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PHANTOM SHIP i 5 *
-OR-
The Flying Dutchman.
.
-BY CAPTAIN MAHRYAT.
CHAPTER XIX. ( Continued. )
It was about a fortnight after the
had left the Falkland islands that the
entered the straits. At first they ha
a leading wind which carried thei
half through , but this did not last , an
they then had to contend not enl
against the wind , but agaiiist the cui
rent , and they daily lost ground. Tli
crews of the ships also began to slcke
from fatigue and cold. Whether th
admiral had before made up his mini
or whether irritated by his fruitles
endeavors to continue his voyage , it 1
impossible to say ; but after thre
weeks' useless struggle against tli
winds and currents , he hove to an
ordered all the captains on board.whe
he pjoposed that the prisoner shoul
receive his punishment , and that pur
Ishment was to be deserted that i ;
to be sent on shore with a day's fee <
where there was no means of obtalr
Ing support , so asto die miserably c
hunger. This was' a punishment frf
quently resorted to by the Dutch c
that period , as will be seen by readin
an account of their voyage ; but at th
same time seldom , if ever , awarded t
one of so high a rank as that of cone
modore.
Philip immediately protested again ;
it , and so did Krantz , although the
were both aware that by so "doing the
would make the admiral their enemj
but the other captains , who viewe
both of them with a jealous eye , an
considered them as interlopers and ir
lettering with their advancemen
sided with the admiral. Notwltl
standing this majority , Philip though
it his duty to expostulate.
"You know well , .admiral , " said h <
"that I joined in his condemnation fo
a breach of discipline ; but at the sam
time there was much in extenuatior
He committed a breach of disciplin
to save his ship's company , but not a
error in judgment , as you yourse ]
proved , by taking the same measure t
save your own men. Do not , there
fore , visit an offense of so doubtful
nature with such cruelty. Let th
company decide the point when yo
send him home , which you can do a
soon as you arrive in India. He i
sufficiently punished by losing his com
mand ; to do what you propose will b
ascribed to feelings of revenge mor
than to those of justice. What sue
cess can we deserve if we commit ai
act of such cruelty ? and how can w
expect a merciful Providence to pro
tect us from the winds and waves
when we are thus barbarous towari
each other ? "
Philip's arguments were of no avail
The admiral ordered him to return 01
board his ship , and had he been abli
to find an excuse , he would have de
prived him of his command. This hi
could not well do ; but Philip wa :
aware that the admiral was now hii
inveterate enemy. The commodore wa :
taken out of irons and brought int (
the oabin , and his sentence was mad <
known to him.
"Be it so , admiral , " replied Aven
.torn ; "for to attempt to turn you fron
.your purpose I know would be unavail
ing. I am not punished for disobed
ience of orders , but for having , by mj
disobedience , pointed out to you youi
duty a duty which you were forced
to perform afterward by necessity
Then be it so ; let me perish on these
black rocks , as I shall , and my bones
be whitened by the chilly blasts whicl
liowl over their desolation. But mart
me , cruel and vindictive man ! I shall
not be the only one whose bones will
lleach there. I prophesy that many
others will share my fate , and ever
you , admiral , may be of the number
if I mistake not , we shall lie side by
side. "
j The admiral made no reply , but
-gave a sign for the prisoner to be re
moved. He then had a conference
-with the captains of the three smaller
-vessels ; and as they had been all along
retarded by the heavier sailing of his
own ship , and the Dort commanded by
Philip , he decided that they should
part company , and proceed on as fast
as they could to the Indies sending
on board of the two larger vessels all
the provisions they could spare , as
.they already began to run short.
Philip had left the cabin with
Krantz after the prisoner had been re
moved. Ho then wrote a few lines
upon a slip of paper : "Do not leave the
beach when you are put on shore , un
til the vessels are out of sight ; " and
requesting Krantz to find an opportun
ity to deliver this to the commodore ,
he returned on board cf his own ship.
When the crew of the Dort heard oi
the punishment about to be inflicted
upon their old commander , they were
much excited. They felt that he had
sacrificed himself to save them , and
they murmured much at the cruetly ol
the admiral.
About an hour after Philip's re
turn to his ship , the piisoner was sen !
on shore and landed on , the desolate
and rocky coast , with a supply of pro
visions for two days. Not a single ar
ticle of extra clothing or the means
cf striking a light was permitted him
When the boat's keel grazed the beach
he was ordered out. The boat shoved
off , and the men were not permitted
even to bid him farewell.
The fleet , as Philip had expected , re
gained hove-to shifting the provisions ,
-and it was not till after dark that
everything was arranged. This oppor
tunity was not lost. Philip was aware
it would be considered a breach
of discipline , but to that he was ir
different ; neither did he think it like
ly that it would come to the ears c
the admiral , as the crew , of the Doi
were , partial both to the commodoi
and to him. He had desired a seama
whom he could trust , to put Into on
of the boats a couple of muskets , an
a quantity of ammunition , seven
blankets , and various other article :
besides provisions for two or thre
months , for one person ; and as see
as it was dark the men pulled on shot
with the boat , found the commodor
on the beach waiting for them , an
supplied him with all these neces
saries. They then rejoined their shii
without the admiral's having the leas
suspicion of what "bad been done , an
shortly after the fleet made sail on
wind , with their heads off shore. Th
next morning the three smaller ves
sels parted company , and by sunse
had gained many miles to windwarc
after which they were not again seer
The admiral had sent for Philip t
give him his instructions , which wer
very severe , and evidently framed s
as to be able to afford him hereafte
some excuse for depriving him of hi
command. Among others , his order
were , as the Dort .drew less water tha :
the admiral's ship , to sail ahead c
him during the night , that if they approached
preached too near the land as they bea
across the channel , timely notice migh
be given to the admiral if in too shal
low water. This responsibility wa
the occasion of Philip's being alway
on deck when they approached th
land on either side of the Straits , i
was the second night after the flee
had separated that Philip had bee :
summoned on deck as they were near
ing the land of Terre del Fuego ; h
was watching the man in the chain
heaving the lead , wJien the officer o
the watch reported to him that th
admiral's ship was ahead cf them in
stead of astern. Philip made inquir ;
as to when he passed , but could no
discover ; he went forward and sav
the admiral's ship with her poop-light
which , when the admiral was astern
was not visible. "What can be the ad
miral's reason for this ? " though
Philip ; "has he run ahead on purposi
to make a charge against me of neg
lect of duty ? It must be so. Well , le
him do as he pleases ; he must wai
now till we arrive in India , for I shal
not allow him to desert me ; and witl
the company I have as much , and , . '
rather think , as a large proprietor
more interest than he has. Well , a ;
he has thought proper to go ahead , . '
have nothing to do but to follow. "
"You may come out of the chains
there. "
CHAPTER XX.
Philip went forward ; they were now
as he imagined , very near to the land
but the night was dark and they could
not distinguish it. For half an houi
they continued their course , much tc
Philip's surprise , for he now thoughl
he could make out the loom of th ?
land , dark as it was. His eyes were
constantly fixed upon the ship ahead ,
expecting every minute that she would
go about ; but no , she continued her
course , and Philip followed with his
own vessel.
"We are very close to the land , sir. "
observed Vander Hagen , the lieutenant ,
who was the officer of the watch.
"So it appears to me ; but the ad
miral is closer , and draws much more
water than we do , " replied Philip.
"I think I see the recks on the beam
to leeward , sir. "
"I believe you are all right , " re
plied Philip ; "I cannot understand
this. Ready about , and get a gua
ready they must suppose us to be
ahead of them , depend upon it. "
Hardly had Philip given the order
when the vessel struck heavily on the
rocks. Philip hastened aft ; he found
the rudder had been unshipped , and
the vessel was immovably fixed. His
thoughts then reverted to the admiral.
"Was he on shore ? " He ran forward ,
and the admiral was still sailing on
with his poop-light , about two cables
length ahead of him.
"Fire the gun there , " cried Philip ,
perplexed beyond measure.
The gun was fired , and immediately
followed up by the Cash and report
of another gun close astern of them.
Philip looked with astonishment over
the quarter , and perceived the ad
miral's ship close astern to him , and
evidently on shore as well as his own.
"Merciful Heaven ! " exclaimed Philip
rushing forward , "what can this be ? "
Ho beheld the other vessel , with her
light ahead , still sailing on and leav
ing them. The day was now dawning
and there was sufficient light to make
out the land. The Do. i was on shore
not fifty yards from the beach , and
surrounded by the high and barren
rocks ; yet the vessel ahead was ap
parently sailing on over the land. The
seamen crowded on the forecastle ,
watching this strange phenomenon ;
at last it vanished from their sight.
"Tha't's the Flying Dutchman , by all
that's holy ! " cried one cf the seamen ,
jumping off the gun.
Hardly had the man uttered these
words when the vessel disappeared.
Philip felt convinced that it was
so , and he walked away aft in a very
perturbed state. It must have been
his father's fatal ship which had de
coyed them to probable destruction.
He hardly knew how to act. The ad
miral's wrath he did not wish , just at
that moment , to encounter. He sent
for the officer of the watch , and havln §
desired him to select a crew for tlu
boat , out of those men who had beer
on deck , and could substantiate his assertions -
sertions , ordered him to go on board
of the admiral , and state what had
happened.
As soon as the boat had shoved off
Philip turned his attention to the
state of his own ves el The daylight
had increasei "and Philip perceived
that they were surrounded by rocks
and had run on shore between twc
reefs , which extended half a mile from
the mainland. He sounded round his
vessel , and discovered that she was
fixed from forward to aft , and thai
without lightening her there was nc
chance of getting her off. He then
turned to where the admiral's shir
lay aground , and found that , to all
appearance , she was in even a worse
plight , as the rocks to leeward of hei
were above the water , , and she was
much more exposed should bad
weather come on. Never , perhaps , was
there a scene more cheerless and ap
palling ; a dark wintry sea a sky
loaded with heavy clouds the wind
cold and piercing the whole line ol
the coast one mass of barren rocks ,
without the slightest appearance oi
vegetation ; the inland part of the
country presented an equally somber
appearance and the higher points were
capped with snow , although it was not
yet the winter season. Sweeping the
coast with his eye , Philip perceived ,
not four miles to leeward of them , so
little progress had they made , the spot
where they had deserted the commo
dore.
"Surely this has been a judgment on
him for his cruelty , " thought Philip ,
"and the prophesy of poor Avenhorn
will come true more bones than his
will bleach on those rocks. " Philip
turned round again to where the ad
miral's ship Avas on shore , and started
back , as he beheld a sight even more
dreadful than all that he had viewed
the body of Vander Hagen , the officer
sent on board of the admiral , hangIng -
Ing at the main yardarm. "My God !
is it possible ? " exclaimed Philip ,
stamping with sorrow and indignation.
His boat was returning on board ,
and Philip awaited it with impatience.
The men hastened up the side , and
breathlessly informed Philip that the
adimiral , as soon as he had heard the
lieutenant's report , and his acknowl-
ment that he was officer of the watch ,
had ordered him to be hung , and that
he had sent them back with a sum
mons for him to repair on board im
mediately , and that they had seen an
other rope preparing at the yard-arm.
"But not for you , sir , " cried the
men , "that shall never be you shall
not go on board v/e will defend you
with our lives. "
The whole ship's company joined in
this resolution , and expressed their de
termination to resist the admiral.
Philip thanked them kindly stated his
intention of not going on board , and
requested that they would remain
quiet , until it was ascertained what
steps the admiral might take. He
then went down to his cabin to reflect
upon what plan he should proceed. As
he looked out of the stern windows ,
and perceived the body of the young
man still swinging in the wind , he
ilmost wished that he was in his place ,
for then there would be an end in his
wayward fate ; but ho thought of
kmine , and felt that for her he wished
to live. That . the Phantom Ship
should have decoyed him to destruc
tion was also a source of much pain-
; ul feeling , and Philip meditated , with
ils hands pressed to his temples. "It
is my destiny , " thought he at last ,
'and the will of Heaven must be done ;
Rre could not have been so deceived
I Heaven had not permitted it. " And
: hen his thoughts reverted to his pres-
jni. situation.
situation.To
( To be continued. )
A BALLOON UNDER FIRE.
mmetli.ite Collapse Does Not Folio vr ,
Kvcn When the Mark la lilt.
With regard to the effects of gun-
jhots upon a balloon , the following ex
periments were made , says the Pall
Mall Magazine. A shot was fired from
i Lebel rifle at a balloon at an alti-
; ude of 500 feet. It only penetrated the
'abric below the equator , and no ap
preciable result ensued. After this
nany shots were fired , several pene-
.rating the balloon and passing out
lear the upper valve. After a lapse
) f six hours * the balloon descended
luietly to the ground , by reason of the
oss of gas through the bullet holes.
3ut it appeared that , whatever the
lumber of shots , the loss of gas was
lever sufficient to cause the balloon to
: all rapidly. On another occasion a
shrapnel shell was fired from a seven-
Bunder Armstrong gun at a balloon
laving an altitude of 1,500 feet , but
.his being above the limit of elevation
> f the gun , it was impossible to hit it.
: n any case , had it been possible to
lo so , the shell would have penetrated
.he balloon below the equator and
jassed out again so low down as to
: ause no serious loss cf gas. Indeed ,
i balloon loses but little of its lifting
lower that is , little of its gas if the
lole is made below the equator. Once
i gore was split up to within a few
: eet of the upper valve ; at first the
> 2lloon fell rapidly , then the wind
illed out the flapping fabric , and it
ailed quietly to earth.
Dangerous to Hypnotize.
The late Professor Drummond , when
luite a child , discovered that he could
lypnotize people. At a birthday party
i little girl refused to play the piano.
Drummond happened to catch her eye.
ind said , "Play. " To his surprise she
ese obediently , went to the piano , and
) layed. At another time he hypnotized
i boy , gave him a poker for a gun , and
; aid , "I'm a pheasant ; shoot me. " The
) oy did so , and Drummond , to keep up
.ho illusion , fell , whereupon the boy ,
seeing the "bird" move , made as if to
lit it over the head with the poker.
The hypnotizer had just time to stop
.he magnetized sportsman.
TARIFF AND TEUSTS
LATTER NOT A NATURAL ALL"
OF THE FORMER.
Some Deductions May Bo Drawn fror
the 1'resent Era of Combines to IU
clnco the Cost of Production Trust
Increase Waxes of Their Employes.
Commenting on the organization o
trusts the Zancsville Courier recentl ;
said :
"The Courier desires to protes
against the attempt , now beginning t
be again apparent in some of the ol
free trade organs , to attribute the in
crease of trusts to the fostering in
fluence of protection.
"We do not believe that tariff , big ]
or low , has anything to do with forma
tion of trusts. The impulse toward th
combination of capital , as the Courle
pointed out some time since , does no
primarily spring from the relations o
manufacturers to the public , but fron
the internal economy of their own bus
Iness affairs. Usually the movement ti
establish a trust does not originate ii
a desire to increase prices , but in tin
purpose to reduce expenses , and to im
prove the stability and certainty o
business by enlarging the base. Gen
erally speaking , price increases are in
cidental and not burdensome to th' '
public. "
It has been the contention of frei
traders from the founding o the flrs
trust that protection is at the botton
of trusts. This is as foolish as thi
equally positive contention of the frei
traders that high duties on importei
goods prevent the sale of Americai
goods to foreign nations.
Experience has demonstrated the fal
lacy of the latter contention as i
would the fallacy of the former. I
svery custom house were leveled to th <
ground , and every port opened to frei
importation of foreign goods , trust :
would be formed and they would bi
more necessary than under a protec
Live tariff , unless we are willing tc
ibandon manufacturing and becom <
purely an agricultural people.
The primary object of trusts is to in-
: rease profits by reducing expenses
[ Jnder a trust , the aggregate of wages
a a particular industry is reduced , noi
jy cutting down the wages of thosf
: ontinuing in employ , but by reducing
; he number of high-priced employes
: hiefly in the managing and selling de
partments of that industry.
If all the Republican papers of Ohic
vere combined under one management
vith one chief editor , a half-dozen edi-
: orial writers would do the work no-w
lone by " hundreds of writers. The
: ame political views would be ex-
jressed in all of them , just as the
same political views are expressed in
ill of them now , and the variety would
) e solely in the local departments ol
he several papers , because that varie-
y would be necessary and essential to
iiiccess in each particular locality.
) ne man would do the buying for all
if them , and five hundred buyers
vould be thrown out of employment ,
[ "hose still employed would probably
eceive higher wages than at present
illowed. The saving would be in the
eduction of the force. The political
.rticles would be prepared under the
upervision of one chief editor instead
if under hundreds , and so in every
department. The saving would reach
oillions of dollars and the profits to
he stockholders would be correspond-
ngly increased.
The greatest trust in the United
Itates pays the highest wages. It
aves by confining the management of
great industry to a few men , and not
y cutting down the wages of those
rho are the actual producers. Split
his trust into several pieces , and we
ither cut down the profits to the own-
rs of the plants or increase the prices
3 the consumers of the product. The
iriff has nothing to do with it.
Strike the duty off of steel rails and
[ ie necessity for a trust in that indus-
ry would be greater than it is now ,
nd a trust would be formed to take in
very possible foreign competitor ,
trictly speaking , under absolute free
rade human industry would be trade
ithout a country , would know no
auntry , would be cosmo-national. not
ational. The industry would ignore
eographical lines and gather into one
) ld all its branches and outposts and
ecome an international" trust. There
; not a steel rail maker in England
ho would not gladly combine with , his
merican competitor to control the
utput and absorb the market.
Then the wages of the producing la-
orer would be cut to an international
: ale and he would be helpless in the
ands of the "octopus. " The only safe-
uard the American employ has is in
ie protection given him by the duty
a the foreign product. Deprive him
f that , and wages in the United States
ould drop to the European level , be-
mse the laborer would be at the mer-
international combination of
f of an
ipital and the interest of capital in
is particular industry.
Protection Is far more beneficial to
ie laborer than to the capitalist ,
iven a free course , with no protection
> the employe , capital would speedily
) me to an agreement , and it would
ot matter to the capitalist whether
ie product on which he makes a profit
i made in Europe or America , at
ome or abroad. Capital is a citizen of
ie world. Labor is the citizen of a lo-
ility. The men who possess the cap-
al will send their money into the re-
[ Otest parts of the world if assured the
irger profits. They do not believe
mt a dinner of herbs larded with coa-
snt is better than a fat ox without
mtentment.
The conclusion of this philosophiz-
ig is that in the search for gain the
rpltallst is ready to combine with his
brother captalist in China or England
and to him the value of a protecttv
tariff that saves the American labore
from starvation wages is not a suffl
cient factor worth the effort to secur
it. What he wants is profit. Wha
the laborer wants is a living and con
tentment. Trusts will come and trust
will co just as they are factors in in
creasing gains , and the duty we impos
on foreign goods will neither foster no
prevent them. Sandusky , Ohio , Regis
ter.
V/OOL AND TARIFFS.
Wilson taw Held Kesponslble for Exist
Ing Demoralized Conditions.
From the address of Dr. Jame
Withycornbe , president of the Pacifi
Northwest Wool Growers' association
at the annual convention at Pendle
ton , Ore. , March 7 :
"The wool market has not blossomei
forth to a degree that inspires hope ti
many growers , and in some direction
loud mutterings are heard and man ;
articles are written tinctured witl
sharp criticisms of the present woo
tariff. A careful and dispasslonat
examination of the present tariff 01
wool should convince any grower tha
the late Congressman Dingley full :
considered the matter. True , the pres
ent law in some respects could be im
proved ; .but , as a whole , the law ii
good , the wool growers' interest bein ;
fully protected.
"The dull and featureless wool mar
ket is not due to domestic over pro
duction , nor to excessive recent impor
tations , but to the immense quantities
of wool and woolens accumulated un
der the Wilson bill , and to the con
tinued demand for the cheaper grade ;
of domestic woolens.
"The custom house figures will full ]
substantiate the statement so ofter
made that the Wilson bill should b <
held largely responsible for the preseni
demoralized condition of the woo
market.
"There were 923,000,000 pounds o :
wool imported during the life of thi ;
bill , 100,000,000 pounds of which were
imported in the condition of scoured
wool , which would last as long as
300,000,000 pounds of American un
washed. Therefore , while the govern
ment figures show the free wool im
ports to have been 923,000,000 pounds
if measured by American wool , they
would equal at least 1,100,000OOC
pounds , which was equal to the en
tire consumption by American machin
ery during the same period.
"The production of home-grown woo ]
luring this period was about 826,000-
300 pounds , which constitutes the ac
cumulated surplus on hand at the time
of the passage of the Dingley tariff
act. The clip of 1S9S has since been
idded to this supply , and the clip of
IS99 is in sight. Thus it will be seen
.hat a two years' supply was imported
in anticipation of the passage of the
Dingley tariff act.
"Under the existing conditions it
lees not seem wise for wool growers
persistently to agitate this matter ; for ,
iy so doing , congress may be induced
igain to open the question of tariff ,
tnd , in the final shuffle , the wool grow-
; r is in danger of coming out second
aest. At the present time , items of
legislation affecting the industry are
lot of vital concern to the wool grow-
jr , but he should rather devote his
mergies and talents to aa analytical
itudy of flock characteristics , local im-
) roveinents and markets. "
BTaxIms vs. Markets.
It has been said that the Democrats
re students of maxims- , while the
Republicans are students of markets.
Experience counts for nothing with
he man who has a theory. The Wil-
on bill , adopted during Cleveland's
drninistration , was a theoretic low-
ariff Democratic bill , but it brought
uin to American industries and hard
imes , and so bankrupted the United
treasury that bonds had to be
old to pay the daily expenses of the
overnment. The Democrats can
ever be made to see that a tariff tax
5 not always added to the price and
aid by the consumers , but the truth-
5 that a tariff on imported goods so
timulates American productions that
: results in cheapening the price to
onsumers. It worked that way with
teel railway rails ; it worked that way
rith plate glass ; it worked tlrat way
rith wire nails ; and it is working that
ray with tin plate. The industry is
uilt up in this country by the tariff
ix on imports , and the price to con-
umers is reduced. But no Democrat
ill admit that putting a tax oa an
nported article results in reducing : the
rice. The protective tariff works
ell ; it famishes work to Americans
t American wages , , and reduces the
rice to consumers , and makes good
mes , and we agree with ? .Ir. Dtngley
lat "what practically works well in
ny country is more likely to bo safe
nd wise than any theories , however
ne spun , that have not succeeded in
ke conditions. " Freepcrt (111. ) Jour-
al.
J
No Practicable Anywhere.
It would seem that England must
; ach us our lesson of stable and con-
; stent protection , and by exemplify-
ig the utility of that policy wisely
jgulated. induce our madcap free-
ade countrymen to have done with a
/stem that is not practicable even for
nation so situated as England. To
jpe with Britain in the regime of
er new policy we must the soonest
ossible strike the golden mean of
rotective tariffs and secure its main-
snance. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Vindication.
The once-scoffed-at Dingley tariff is
lore than vindicating , nowadays , the
ssurances of its. framers. Boston
aurnal.
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
Keal Beaion for the Marked Increase
of Tariff Becelpts.
The New York Staats Zeitung , in re
buking the Republicans for claiming
any credit for the Increased revenue
from tariff receipts , says the "reason ,
why tariff receipts under the Wilson ,
tariff were not so high as now was be
cause of the general business depres
sion and the low consuming capacity
of the country , and that the depression
has disappeared is certainly no merit
of the Republicans. " No protectionist
will deny that the low tariff receipts
under the Wilson law were due to
"the general business depression and
the low consuming capacity of the
country. " There is no doubt that it
the people of the country had had
more money they would have bought
more foreign goods as well as mor
domestic goods.
But because of the closing of Amer
ican factories through the operations
of the Wilson-Gorman law the wage-
earners of the country were deprived
of work and wages , and the employers
of labor were without business and
without profits. Naturally the con
suming capacity of the country was
low. The consuming capacity always
is low untJer free trade , because free
trade means the destruction of Amer
ican industries. The strange thing is
that the Staats Zeitung cannot see the
inevitable connection between free
trade and a low consuming capacity.- *
That connection has been illustrated
more than once in the history of the
country.
The Staats Zeitung apparently
thinks that business depression just
comes and goes and that no man
knows the why or the wherefore. Bir\t
all effects have a cause , and the Staato
Zeitung would do well if it would pon-
iler with unprejudiced mind upon the
cause of the industrial depression
which prevailed throughout the coun
try during the existence of the Wil
son-Gorman law and the free-trade ad
ministration of Graver Cleveland , and
which disappeared at the restoration
af protection. There is no doubt in
the minds of the vast majority of the
people as to the cause of the industrial
lepression of 1893-1896. The result o
the presidential campaign of 189S
showed how they interpreted the mat
ter.
Only a Partial Remedy at lies ? .
We do not believe that the total
ibolition cf the tariff would cripple
; ho trusts , for such combinations are
lot confined to this country. Take off
.he protection from American man-
ifacture and the trusts would corn-
jine with foreign combinations and
rapital to control the foreign output
) f aa article , as well as the domestic
mtput , and they would have consum-
irs just as much at their mercy as they
lave now.
In order to properly regulate the
rtrsts and curb the awful power which.
.hey are developing , they mnst be-
> ronght under federal control. The
tttorney general of the United States
Jaims that the Sherman anti-trust lav r
s ineffective. Other lawyers , as good
is he , claim that the Sherman la-v
onld be made effective , if properly en-
orced ; but whether it could be or
tot , there is the power of amending
he federal constitution , which re-
ides In the people and the states.
There is also another anda quicker
nethod of securing federal control.
, -hich has already been pointed on :
y the Tribune , and that is to employ
he taxing power of the federal gov-
rnment to tax the stock and bond is-
ues of the trusts cut of existence and
hus compel them organize under
ederal charters , just as banks of is-
ue are now compelled to do.
The Tribune does not believe that
L would be good policy for the Re-
ubllcan party to reverse itself err the
iriff in the hope of thereby throttling
few trusts. If it is to tackle the
rust problem , let it adopt a thor-
ugh and not a partial remedy. ilia-
eapolis ( Minn. ) Tribune.
Trusts Are Everywhere.
There are trusts in Germany , Ans- *
ia. Italy and Russia , as well as every f
ther country vhich has great inclus-
ies or natural resources valuable
aoush. to attract large sumsof cap-
al in their development. The trusts
re doing more- damage in some of
lose countries than they are doing
ore. Nevertheless the republican
arty will keep up its warfare on the
usts. It has been fighting them from
ie day they first made their appear-
ice. It is the only party which has
id either tae courage or the intelli-
jnce to strike a blow at the Illegiti-
ate practices of the combines and to
istrlct thoza in their operations. It is
satisfaction , therefore , for the coua-
y to kaow. that as the republican
irty is going to remain in control of
ie nation for years to come its vgor- !
is and practical work in maintaining
ie people's interests in this as in all v
.her fields will be kept up. St. Louis \
lobe-Democrat.
Ilnir to Hreod
A deficit threatens the British gov-
nment , and it is proposed to impose
i import duty on sugar , grain. Hour
id meal. This illustrates the diffor-
ice between free-trade theory and
actice , and ateo the difference be-
, -eeu the protection principle and the
riff-for-revenue-oniy idea. Under the
ingley law duties are imposed main-
oil articles of foreign manufacture
iat come into competition with the
oducts of our own labor. Under the -i
nglish system duties are imposed
ainly on articles not produced ia iv
agland , but which every Englishman v
ust have. In England everybody
lows "who pays the tax. " Chicagc
