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A DIFFJCOLT PROBLEM. It is certain that President Roose- eirs suggestions as to regulation of ie railways ould, if carried into ef- i?ct, produce revolutionary results. Phat Indeed ivould be their object. 'hough primarily intended to stop dls- irimlnation as between shippers and ihipping points and to cut off the prac- of irrakimr rebates to favorites. :e re Mould be other consequences hirh scarcely can .be foreseen, but h! h would very probably tend to a Irof jund disturbance of the commercial ni manufacturing systems of the leur.trj. When President Marvin Hughitt of Northwestern, one of the recog nized railway authorities of the coun- ry says that "Congress does not real- the tremendous seriousness of the uestions raised by the President" no loubt he speaks truly. Upon which Mr. lughitt goes on to explain from his ttandpoint what the proposal does :can ir terms that will bear repetl- ton x irst, lie says, "it means that the bpaclty of the railroads to make ex- :ns:ons and improvements will depend In the willingness of a commission to How them to earn the wherewithal." Iecond, "that all competition will be one away with, for there can be no bmpetitlon where uniformity is en lirced by the Government. Under the rbitrary system proposed every city fculd be confined to Its own little gar- kn plot of trade territory and there rould be no chance of extending it." This, if it be a correct forecast, would (isperse trade, would pull down manu icturlng centers, would completely ar- st the concentration that has built eat cities, would turn back the move ments of Industrial and commercial life liward the conditions that prevailed former times, before the railroads bcame the greatest of ail active fac- (trs in the new development of the mntry. Nevertheless this conception consequences is probably exagger- ted; tnougn it would, follow very hrely the premises stated, if they are I rreci. President Stickney of the . Chicago beat "Western sees Government owner Ip as a sure consequence of the policy inicn jfresment nooseveit nas sug- 5 ted. It appears, however, that Mr. Ickney would not so much object to bis. For he points out that the tend icy is toward consolidation of all lilroad lines; so that the competition which Air. Hughitt speaks and which Is so anxious to preserve is now lit nominal and soon will wholly dls- jpear. The time is approaching, Mr. Ickney says, when three or four men ill virtually own or control all the lads. A greater objection is sure to be ;d against the undue powers of such fur men xthan any the railroads can Ing against a four-man Federal nisslon. The Chicago Great West is not one of the very powerful t-irnays of the country, and this road, company with other less favored lies, might prefer Government owner- tip, for honest though selfish reasons l? "vital question," says Mr. Stick- fy, is rate-making. All that some of can do is to cut rates, and in the end b might win out if our wealth were tlj sufficient. The process of absorp hn cf weaker by stronger companies sil continue." IA31 that can be predicted with cer inty at this time is that no certain edlrtion can be made of consequences fot!oi the entrance of the Govern fct upon this field of rate-making and Iber railway regulation of inter-state lc Since it will be an experiment ero is more need of caution in dealing ith so great & matter. Yet so restive fhe people under present conditions lat some action by Congress is be I.T-lng an imperative demand. SUTI.ER TO THE CAXP. now let us hear the Pharisee. Here Rcerend Wilbur F. Crafts. He fes at Washington, and he labors in vocation not without reward, for has his profits in funds contrlb- 13 from all parts of the United Utes His specialty is an effort to r? Calvinistic and Puritanic- features the legislation of the United lites. His sfock in trade Is this hide and ecclesiastiolsm. Last Winter he there I to the extent of his ability Id Incwd without end, those who ire tndeavoring to get the recognition J support of the United States for Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex ilti He insisted that it must be a Ivimstic and Puritanical celebration the United States shouldn't help it t as resolved that Sunday closing nil 1 be enforced and that nobody iu.i get anything but cold water at i-taurants on the grounds- And he mted the Senate and House commit tees till he was a nuisance. Finally he was turned down, and the bill was passed. This same brother, strenuous still. now attacks Lyman Abbott, Bishop Potter and Dr. Carter because they are not "orthodox." Of the two former he says: "If I were to form a composite picture of the devil as an angel of light and of darkness I could easily imagine Lyman Abbott and Bishop Potter in the composite. While both men are clean and probably sincere, their Ideas work more harm to the moral world than those of any two other men living. I have always found that when a man becomes loose on theology he becomes loose on ethics." All this and more from Brother Crafts and men of his type In support, professedly, of the religion of Jesus of Nazareth, whose life and Whose death were protests against theological sys tems and hide-bound creeds. Brother Crafts some call him Brother Grafts is but a sutler to the camp of a stale theology, that profits may ensue. A LADY EDITOR AND HEB PAPER. The Oregonian Is in receipt of the prospectus of the Chicago Daily Re view, "a newspaper of national circu lation adapted for the use. entertain ment and instruction of all the inmates of the American home men, women and children and devoted to the main tenance, culture and upbuilding of the American family." The Review is the much-heralded woman's newspaper de signed to fill a long-felt want and to be a real epoch-maker in the history of journalism. Its editor-in-chief is Ella Hamilton Dtirley, and the editorial staff is to include Ora Williams, managing editor; Jessie Lee Wilcox, Susan Keat ing Glaspill, Frank E. Lyman, Jr., aitd several other regular contributors and scores of the most briliant writers of America." Says the prospectus: Every Issue will contain a carefully edited synopsis of a day's news, omlttlne -merely local matters, criminal, vicious and trivial occurrences and gi-lnc Fpace only to the Interesting and Important. Our motto will be: "All the news that Is worth remem bering." The ccnulnc history oC the world for a day will be slven In brioC A second feature will be an article writ ten by an author of note, and of merit en titling it to publication in one of our best magazines. The Review will contain carefully edited departments in the domains of art. science. literature, education, religion, hygiene, do mestic economy, fashion, music, travels and recreations, sports, plant and animal life, business and numerous other subjects of in terest 4.0 the family. Several columns of oholec miscellany will be given under these heads each day. some of the departments being represented daily, others from one to three times a week. This, It will be observed, is a pro gramme of great comprehensiveness, and would seem to promise a publica tion of exceptional merit, omitting the objectionable features of other news papers and covering in a highly intelli gent and attractive manner every topic of real human interest. But when we -examine in detail the proposed contents of the paper for the forthcoming year it is a little surprising to find that cur rent affairs .are to be dealt with in a very lively, not to say sensational. manner. Here are a sample few of a vast number of subjects set forth in detail: How the "Gray "Wolves" Will Devour De- neen. How Butler's "Indians" will Scalp Folk. How the Railroads Will "Do Up" LaFollette. How tho "System" Will Annihilate Lawson.' How the Spoilsmen Will Discipline Roose volt. How the Tariff Combine WJU Circumvent Douglas. How Northern Securities Will Recapture Minnesota. How the Beef Trust Will Continue to Skin the Granger. How Standard Oil Will Lubricate an Un friendly Nation. How the Proposed Railway Trust Will Govern Us. How the Transcontinental Lines Will Put Off Panama. How the Express Trust Will Defeat the Parcels Post. How the Moneybags "Will Head Oft Postal Savings Banks. How a State Legislature Is Syndicated. Bad Breaks of Our Presidents. How the Patent Medicine Trust Fools a Gullible Public How Some Big People Manufacture Their Own Reputations. How the "Gumshoe Bills" Beguile a Smart Constituency. How the "Brazen Calf Runs a University It may be that the lady who will run the ladles' newspaper knows precisely what the ladies want; but It would seem that either she or they or both are ignorant of the fact that several very capable yellow newspapers in New York and elsewhere have been feeding the public, male and female, with pre clsely the kind of stuff the lady editor proposes to put In her paper. HOODLUMS IN COLLEGE. The encouragement of the spirit of lawlessness bordering upon anarchy at Columbia University Is a disgrace to the management of that Institution, Compromising with crime, the members of the faculty acknowledge their own Incompetence and bring discredit upon higher education by admitting that col lege training at Columbia does not make good citizens. In conceding to the criminal any right other than that of a fair and impartial trial and pun ishment commensurate with the offense the faculty has fostered the spirit of disregard for personal rights. Kingdon Gould, a freshman, was set upon by a gang of hoodlums who were members of the sophomore class. He fled until it became apparent that he could not escape, and then, turning upon his pursuers, drew a revolver and threatened to shoot anyone who should advance further In the attack. Tnough his warning was disregarded, he merely ghot over the heads of his assailants and in the confusion found an avenue of escape. Four members of the mdb were brought before the faculty, found guilty and suspended, Whereupon the entire sophomore class held a meeting and voted to leave the school In a body if the faculty should carry out its de termination. With a shameful display of Instability the faculty receded from its position, left the entire matter in the hands of the students and made other concessions which tend to breed contempt for lawful authority. The chief cause for regret in this dis reputable affair Is that Gould did not furnish material for a f uneraL The de termined exercise of the rights of an American citizen to defend himself would have done more to disaourage hazing than all the lectures that could be given and all the rules that could be established. When a man is attacked without provocation and while in the exercise of his lawful rights, he is not bound to retreat or to submit to Indig nities and injuries. It is his right to defend himself, even to taking" the life of his assailant, and If there are college students who have not learned this first principle of American liberty they are hopelesslj wanting In human intclli- gence. 2o one could do the country harm by shortening their earthly careers. Only cowards will 'band together in overpowering numbers to inflict injury upon a helpless victim. Having no self-respect, the have no regard for the rights of others. Devoid of the sense of justice and actuated by the propensities of brutes, they have less honor than a Hottentot or a Sioux. Un worthy of the liberty of a land of the free, they seek to set aside law and overthrow government. Their removal to another world in the midst of their deeds of violence would be good rid dance of bad "rubbish. SIR. ItlEL'S BIG STEAMER. The mammoth Minnesota, the largest frieght carrier that ever came into the Pacific,, is now at Seattle preparing to load for the Far East. The new vessel has been constructed from the most approved plans, and in everything that pertains to up-to-date equipment and economical operation may be said to be a perfect craft. It yet remains for her owners to demonstrate that she is as well adapted for the field where she will operate as smaller craft now giv ing excellent service out of Puget Sound ports. It requires several miles of freight cars to carry a sufficient amount of cargo to fill up this immense floating warehouse, this alone preclud ing the possibility of an expeditious transfer from car to ship as is possible where less yard room is required for cars. There are but few ports In the Far East having a sufficient depth of water to admit the Minnesota, and, as the smaller ports will always find plenty of steamers that will handle theio traffic direct, the Minnesota can secure none of this traffic. By operating but two of these big carriers, it is, of course, so long be tween trips that a sufficient amount of low-grade cargo to fill them can be massed on the Seattle end of the line. Two steamers will be unable to give a service frequent enough to satisfy many shippers, who will patronize the smaller vessels with more frequent sailings. An official of the Hill lines is quoted in a Seattle paper as stating that on account of their great size and facilities - for economically handling freight, the Minnesota and Dakota will be able to carry some lines of freight at a very greatly reduced cost to the shipper. This would Indicate that the big liners would make a bid for business by cutting rates, a method that has never proved satisfactory. There are too many' steamship lines engaged in the trans-Pacific trade to make it possible for Mr. Hill to get all of the business, even if he had a service sufficiently frequent to handle It. For this reason any and all cuts which he may make in rates will be met by steamers which can carry freight direct to many ports inaccessible to the Min nesota and Dakota except by lightering on smaller vessels. The big vessels are a credit to the flas they fiy and in making Seattle a home port they may have the effect of teaching the ship ping-subsidy boosters that the cost f operating an American ship is not ma terially greater than that of a foreign ship. The Minnesota Is manned by an Oriental crew, neither cheaper nor more expensive than the crews of the British and German ships engaged in the same trade. Her master is. an ex-British shipmaster, and in nearly every de partment the vessel is from an operat ing standpoint on even terms with the foreign ships. Mr. Hill's competitors will not permit him to cut and slash rates in order to fill his big ships, but if his theory that their great size will enable them to handle freight at a less cost than it can be handled by smaller vessels is cor rect, he is certainly in a position to make some money with them without the aid of a subsidy. The experiment will -be watched with considerable in terest and if it proves a success the other lines in the trade will speedily add vessels of .the Minnesota and Da kota type to their fleets. ABNOKJLVL WHEAT SITUATION. Expert British authorities, according to a special correspondent of the Chi cago Chronicle, have arrived at the con clusion that "Chicago is to cease to be the center of the world's wheat trade." This decision has probably been arrived at by theoretical consideration of the abnormal wheat situation of the pres ent season. Conditions this year, not only In America, but In other parts of the world, have been of suph an extra ordinary nature that prices and crop movement at home and abroad, have offered wholesale opportunities for speculation as to what the future holds In store for the business. The deduc tion made by the British experts, how ever, hardly seems warranted by the facts in the case. It is, of course, a well-known fact that for many years the United States has been regarded as the principal source of supply for the wheat annually imported into Great Britain and some Continental ports. This year the unusually small crop of wheat in the United States was fol lowed by an abnormally high range of prices. The strong statistical position of the cereal was taken advantage of by the speculators, and prices were forced up to a point where exportation to Europe was an impossibility. This was not be cause the demands of the Europeans were materially curtailed, although high-priced wheat does decrease con sumption to a certain extent, but In stead it was due to the liberal offerings of cheap wheat from India, the Argen tine, Russia, and even from Australia. There was a heavy exportable surplus available In all of those countries, Rus sla and the Argentine being credited with record-breaking- crops and India shipping more than ever before. All of this big surplus from these countries might not have come forward had the Liverpool price remained low, but, with the cessation of shipments from Amer ica, there was naturallj' some response in the Liverpool market, and prices, still far below a parity with the Chi cago market, climbed up to a figure which largely increased the volume of imports, which, without this incentive, would have been much heavier than usual. The Chicago market has always been regarded abroad as the American mar ket, and it was from the existence of these remarkable conditions that the British experts formed the opinion that the world's wheat trade had shifted its center. This view of the matter may be accepted as possessing elements of plausibility until It Is disproved by return to normal conditions in the wheat crop at home and abroad. It is, of course, an admitted fact that the wheat consumption of the United States is Increasing quite rapidly, but Esnuum uiso oe rememoerea mat we have not yet reached the limit in wheat production. It was "hot so long ago that good many wheatgrowers can still remember when the possibilities of the United States ever producing 500,000,000 bushels of wheat were considered as highly uncertain, and yet we have ex ceeded that amount more than 200,000, 000 bushels, and there have been sea sons when a continuation of early per fect conditions would have resulted In crop of nearly 900.000,000 bushels. Since the record-breaking crop of 1301 there has been an increase In acreage. and the present era of high prices will still further stimulate the planting of the premier cereal. Some crop experts have placed the 1904 crop In tho United States as low as 500.000,000 bushels. The carry-over from the previous crop is, of course, an unknown quantity, but was probably equal to the exports we have made this year, and we are In a fair way to drift along Into another crop without a se vere shortage In domestic supplies. From this it Is apparent, that when we harvest another crop In excess of 700, 000,000 bushels, as we surely will, there will be approximately 200,000,000 bush els for export. Then this country, a,nd not Liverpool, will be the dominating factor In making the world's prices, and Chicago as the great American wheat market will regain all of the prestige which It has temporarily lost by reason of the short crop of the current year. The time Is coming, when all of the wheat grown In the United States will be needed for home consumption, but that time Is yet some distance in the future, and the British experts will have numerous occasions for revising- their estimates before the Chicago market ceases to be the predominant factor In the world's wheat prices. The Japanese steamship company which has been operating a line of ves sels between San Francisco and the Orient has had all of Its craft taken by the government for transport service. To replace these vessels It will build three 12,000-ton steamers which are to have a speed of nineteen and possibly twenty-one knots per hour. The Jap anese government Is to pay a liberal subsidy for these vessels, and In return is to have first call on them whenever they are needed for war purposes. With enough unsubsidized American, British and German steamships to handle all of the business on the Pacific, It is appar ent that there will be some rate-cutting as soon as the war is over, and Japan's merchant marine gets busy again in commercial lines. If a subsidy is a ne cessity in order to maintain a steam ship line, we are fortunate in having some other government pay It while our freight goes to market at a rate gov erned Uy the competition of the fleets of the world. Miss Hallie Ermine Rives, who swung Into fame's pathway on the skirts of sister Amelle, Is still In search of a hero for a new novel. She tells a San Fran? clsco writer that there was no suitable' timber in Portland, and, while the San FrancIscomen "have a certain virility which is not altogether bad" they will not meet her requirements. She hopes, however, to find in Los Angele3 the ideal hero for whom she is searching. From the tone of Hnllle's Interviews, prospects are improving as she jour neys toward a warmer clime. High temperature thus seeming to be favor able to the development of heroes to meet the Rives, requirements, it is a certainty that there is at least one place where they are quite numerous. Hallie may not care to go; there for them, but, It she does, she will surely meet some of sister Amelie's heroes. At leasx If they are not there they ought to be. The Oregon Legislature will meet January 9, grand juries notwithstand ing. Thanks to the Oregon constitu tion, the lawmakers are Immune during the fifteen days before that date and during the forty days and nights there after. The legislators perhaps are in debted to the patriots who have suc cessfully fought revision of the con stitution for the following guarantee of safety: ' Senators and Representatives, in all cases. except for treason, felony or breaches of the peace1, shall be privileged from arrest during the session of the Legislative Assembly, and in going to and returning from the same: and shall not be subject to any civil process during the session of the Legislative Assembly, nor during the 15 days before the commencement thereof. The statement has frequently been made that King and Pierce counties. or, to be more accurate, Tacoma and Seattle, could never get together on the Senatorial question. This is not ex actly true. Some decidedly caustic comment In the leading papers of the two cities indicates clearly that the op posing factions are quite rapidly get ting together, and within the next fort night they will be so close together that the "in-fighting" will commence. The mixture of oil and water is a feat fully as easy of accomplishment as the union of the Seattle and Tacoma forces on the United States' Senatorship. That perennial squabble over "High School lunch" will continue so long as florescent children desire to "get out" of school early and are encouraged by teachers who Imagine themselves over worked. Even 2:30 P. M. is too late for many, and just a little while ago they proposed to abolish luncheon altogether so as to "get out" still earlier. The High School building Is said to be in tended only for recitation, but truth is many youths would better use It for study. On Inauguration day, March 4, the guard of honor and especial escort of President Roosevelt will be fifty Rough Riders selected from the survivors of the First Regiment of Cavalry, of which at the commencement of the Spanish-American war he was the Lieutenant-Colonel and Leonard Wood the Colonel. A few weeks later the President will go to Texas to attend a reunion of the regiment. Three hundred and seventy-seven buildings in Baltimore are taking the place of 501 destroyed In the recent fire. This indicates how much finer a city Baltimore Is to be than it was "before And besides, the fewer buildings are all to be modern. How would it do for the Sheriff to batter down the barriers in the Arling ton and Commercial clubs? Does he think those clubs would be less passive and more revengeful than Chinese? How soon will Indictment come to be as a title of nobility? . And yet nobody Is Indicted who does not expect it NOTE AND COMMENT. j ' Many a manly heart sank yesterday j morning In this poor cityr we believe, j when It was announced from San Francis- i co that Hallie Ermlnie Rlvcs had not found her Ideal Wostcrn hero in Portland. "How could the lady overlook my claims?" "Am I not Western enough?" "Thirty years a Webfoot and to be turned down as not representative of this great and glorious country!" Cheer up, sad hearts; we shall have to organize a syndicate to write ah Oregon story full of Oregonian heroes cultured and breezy, country-bred and city-broke. 1 Some Brazilians are trying to restore the monarchy. You'd hardly expect a man who had just recovered from small pox to try his level best to catch it again. The Seattle Argus refers to a physician there as "Dr. Miss Dash." It's all right, we reckon, but It sounds kinder strange at first. Wc might give a member of the male sex a boost now and then by calling him Dr. Mr. Smith. Seattle should have a good rowing club, the Argus thinks, because there arc fine regatta courses on the Sound. If water were all that's needed to make a. winning crew, the S. A. C... with Puget Sound con nection to the Pacific, should surely havo a corker. Philadelphia's health authorities are ex cited over the discovery that many fash ionable gowns were delivered from a house where several smallpox patients ore more or less quarantined. The of ficials should cherr up. Thero isn't enough of the ordinary fashionable gown for a germ to find a hiding place In It. Russia's version of the North Sea affair appears to be that it was a justifiable accident. It would be worth going miles to see a Portland policeman endeavoring to arrest a husky drunk by jlu jltsu methods. Some babies up In Seattle were fed so much that they went to sleep. That's where a baby differs from a Congress man. Song Wanted. "Bush Girl" asks if any of our readers can supply her with the word& of thtf song. "Far Away on the Banks of the Nile" an3 "She's Only a Bird In a Glided Cage." Sydney N S. W.) Town and Country. Wouldn't that stop an elevator. Think of any far enough away to be out of reach of that "Bird In the Gilded Cage" actu ally sacrificing the advantage- by writing for the blessed thing! The editor of the Danbury (Conn.l News makes some remarks about the woman who keeps up with the fashions: I wonder what they call this kind of material that the women are wearing suits of now." he says. "I've seen lots of them in New York and Weehawken. and a few of them In Danbury. They come in many colors, but mostly brown. and look as if they had been all mussed up without being pressed out afterward. Every time I see a woman wearinjr one of them, I unconsciously look to see if I can see any castors stickinc out un derneath, because the women look so much " like plush sofas " In their new suits. The Danbury man expresses very clearly sentiments that have lacked ut terance In many other persons. After Christmas it is sort of consoling to learn that the King of Portugal's visit to England cost him 5130,000 in presents and tips. Seeing a mourning party standing on a rauroaq piatiorm in Hcotiand, says the New York Evening Sun, a traveler asked a member of the party whether a funeral was on hand. "Well, you can't exactly call It a funferal," was the reply. "The corpse has missed the train." WBX. J. IS IT YOUR DAUGHTER? An Appeal to the Responsibility of Parents. Syracuse (N. Y.) Journal. , Fathers and Mothers: If you have a young daughter, this picture which Is no fancy one is for you. It is long after curfew. The "mashers" lean on sidewalk railings and wait at street corners. There they come down the street, arm In trm two young girls with fresh, rosy faces. Abundant braids of hair fall down their backs. Natty little gowns come to the shoe-tops. They aro school girls and in their early teens. There is no chaperon and no escort. The girls are out alone and the hour is rather late. A couple of smart young men "knowing" young men follow the girls. Young men and young wo men are strangers to one another, and yet there Is some sort of freemasonry between them. The glances of the young men are bold. The eyes of the girls are not timid as they turn them baokWard with the hint of a smile. Flippant Words are exchanged". But what can one do? If their nat ural guardians are not there to pro tect, what right have you to interfere? Here and there may be found a brave spirit whom a great pity will move to stay and warn, and take the risk, but such Good Samaritans arc few. And so young girls infant women with fine passions and powers of womanhood thinking to tread the primrose path of dalliance, go down to ruin. Whose fault Is it? Is It the fault of the girls?. Who sent them out Into the night or permitted them to go unpro tected? Who failed or neglected to warn them of temptation? Who sup posed when they had dressed their girl as well as the neighbor girls their duty was done? There is only one answer to these questions Father and Mother. Good Reason. Houston Post. "Tommy always eats more pie when we have friends at dinner," .explained Tommy's mother. "Why do you do that. Tommy?" beamed tho visitor. " 'Cos we. don't have no pie no pther time," sputtered Tommy between bites. Love Song. Thomaa Nelson Page in Scrlbner's. Love's for Touth and not for Age. E'en though Age should wear 6. crown; FOr the Poet, not the Sage; Not the Monarch, but the Clown. Love's Xor Peace and not for War, En though War bring all renown; For the Violet, not the Star; For tho Meadow, not the Town. Love's for lads and Love's for maids. Courts a smile and flies a frown: Love's for Love, and saucy Jades Love Love most when Love has flown. Love h cruel tyrant Is: Slays his victims with a glance. Straight recovers with a kiss. But to slay again, perchance. Wouldst thou know whereLove dolh bide? Whence his sharpest arrows fly? In a dimple Love may hide. Or the ambush of an eye. Wert thou clad In triple mall. In a desert far apart. Not a whir would this avail; Love would find, and pierce thy heart. ENGLAND AND GERMANY. Leading organs of public opinion In Great BritainInfluential metropolitan journals and tho -great monthly and quarterly reviews have been for a long time disposed to take a gloomy view of the relations existing between the United Kingdom and the Gorman Empire. To say the least of It, kindly feeling between the two countries has not been foatered by constantly reprcj senting them as rivals engaged in a struggle, even while ostensibly at peace, which can only end .In the de struction of the prosperity of one or the other. It is undeniable that some things have been done and many things have been said by eminent personuges Which give some color of plausibility to this, view, but to an unbiased stu dent of the whole situation weishty reasons point to the opposite conclu sion. - J. L. Bashford, who evidcntly has the cause of peace at heart, re ports in the Nineteenth Century Re view for December an Interview which he has lately had with the German Chancellor, Count von Buelow, on this 'subject. The Councilor admits that the relations between Germany and Great Britain are in some respects de plorable, but declares that there is no good reason why mutual good feeling should not prevail. Germany, he as serts, desires pcactf with the world gen erally, and has cogent reasons for de siring peace particularly with Great Britain. "Now let me say a few words," he said to Mr. Bashford. "about the constantly recurring assertions' that our naval policy Is aimed at pre paring for a war with England. I can conscientiously say, in answer to th'Is charge, that we do not dream of con juring up such a war. It would be a monstrous crime to do so. A war to the knife between Germany and Eng land could only be politically justified on the assumption that Germany and England were the sole competitors on the world's surface, and on the as? sumption that the defeat of one of the two rivals would mean the absolute supremacy cf tho other. In former centuries England was always in a state of rivalry with one rival at a time with Spain, Holland and France In turn. Everything then was at stake. But nowadays there arc a number of powers that make the same claims as we do, and the Russo-Japanese War shows that an addition may be made to their number. A's things are, a war be- tween Germany and England would bo tho greatest piece of good fortune that could possibly be conceived for all their rivals, for whereas such a war and we must not deceive ourselves on this point would completely destroy German trade, as far as one can judge, and would seriously damage British trade, our rivals would utilize the op portunity for securing the markets of the world without firing a shot. . . . As you have yourself gone very care fully into the question of our navy, you will certainly have obtained proofs that our fieet is only meant for defen sive purposes. Its object Is to secure our waters ngainst attack, and afford the necessary protection for our inter ests abroad. We shall, of course, al ways take care that it is ready to strike when required, for our motto must be, 'Always be ready.' " It should be noted that this author ized interview was Intended to be read in Groat Britain, and. of course, In Germany, as an expression of German policy and feeling, emanating from the highest source after the Emperor him self Count von Buelow declares his regret that a certain school of English publicists seems to look upon a paper war with Germany "as the main object of its life." He adds that he has been gratified to observe, recently, Indlca"-y tions of a favorable reaction. What lie says about tho material losses cer tain to accrue from a war to the knife to both Germany and Great Britain Is so plainly true that It is difficult to doubt his sincerity when he declares his anxiety to preserve friendly rela tions, in another English review for December, the Fortnightly, however, a well-known publicist. Arnold White, says: "Everything points to the ex istence of a Russo-German understand ing, the price being that Germany should have a free hand in Holland and in the English colonies. At the time of writing the coveted Baltic provinces of Russia He temptingly ox posed to the embraces of the Teuton ravisher, but they are as safe from attack as Una from the lion. Nothing but a quarrel between England nnd Russia is necessary to enable Germany to have her pleasure of England." Mr. Arnold White argues that Germany is forced by Internal conditions to such relief by means of forcible expansion. "Germany numbers now nearly 57, 000,000 people. She outnumbers France by more than 17,000,000. The port of Kiel Ijs already crowded with warships. The German colonies are failures economically, strategically und as a field for emigration. The fur tive attempt to establish a footing in Brazil or elsewhere on the South American continent has been effectual ly stopped by the shipbuilding policy of the United States," etc., etc. The result Is a crisis an Impasse from which, thinks Mr. White, there Is no peace able escape. T'ne Disraeli Centenary. New York World. The 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Disraeli has been appropri ately celebrated In Great Britain. It was Disraeli himself who used to say that "the impossible will happen tomorrow," and it has. Of all the British statesmen of his time the one whom the sulphurous Daniel O'ConncIl called "the heir-at-law of the blas phemous thief who died impenitent upon the cross" alone exerts a living, vital Influence upon present-day state craft. Wholly apart from tho Primrose League, with its 2.000.000 members, Disraeli Is still the moving spirit of British politics and, in a sense, of world politics. He was the creator of the new imperialism which is now spelled Chamberlain, or Roosevelt, or William II, a3 the case may be. Palmerston was only a jingo. Dis raeli was a truo Imperialist, fascinated nb less than Napoleon by visions of Oriental Empire. It was Disraeli who fought "over night" with the controlling Interest in the Suez Canal which has given Egypt to Great Britain and made her mistress of the Mediterranean. 'It was Disraeli who checked the Russian Influence, in Afghanistan and made the recent ex pedition to Thibet possible. It was Disraeli who broke the power of tho Zulus, annexed" the Transvaal and laid the foundation for the present South Africa. It was Disraeli who turned Russia back from Constantinople, and thereby drove her throujgh Manchuria to Port Arthur. It was Disraeli who convened the Berlin Congress, In which can be found one of the influences that finally brought about tho present war in the Far East. Judged by the single standard of ma terial results, the Earl of Beaconsfield was the greatest constructive British statesman of his generation in fact, since Pitt. Farther Back the Better. Washington Post. Tammany wants to take part In the Inaugural parade If it can be assigned to "a proper place in the procession." Tammany has been bringing up the rear in recent political processions. For Ernest Seton Thompson. Atchison Globe. If you are so smart, answer this: Why does a horse eat grass backward and a cow forward? SPIRIT OF NORTHWEST PRESS. Great Future for a President. Gold Hill News. Geo whiz! Now they want to give the President 5100,000 a year and elect him for eight years. It's about time for tho Populists to take the reins. If 550,000 an nually isn't enough for Roosevelt or any other man. with all the side issues thrown In, let him come to Oregon and buy a country- newspaper. What Bad Roads Do". Woodburn Independent. Thousands of dollars in trade are yearly lost to Woodburn on account of the bad condition of the roads leading to this city. This Is an indisputable fact, and the quicker our business men, property holders and citizens get to work the bet ter It will be for Woodburn. An expendi ture of a few thousand dollars on these roads would double Woodburn's business. Portage Money Must Be Raised. Pendleton Tribune. The money for the portage road asked from the people should be raised for one , reason, it no more. The money will be needed to complete the road and the road must be built. The people who are to be directly benefited are 'asked to do nate the largest sums, which Is Talr. It is. in fact, their duty. The opportunity is here and a few thousand dollars should not stand In the way. Chance for a Pacific County Lawyer; Chchalls Bee-Nugget. It is understood that there will be a bill before the Legislature this Winter to divide the judicial district of Lewis. Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties. The Judge of this district manages to keep fairly busy ten or 11 months in the year, but It is believed he will be able to per form the duties of the office for the three counties for several yeara to come. How ever, If tho Legislature sees fit to make the change, it will be a benefit to one. man at last a Pacific County lawyer will fall into a 5300O a year Judgeship. Honor Where Honor I3 Due. Polk County Observer. The Salem Statesman makes the aston ishing assertion that Salem 13 the goat center of Oregon, and says that Dallas is disputing the honor. It will be news to tho people over on this side of the river to haar that Dallas Is contending for an honor that is already her own. and the Observer would be inclined to treat the Statesman's extravagant claim ?3d Je were n not ior tne tact mat it s evidently made in all seriousness. TVe have always admired the nerve of the Salem papers in claiming everything In sight, but this latest boast Is nothing short of absurd. Federal District for Eastern Oregon. Union Republican. The idea of creating a new Federal dis trict in Eastern Oregon Is meeting with much favor among lawyers and the peo ple generally who foot the bills for liti gation. It Is argued that the cost of wit nesses, jurors and all people likely to be called into the Federal Court would be lessened by the establishment of an East ern Oregon district. On the other hand, the likelihood of increased litigation, ow ing to lessened cost thereof, Is pointed out as an inevitable result of the forma tion of a district and the establishment of a place of holding court nearer home. Looking at the case as we may, there seems to be much In favor of an Eastern Oregon Federal district. Is Senator Foster to Blame? Tacoma Ledger. Seattle blames Senator Foster appar ently, for every disappointment' Soatt;o has met with in its efforts to "do" the Federal Government. Tho Lake Wash ington canal is not yet built. But why should Senator Foster be blamed? Was he responsible for the action of the board of Naval officers who reported to Con gress that the proposed canal would be of no benefit whatever to the Navy?. Was he responsible for the flat refusal of the rivers and harbors committee of the House to make any further appropriation for the purpose? Did not Congressman Cushman, also of Tacoma. make his famous speech on the rivers and harbors bill and the rules of the House in sup port of his amendment to resuscitate tho Lake Washington canal? The trouble with the Lake Washington canal scheme is that no one outside of this state seems to be able to perceive any justification for spending from $6,00O,0CO to ?lO.000.(jfK? in connecting Lake Washington with Puget Sound by a ship canal. Prohibition by a Narrow Margin. Ashland Tidings. Ashland went "dry" again at Tuesday's election, by a margin of o-jly nine votes out or a total of 723 cast on the question of licensing saloons during the coming year. Last year the margin was 27. a very small one. This year the margin is still smaller. It is not only somewhat of a surprise to many people, but it is a disappointment to more not that the majority is on the side it is. but rathr that it is so small. It is safe to say that If the administration is not more successful during the coming year in en forcing the local prohibition laws than It has been the past year there will be a greater reaction, and many of those who are still hopeful that "it will be better next year," will lose faith in this policy of municipal government. No saloons and no -liquor traffic would be an Ideal condition for- a place of Ash land's pretensions and claims us a hurna and educational center. But ther are"" many good people, and just as honest and as temperate ones as are those ou the local prohibition side of tho question, who believe that such a state of affairs as has existed in Ashland during tha' "dry" regime, with "blind pigs" and "speak easles." and numbers of them, dolnng buslnew? almost openly every day In the year (some of them on most con spicuous corners), that the moral effect of these institutions is more disastrous, more damuglng to the youth, than would be licensed saloons, which would contribute a substantial sum toward re jlenishing the depleted city exchequer. BITvS OF NORTHWEST LIFE. Good Living for Mr. Taylor. Kalama Bulletin. J. A. J. Taylor reports having had let-. tuce, radishes and green onions frash from his garden in the north part of town the first of the week. Handicapped in His Delivery Wagon. Tillamook Headlight. Clyde Clements was kicked on Sunday by one of his horses, and is somewhat handicapped in his delivery wagon by reason of havlpg one of his hands in a sling. Cows Commit Burglary. Harrisburg Bulletin. A couple of cows which had mysteri ously gained admission to G. F. Davis feedstore some time Saturday night, caueed something of a sensation early Sunday morning, when their presence became known to passersby. Mr. Rondema's Hard Fate. Columbia Chronicle. John Rondema was having the blues pretty badly Tuesday. His wife had gone, to Walla Walla to spend Christmas with, the children and left John to split his own wood. He also mourned the loss, of his watch-chain and could not get another short of the harness-shop. Determining His Status. Atchison Globe. An Atchison man wears lingerie in stead of underclothes. At least, he paid $4S"for two suits of underwear and thatr puts him in the "lingerie" class.