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TUESDAY DECEMBER 20 1910

Estimates for the NavyIn view of the meanttobo alarming

statements over the defenseless conditionof our country in case of attack by a for-eign aggressor it is interesting to

the plans for economy contained m-

thft estimate for the needs of the navymade by Secretary Mayor IDs recom-

mendations as to tho abolition of cortainnavy yards is sure to como in for a lotof opposition from Congressmen inter-

ested though we believe that tho Secretarys reasons will be found convincing-to all save politicians Tho Secretarywanta to abandon the navy yards at NewOrleans Pensacola Sun Juan Port Royal New London Sackatts Harbor Culebra and Cavite For the last live yearstho cost of maintaining these yards hasbeen lT5fl75 annually and they havegiven practically nothing in return Thatwe can ltav no real use for these yardsshould je stiOldtnUy demonstrated bythe fact that with thorn we have twiceas maul navy yards as Great Britainthough our navy is only halt as largeThe Secretary would vn abandon thenavy yard at Mars Island but for thefact that vr tore already wasted 14000

000 on it and it may bo xnado of some use

yetTheprogramme for naval construction

is not an ctravs ant one It recom-mends two battle ships two colliers onegunboat ooo river gunboat two seaeotaff tugs four snbmarinM and one

tender It is pointed out that tokeep our navy up to the strength wedeem desirable we shall have to buildmore than two hattie ships every youras those expensive war toys become

very fast But this year the Secre-tary thinks that two will be enough Theother oxpoasos connected with the navyare those required for work at the vari-ous naval stations and yards but theseare kept down to the minimum The re-

sult is that if the recommendations of theSecretary of the Navy are adopted therewill be effected a saving of over 6000000and at tb same the navy win notsuffer In efficiency It is very clear thatMr Meyer has made a and pains-taking study of the whole situation andthat speaking to Congress he spooky asone who knows We believe that the peo-ple a whole will be inclined to supportSecretary Meyer in his recommendationsfor while no one would willingly see thenavy less strong or capable than it shouldbe tot the national honor every one real

that there teas been waste and Ineffi-

ciency useless jobs and useless navyyards It the present Congress is sincerein its determination toward economy Itwill without cavil support the Secretaryof the Navy

Mr Caracie did his 10000000 of Christ-mas spending early

China in the Iron TradeNot only has China within the pest

year or two made gigantic strides inthe direction of moral reforms as wit-ness tho cutting of queues and tho aboli-tion of the opium traffic it has evidentlybeen making equally as great strides inthe direction of industrial reforms Adispatch from China yesterday conveyedthe news that tho flrst cargo of pigIron had been shipped thence to thePacific Coast to be used In the Westernstool mills

tChinas iron deposits have long been

known to bo valuable and wall worthworking but recently only the mostprimitive methods of extracting tho orefrom the earth have been employed Re-cently under the direction of Belgianand German engineers extensive workshave been established though all thecapital has been Chinese and tho resultis that now they aro taking iron outin sufficient quantities to make its ex-

port to this country a matter ofAlready Iron works in Seattle

have contracted with tho ChInofor 100ttO tons of troll ore a year anor this to be furnished by the HanyangIron Works and as this ore s cold at aprofit in this country we may botno ChliKW works will be extended

It Is indeed extremely improbablythat Chinese Iron will long bashipped to this country the long dis-

tance acr as tha Pacific Much of it ofcourse now goes back to China in thoshape of finished steal for building rail-way construction and what not Along-

side of the Chinese oro deposits In vari-

ous parts of the empire are to be foundequally as extensive and rich coal de-

posits and with tho abundance of cheaplabor that China has at her command itis only a question of time whon Chinaherself will enter the steel trade andeducated by Oecktental exports will turnout herself all of the finished productshe needs without asking our old or thatof anybody else As it is now It is dueto the cheapness of Chinese labor the

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abundance of the Chinese ore depositsand low freight rates that the Chineeecan lay down pig iron on the PacificCoast at a prlpe that enables It to com-

pete with tho homo product The awakacing of China is corning along muchmoro rapidly than might have been

and it Is only a question of avery short time when In the Iron andsteel trade China must be reckoned asjan Important factor

There seems to be a fastgrowing popu-

lar opinion that as a cenic attractionthe billboard has lost its charm

Army PostsThere is a revival of the activity on the

part of infantry officers in Washingtonfor tho plan for a permanent Infantrygarrison hero of regimental or preferablyof brigade proportions Congress however la not likely to tako up this

during the present session and pre-sumably It Is not as important from thepoint of view of army officers as thepending legislation which will increasethe commissioned personnel by morethan 600 members Tho principal argu-ment In favor of an Infantry post heroappears to be based on tho assumptionthat It is needed as a demonstrationto Congress of the value of that branchof tho army At present there aro noInfantry troops stationed within manymiles of this city Such a post is perhaps not needed for tho purpose of pro-tection but If there to bo a now In-

fantry post thare is every reason why itshould find a suitable location in thisneighborhood although there may belocal prejudice against setting aside anypart of the new Potomac Park as a mili-

tary reservationThe War Department seems now con-

vinced that the regimental post IB notaltogether desirable and that tho armyshould be collected Into brigade posts

There Is without question economy inan arrangement of this sort The difficulty will bo in abandoning the postswhich now exist There will be localopposition to that project and this isbound to have its influence upon Congross regardless of tho urgent recom-mendations of the military authoritiesIt Is to be regretted at tho same timethat tho discovery of the advantages ofbrigade posts was not made themlllltary administration was committed-to tho regimental post idea Some ex-

pense has been incurred in establishingseveral of those regimental posts andCongress may now bo reluctant to adoptthe view that a mistake has beenmade In that direction

The War Department officials are tobe commended for their adoption of planswhich will Introduce the element of prudance In the arrangement ofat posts which are hereafter to be established Instead of numerous Independentedifices widely separated and thereforecovering an immense area of ground itis proposed to concontrato the structureserecting apartment houses for instancefor tho officers and their families in-

stead of separate quarters Tho barracks and other buildings are to bebrought together under one roof by anarrangement which win save money Intheir maintenance and preservationThere la no need of the small armypost and has not been since the Indiantroubles were eliminated Now It Iseminently desirable to have a large mili-tary forco under one where thehandling and transportation ofmay bo economically accomplished andwhore it win bo possible to utSlia therailroad facilities of the country in thomobilization of troops with the leastpossible delay

The thing for the War Departmentto do however is to settle upon a planwhich takes into consideration fu-

ture developments and so avoid theerror which seams now to have beencommitted by the adoption of regimentalposts when the larger or brigade postsare essential

It is to be hoped that all the gentlemen who intend to enact the part 9fSanta Claus this year will take out fireinsurance

The Boy Scout Movement-

It IB a great pity that the Boy Scoutmovement throughout the country shouldbe hampered by internal confusion thatthreatens a serious check to tho whoplan The Boy Scouts of Americawas founded by Ernest Seton Thomp-son backed by President Taft CotRoosevelt Gen Leonard Wood anu otherprominent men

In England the Is a healthycompany that has and is doing nworld of good In lads to beindependent selfreliant helpful unself-ish content to submit to discipline Inthis it Is said that the Americanboy altogether kindly totho who knows theAmerican boy pretty wen declares thathe lacks the seriousness and stability ofpurpose that characterize his Britishcousin and which have done so much tomake the English movement a successThe American boy Is eager and to

join say movement but soon ofIt and finds the Boy Scout discipline Irk-

some

If this be true It illustrates In a waywhy the proposition sometimes advancedfor a system of military conscription inthis must Inevitably fall Such-a wore put In in thiscountry might evoke some enthusiasmfor a time and our national love for uni

and decorations would probablyhelp It But when It came toservice with thewould interrupt a mans business andinterfere with his home life therewould wo feel soon be a feelingof revolt And of this na-tional trait of ours to be impatient underdiscipline that the Boy Scout movementdeserves to be heartily encouraged Itprovides in the best way thesort of discipline that ourIt calls him ranch into the open airhelps to make him physically capablehealthy and strong In England itJias been found a great stimulus to theright sort of patriotism which is a goodthing that sentiment Is by nomoans In American youth ItIs to be the Boy Scout move

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through two organizations of similarfor there hi a distinct use for it In

our life

v Dr Cook is coming home for Christ-

mas but most of us would rather haveempty stockings at Christmas thanto fill them with the result of a con-

fession

Cot Roosevelt advised Harvard men tobe careful in their criticism of publicmen fie knows the danger

A man named Kary Emllo MaximilianLouis Joseph Alexandre Theodor Manuelde Bardl has applied for naturalizationpapers and one set of em will cover his

and all

Great Britains new battle ship Is to de-

velop a speed of thirty Knots an hourIt wiU soon be that no one can catch

at alL

For tho sake of the reformers thatgirl whoso hat was set on fire shouldhavo attributed It to a cigarette not acigar

Part of that ten million might be paidto tho United SUites Steel Works for thejob of turning swords Into

It is a thought curious that wheneverIs talk about the Senate needing

up bobs tho name of SenatorHoary Cabot Lodge

Another Gould girl Is to marry anEnglish lord twice her age Nowwe shall hoar another British outburstwe suppose about the American dollarIn England

Christinas comes but once a yearTbata a thought that brings us cheerTliertfs tout ft ta QirUtrau Day

lint the bflto are hard to pay

The price of sIt Is going up prob-ably owing to increased demand forpinches of tho stuff to take with thestories of the Mexican revolution-

It must be awful to be a woman Thefair sex is waiting anxiously to learnfrom a convention of dressmakers wheretho waistline is to bo located next sea

Thomas Dixon says novels have taken-a back seat That Is where most ofMr Dixons novels belong

When the exports tell us that ouris entirely defenseless against at

by a foe wo cant helpwondering seine exports havedone with all the money appropriated for

to work with

And they seem to have caught thehabit in England too

Some balloonists are going to startfrom San Francisco with a letter to thoPresident If it has anything to do withtheir exposition scheme we suggest thatthey also sand a copy of It by mail

And do not forgot that at the Christ-mas season especially advertising

Ladles racy now smoke in the lobbies oftwo San Francisco hotels but we doubtIt any of them will

Surely you cant help thinking how themighty are fallen when you see CoLRoosevelt Instead of talking about beat-ing them to a lecturing on Ap-plied Ethics

Nobody can doubt that this Is a re-

united country since a RepublicanPresident has appointed a Democratand an exConfederate as Chief Justiceof the United States

A man has been arrested in Londoncharged with betAS a bogus count anda blackmailer The time Is fast ap-

proaching when all counts will be rei-quired to carry their credentials

One way to get the streets donnedPray for more rain

The British elections are sold to begrowing monotonous The same peoplemust be voting every day

POLITICAL POTPOURRIFromrfhe lUdnnond

Pcaaftd reRtoiioa is threatened in WashingtonTbo prcs dH trf w Sir that tho Cbpital is ttlrrodto Intense indignation bocatno Preddoat Taft iaordering that eoraenauai oapkjyea in the variousFederal dopnxtecnta thai work seven and onehalfhocus the day instead of ecrcn This is-necesary to carry oat tho adminfetnUons policy ofnononkal management

From the Chicago IlecordHeraldMr MocYcagn lice Prof Laucklin holds that

provision for isaus of bank nobs in cmcr-XCBCta is by no moans the central point lank

reform He tradd agreo that the trouble lanot the lack at currency in tho hands of the KOpie at certain periods but tho difficulty of tho

in lending in aivnnnmn i Hng legitimate cstomera In teepins industry and trade going

ran the Springfield Rcpnbtkan-Tbaro is atescst no comment upon Mr Kooao

volts New Rains cddroos but oca of his statemaota is so nmEoal that it command theattention of many nadera Ho declared that hewished to aco a radical programma carnal outby CGasenratiyea CbnTHrsely he ought to wWito EDO a ooMenratiro prognunmo carded out byradicals This is not the way in tideordinarily tho question of y ttnc policy

Mrorn the lllhranlce Free PressOne of the chief dangers In any nrecping reform

moTcment grounded in acknmriodged nooses anduponmml by an airnlcned paNic eonsdenes Ia italiability to sweep dcmaeDcmsa agitators and irrespoadWo radicals into the scats of accomplishmentThat danger Mr RoaBerolt evidently appreciates

gponalHe and conserratire mm to work out thegreat reform legislation now under way In Stateand notion ooo of the strcmcest passages of hisaddress

From the Kansas City TimesMichigan Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas

South Dakota Montana Nevada Colorado andOregon have adopted the referendum In KansasNebraska California North Dakota WisconsinUlinobi and Maafachesotts both parties indorsad tho reform In Wjomins IowaMinnasoU Utah Washington Idaho and Ohioone or tho other of tho parties has indorsed theplan A modified term of the system is in opera-

tion in Tcaaa Thus in more than lull the Statestho initiative and referendum ia already either inoperation or is promised

Prom Bryans CommonerWhen the New York World proposed a new

Democratic party in which tho Bryan axsalismshould be abandoned the Commoner asked Whatis tho thing the New York World calls BryanEoaialkm from which in the Worlds opinionthe party has been emancipated I Pretcndins toreply the World names government ownership ofrailroads prohibition and some other things thatwere not in the platform It is not willing how-

ever to tOO the platform of 1903 as the calciumlight in which the purposo of tho men behindtho Worlds reorganization plan nay be rodYmca the New Ycrk

That an army it a good thing to have on handeven in time of peace was conclusively shown dur-

ing the great forest fires that swept over Placerand Nevada counties in California Tho tires gotbeyond the control of local agencies and the WarDepartment detailed two companies of rout artil-lery to fight tbo ftuncs Those tm comiBnieafrom August 23 until September 9 marched fromthirtyfiro to fcrtyeix miles a day climbing onemountain 5000 fret high in twentyfour hours an-other of 40 feet in eleven hours successfully flghilag blazics founts nearly every step of tho vu

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HUMAN NATURE IN WASHINGTON

By FRED C KELLK J

Any otto who has ever bought a dozencabinet photographs of himself andY thenIn response to the Iroportunlngs of a lotof maiden aunts and friends of the

been obliged to go and spend moneyfor another dozen or two to give awayany one who has ever had to spendmoney thusly after th j first excitement-of having tho pictures made has wornoff will feel keon sympathy for Presi-dent Taft

Mr Taft gets hundreds of raquests forhis photographs and his favorite picture-is a copyrighted affair for which thephotographer asks 4 apiece Whatchance has a President to save a litticmony with people clamoring for autographed photographs on that

Along about tho McKinley administration tho public began to find out that Itisnt such a difficult matter to get asigned photograph of tho President Sincethen the demand for such portraits hasIncreased rapidly until President TaftIs nearly swamped

For a time Mr Taft undertook to sendhis picture to every reputable citizenwho aslcod for te doubtful if anyPresident ever showed such a spirit ofgenerosity in this respect but ho foundho couldnt keep it up Ho would senda photograph with an Inscription on Itto some old friend and in a day or twonearly everybody in that town who hadseen the picture would write In and wantone It would be cheaper for the Presi-dent if people would write in and askmerely for a dollar Of course everyphotographer fortunate enough to get asitting from the President sends him aa unch of pictures free but this supplyIs soon exhausted and the governmentallows him nothing for the purchase ofmore f

Many thoughtful spirits buy the photographs themselves and send them in forthe President to sign and this ho doeswillingly enough But oven tho operationof signing his name to photographs overand over again uses up a surprisingamount of highpriced Presidential timei A mean ignoble male person from Ohiocame to town the other day and tookbase advantage of the fact that SenatorCharles Dick of long gray virtuosohair is a sort of human glad hand

The two mot In one of the corridors ofthe Senate wing Now tho constituenthad never met Dick taco to face beforebut ho walked right up to him and be-gan something like this

Ah Senator youve forgotten me Idare say

Remornbor your face began Dicksmiling down on the stranger with asmuch captivating geniality as a success-ful bigamist Lots see your name

Johnson suggested the low plottingstranger

Oh sure enough Johnson Thatsright Certainly How are your AndSenator Charles grasped tho strangershand with the fervor of a maiden auntcongratulating a frightened bridegroomfor he supposed him to be another mem-ber of the DoYouRemembarMe Club-

I thought you must remember thattalk we heLl In front of the fJeil House

A LITTLE NONSENSEVARIOUS VIBWPOIJfTS

Five more days to ChrietmaftiThug runs the archtes sertg

For girls and boysExpecting toys

The hours just limp along

Fivo more days to CtoriatmaxiMa does some counting too

In but five daysShe she says

A million things to do

Too BadTho battle of Waterloo must have boon-

a tremendous spectacleYos of good picture roots wont to

waste in those days

Tempting TargetsWe figure on having a Christmas tree

at FrozenWo had one last year Take myadvlce

and out them glass bans The boyscant resist the temptation to shoot at

Good GuessHo offers me a Platonic regardWhat does that meanA calendar for Christmas I Imagine

The Last RushIts nice to start in early

And get ones shopping doneBut tough upon a girlie

To miss the final fun

Drew the LineMaybe sho wont like me any more

but I cant help ItWhat happenedHer pet poodle was under the mistle

toe and I failed to take the chance

EasyIt Is hard to lose the savings of a life

timeOb not so hard I know of a dozen

men with schemes that you could gointo

Evidently In EarnestTell me tho truth now Am I the only

girl you have over lovedNo but you aro the only girl I have

ever loved this near Christmas

Americanizing CanadaFrom Troy Becard

It the American people who hope to en-

joy advantages In Canada are wise theywill adapt themselves to conditions whichmay seem strange to them for a time

They may Americanize tho Dominionithout lessoning the respect which the

inhabitants entertain for the Crown Byimparting to the natives some of theirindependence by disseminating thler In-

telligence in regard to agricultural pur-suits by manifesting interest In publicaffairs they should aid insuch an understanding between the governments at Washington and Ottawa thatthe disagreements of the past would be-

little in evidence in tho future

Insane Wins Literary PrizeProm Detroit Pies Proa

A woman in the Minnesota State Insane Asylum has just won a prize of atrip to Europe offered by one of the mag-azines for tho best poem This Is thesecond case recently where a lunatichas captured a literary prize

AND SPRING

Frost op tho brambles hoar in tho hodgwtnrIcicle dart

Winters abroad in the bottom and hangerWhen to depart

Bed am oer snow rises din in the snowdriftNoisily start

Chaffering robin and wrea from the briarchepoBusiest mart

DcJicalo wdoderwhlta crystals by labeling

Broken and crushed in their lovellpeag lila in theirBxnuisito art

PoTcrty shofikg throosb stash of i tha citysDreariest put

Vacant of hope she goes white as tho winter snowsPierced by their smart

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at Ohio remarked the visitorWell I should say so

You doubtless remember Phil Stokestho fellow that was with too

Stokes Oh PhiL Yees-Djever see the like dl the loud

clothes Phil wears Member thatchecked suit ho had on

Yes Indeed assented the SenatorGreat Isnt he

a few more exchanges of romlnlscence the stranger offered his hand againand the first meeting between himselfand the Senator ended

You can call it tart grapes if youwant to remarked a defeated

I think being a Representa-tive in is about the most boresomo Job I know of unless it would beto spend your time at so much a daytying strings in almanacs I admit Iwould have taken another term or twoif I could and I would have tried to

my district to the best of my ability but my chief purpose would havebeen to draw the salary I live quietly-in Washington and can save 5000 a yourwhile Congressman Thats the onlything about being a Representative that-I do not dislike At home I am obliged-to upend half my time talking to peoplewho want appointments and every time-

I I recommend a man for a postmastership I make six or seven enemies amongthe other applicants And when Imhere Im obliged to attend the sessionsand listen to debates that are about asentertaining as a copy of Blackstono orthe average comic supplement Let ussuppose that Im from Pennsylvania orOhio and theyre having a debate in theHouse about something of interest onlyto Oregon Some onu wilt put a motionand some one else will offer an

and then therell be a vote towhether the rules should be sus-

pended and the amendment voted onAfter that they may vote on the originalmotion Each roll call may take a halfhour and I must sit through them allAnd I must look into whats being doneto avoid voting on something that hasgraft in It in which case I would comein for criticism Oh its a Jolly lifethat of a Congressman yee it Is Imay not make so much money afterMarch 4 next but Ill bet you that I have-a lot more fun

Senator Bufkott of Nebraska stood ona corner here tho other day talking toa friend and saying mean things aboutthe trusts The friend didnt agree withall Burkott wild but it was a friendlytalk and when tho Senator started awaythe other man called After him with agrin Be careful now and dont buyany trustmade articles

I said Burke L tho waythat reminds me I want to Buy you acigar Come along here

They walked Into tho nearest store andbought some highpriced smokes Afterthey hud reached the street the friendpointed at the sign over the door

It was an establishment operated bya trust that has cigar stores at some ofthe corners in nearly every bigcity in tho country

Cbpjrricbt IfflO by Fred a KellY

WAR SCAREFrom U lUducoad TimoDispatch

There to of course no war imminentbut tho future Is inscrutable War cloudsarise swiftly and only safe nation J

the nation prepared for the foe

Preen Ifaren IttctotcrOur safety so Justly with other na-

tions we need fear none of them for notone of them will make an unjustified at-

tack on use What oarsUlan fort forts and disappearing gunsWherein are wo disturbed by the fearsof tho alarmist

Fran UM FfeBaddiia PressEfficiency is the first and greatest com-

mandment of modern life and since timeexists Congress ought to take no stopstoward military expenditures on a greatscale until President Tafts sagaciouspolicy maRin sure that every dollarspent IB bringing value received has beenapplied to the military establishment

Prom thg Beaton TVanacript

Congress can well afford to be cautiousfor the invasion scare Is evidently goingto bo worked for all It is worthIf we go quietly on our way maintainingpeace with the world and keeping ourpgwdor dry we shall do all that comportswith a safe and sane sense of our nationaldignity

Jrpm tk New York SonThe hysteria of such patriots as Mr

MeLaohlan of California who seesranchmen In tho San Joaquin Valley

covertly drawing maps of the country onSunday for their government Is ludicrousbut Mr Tawney declaring that tho Dick-inson report should not have seen thelight of day is no more to be admired than tho affrighted Mr McLachIan

From the New York TribuneThere Is an implike manifestation of

the perversity of fats In the occurrenceof the latest war scare at Washingtonsimultaneously with the opening of an ex-ceptionally important and hopeful peaceconference and the announcement of anentirely unprecedented gift for the pro-motion of peace effort We should notwithout stronger indications than are nowapparent that there was anyother than a fortuitous connection between Ute two

The 1013 DilemmaPain the Portland

CoL Is not likely to aunanimous call from any Republicannational convention to bo Its candidatefor President and he does not expect Itof course What he means when he saidif he has his friends that he isin a receptive mood is that ho will takethe nomination If they can get it for himPerhaps they can and will got it butnot without an organized and aggressivefight

The Republican party in 1312 will beconfronted by an extraordinary dilemmaIf it shall nominate Taft Taft will losethe great Middle West If it shall nomi-nate Roosevelt Roosevelt will lose

so It looks nowThe Democratic party has a great

It also has Bryan It Is In asawkward a fix as the Republicans Thecampaign of 1912 is yet to be won or lost

Senators Wife a HousekeeperFrom an Exchange

Tho wife of a Western Senator wassent a bill for a pint of cream and thecharge on it was JL16 She went to seethe dairyman and made an Indignantprotest against the size of tho bill

Well you see he explained thatwas a particular brand of cream

Oh sho said I thought you weregoing to say you had sold me the wholecow

TIle Farmhouse of LiffnyFrom the Westminster Gazette

The historic farmhouse of LJgny whereNapoleon won his very last battleagainst Blucher two days before hisfinal defeat at Waterloo has been pur-chased at a heavy price by a local Cath-olic priest The bulletriddled bulldfngwas about to bo demolished when theLIgny cure intervened to rescue it fromdisappearance

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CENSOR OF PLAYSIN GREAT BRITAIN-

We read quite often of the British cen-

sor Who is this censor about whompeople In almost all countries talk po

much and yet of whom ao very fewknow anything definite The more obsoure Mr Redford for that Is hisis allowed to remain the better helikes

Mr Redford as such has no publicindividuality at all He is simply an Eng-

lish gentleman who desires to remain soBut in official capacity he is theman appointed by the lord chamberlain-to decide whether plays eady for production shall bo licensed or not MrRedford is called the censor of playsOften he is also called other things

Although no stage play can be produced without Mr sanction liehimself never appears to be concerned-In the matter af all You might write aplay every month in the year and get itlicensed too and you would never evenbe obliged to know that Mr Redfordexisted All that you would be expectedto know however Is that there Is ananonymous person known as the ex-

aminer of stage plays and that if hewrote you a letter in that capacity tosay that your play mpst not be performed in Great Britain his word wouldbe the law of tho land His name mightbe Smith or Jones or Brown for allthat it would matter It Is only by themerest accident in the world that Ithappens to be Redford

Now and again Mr Redford in hisquiet and unQ8iantaUons way says thata certain play must not be publicly per-

formed Just that If the author is awellknown man ho gathers his friendsaround him and a great cry goes up forthe censors blood Quite recently MrRedford has declined to license playswritten by several very prominent authors and as we alt remember from re-cent newspaper paragraphs the excitemeat over the matter has boon tremen-dous Other wellknown authors havewritten to the papers to say thecensor is not fit for his job that he isan ignorant person with vulgar prejudices who knows no more abeut thehigher drama than a rabbit knows aboutplanting a tree

Men of influence have wanted knowwhat a censor was being kept for anyway why the good public monoy was

after year on a personwhose proper function in life was a

as an obscure bank clerk In shortthey charged him with having made anIdiot of himself and called upon him tocome out into the limelight and defendhis action Did he come Not muchThe censor just stayed at home andsmiled and said nothing It is not a partof his functions to bo obliged to give rea-sons for his decisions He gives a de-dsion that shakes the dramatic world ofLondon to its very foundation and whilepeople are shouting for him to come out

rude thins said to lila taco hogoes into the country for a few daysfishing and pretends that in reality hedoes not exist

Ho can set all London shaking with ex-citement by writing a cpuple of words ona picture postal card if you want toknow more your only redress is to applyto Parliament Those two words of hisrepresent an authority that is backed bythe government the police and even theBritish army if there should be need forsuch extreme measures

In asking to have a play licensed youpost a copy of your immortal work to acertain official address and if there Is noobjection to tho play you will hoar nomore of the matter But if there is thecertain official addressed sends you a polito note to say that your play cannot belicensed for public performance

The censor Juts courage of his convlctions He cannot help hearing the wildthroats that are hurled at him but hegives no sign that they worry him in theleast A little while ago Granville Bar-ker a very able and distinguished au-thor was informed that a play which hehad written could not be licensed by thelord chamberlin In other words the

Mr Redford had read the play anddid not think it was quite correct MrBarker being a man of Influence calledhis friends together and they all insolemn council practically gave the censer to understand that in this instance hehad gone too far He was as good astold that If he took liberties like thatagain he would be bounced out of bis job

Mr Redford did not faint at the newsneither did he take the stronger course ofwaiting for somebody outside afterwardHe simply went on with his work andwhat do you think A few weeks later herefused to license a play by the great andonly Bernard Shaw

Now of course he had done itEverybody told him that at last he hadoverstepped all proper limits of reverenceand decency For a man in his positionto dare to refuse to license a play by theImmortal Bernard Shaw was practically-an admission that he did not know a goodplay from a bad one and therefore wasutterly unfitted to occupy the post ofcensor Mr Shaws friends appealed toMr Redford to resign and spare them thepain of throwing him out of his chaironce and for all At the same time Itwas hinted that Mr Shaws friends wouldbe perfectly willing to hear what thecensor had to say on the matter

By way of reply Mr Redford lit hispipe sat back in his chair and wrote toanother distinguished dramatist LaurenceHousman to say that he regretted thatthe license of the lord chamberlain mustbe withheld from Mr Housmans latestplay Mr Housman is an energetic person He called a public meeting of protest and read a paper to the effect thatthe censors existence was an offenseagainst reason and liberty that It was ahorrid tyranny and an anachronism andseveral other words besides designed tomake Mr Redford look small and cheap

Several dramatists who were unable toattend the meeting wrote sympathetically-that they agreed with Mr Housmans remarks before they had been made andthat the censor this time really wouldhave to go To judge by the tone ofthose letters and the vote of the meetingyou would have thought that Mr Redford the very first thing the followingmorning would offer an humble apologyfor all his sins and pack his bagand decamp for parts unknown Insteadof which he just drew his salary andwont for a days golfing

The really fine thing about Mr Redford Is that he actually Is right everytime If a man is a censor he eithermust be a censor or nothing It Is truethat if he chooses he may point out toan author just where a little alteration-in a play here or there mightresult In the revocation on his part ofthe refusal to license

But Mr Redford very properly feelsthat were he to offer such an opinion-It might carry little It any weight withauthors who are In such a hurry always-to declare that he is incompetent t ex-

ercise the authority he wields After allIf you go and tell a man that he is nomore than a conounded Idiot you cannot blame him If he feels that his goodadvice would be wasted upon you

Tho fact ig that Mr Redfords position-is not near so precarious as some peoplemight think He undoubtedly has thesupport of the majority of the theatricalprofession I may even say of the country at large While as for authors whoare turned down they usually manage-to get one of the finest advertisements-out of their misfortune which isquite disproportionate to their real meritsThus In the long run no one loses

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The National Roosovelt League wantsthe Rough Rider colonels policies per-petuated according to Tokffjl ofhew York president of the Iqngue whohas established headquarters at theShoreham

The members of the league want theparty of Lincoln to bo victorious at thepolls In 1912 and thus regain Its powerand Influence They will assist the

party to bring about the elec-tion of a Republican President andRepublican Congress A fortnight agothey started their campaign for MB2 righthere In the of the nation

Roosevelts call to duty as exprewedIn his last lecture at Harvard willfind an echo in the heart of evory Har-vard student as well as those of otheruniversities und the men of Intellect andculture throughout the land

The intellectual people on tho otherside of the Atlantic take a more activepart In politics than do the mon of intellect and culture in our own landcontinued Mr Tokaji who is a native ofHungary and wears a necktie in whichthe national green and white

of the land of the proud Magyar areprominently displayed I cannot

why our cultured people do nottake an active interest in politics Theseare just tho kind of citizens who oughtto be active participants in politiesEvery man who is proud of nation-ality every free American by birth ornaturalization ought to take an interestIn the affairs of his city State and na-tional government and ought to devotesome of his time to politics

Young men admonished the enthu-siastic Hungarian young men of therepublic heed the words of that noblecommoner of America one of the threegreatest Presidents our nation can boastof the Sage of Sagamore Hill TheodoreRoosevelt

The name of Roosevelt said MrTokaji delvlnr into the mysteries ofthings is taliaianc in all that Impliesnobility of character bravery In actionhonesty of purpose and fearlessness indoing is right The great and in-

telligent electorate of these UnitedStates does not regard Theodore Roose-velt as a creature of any politicalparty but as one who in the hands ofhis God and his countrymen is destinedto work out the salvation of the countryThe

members of the league a goodlynumber of whom are original T Rmen have ever been Roosevelt enthusi-asts and in their opinion it Is decreedby fate that Theodore Roosevelt mustagain be the leader of the people fortheir rights against the selfish aims ofthose who at all times and on all occaslong subordinate country and its peo-ple to their own narrow interests TR has not only won the admiration ofthe American people but be has excitedthe admiration of every land civilized

id semicivilized Toddy Roosevelt isnot dead by any means

Odd Theories of AthletesHenry P Carley of Philadelphia an

ardent adherent of physical exercise isat the Raleigh Discussing some strangebeliefs indulged in by athletes Mr Carley said Athletes always alot of theories about little tricks thatmay help them to win About as old asystem as any was that of a collegebroadjumpor whose name is on the listof intercollegiate champions This manwas not a smoker so that an occasionalpuff of a cigarette made him nervousIn order to induce this feeling of agita-tion he was accustomed to light a cigar-ette a moment or so before he went onthe field for his jumping He contendedthat a man had to bo on edge to beeither a good sprrintor or a

and that even if his feeling of slightagitation wore induced by smoking itwas notwithstanding a good thing Hesaid in fact that be rarely could setany sort of gingery fooling before thecompetition if he didpt get himselfworked up artificially that way

Another man continued Mr Carteywho was a more or loss successful

quarterroller both as collegian and clubathlete nerved himself up for the startof his races by swearing profusely athimself He had the ides that if he gotthoroughly angry at himself and sworea lot it would take his mind off the rarein which he was about to start Conse-quently the men who were on the marksnext to him on either side were likely to

some halfmuttered curses and profane words that they might think weremeant for them In this athletebad to explain on more than one occa-sion after a race that his profanity andabuse were directed at himself alone

It is very often the man who hasnttrue courage that adopts these devices forheartening himself up artificially How-ever there have been men whose nerveswere unquestioned who resorted to de-vices to work what they called

and to stimulate themselves artiflcialy for their competitions

Auto Lowers Living CostThe argument that the automobile

makes for a higher cost of living iswrong declared W E Metzger of Chi-cago who was seen at the New WHlard

The price of the standard car has beenreduced from 4000 in 1905 to 1450 in1910 Salaries of the employes of

manufacturers have increased alittle but these employes are all expertsand always have received good pay andwe hear little from them on this livingquestion

The automobile has been the making-of the suburb People living away fromthe cities can live for a great deal lessthan they can in town A highclasshome in the suburbs can bo built forabout onethird less than in tho cityFood Is cheaper and everything pertain-ing to the maintenance of the home isless Tho use of the car as a means oftravel for the head of the house to andfrom his business and the taking of thechildren to school and the women of thehousehold to and from the stores in thecity Is a great saving in car fare Theirhealth is better and the doctor bills arereduced which also reduces the cost ofliving

Farmers are taking up the auto as aproposition for saving money and reduc-ing the cost of living I venture to saythat 50 per cent of the sales that weremade last year and this season went tothe rural districts Who is more econom-ical than the farmer And who wantsto live in less pretentious manner thanhe Let him be an example for tho ar-gument that the auto is not increasingthe cost of living

1750 for n Side TableFrem the Nw York Tnbui

Features of tho sale of Englishof the seventeenth and eighteenth

centuries at the American Art Galleriesyesterday were the purchases of MrsBayard Thayer for 17H of a mahoganyside table and a set of mahogany armand side chairs for 1000 by C Davids

The table bought by Mrs Thayor for1750 is in circular form with the back

portion serpentine At the center of theback portion Is carved an urn with gar-lands of flowers tied with bow knotsand medallions are carved above the legsWhich are in Marlborough form withfluting on the front surface

Another Needed ReformFrom the Kansas City Times

Government inspectors In Kansas Cityseized fortytwo oases of eggs raefiritlywhich were found to contain ttXMXftttbacteria to the cubic csntimotar Therereally ought to bo a law prohibitingcentimeters theyre always crowdedwith germs

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