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THE MORNING OJlEGrONlAX, FRIDAY, MAY 12,. 1906, DEFENSE OF EMPIRE Baifour Discusses Danger to India, and England. MUST BUILD RAILROADS Plan to Offset Russian Advance on India Civilized Nations Should Forbid Submarine Mines. v Naval Defense Plans. LONDON, May L In the House of Commons today. Premier Balfour said that, having regard for the changes la the sea power of other nations, a redis tribution of the fleet and army is desir able for colonial defense, and that the "ttmmittce on4 defense of the Admiralty has concluded, that the fleet and tti army should be. ..concentrated in the cen ter of the empire, from which they woold be distributed as necessity arose. An Invasion of India has been the dream of many military, leaders, he said, he progress of Russia towards the Af ghanistan frontier, and the conccntfatfon f strategic railroads, have compelled" the government to consider, with' all serious ness, what its groat military neighbors could do. So surprise is possible in an in vasion of India. Any collision of mag nitude between the two powers must de pend upon the rapidity of railroad con struction. General Lord Kitchener's view Is that in addition to the ordinary drafts, eight Infantry divisions and other corre sponding arms should be available for the defense of India in the first year of a war. Must Pay for SupIncncsP. If Great Britain should permit the Jlow absorption of Afghanistan in a way similar to that In which the Central Asian states have been absorbed, and if Russia's strategic railroads are allowed to creep closer and closer to the frontier. Great Britain will ultimately pay for her suplneness by helping to keep on foot an army far larger than can be contem plated with equanimity, and she will be faced with the greatest military problems which have ever confronted the British government. Mr. Balfour remarked that the develop ment of Russia toward India has, from time to time, caused great alarm. Great Britain had in vain, by diplomatic means, endeavored to prevent a Russian expan sion, which must now be taken as an ac cepted fact, Aitnough the Invasion of India is much talked of by Russian of ficers, he-docs not believe that It forms any part of the scheme of the Russian government. Submarine Mines No Defense. Mr. Balfour's statement was made in the course of a reply to a question on the subject of the defense of commercial ports.- Mr. Balfour said the accepted policy in this regard had been reversed. After long consideration by the Ad miralty, the committee of defense had concluded that submarine mines consti tuted an inexpedient method of defend ing such ports. They were more likely to injure the defenders than damage the enemy. Mr. Balfour said he was not aliuding to blockade mines, which had played such an Important part in the Far Eastern war. lie believed -civilized countries would -heck the sowing of mines in the-waters of the world. Great Britain was not going to fall behind other mjtlo.ns in the matter of blockade mines, but in his opinion the use of mines ought to be brought up for the consideration of some International tribunal, for the damage snd danger to neutrals which must re sult from scattering broadcast on the waters of the world undirected engines of destruction were so great that h did not think civilized mankind would allow them to be used in haphazard fashipn. Th" advent of the submarine boat and torpedo-boat must qualify the supreme i-nmmand held by the so-called "blue water school." Even It fleets rode un challenged in every part of the world, he. did not believe any British Admiral would view with serenity the task of guarding a discriibarkation on a coast Infected with torpedo and submarine boats. Mr. Balfour stated that in considering the difficulties of an invasion, he was ibligcd to base his calculations on the supposition that the cnmy would be France, the country nearest Great Brit ain. It was unnecessary to add that it was the last thing In the world he re garded as possible. Plans for Defending- England. Further detailing the plans evolved by the committee for the defense of the coast of Great Britain, the Premier said that, assuming the absence of the Mediter ranean. Atlantic and home, fleetsin dis tant seas., the Admiralty would -have- ready for r.crvlce within a few hours six haUleshlps and six first-class cruisers, beside i- cruisers and 34 torpedo-boat de troyers and 35 torpedo-boats now in the -eserve. with the nucleus of their crews. ft Is not thought' submarine. beats would be of great importance in naval warfare generally, and least of all In an attempt to land soldiers on a hostile coast. It was the opinion of the 1-leld Marshal. Lord Roberts, that It was useless to at tempt an invasion of Great Britain with less than 70.000 men. and. even if thev landed, it was but a forlorn hope that they would reach London. The Premier ttejlevcd it was Impossible to land foreign troops In Great Britain, and therefore, a serious invasion need not be content plated. ers allege that the Countsccured an ad vance from them In order that he might proceed to the United States and claim at New York Jl.000.000 which he said he had inherited from a Boston relative named -Clarke. Fatuze- Toiler claimed that they received Jn repayment a check for $4000 drawn on American banking con cerns frojp a Boston solicitor, but that when it was presented payment was found to. have been stepped. When urged to repay, they allege. Count Cziykofski proposed that Mr. Patuze ac company him to America as advised, promising him a substantial recompense. Patuie agreed to do this, the banker avers, but the Count demanded a further advance, and delayed his departure, and the charge against him was brought. Count Cziykowski was released on hail. The Turkish Embassy Intervened, it is said, and the Sultan Induced the Count to return to Turkey, where he now is. WIDE EFFECT OF EARTHQUAKE It Shakes Several Mexican States and Damages Houses. MEXICO CITY. May 1L The earth quake of Monday night was felt over a wide area of country in Central and Southern Mexico. In the State of Jalisco many houses were damaged, and the dome of the church in one town collapsed. The shock was severe also in Chllpancingo, capital of the State of Guerrero, Which a few years ago was nearly destroyed by an earthquake of exceptional violence. The shock was notable at Colima, where a vertical movement was felt, accompanied by subterranean roarings. The earth quake was felt to the borders of Guatemala. AMERICAN'S FAREWELL GIFTS Ambassador Porter Loaded With Tlicm by Paris Colony. PARIS, May 11. A delegation from the American Art Association called on Gen eral Porter, the former American imhat sudor, and n res cited to him a mM mrfai and a ret of resolutions adopted by the as?ociation complimenting him un hl achievements as Ambassador, and ex pressing regret at bis departure. The res olutions were engrossed on satin and en closed in a handsome morocco leather cane. Edward Tuck, a prominent American resident of Paris, formally nresented to General Porter a gold medal executed at the French mint, commemorative of his services In recovering the body of Paul Jones. The American Chamber of Com merce presented to General Portei- a it of resolutions reciting his achievements while Ambassador in aid of the commerce and trade of the two countries. The Russian Ambassador. At .T i! doff, gave a dinner to General Porter last nignt. .foreign -Minister Delcasse will give a breakfast to the retiring Ambas sador at the Foreign Office May 17. COUXT VICTIMIZES BANKERS Divorced Husband of American Wo man Accused of Fraud. PARIS, May 1L Count Cziykofski, from wnom his -wire, wtio was -Miss Kdlth T. Collins, or Isew York, secured a decree of separation last November, was recently arrested, charged with obtaining woaey under false pretenses from Pataz-e & T"sier, bankers of this city. The ba&k- Italy Will Build More Warships. ROME. May 11. A. Mlrabcllo, Minister of the Navy, presented in Parliament to day a bill for appropriations' for navat construction covering a period of 12 years, amounting altogether to $27.0CO',Wi. Thg Minister expects to build five battleships, five protected cruisers of 10,00) tons each, 14 torpedo-boat destroyers,. 12 submarines and 42 torpedo-boats of 215 tons each, be sides many smaller ships. DcaAis by Meningitis In Silesia. BERLIN. May 11. The Deutsche Mcdi- cinische Wochenschrlft states that the number of cerebro-splnal meningitis cases In Upper Silesia In April was about 1SO0. The deaths are roughly given as half that number. AT THE WHITE HOUSE AGAIN PRESIDENT ARRIVES AT WASH INGTON AT MIDNIGHT. Has Now Been In Every State Except Two, and Will Visit Them on Proposed Southern Tour. WASHINGTON. May 12. President Roosevelt reached home tonight at mid night from his Western trip, which he regards as one of the most enjoyable journeys he has taken since he has been President. He traveled 006 miles and passed through 12 states and three terri tories Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois. Missouri. Kansas, Indian Territory. Texas, Okla homa, New Mexico, Colorado. Nebraska and Iowa. Every state and territory in the United States except Florida and Arkansas has been visited by President Roosevelt since he has become President. . and It is his intention to accept the hospitality of these states before his term is finished. It is probable he will -make a tour of the South before the convening of Congress in the Fall of this year. The demonstrations at every point where the President spoke are said by the official members of the party to have been the heartiest that ever have been accorded him on any trip. The President left the train immediate ly aft-- it rolled into the station. He shook hands with the train employes. newspapermen and others who greeted him. Then with Dr. Lambert, he stepped into his carriage and was driven to the White House. JEMON HIM Battle at Zhitomir Ended in - Russian Defeat. P0LE& JOINED THE JEWS Another " Jew-Baiting Outbreak Oc curs atProjonoff Government Understates Number Killed. Troops Keep Peace. N SPECIAL CABLE. ST. PETERSBURG, May12.-Informa-tion has been received here of another Jewish massacre at Projonoff, in the Chednovsklc district. A mob, headed by a notorious Jew baiter named Sasascko vltcli attacked the Jewish quarter and sacked several small stores. Some of the Jews tried to protect their property and were set upon and shot, stabbed ana slashed. For more than an hour a pitched battle raged, the Jew baiters rushing through tne streets, gloating in their bloody work. When the authorities finally intervened it was found that 11 Jews bad been killed and many hurt. Advices from Zhitomir state that the conditions are terrible in the cxtrcmo and the Jewish quarter presents a spectacle of desolation. Thousands are without shel ter and are reduced to absolute beggary. Now 'that the bloody work Is at an end, the authorities are beginning to arrest those who will be the scapegoats, but the men primarily responsible for the mas sacres are walking the streets untouched. The authorities say that 23 Jews, 19 Christians and four soldiers were killed during the three days' fighting. This, however, is denied from Jewish sources, who declare that 63 Christians, including soldiers, were killed, and only 13 Jews. The latter fought valiantly. The band of 400 Jews under Birdlchcff reinforced their brethren and the local Poles made common cause with them against the Russians. The latter were largely out numbered and finally driven away from the Jewish quarter. sabered ar & policeman, aad tfcat a 16- year-old hoy who ran iato a bedrem aad crawiee under a Bed for sneiter was de liberately shot through the window and mortally wounded. The memorialists, have recounted a number of similar Instances. -The Governor-General replied that the use of arms was necessitated by the threaten ing bearing- of the crowd, from whom the first shot was fired, making the return volley necessary. In such a conflict, he said, a sacrifice of life was unavoidable. The Governor-General regretted to con clude, but declared the crowd was am ply warned by the declaration that order would be obtained at an price. He ad mitted that the troops might have dis played unnecessary harshness, but argued that the presence of- aa officer with every detachment was not always possible. He denied, therefore, a public investigation, but Invited the memorialists to report violations of the law and present the facts regarding cruelty In individual cases, which he would be ready and will ing to. Investigate. AT IT TIDAL WAVE ON. LAKES It Damages Chicago Docks and Floods Basements. CHICAGO. May 1L Rumors of a re markable tidal wave along the west shore of Lake Michigan were received today. The wave seemed to be the highest at Kenosha and Racine, Wis., where a wall of water swept in, causing much damage and alarm along the docks. At Chicago the wave simply raised the stage of water and caused a very heavy current down the drainage canal. Boats navigated the river with the greatest difficulty ae a re sult of the high current. Weather conditions In Chicago this afternoon were such tliat a recurrence of tidal waves along the west shore was an ticipated. The rain during the last 12 hours has been almost unprecedented. Within a few hours the fire department answered SO calls to pump out basements in various parts of the city. The wave Is attributed to difference in barometric pressure at different points, producing a wave of "seiche." The pres sure being relieved at one point, the water rushed under, with pressure ou the surface some distance away. Severa thunderstorms are expected to continue on the upper lakes. The weather map today closely resem bled that of May 2. 1S96. when the de structive tornado at St. Louis and other Western points did so much damage. METEOR SEEN AT TAC0MA 'Travels Toward Northwest, and Is Brighter Than Arc Light. TACOMA. May ll.-Tonlght at 10:20 o'clock a brilliant meteor was noticed in the skv coiner from southwect in nrettv nearly northeast. It was much A-lghtcr than an ordinary arc light. Petitions Against New Bridge. OREGON CITY, Or., May 10. (Spe cial.) Petitions remonstrating- against the proposed construction of a bridge across the Clackamas River at Barton, are being circulated here. The bridge will cost about ?15,000 and of that amount the county court has agreed to assume 70 per cent of the cost. The remonstrators allege that the building or the bridge Is an unnecessary ex pense, contending that Its real purpose will he the booming of prlxatc prop erty Interests. The proposed new structure would have the effect of diverting from Ore gon City the trade of the Logan sec tlon, one of the richest and most pro ductive agricultural districts in the county. LO K. RATES IIAST. On May 12th the Great Northern Rail Tray will sell excursion tickets from Port land to Winona Lake. Indiana, and,-return at rate ef for the re-und trip, on account of the general assembly. Pres "feyterian Church Tickets rood sixty days and allowiag stopover privileges. For -further inforwatkm call on or aMrcsa - H. Dickson, C P. & T. A- Great Nortfeera J&jv. No. 122 Third street, Portland. TROOPS NOW KEEP THE PEACE Jews and -Christians Kept by Force From Each Other's Throats. ZHITOMIR, May 11. Order has been en tirely restored in Zhitomir, and encoun ters and excesses in the city and Its en virons have ceased. There were no trou bles yesterday or today. Inc city today bears much the same ap pearance as St. Petersburg showed during the week following "red Sunday," with cavalry and infantry at every turn, hold ing in check the restless population, tho rough and intractable elements, many of whom are eager to renew tumults, but are deterred by the strong hand of the authorities, whose measures appear to be ample to preserve jeacc. Though the situation during the riots was serious enough, the sensational re ports of the massacre of hundreds of Jews were overdrawn. In all there have been 15 deaths and 65 wounded, who have been cared for in hospitals, while 25 others received attention at their homes from slight contusions or injuries received in street fighting. The greater portion of the victims arc Jews. Of these 1 were killed, one of the 62 taken to the hospitals dying of his injuries. Two Christians -were killed and one- was mortally wound ed, dying in a hospital. Among the killed was Police Lieutenant Kuzaroff. who was shot twice in the back Sunday afternoon, as he emerged from the door of a restaurant. The murderer, a Christian named Sicdorhuk, was arrested, and many other disorderly characters and agitators have been jailed. Today business was generally resumed in all shops, both of Jews and Christians, and the greater part of them arc no long er barricaded. -The city and suburbs are being constantly patrolled, and detach ments of cavalry have been sent to sev eral adjoining villages where peasants have threatened revolt. Reports had been circulated among the Christian peasantry that an armed band of Jews has been gathering at Bordachcff, a Hebrew village, for an attack on Troy anoff. and Christians hastened in-throngs to the defense of the supposed threatened hamlet. Other rumors of impending at tacks on Jews caused Jews to gather for mutual protection, and some of the bold er, hearing an unfounded report that Jcw balting had been resumed here, seised their arms and hastened toward this town to defend their co-religionists. It Is ru mored here that eight of these Jews wero attacked and killed on the road to town, but there Is no confirmation of this re port. According to reports, a renewal of dis orders in this city is planned for Sunday, and the Governor and other authorities profess their ability to handle any emergency. ZEMSTVOS rWtLU KEEP Provkfe Permanent Organization and Another Congress In Fall. MOSCOW, May 11. The Zemstvo- Con gress, which closed last night after ap proving the project of an assembly as outlined by the Associated Press on May 6. probably was the precursor of another congress next Fall, the delegates having informally decided to assemble then, and. having elected a permanent bureau of 20 to carry on the work of the congress during the interim. It was also deter mined to lay all the resolutions of the congress directly beforo the provincial Zcmstvos for ratification, and for this purpose to summon special sessions of all the Zcmstvos during the Autumn. A "significant feature of the election of the permanent bureau was the failure to name as one of the number M. Shlpoff, the leader of the moderate wing of the con gress, all the other members of the pro visional committee of the December con grew being re-elected to this bureau. Besides the resolutions concerning the nature and form of the assembly, the congress declared that it was impossible for members of Zcmstvos or Doumas to participate In the work of district cora mlssion.s created to arrange for the re imbursement of the losses caused by peas ant disorders, since the organization of these commissions and their mode of In vestigation arc founded upon complete re nunciation of ordinary legal procedure. The congress further opposed participa tion by Zcmstvolsts in the multitudinous government commissions, claiming that the effect of these is to retard Instead of hasten the work of reform, and favoring participation In the Bouligan commission only if the popular rcpresentativeo arc elected Instead of Invited, and are given an equal right with the representative?. JEWESSES WERE ASSAULTED More Particulars of Riots Czar Forbids Race Strife. ST. PETERSBURG, May ll.-The Novosti, the Jewish organ, claims to have information showing that the massacre of Jews at Zhitomir was regularly organ ized, while the Otetchestva says Jewesses were assaulted during the attacks made on the Israelites at Gostyn. The Govern ment papers are not permitted to print details of the recent attacks on Jews. At the Ministry of the Interior no de tails of the rioting had been received up to 7 o'clock this -evening. A brief dis patch announced that the published re ports were exaggerated and added that all was quiet there today and that the local authorities had carried out the In structions cent by Interior Minister Bouligan to maintain order. Troops had been brought to Zhitomir from Vassalkl and notice had been given that, if any further attempt wa3 made to molest the Jews, the soldiers would fire on those .causing the disturbances. The Minister of the Interior says that a special circular was issued to the Gov ernors April -js. in view -or the propa ganda spread by the so-called Monarch ist party against the educated Jews and other classes accusedvpf stirring up revolt and revolution. Instructing the Governors to. take special precautions to prevent race or class strife. . The committee of Ministers has asked the Emperor to authorize the project of nomcsteaulng crown lands by peasants. ONLY TOUGHS BAITED JEWS Zhitomir Riots Not Part of General Anti-Jewish Rising. KIEFF. May 11. Reports ot the antl Jcwlsh disorders at Zhitomir, which were chiefly confined to May 7. though begin ning the preceding day and continuing in minor form through May S, indicate that they were participated in chiefly by roughs. The Associated Press is informed that the number ot dead is 18, of whom 13 were .Jews and three students. Ac cording to reports received at Kleft, Zhit omir has now been pacified, martial law having been declared on May 9 and a proc lamation of the government of the prov ince has been published warning citizens that any further exhibitions of disorder will be relentlessly put down. Reports that Jews were being massacred caused great excitement throughout the country districts. Many farmers from surrounding villages came to Zhitomir on May 3. attracted by reports of Jew-baiting and minor disor ders, and pillaging occurred in the village of Troyanoff, 15 miles distant. Reports received here attribute the beginning ot the disorder to the murder of Chief of Police Kugaroff, but declare that that crime was due to personal reasons, not connected with race hatred. SAY TROOPS SHOWED CRUELTY Warsaw Employers Ask Inqulry Which Governor Refuses. WARSAW. May 11. A group of factory owners and other residents of Warsaw have presented a memorial to Governor General Maxlmovitcli. accusing the troops of needless barbarity and brutality in con nection with events on May L and de manding an Impartial investigation, par ticipated in by representatives of the peo ple. The memorialists declare that the order to fire on the crowd In Jerusalem street was given without exhausting other means for its dispersal or giving the prescribed three preliminary signals, and that when the crowd dispersed after the volley the troops brutally beat those remaining ini xae streets, as well as those wno sought xefage in hem see, hunting out, shooting and beaiing women asd children as well as men. The memorialists asserted that a U-year-oM girl la a sb4 aMbtg was FREEDOM FOR JEWS AT HAND Czar Proposes Measure Which Will Pacify Foreign Critics. LONDON. May 11. The Jewish Chron icle today announces: "We arc informed on higli authority that important developments may be an ticlpated In the situation of Jews in Rus sia. Wc arc informed that a measure is more than under consideration which will give unhoped-for relief to Jews. Absolute freedom of movement and conscience will be granted In ail cities and towns, but not In villages, as the authorities arc not willing to run the risk of a repetition of the Kishineff affair. wc understand that the murder ot Jews causes the government more anxiety man or persons of other nationalities, be cause of the reprobation It arouses In Europe." POLICE COLONEL SHOT DEAD Returns From Theater to Meet Un erring Bullet at' Door. N1JNI NOVGOROD. May 11. Lleuten ant-Colonel Grcsclmer. of the gendarm crie, was shot dead as he was entering his residence at midnight on his return from the theater. The house watchman was seriously -wounded. The murderer. wno was. captured, gave ins name as ikiforif. Cossacks Rob Jews Near Lodz. LODZ, Russian Poland, May 11. Two Jew have been attacked and' robbed in tuc outskirts of this city by a band of men. The. assailants evidently In eluded Cossacks, one of the victims man aging to tear off a portion of a Cossack uniform. The affair is being investigated. Attempt to Blow1 Up Ammunition LOMSEA. Poland; May 11. Four armed men attcmptod to break Into the maga zine of the fourth Don Cossack regiment at Schuchin to "blow up the stores of ammunition, but' were driven off by the guard after a revolver fusllade. They escaped. LATEST STYLES IN Youths' Suits Ages 14 to 20 Are shown here in an extensive variety of new shades and effects of the latest Scotch Mixtures, Tweeds, Cheviots and unfinished Worsteds. Our suits, both single and double-breasted, are built with as much character and style as our men's suits. This display is remarkable for its extent, variety and prices. V SUITS $7.50 to $18 SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO. 4- - 1 HARMONY WITH ALL Stockgrowers Push Aside Hag- enbaruYs Glad Hand. REFUSE TO INDORSE HIM Xcw Association Completes Organiz ation and Refuses Alliance With Old One Irish Dis cuss Range Problem. DEXVER. May 11. By a resolution adopted today, the American Stockgrow ers Association pledged Itself to "work in harmony with all livestock associa tions, whether local, state or National." President F. J. Hagenbarth, of the na tional Livestock Association, sought to have the committee on resolutions report a resolution pledging the American Asso ciation to "hearty co-operation In the work projected by the National Associa tion." This work was opposed by the Texas members of the committee, and a compromise was finally reached by strik ing out the name of the National Live stock Association and making the resolu tion apply to all livestock associations. The organization was completed today. Membership is restricted to producers. The objects of the association as outlined are to secure for shippers fair and equi table railroad rates and efficient service; to regulate and enforce sanitary provis ions; to prevent and abolish illegal com binations and trusts; to promote foreign j tions and trusts; to promote foreign trade; to give the National Govern- j ment general supervision and control of the home markets. An address on "The Grazing Lands " by Colonel John P. Irish, of California, was read at the session today. It was as follows: Irish on Range Problem. Neither repeal nor amendment of the land law, nor the extension of Irrigation by th Federal Government, will solve the problem of the grazlnc land. After all irritable and tillable land Is occupied . there will re main about 100.000.000 acrs of public do main, mostly fit for livestock ranges and for nothing elte. It Is a valuable asset, with potential wealth. What Is to be done with It? The Government has not yet an swered that question, and the livestock in terests have not agreed upon what tho an swer should be. That domain Is now oc cupied In common. It is overstocked, and as a result Its forage Is being destroyed and Its stock-carrying capacity Is disappear lng. When the soil Is bared by destruction of the forage plants and their permanent eradication, erosion and baking In the sun brlnz about desert conditions, under which resettling 'and renawal of pasture Is diffi cult. We all know of the violence, crime and Iocs of life and property that go. with the Increasing strife tor what pasture, is left. The range is without law, and Its occupancy has no protection, except th Winchester. Such .a condition amounts to a National scandal and a wanton destruction of a. prop erty value which It should be the business of the Government to preserve. 'The facts are all known and are of record In the re port of the land committee of the Hou of Representative's of an investigation which I procured. If the range Industry Is to survive-, these grazing lands "must be classi fied and their occupancy legalized by the lease hold. The Government Is spending millions t provide Irrigation for land to which settlers are Invited. "We ail know that the profits of Irrigation In all this inter-mountain re gion arc found by raising Winter feedfor livestock that has Summer range. The Sum mer range Is mainly on the grazing lands ot the public domains that have no other apparent use. Aa the forage disappears,, the livestock disappears also, and ' when the whole Summer range Is destroyed, as every acre will be. by the present methods, ther will be no stock to consume the Winter feed raised on the irrigated lands. It will be observed, therefor, that the Irrigation and range-leasing policies are united. The success of one depends upon the adoption of the other. Lease Grazing Lands. During the discussion of this, subject the livestock men of the West have been sub jected to much criticism and abuse and un just suspicion, all undeserved. They were the pioneers of this vast region, and if the Industry they founded, upon which all oth ers have Infringed, In its struggle for ex istence, has shown some desperation, the fault Is with that Inertia In the Govern ment which has refused to see that lands are classifiable as forest, agricultural, min eral and grazing, each with Its Individual resources and capacity. It agriculture had been made the victim of the hurts and hindrances that have so sorely smitten the livestock Industry, Its struggle for exist ence would have been more violent than ours. I by no means excuse the livestock men for thetr lack ot harmony and their failure to stand together and firmly support a movement that would relieve them all, put money In the public treasury and give the West a mighty forward Impulse. But the time has come when they can no longer stand apart. The. situation Is acute It Is driving our industry Into Canada and Mex ico to find sane and liberal laws for Its protection. I am persuaded that a united movement, with this whole Imperiled Inter est behind It, will result In the classifica tion of the grazing, lands and their protec tion by a lease hold. Thanks to Roosevelt. Addresses on th.e subject of the ex port trade in meats were made by Dr. D. E. Salmon, Chief ot the Bureau of Animal Industry, "Washington, X. C. and R. C. McManus, of Chicago. Resolutions were adopted thanking- President Roosevelt "for his fight for equal rights to all at the hands of the railroads," declaring that the present railroad law is inadequate "and should be strengthened by giving to the In terstate Commerce Commission power to substitute just, fair and reasonable rates for those which it may find on Investiga tion to be unjust or unreasonable?'; con demning the prlvatc-car-linc systems con trolled by the packers; asking repeal of laws requiring unloading of livestock In transit; opposing the tonnage eystcm in" transportation of livestock and asking for a minimum speed of 20 miles an hour for stock trains; demanding "that the Senate of the United States shall cease obstruct ing the application of that great prin ciple, reciprocity, which we regard as es sential to extend our foreign markets for agricultural and livestock products," and asking the co-operation ot all livestock or ganizations "to bring about the reforms so essential to the prosperity of the agri cultural and livestock Interests." 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