volume contains thirty-three illustrations. The eighteenth century type, as shown by Watteau. lains-borough and others, opens the second book. tlnlnsborcuKh's Trincf.s Kliz.ilth." fmm the Windsor

collection, is the frontispiece-, done in mez zotint, and among the thirty-three illus trations of this volume are three Gain. 1 troughs, without, however. Including the famous London one. , The book is a synthetic rev.ew of the v ork of the greate st artists of all schnois and ages, introducing, to characterize the genius of each, types In which grace and beauty are expressed in their mo:;t triumphant form. Undoubtedly the work is intended for lovers of art. but one need not be an art lover to appreciate It. It Is an exquisite production, in two dainty volumes, of the hlthest type of the art preservative compatible with the dally use a book lover gives to his treasures, and as such should be welcomed by those who buy books to use as well as for show. L. C Page & Co., Boston. Ilalzae's Dramatic "Works. An edition of the complete dramatic works of Honore de Baltac. the celebrated French novelist, published by Laird & Lee, of Chicago, is said t be the first publication of the plays in English, though they are always included in French editions of the author's works. Of course, Balzac is chiefly known as : novelist, among whom he was one of tl greatest. But he was also a prolific writer in other directions, though he only j rote 'five dramai, and they are all Includrd in the two volumes of this edition. Tly are entitled, respectively, "Vautrin," : "Quinola's Resources," "Pamela Gli-'iud." "The Stepmother" and "Mercade" All were rut on the stftge, but not all 'were equally successful as acting play, and only one of them. "Mercadet." Is ?tlll presented, frequently at the Theateri'Francais, in Paris. 11 treats of the wiles; and tricks of unscrupulous speculators uid promoters, and though it relates to a. past generation It Ms admirably some futures of twentieth century life. The oth.:V plays are based on historical incidents. and in addition to the wonderful dissectl.i of human hearts and minds, of which Phlzac was a master, they t-ach carry a distinct historical atmosphere. Their mora!, atmosphere is decidedly French. They; contain more exciting action and more.lngenlous combinations than many of die author's novels, and their plots, charavters and style are distinctly interesting. As literary studies they are entertaining, though, like some ot the novels, thev are . pen to the criticism of being too prolix. 1iC, translation from the French is done by IE. de Valcourt-Ver-mont. The The heroes of Ontc nit. thir clever allegorical story, by W. A. Fras.-, if one may apply the term heroes to brites, are a wild dog. rr half wolf and half d?, and an old buffalo, the survivor of many battles,, both of whom trace their degradation as animals to man, who still coi linues to pursue and persecute them. Bot h'are outcasts in the anlmol rrp-itlnn Mr--thiir bv chance on the 0,,en prairie, communy of misfortune and hard lot makes them last rrienas ana tney exchange confidences' ind roam and light together, making cotimon cause against common enemies. The.tory of their adven tures and experience is related until a treat disaster overtrkes A'tlm. the dog. and Shag, the buffalo; achieves a great vicinrv The oild concf. tion is well carried out and lhe author Jas produced a story t lif xvith 1 moral to it. New V(irk' C'hnrleS StTlunT S hOPS. i . o. Ei.i,. omniiTnder the title ol- "The Laird's Luck . . Av,i :s" Charles ScribUHU Vi Lilt I l'lirlllf an. ner's Sons publish a ' olume of short stories bv A. T. Quiller-Couch. a popular English writer who became -well known as "Q." The volume contains eight stories besidr the title one. and they are all well written and entertaining. ; Current I'crlodlcnls. The importance or the transportation ouestion in the building up of the West, the manner in whb'h the transportation has developed to m;?et the demand, and ' conversely, the influence its extension nas . had in brincing popv population to unsemea rem,,hc oro st forth in an interestlntr way fn on'c of tne m0ct oirefully prepared artlcles in the Century. : Mr. John Lane, publisher of the International Studio, is preparing to issue a water j color supplement in -eight parts, each con- ' taining eight plate In color reproduced from original drawings by eminent mas- . ters. These Illustrations will call attention to all the schools o- water color from tho ; time of Sandy to the present day. The series Is expected to be so accurate in reproduction as to Kerve as an aid to students of water color. Mr. Howells. in Harpers' Easy Chair fori December, has a graceful, but gently pathetic essay on tho folly of storing furni ture and household belongings with theIng the old conditions. The ol4 associa- . .. . . . ... i iki... . tlons wniCn DClOng lO Uiefe uuubs ci; can fit with the new conditions of recon structed homes. "In fact." he goes on to say. "each new start In life should b made wtth material new to you. if comfort is to attend the enterprise." Obviously. Mr. Howclis could never be in sympathy with the woman in his friend Henry James's story whose life was wrapped up in "Old Things." J The current number of Toet Lor contains under the head of "Poetry and Fie tion." "Pulse cf Spring," a novelette by Eleanor Caldwell; "On the Highlands," a poem by Henrik Ibsen; "By June Seas." fiction, by Edward Broderick; "A Country Ramble" and "Wild Asters." verse, by J Wiseman and Danake Pandridge. Contributions under "Appreciations and Essays" are varied and interesting. Park Barnitz writes of "The Art of the Future." William Sloane Kennedy offers "Shakspeare'e Astronomy" and asks: "Did h ever accept the fact that the earth re-v volves on its axis around the sun?" Thi writer decides in the negative. The pcx 1 1 receive attention in a "Plea fer Poe." Browning's "A Soul's Tragedy" an,: "Aroint Thee. Witch. Aroint Thee." In the latter "aroint thee" is explained ai meaning "haste thee" or "speed thee." Tha departments "School of Literature." "Revlews" and "Life and Letters" are filled with discriminating and timely articles. "The Romance of the Fur Trade" and "A Day's Work of a Locomotive" are striking articles In the World's Work for December, made the more so by their verV effective illustrations. Theodore Roosevelt Is represented by extracts from an intnductlon to a forthcoming volume by X. G. W.alllhon, "Camera Shots at Wild An - rr.als." In these the President poaks airprcvlngly of the substitution of the rameifi for the rifle, though he adds that "it is an excellent thing to have a nation proficient In marksmanship, and it is highly undesirable that the rifie should be wholly laid by." Julian Ralph writes about conditio! In South Africa. An allustrated article describes the gradual rebuilding of Ntf York city. There are some sketches of the recent municipal campaign, th work of the Industrial Commission is outlined, the.-e is a character sketch of LI Hung Chat g and a paper giving an account of the cor ibination and extension of electric systert.s in the West the first step towards a transcontinental road. Altogether, the range of topics and extent ef the field covered Justifies the title of the magazine. The first pages of the North American Review for December are devoted to reviews on the topic of anarchism and tfje assassination of rulers, the authors b'i.ig General Lew Wall ace. Senator Burrows (f Michigan. Judge Aldrich. United Statfs and the Spanish minister to the Unit 'i States. Mr. AtKins, who nas plantations in Cuba, shows that bankruptcy is imminent in Cuba unles-s the United Staus gives it reciprocal advantages. Joaquin Miller opposes the exclusion of the cf.lnere. Secretary Gage defends the cusU m house inspection of bagKage. which is the cause of frequent unhapolness to the who come back from Europe laden with fine goods. Mr. Marlon Wilcox attempts to tell the President about his opportunltl's; Admiral Melville. r.glnee r-ln-cbief of lhe navy, points out the impossibility of extensive aerial navigation. Walter W- llman asks: "Shnll the Monroe Doctrine it Modified?" as If It did not fit the national ccndltlon. The general manager of '.he Bank of Nova ScotU has been selectr dv to tell us how to secure an elastic papr cur-