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In the A Story Illustrating
the Horrors
of War
CHAPTER HI.
Three days later JanieH Crawford
was committed to the crave , whore nil
the sins and crimes of his past life
were to ho forever hidden. And Mar
garet hoard the stern command which
nil mourners have to hear sooner or
later "Turn thco , nnd try to work. "
Word had come to her on the second
day after her father's death that rhe
had passed her "final" with honors.
She wan free to enter on her llfowork
that life which she felt must now ho
devoted to one end , that of making
restitution , so far as oho was able , to
John Cleland's son.
It was a work which could only end
with her life she was sure of that.
However successful she might bo , it
seemed extremely Improbable that she
should ever be able to pay back any
thing Ilka the sum of money which her
father had stolen from Paul Clcland's
dead father.
She did not think It necessary to
publish her fathcr'B crime and dis
grace by confessing to Paul Cleland
what ho hud done. It seemed that
Cleland himself was against of the
sin that ho had vicariously berne , and
therefore it would bo cruel to him ,
as well as the dead , to expose the
wrong.
But she felt that never again should
she dare to look .on Cloland's face.
She , who for ono brief moment had
boon Inside paradise , nnd had scon
the beauty and joy of It , had been
thrust forth , and could not hope to
return again , because the nngel with
the flaming sword on which was written -
ton in letters of lire , "Thou shalt not , "
barred the way.
She could not go'back to Edinburgh.
She felt that her only safety lay In
putting a distance between herself and
Paul Cloland. It seemed as If It was In
answer to her prayers that at that
very time , before she even wound up
her father's affairs , an offer should
come to her from the professor whom
she was relying upon to help her of an
asslstantshlp In a small private hos
pital In a northern town. In afew
weeks Margaret found herself sta
tioned there under the newly-bestowed
title of "Margaret Crawford , M. B. ,
C. M. " '
She wrote Paul Cleland a brief , cold
llttlo note , which wrung her heart to
write , merely stating that she had re
ceived an appointment In a country
town she did not say where and
would not likely bo back In Edin
burgh , thanking him for his past kind
ness and help , and adding that , since
her father's death , she had made up
her mind to devote herself entirely to
her career as a llfowork.
No answer was possible , for she gave
no address : and none camo.
She was busy at St. Flllan's , and
the time passed quickly. When au
tumn came she had a fortnight of noil-
days ; and , while she was hesitating as
to where to spend them , a llttlo
scented note came from an old school
friend , whom she had occasionally
corresponded with since school days :
"I have Aboard where you ore from
Mrs. Douglas of the Blights , St. Fll
lan's , who Is an old friend of the mas
ter's. If you have holidays , won't you
como and spend them with us part
of them , at least ? Wo are staying
near Pen-y-Gant , and It Is n mag
nificent place for holidays. Do come !
I wish to BOO a real , live lady doctor.
Yours over , FLO WYNTER. "
She was a llttlo butterfly of a crea
ture , surrounded by luxury and all
that she could desire ; but Margaret
felt somehow Inclined to go. She was
strangely lonely and friendless In St.
Lilian's , and longed for a llttlo hu
man companionship. And she could
not think It was necessary that she
should quite cut herself off from that
because of that terrible phantom of
the past that must walk besldo her for
ever.
So she went to Groystoko. Florence
Wynter herself drove to the station to
meet her , looking very fresh and
charming In her dainty fawn-colored
driving coat , and hat with drooping
feathers. She was a pretty llttlo
creature , golden-haired and blue-eyed.
"I'm so glad to see you ! " she said ,
embracing Margaret with effusion.
"And you don't look a bit like a lady
doctor. I declare ! You don't wear
spectacles ! And that style of wear
ing your hair Is certainly very becom
ing to you" reflectively "though I
don't think It would suit mo. You've
n kind of grotesque appearance , you
know , Margaret. "
. She chattered gaily as she held the
ribbons and her greys pranced along
the high road , through a fine country
of woodland and weld , with the peak
of Pon-y-Grant forever facing them.
"You know , I did want you BO much
to como ! There are only a few people
ple staying with us just now two
married couples , and two men who are
unmarried. One of thorn Is rather a
bore , lie will attach himself to mo ,
and " blushing a llttlo "tho truth Is
I well , i very much prefer the other.
So I hope , dear Margaret , you'll act
a true friend's part to me , and allow
me to lyive a little pleasure some
times. " '
Margaret smiled a little at the nai
vete of the way in which the young
lady showed her purpose of inviting
her old schoolmate to Qreystoko ; but
it would have taken moro than Flor
ence's llttlo selfishness to have an
noyed her then. A great sorrow makes
ono almost Indifferent to the pinpricks
of p"tty annoyances.
They were at Groystoko presently ,
and Margaret found herself in due
course In the drawing room. A few
people wore In , and Margaret was In
troduced to them.
She was sitting besldo Mrs. Wynter ,
a gently Interrogative person , when
the door opened and some one en
tered. Margaret did not look up until
Mrs. Wynter said :
"Ah , there Is Dr. Cloland at last !
Now , my dear , you will find yourself
sustained In your profession. "
Margaret looked up , all the blood
rushing from her face , her heart sud
denly beating fast and loud. Yes , It
was Paul Cloland Indeed !
His eyes seemed somehow to go
straight to the corner In which she
was sitting. Ho started , and a mo
mentary change passed over his face ;
but ho controlled himself In a minute
so quickly that Flo , who swept her
elaborate dinner gown up to him , did
not notice It.
"Hero you are at last , Dr. Cleland !
Now , I have some ono I wish to In
troduce you to. Como over to mother's
corner with mo. Dr. Cleland Miss ,
or rather , Dr. Margaret Crawford. "
Margaret bowed , feeling his eyes
were fixed on her face ; then , mak
ing a great effort , she extended her
hand.
"Dr. Cleland and I have met before ,
Flo , " Bho said , quite plainly and dis
tinctly. "We met each other at col
lege. "
"Oh ! " said Florence , In an Indescrib
able tone. An angry llttlo flush rose
to her cheeks as she glanced at Clc
land's dark , Imperturbable face. There
was an expression on It now which Flo
had never seen upon It when ho looked
at herself , and her woman's Instincts
were sharp enough to tell her that ,
whatever his feelings toward Mar
garet were , they were not of the ordi
nary kind.
Yet Paul Cleland made no effort to
be near Margaret for the rest of the
evening , and Margaret herself rather
avoided him than otherwise. Only
once his eyes flxcd In a strange , In-
tcnso way on Margaret's face , and the
expression of It sent a thrill of angry
jealousy through Florence.
That night , when Margaret was at
last alone In her own room , she sank
on her knees and prayed , through lin
gers tightly wrung together : "Oh , my
God , help mo ! It Is hard harder
than I thought harder than I
thought ! "
The days passed somehow. It was
the month of September rich , sweet
September with skies of clear blue
not summer blue , with Its depths and
softness and sultry hcatf but a blue
paler , cooler , brighter ; fresh , bracing ,
Invigorating September , coming like a
breath of cool air after a day of ener
vating heat. The evenings were be
ginning to grow longer , and were oven
now chilly with the first breath of the
fall of the year.
The world was fair outside , but Mar
garet Crawford's heart was in no
mood to enjoy It. How she lived
through those terrible days she never
afterward know. Seeing Paul every
day , talking with him , knowing , above
all what agony the discovery gave
her , and yet , with a woman's Incon
sistency , how sweet the knowledge
was to her ! that his love had under
gone no change , It was sometimes
moro than she could bear.
She tried to bo cold nnd distant , and
succeeded , so well that she managed
to deceive Cleland for a time. Ho be
gan to think that , after all , those had
been right who called Margaret Craw
ford cold nnd proud. Had she loved
him as ho did her , ho argued , no dis
grace on her father's name , no real
crime , even had ho committed such ,
could stand between and separate
them from each other.
Ono day Florence Wyntor and Clel
and were sitting together In the old-
fashioned summer-scat at the end of
the great rambling garden of Groy-
atoko. Florence had managed to es
cape from her persistent admirer , who
was a good-looking and pleasant
enough young fellow named Frank
Thorpe , and made some excuse to en
tice Cloland Into the garden.
Presently the figure of Margaret , tall
and slim In Its dark garments , walked
slowly down the garden path. At the
same moment a carriage rolled up the
drive outside. .
Florence started up suddenly.
"Isn't It too warm to sit much lon
ger , Doctor Cleland ? Lot us go in
now. "
"I find It very pleasant hero , " Clel
and answered eagerly. "You do not
need to go In yet , do you , Miss Wyn
tor ? Hero Is Miss Crawford coming
down the garden. "
"Thnt Is Sir Edmund Yorko's car
riage , and I must go In and entertain ,
for mamma Is lying down. " said
Florence. "Do come nnd help mo to
make conversation , Doctor Cloland. "
"You really must excuse mo , Miss
Wyntor ; I'm not n ladles' man , as you
know. And besides , you know I offend
ed Lady Yorko hopelessly when she
was hero before , " said Cloland gravely.
"I will go In as soon as the guests take
their departure. "
Florence looked decidedly angry as
she walked away. She would have
tried to persuade Margaret .to return
with her ; but she know Cleland would
overhear It , BO there was nothing for
her but to walk on to the house.
Margaret did not see Cleland until
she waa close to the seat , nnd then ,
with a llttlo start , she would hnvo
passed , merely bowing slightly ; but
Cloland rose nt once.
"You meant to take this scat , Doc
tor Crawlord. Don't lot mo deprive
you of It. I shall varato It if you would
prefer to bo alone. "
There was nothing for Margaret butte
to sit down , which she did at once.
Cloland stood beside her. A volume of
poems lay on the scat ; It was ono of
Browning's.
"You have boon reading Browning , I
see , " said Margaret , a little nervously.
"Yes. Ho Is my favorite poet my
only poet , Indeed. "
How well Margaret knew that ! She
touched the book with fingers that
were not quite steady.
After a pause Cleland npokc again.
"I had a dear friend once It seems
very long ago , " ho said , looking , not at
her , but at the fnr-off ridge of Pon-y-
Gant rising up In bold relief against
the clear sky , "to whom , I think , 1 In
troduced Browning. I remember ono
day , It was early April , and wo had
gone a long walk the only prearranged
ranged walk I over went with her to
the Pentlands. Wo sat down on a
mossy knoll above Bonally , where wo
could look down on the silvery Forth
In the far-off distance , nnd I read
aloud to her. May I read the same
thing to you now , Doctor Crawford ? "
Margaret , looking up with a sudden
flush of fear In her eyes , merely bowed.
She sat still and motionless ns ho
read aloud , in a voice that sounded
deeper than usual , the words that had
become so familiar to her after that
day on which he first read them aloud
on the green slopes of the grassy Pent-
lands. They had haunted her then
for days afterwards , and they seemed
now to stir a chord In her memory
that ached until It almost became un
bearable , as she sat with her pale , dark
eyed face turned from him.
We two stood there with never a third ;
But each by each , as each know well ,
The sights wo saw , and the sounds wo
heard ,
The lights and the shades made up a
spell ,
Till the trouble grew and stirred.
Oh , the llttlo more , and how much it
is !
And the little less , and what worlds
away !
Ho paused abruptly , but even then
did not look at her.
Then what was It ? a sudden move
ment of the llttlo white hands a
movement which ho saw , and which
seemed , In a strange , vague way , to re
veal all to him , compelled him to turn
and look Into her face.
She was leaning back against the
old-fashioned summer seat , her face
pale as death , her lips parted , and her
breath coming In short , unequal pants ,
as If she were fighting hard with her
self.
In a moment Paul Cleland's arms
were round her , and once again her
head lay for ono brief moment against
his breast.
( To bo continued. )
llluck Knrth Holt.
Soil of the greater portion of the
grain region of Russia and Siberia Is
well known In that country as the
"chernozem" or "black earth , " says
Bradstrcet's. It Is a broad belt of
prairie , GOO to 700 miles In average
width , beginning In Hungary and ex
tending northeastward to the Ural
mountains , and then eastward Into Si
beria to unknown boundaries. On the
north and the west are the "gray for
est lands , " and on the south and west
arc salt and alkaline districts and
sandy wastes , and finally the Caucasus
and the Ural mountains. By both
chemical and mechanical analyses the
soil Is shown to be remarkably similar
to that of our own pralrlo soil. From
a chemical standpoint the soils of the
two regions are similarly characterized
'Iheso soils are alkaline , while many
others , especially of forest regions , are
acid. It Is well known that the sub
stances thus moro abundant In these
soils than In others are just those us
ually needed by the wheat plant.
What Wo Ilruntlie.
Dr. Edward Smith has made sorao
careful examinations In regard to the
Inhalation of oxygen nnd the exhala
tion of carbon during physical exor
cise. Allowing the figure 1 to repre
sent the quantity of air Inhaled by a
man when lying fiat , the quantity of air
Inhaled when he sits Is 1.18 , when ho
stands 1.83 , when he walks ono mile
an hour 1.98 , four miles an hour 5 , and
when ho runs G miles an hour , It Is 7.
In other words , If a man at rest Inhales
480 cubic inches of air per minute , ho
Inhales 2,400 cubic Inches when ho
walks four miles an hour , and 3.GOO cu
bic inches when he walks six miles an
hour. The exhalation of carbon in
creases proportionately. Now York
World.
Customs Upi'do ' Doun.
China Is the land where everything
Is upside down. Thus In Canton the
women act as sailors and boatmen
while the men are employed as cham
bermaids , laundresses and seam
stresses. In salutation the Chinaman
shakes his own hand Instead of that
of his visitor. As a remark of respect
he puts his hat on instead of taking It
off. Tholr signboards are perpendicu
lar Instead of horizontal. In reading
Chinese print It Is necessary to begin
at the right hand side at the bottom
and read to the left and up. The Chi
nese raise the too of the shoo and depress -
press the heel instead of raising the
heel , so that they sometimes appear
to bo in danger of falling over back
wards.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
BRITISH CONSULS ON AMERI
CAN IMPROVEMENTS.
I.mr nnd Order ISoliiK ncitornl niul
NiUUc * ItotiirnlnfT to Agricultural I'ur-
nult Iinproicimintft litar/tilicro
I'oitoniriiiind Tc'lcgrnpli Well Conducted
Consul Halstead sends from Birm
ingham , Juno 11 , 1900 , the following
abstract of the annual report of the
British consul at Manila :
"Tho collapse of the Insurrection last
November and the opening of the ports
ulucc January 1 having restored confi
dence , great activity In commercial
quarters has ensued. Law and order
are being restored as rapidly as pos
sible , but the Immense size of the coun
try renders It a dllficult task. The
natives , I believe , would willingly re
turn to their agricultural pursuits , but
the Influence of their leaders appears
sufficiently strong to keep them from
surrendering.
"Prices have Increased to such an ex
tent that Manila , which till recently
might bo classed as a cheap place to
live In , must now be considered the re-
verso. As yet the provialon markets
are not seriously affected , though
fruit , vegetables , game , etc. , are 20 per
cent dearer ; but house rent , servants ,
carriages , horses , launches , and labor
of every description are already treble
the price of last year. In consequence
of the great demand , launch hire and
everything connected with shipping
commands its own price. Improve
ments arc visible In every direction ,
and already the town has quite a dif
ferent appearance from last year. The
work of draining the filthy town ditch
es nnd stagnant pools , which is In
contemplation , may possibly entail an
epidemic , but the advantage to poster
ity Is Inestimable. The recovered
land of the city walls and moat will
provide building sites which Ameri
can enterprise will know how to uti
lize ; and although Manila will never
hnpnmn n fnalilnnnliln wntoHnn1 nlnnp
it may become a great commercial
power In these waters before the first
quarter of the century Is passed.
"The two well-known leading Indus
tries of Manila hemp and tobacco
will , I fear , suffer very severely for
some time from the late Insurrection ;
but there are no doubt at present gold
en opportunities for the employment of
capital and talent In many local trades.
Ice manufactories , livery stables , ho
tels , and general enterprises are much
wanted ; but I most strongly deprecate
young men without capital ( no matter
what their education may be ) coming
here In search of employment. The
departments of the post-office and tele
graph , being now under American and
British control , are admirably con
ducted. The telephone , the water sup
ply , and the electric lighting are Span-
sh , and also deserve great praise. The
electric-lighting plant Is being enlarged
and Manila will soon bo one of the best
lighted towns in the east.
"The Chinese labor question is one of
great Importance In these Islands.
America's experience of It In Califor
nia not being satisfactory , there Is
strong Influence against It ; but , taking
Into consideration the natural Indo
lence of the Filipino , It will probably
be found Impossible to do without the
Chinese. One of the principal objec
tions Is that by their Industrious hab
its they gradually obtain a monopol }
In all retail trades ; but this may be
remedied by confining their enterprise
simply to manual labor , and for this
they are most admirably adapted , am
In the hot season positively necessary
The Filipinos make excellent clerks
If they can be well overlooked ; but if
allowed , they will spend their time In
gambling and cockflghtlng. They have
no Idea of putting energy Into any o
their pursuits , and have no commer
cial Instincts ; they also care little for
money , loss or gain being to them ap
parently a matter of indifference. "
The British vice-consul at Hello
says :
"The United States forces have now
successfully occupied the better part o
the Isand , the end of the year augurs
well for a happier future , and , whei
once a peaceful rule Is established
many Important Improvements wll
take place.
"The Island of Ncgros Is In a moro
satibfactory state , and , although th
crops for 1900 may not bo very large
owing to the difficulties which had to
bo overcome in procuring labor , tht ,
planting for the 1900-1 crop Is cxten
slve. "
SENATOR HANNA
( .lie * 1IU Opinion of 1'reildcnt .McKluluy'
Administration.
The country Is to bo congratulatet
that wo arc to have no change at the
head of the Republican ticket In th
coming political contest. A favorite
saying of McKInloy's Is that "you cai
always trust the people. " And this 1
their opportunity to show their appro
elation of hie confidence In their Judg
inont by trusting the management o
their affairs for four moro years In
his hands. Mutual confidence mean
success. And the success of the Re
publican party means a continuation
of our material development and pros
porlty. For a candidate this time tn
people wniit a man who has been
tried and not found wanting , a ma :
equal to any emergency , one who 1
broad and liberal enough in Ideas to
keep abreast of the rapid evolution o
nations , while keeping to the policy
which contributes most to the best In
terests of our own country. A studj
of the present administration durln
the past three years decides the ques
Ion that President McKlnlcy fills the
deal as chief executive. His peraon-
llty stamps him ns a true gentleman
nd a loyal patriot , the highest typ'e of
n American , able , conscientious and
levoted to the work which comes to
ilm In the discharge of his public
tity. Ills Is u nature In which the
lemcnts are so happily blended , that ,
vhllo his able and dignified public
ourso commands respect , his private
Ife wins sincere affection.
Connected as ho Is with the present
mppy condition of our country , as the
csult of an entire Republican admln-
stratlon of Republican principles ,
hero Is R feeling of satisfaction and
onlldenco In the future which will
all for his renomlnatlon and re-elec-
Ion. M. A. HANNA.
HOW WILL BRYAN VOTE.
Ill IniTcasod 1'rosporlty Should Cause
Illin to Support McKlnloy.
"The Republican party Is on the dc-
onslvc. It will talk prosperity , of
course , but we'll bo willing to take
he votes of all the people who have
not had their share of prosperity , and
cave them the votes of the people who
lave been prosperous. " W. J. Bryan
it Chicago , Juno 13th , 1900.
The following figures are taken from
he books of the Assessor for the Fifth
vard of the city of Lincoln , Neb. ,
vhlch Is the ward In which Mr. Bryan
makes his home , and they show the
assessed valuation of his personal
> ropcrty for the years Indicated :
Years. Assessed Valuation.
1893 $ 280.00
1894 $ 200.00
1895 $ 340.00
1890 $ 270.00
( Last year of Democracy/ )
1897 $1,485.00
1898 $2,980.00
1899 $2,980.00
1900 $4,550.00
The above figures are official and
provo conclusively that Mr. Bryan
should vote for William McKlnlcy In
this year of our Lord , 1900.
THE NATION'S MONEY.
Oxer SUlOOOnO ( of Slher nnd Moro
Small Monuy Coined.
For the fiscal year that has just end
ed the coinage executed at the United
States mints amounted to $181,323,793
pieces , valued at $141,301,960 , as fol
lows : Gold , 7CC2,78G pieces , valued at
$107,937,110 , silver 75,359,254 pieces ,
valued at $31,121,833 ; minor coins , 101-
301,753 pieces , valued at $2,243,017.
In 1899 the total number of pieces
coined was 122,270,945 , and the value ,
$18GS55G75. In value the Increase
over 1S96 is considerable , but there Is
an Increase of 02,000,000 pieces , repre
senting a great deal of hard work for
the mints and shovlng the activity In
trade circles.
The total circulation of national
bank notes at the close of business
June 30 , 1900 , was $309,559,719 , an In
crease for the year of $68,291,023 , and
an Increase for the month of $9,070,830.
The circulation based on United States
bonds wad $271,115,552 , an Increase for
the year of $08,851,458 , and an increase
for the month of $11,026,435.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
Surplus of S81,2iO)00 : , In the FHcnl
Yrnr Just Kndud.
The receipts of the National Treas
ury for the twelve months of the lasl
fiscal year amount to $568,988,948 , and
the expenditures , $487,759,171 , making
a surplus for the year of $81,229,777.
The receipts for the full fiscal year
have been derived from the following
sources : Customs , $233,857,938 , an In
crease over the fiscal year 1899 of $28-
729,577 ; internal revenue , $296,299,388
an Increase as compared with the for
mer fiscal year of $22,862,227 ; miscel
laneous , $38,831,601. an Increase over
the previous year of $2,400,000.
The expenditures for the last fiscal
year were $118,313,008 less than for the
fiscal year 1899.
Wool mill Slioop Values.
Farmers In Wyoming would do wel
to paste the following figures where
they can see them when having their
evening smoke. They show the actua
price at which wool and sheep were
sold In Wyoming in given years :
HEAVY MERINO SALES.
Cents per
Year Ib. F.O.B
1893 5 to 6\s
1894 8
1895 8
1896 8
1897 8
1898 10
1899 13
1900 1G&
SHEEP SALES IN FALL.
1894 yearling e\ve3 $2 00
1895 yearling ewes 2 OC
1896 yearling ewes 2 5 (
1897 yearling owes 3 23
1898 yearling ewes 4 0 (
1S99 yearling ewes 4 Q (
i\I : > ortH of Manufacture- ! .
Prior to 1893 Imports of manufac
tures always exceeded exports of man
ufactures. In 1888 Imports of manu
factures were 2 % times the amount of
exports of manufactures ; In 1893 they
wore still more than double the
amount of the exports ; In 1896 the >
were nearly 50 per cent greater than
the exports , and In 1898 for the firs
time , the exports of manufactures
were greater than the Imports of man
ufactures , the figures for that year being -
ing , respectively : Imports of manu
factures , $226,000.000 ; exports of man
ufactures , $290,000,000. Since tha
time exports of manufactures ha.ve
steadily Increased and , for the year
just ended , will exceed the Imports o
manufactures by about $100,000,000.
DEMOCRACY ON SHIPPlNQ |
Ilns No 1'laii l > y wliloli to Ilulld
Cnn Only Tour Doun.
The platform utterance of the Dem
ocratic party regarding American
shipping Is a clear Index of the Inher
ent Inability of that party to con
struct. It seems only to ba able to op
pose and denounce the constructive
policies of its progressive political op
ponents.
The foreign commerce of the United
States Is regarded the world over as
the most Important of all. To this
country come the finest foreign ships.
The greatest and most powerful steam
ship lines vie with each other for our
trade. The largest , the swiftest , the
safest nnd the most luxurious ships
that are built are for the carrying of
the trade In merchandise , passengers ,
specie and malls from and to the
United States.
But 8 per cent of our foreign trade V
Is carried In American ships. For
eign ships carry 92 per cent. This
carrying Is worth fully $200,000,000
each year. All but 8 per cent of it
goes out of the pockets of American
producers and consumers for paying
foreigners for doing our foreign carry
ing. Not only does It go out of our
people's pockets , but It goes out of the
country. It goes abroad and Is there
used to pay for the building and run
ning of foreign ships. It gives the em
ployment to foreigners that the carry
ing of our forlegn commerce creates.
People ask , Why Is this ? The an
swer Is simple. Foreign ships are
built more cheaply than American
ships. This , however , Is a disadvan
tage that could in time be overcome If.
the shipbuilding Industry were put on
a basis of permanency. If a steady and
largo demand were created for our
ships very soon the cost of their con
struction would be reduced to the level
of foreign prices. It is the unsteadi
ness , the irregularity , and the uncer-
talnty of employment In American
shipyards that keeps the cost of Amer
ican ships from 20 to 25 per cent high
er than the cost of foreign built ships.
Better food and more of It Is given on
American than on foreign ships. This
also creates a disadvantage which the
American ship cannot easily overcome.
Then again wages on shipboard arc
much higher under the American than
under foreign Hags. In the cases of
officers the wages on American ships
are on the average twice as high as
they arc on foreign ships.
Worse than all this , however , for
eign governments ; pay their merchant
ships great subsidies and bounties.
Great Britain spends about $6,000,000 a
year In this way ; France spends over
$7,000,000 a year. Germany , Italy ,
Spain , Russia , Austria and Japan all
give large subsidies to their ships. In
all the subsidies and bounties paid by
foreign governments to their ships
amount to moro than $26,000,000 each
year.
Unaided American ships , It must be
clear , cannot profitably compete with
foreign ships under the conditions
above described. That Is why it Is
that foreign ships have driven Amer
ican ships from off the seas. The Re
publican party , recognizing the un
equal conditions which confront
American ships In the foreign trade , Is
committed to a policy of subsidizing
American ships in that trade. The
amount of the subsidy proposed is
barely enough to enable American
ships to compete on terms of equality
with foreign ships.
This bill Democrats have singled out
for denunciation In their national
platform. They "oppose the accumu
lation of a surplus to be squandered In
such bare-faced frauds upon the tax
payers as the Shipping Subsidy bill ,
which under the false pretense of pros
pering American ship-building , would
put unearned millions Into the pockets
of favorite contributors to the Repub
lican campaign fund. " The alternative
of the shipping subsidy bill Is to keep
on paying nearly $200,000,000 a year to
foreign ship owners whose govern
ments in paying them subsidies en
able them to prevent American ships
from competing. Rather than have
our government pay a subsidy to
American ships the Democrats would
prefer to have our people send nearly
$200,000,000 out of the country each
year to build and sustain foreign
ships.
In their platform the Democrats "es
pecially condemn the ill-concealed
Republican alliance with England. "
When WP remember that Democracy's
platform denunciation of the Shipping
Subsidy bill will nowhere be received
with such favor and gratitude as In
Great Britain , whose command of the
sea and especially of American foreign
carrying the Democrats would perpet
uate , and which present British mon
opoly the passage of that bill would
do much to destroy , the Insincerity
and the secret pro-British leanings
of the Democrats are clearly dis
cerned.
Not a word have the Democrats to
utter In behalf of a policy that would
cause the building of the ships our
foreign commerce employs out of
American material and with American
labor , Instead of , as now , their con
struction out of foreign materials by
foreign labor In other countries. No
policy Is suggested by them they
merely denounce the Republican policy
that would substitute American for
British and other foreign ships in our
foreign trade. Having no plan of their
own to suggest for building up our
shipping in the foreign trade , express
ing no regret at seeing nearly $200-
000.000 annually paid by Americans to
foreign ship owners ( chiefly British )
for carrying our commerce , the Dem
ocrats , on the shipping question at
least , proclaim themselves the allies
of England.
In Orentor Demand.
The demand for farmlands in Kan
sas Is largely In excess of the demand
for Popullstlc oratory.
