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j - - &vrpr'W3tili9r&!r 8 The Commoner. .VOLUME 7, -NUMBER 23 t ji i r:v-nv,xtwm imittf rnirgttfyitwggaLjBMhjJg n'Jf m - i it ,, iW-rmrmrii-nKW-ftri "TWSNteffTT- CURBeNT tfWWx'iki . jtfCk'!yskj3eT 3?'iraljp. JC -.ftfc fc-v 7 i R- A PITTSBURG (Texas) rcador of Tlio Com monor asks for tlio name of tlio author of tlio versed entitled "Tlio Aristocrat" as follows: Who fools within his veins tho throbbing pulse Of powor and purpose urging him to dare, And, yielding to tho message, treads down fear, Rondlng in scorn his own innate despair? Ho Is tho nobleman! No accident Of ancestry can equal that fino birth Of spirit which unlocks tho dormant soul And rounds endeavor to its highest worth. Who can answer? WASHINGTON dispatches say that thou sands of dollars are being raised by the Japanese on tho Pacific coast to aid in giving victory to the "progressive party" in Japan for tho overthrow of tho present ministry and tho guarantee of the naturalization of Japanese in tho United States. These dispatches say that the enormous fund now being collected will bo used "to arouse a feeling in tho Japanese om piro antagonistic to tho American government." O NOTWITHSTANDING a swooping denial of the alliance botweon the Japanese of tho Pacific coast and tho anti-administration party of Japan which denial was made by Charles Takahashi of Seattle, Wash., the Associated Press secured the text of certain reports which Takahashi forwarded to Yamaoka in Seattle and" the Japanese society in Seattle. . The Associated Press says: "In ono of the reports, which, it was stated today, was afterwards read by Tak asUasht at a secret meeting of Japanese in Seattle on the evening of May 2G, ho quotes Am bassador Aoki's statements in regard to the re lations between the United States and Japan growing out of the recent disturbances in San Francisco and the adoption by congress of tho United States of the Immigration law, excluding coolie labor from continental United States." TAKAHASHI'S report in part Is as follows: . "My object in discussing the Japanese im migration law with Ambassador Aoki was: First, the nullification of the present immigra tion limitation law.; second, opposing the would be immigration law (proposed new treaty) said to be contemplated by Japan and the United States; third, acquiescence in tho Japanese nat uralization rights in the United States. To these discussions Ambassador Aoki said: 'Japan has ample grounds to oppose the immigration limitation law, but if we go to extremes I fear war. Regarding this Japanese limitation law the Japanese government absolutely disagrees with the United States, and will ask the natural ization rights for tho Japanese people which the United States government will have to eventu ally grant. At present the re-election of a pres ident is nearing, so we are hesitating at this time to bring up these questions, which are un popular in American politics.' What we must call especial attention to is the fundamental an tagonistic statements that the embassy made comptfredwith those of Secretary Straus X inter view on May 7.) We can not ourselves bo sat isfied "with such uncertainty and the contradic tory statements." . "KmOfifE :, 'IKE departure cf Takahashi Irom rr n ; "it" " ioporife, in wnicn ne tola JLarSSi fhn? Wi U Sectarystraus on May 7 TakahnShi imml&rAon Jaw In this report ni? by SePcre- ttrnrv Ti,l " , "w HU1(l were airectiy con- tlto airrPfim3 ,1 Dy. Ambassadofc Aoki is to oMSMepnin0,! MhG rtwo Sovernn&ntB on the tarv StrS S ? Ja)aQese coolieS "Secre EinnL1 SLV8' old usVthe ex- lb the ru 1 rnmi;f"i?r",.0,l blII tf! el lommercie an in w V" aepartartfi ? &&s?&JET& t0.oBra,s ana ,s Sy?S?nVlS seo tho difference and contradiction from what was assured to us by Ambassador Aoki and Counsellor Miyaoka of the embassy. The Jap anese ambassador, as we have stated in our tolegrams and reports, assured us that the Jap anese government never for one moment agreed with tho limitation of immigration as presented to us today." It was after the interview with Seorotary Straus that Takahashi and Kawakami recelvod an invitation rrom Viscount Aoki to dino at tho embassy. Takahashi's answer, it is 'stated, was "wo did not come to eat, but to set tlo grave diplomatic questions." Just before Yamaoka's departure for Tokio, on May 14, Takahashi sent him a telegram from Washing ton as follows: "Depart for Japan instantly and arouse public opinion as we understood before. There is no hope with tho embassy here." AS THE CROSS examination of Orchard, the' assassin and informer, continued, the at torneys for Haywood plainly revealed their pur pose. In the language of the Associated Press re port: "They repeatedly threw out the suggestion of a great counter conspiracy, formulated and carried out by the enemies of the Western Fed eration of Miners, and indicated a determination to construct their main line of defense on that Held. .They carried. Orchard by slow steps and through tho minutest details from the dynamit ing of the Independence station down to the at tempt on the life of Fred Bradley and his family, and in addition to a series of particular attacks' on the credibility of the witness and the general probability of his stories; and preparing the way for their testimony in rebuttal, they sought to show that Orchard has a mania for boasting of the commission of crimes non-existent except in his own mind and that he is testifying under the control and suggestion of Detective Mc Partland." v- SENATOR JOHN TYLER MORGAN of Ala bama died at Washington June 11. He had been in poor health, but his death was not expected. A Washington Correspondent for the Denver News says. "John Tyler Morgan was one of the most distinguished members of the United States senate, and was so recognized by all parties. He was born June 2.0, 1824. He went to Alabama when nine years of age, re ceiving his education there. . He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and began the practice of his profession. He rapidly gained a high reputation as a lawyer and a .speaker. He was presidential elector in 1861, voting for Breckenridge, and in 1861 was a delegate to the Alabama convention which declared for secessicm. He enlisted in the confederate army as a private in 1861. In 18.62 ho raised a regiment, of which he was made colonel, and in 1863 he was commissioned Trigadier general and commanded a division under General Johnston. After the war he re sumed the practice of law at Salem. He was presidential elector on the democratic ticket in 1876 and -in 1877 was elected tothe United States senate. He "was five times re-elected, in 1882, 1888, 1894, 1900 and 1906. In 1900 there was no opposing candidate and ho received the unanimous-vote of the Alabamasenate and house." . O GOVERNOR HUGHES of New York has ve ' toed a bill recently passed by the state legislature providing for a two-cent passenger rate on every railroad system in tho state more than one hundred and fifty miles long. In his veto message tho governor pointed out that "tho passage ,of the bill was not preceded by legislative investigation or suitable inquiry. Nor is the fixing of this rate predicated on reports or -statistics which would permit a fair conclu sion as to the justice of its operation," The governor also" said: "Injustice on the part of railroad corporations toward the puhlic does not justify injustice on the part of the state toward the railroad corporations. The action of the government should be fair and impartial, and upon this every citizen whatever his interest is entitled to insist. The fact that those in control of railroad corporations have been guilty of grossly improper financiering and of illegal and injurious discriminations in charges points clearly to the necessity of effective state action, but does not require or warrant arbitrary re prisals. In dealing with these questions democ racy must demonstrate its capacity to act upon deliberation and to deal justly. It "is of the greatest importance not only that railroads should be compelled to respect their public obli gations, but also that they should be permitted to operate under conditions that vill give a fair return for their services. Nothing could be more opposed to the interests of the com munity as a whole than to cripple the transport ation corporations by arbitrary reduction of earnings. Considerable differences ..exist be tween the railroad corporations -with respect to the territory they serve and the cost of "service, and It Is manifest that what would be fair for one might be far from fair for another." The message reminds the legislature of the newly created public service commissions under a law providing for inquiry into freight rates and pas senger fares and for the fixing of such rates as shall be Just and reasonable. JAMES N. ROSENBAUM of Mount Vernon, writing to the New York World con cerning the democratic nominee in 1908 says:i "In my opinion Senator Rayner will be the nom inee. The rank and file of democrats readily concede that Senator Rayner is the strongest democrat in the United States. ; He is the great est exponent of Jeffersonian principles. He is a logician of the highest type. His views on tho economic issues are Sane and practical. He is probably as great a legal authority as there ex ists in the country. With these sterling quali ties he appeals to the majority of thinking peo ple of-the United States. Even his political op ponent admit that as president Senator, Rayner would be a great executive, under whose guid ance and strong hand the government would prosper." v ' ' ' ' - ' 'J ' THE WESTWARD march of the- dandelion pest is receiving the attention of the scien tists who delve into such matters. Like the army -worm, the greenbug, the chinchbug and the boll weevil, the dandelion pest claims its many victims. It ruins the best kept lawns and wrecks tempers. If seems able to defy all efforts to banish it. Communities that years ago looked upon an occasional dandelion as a pretty little flower, , now look upon it as an unmixed evil, for it has turned everything, yellow until it turns everything gray and fuzzy with its gaunt stems and-filmy seeds. JWill the agricul tural department at Washington please devoto a little time to discovering some bug or weed that will be .harmless in themselves ' but sure death and destruction to the dandelion? a"YHE RECENT proceedings in Texas,, wherein . .the oil trust was assessed $1,60.0,000 are not clearly understood even by .some people in the Lone Star state. Replying to several in quiries the Fort Worth (Texas) Record says:l "The jury held that the Standard Oil company's ownership of a majority of the stock of tho Waters-Pierce Oil company constituted a viola tion of the anti-trust laws of Texas, viz.: the acts of 1899 and 1903. Under these acts each day of operation constitutes a separate offense and in curs a separate penalty. For violating the act of 1899 from May 31, 1900, to March 31, 1903, ,1,033 days, the jury assessed penalties of $1,500 va day, amounting to $1,549,500, under -the 'option of a minimum of $200 pr a maximum of '$5;000 a day. For violating the act of-1903 from April 1, 1903, to April 29, 1907, the jury assessed penalties of $50 a day, amounting to $74,400, making the total fines $1,623,900. Of this total the county attorney is to receive 25 per cent of the penalties under the act of 1899, $387,375, and under the act of 1903 he is to receive. 10 per cent on the first $1,000 and 5 per cent on each subsequent $1,000, $3,770, mak ing a total of $391,145. Of this amount Gruet, the informing witness, is to receive one-third. The total share of the state is to bo $1,232,755. Tho jury undoubtedly held the defendant com pany to be a violator of the anti-trust lows of tho state for the time named in the verdict. Under the instructions of the court the jury found for. JiuVJji i Tra