TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLANI, JANUARY 23, 1911.
BALDWIN WILL CIRCLE
GLOBE WITH AIRSHIP
AviatOT Is to Trarel on Ship Over Large Bodies of Water, but Over Land
He Will Use Aeroplane.
Ited coast defenses at large cities are
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valuable. a it notice, nower vhr thra
I are 'great values concentrated.
If every man In the army and navy
were trained and educated, while In the
service, until he was as near a general
or admiral as his mentality would admit.
we would nave me least costly ana
most valuable nucleus for preparing
j quickly a large fighting force that could
well be desired.
Fifty thousand 'such men could each
train and drill 20 men In very short
time, giving a million men In the aggre
gate with an expert head to each 20
men.
There in no occasion for a war scare,
This country is always prepared in Its
vast Interior power and ability to con
duct a war to a successful termination,
even If it required centuries of war.
Probably a thousand submarine tor
pedo boats, cost Inn $30,000 each, or ISO,
ftio.ono In the aggregate, properly dts
tribute, 1 along our coasts would present
a lino of outur defense such that no
hostile fleet would ever dare to face.
The Allegheny Mountains on the east,
the Sl-rra Nevada on the west, with
the Interior cross ranaes, and arid
stretches, are Nature's linos of defense,
protecting the inland productive arena
against any successful Invasion, and
easily defended by the armed population.
From this Inland area a war force could
be prepared and projected on any enemy
hinrilpv on the coast of such magnitude
mat no nosuie iurce cuuia resist, iu
The I'nlted States Is not unprepared
for war. and the nations of the earth
know It.
There will be no attack made on the
United States. The terms of the treaty
of peace at the end of a war Is what a
hostile nation must consider berore de
claring war. and those terms would be
dictated by the United States, under the
American flag floating over the last bat
tlefield. As General Grant said. "We will have
peace If we huve to flht for It."
R. M. W1DNEY.
Wealth of the
United States
Not Urrrnnlnir So napldly aa That
of Other Countries.
Wall Street Journal.
So much attention has been aroused
by cur tabulation of 1 1 1 -. wealth of the
Lniivu jvi ii &i wui im i ti, .
Ively, and Its growth from year to year,
that some figures on our National
wealth are pertinent, particularly as
they contain a salutary If unflattering;
moral.
Dr. Adam Seybert. our earliest and
one of our ablest statisticians, made
the first computation of our National
wealth for the year 1791. His total
waa fT50.000.000. The following fig
ures are for the , most part deduced
from the censuses and are Increasingly
trustworthy as modern times are approached:
1.072.OO0.OO0
1. Mio.ono.oon
l,StM,IHHU0
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2. ."3.l'OO.OW
3.7iV.UO",tiO0
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SAX FRANCISCO. Dec 1. (Special.)
Captain Thomas S. Baldwin has
started on a trip around the world,
with his aeroplane. lie sailed from
her on a steamship for Honolulu. He
will sail over the Hawaiian Island In
bis aeroplane and will then take a ship
to Yokohama. From Yokohama he will
fly to Tokto and then over the Japa
nese Islands until he reaches a point
where he may be able to fly Into China,
From China ha will fly south and
then go to Manila and fly through the
Philippine Islands.
Over the Philippines, he will sail to
the mainland of Asia and from there
work Ms way through the Malay Penin
sula, Bombay. Calcutta and other well-
known places in India. From Ind'a he
expects to go to Persia, then over to
Africa and through the Holy Land Into
Egypt.
He expects to be the first man to
fly over the top of the famous rock
of Gibraltar. The final stages of the
flight will be through Spain, France
and Into England. From England he
will return to the United States.
In all the large places. Captain Tlald
wln hopes to marke professional exhi
bitions and thus pay the expenses of
the trip. He will take with him two
extra aeroplanes and three mechanics.
Captain Baldwin Is CO years old and ex
pects to take three years on his trip.
He will take a ship wherever fhere Is a
large body of water, but will use his
aeroplane In traveling overland.
RECURRING WAR SCARE
HEARD AGAIN ABROAD
United States Is Well Prepared in Case of Emergency Should
War" be Loosened.
'Dogs of
PORTLAND. Jan. tl. (To the Edi
tor.) Periodically there Is parad
ed before the public the declara
tion that this country Is unprepared for
war. and that aa enemy could land a
large hostile force at many points of
our vast sea coast, with various de
plorable result, and that, therefore,
this country Is not prepared for war.
Any nation could make a sudden raid
on any one of a thousand point of
the sea coast of the British Empire, la
Australia. Africa. Canada or any of
the British Isles, and make a land
Ing and commit depredations. The same
could be done all along the South
American sea coast and to any of the
South American republic, or on the sea
roast of Mexico, or on the sea ooaat
of the United State.
It la an utter Impossibility for the
a coast nation to fortify every land
ing place strongly that It could re
sist any sudden concentrated force and
prevent a landing, with various dis
astrous result.
Neither can any nation maintain a
battle fleet aufOctentiy strong to guard
all points of attack at the same time
against a concentrated force of an
enemy. A defensive fleet would have
to divide up to protect all point at
once, and would thus become an easy
prey In detail for the force of an enemy
concentrated suddenly on any given lo
cality. So It la very evident that no nation
Is. or ever can be. sufficiently armed
and prepared to resist a sudden attack
and landing of hostile forces at every
available point of attack.
The United State 1 no more unpre
pared for war In this defensive respect
than any other sea coast nation. The
great Chinese wall was the only na
tional attempt to fortify the whole
frontier line with an Impregnable de
fense, yet how futile such an effort
waa.
But the great defense of this and all
other nations against such attacks Is
three fold. First, the nation are In
terested In the balance of power doc
trine. That is. no nation shall be per
mitted to unduly augment itself by
subjugating other nations.
Second Commercial and financial re
lation are so vast and so International
ly complicated that war on any on
nation necessarily Is war on all the
complicated International Interests In
volved. Third And most Important of all Is
not. can a sudden hostile landing; be
made some place on the sea lines but.
what will happen thereafter before the
war endsT
Any of the larger nations ronld sud
denly ruaii In and land somewhere on
our vast continental and Insular sea
coast 100.01)0. or say 600.000, and might
temporarily occupy many strategic
point.
Wherein would be the defensive of
the United States? In the vast popula
tion and It possession of all the pro
ductive and manufacturing; resources,
far Inland, of such vast proportion that
It- could maintain a defensive war for
centurle.
It could prepare Itself with such a
vast fighting force and machinery that
a landed enemy of an army of a million
could not remain In this country. The
end of the war 1 what foreign na
tion must contemplate when they
think we are not prepared for war or
when they think that they could land
an army or several armies on Ameri
can sot coasts. Not only would such
Invading armies be destroyed, but the
Invading nation would have an indem
nity to pay that would cover the total
cost and damages to the United Status.
In case of necessity the United States
could arm. equip and maintain, for cen
turies, a fighting army of over five mil
lion, of able-bodied, educated men. It
could maintain its productive agricul
tural resources Inland to feed the army
and people on choice food. Its Inland
manufactories, from our natural home
resources could , furnish all the modern
arms and destructive war accessories
that could be required.
The educated brains of our Inventing
geniuses would keep the enemy guessing
aa to what next until perpetual Insom
nia drove them out.
The strongest defensive fortification
of our Pacific coast, aa well aa of our
smallest and most' distant Island pos
session. 1 the dormant and available
war power lying between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts.
A hostile landing on the thin ed.ee
of either coast Is a small matter. '.7hat
would happen between the landing and
the final signing of a treaty of peace
constitutes our preparedness for war
against invasion.
Onr Impregnable bulwark are our In
land resources, and not the outer coast
lines.
The United States has the Internal
productive power to wage a war for
centuries and to pay the bills every
month, and still Increase In population
and wealth. To meet such a war would
bankrupt any invading nation.
The extra expense of such a war when
It come would not te a noticeable part
of the expense of maintaining a stand
ing army and navy sufficiently large
to guard our wnoie. sea coast line at ail
points and all times against an imag
inary enemy or attack that will never
come.
Better, yes, fsr better, use the asked-
for military appropriations to develop
our internal public resources, lines of
transportation and educational work. A
limited army, a limited navy, and 11m-
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lulu (estimated) lliS.OOU.000.000
Koughlv. thl Is a net Increase of
about 3 hi per cent per annum, com
pounded annually. The result is pro
digious, and a legitimate source oi Na
tlonal pride. Average capital per cap
Ita In 171 was $183, and with a popu
latlon Increased to S2.0O0.O0O, the average
capital has grown to H359 per capita.
Here Is where the application of
cold water becomes salutary. We uave
hitherto done a well a we knew
how, but our International competitors
have done better. Have we not neg
letted huge sources of profit by pay
Ing too much attention to small mat
ters? We have retarded the growth
of our National wealtn by something
of a shopkeeper's policy rather than
that of the great merchant and bank
ers of Europe. In order to encourage
the growth of relatively minor Indus
tries we have, thank to our medieval
navigation laws and our proteetiv
system, almost totally lost the carry
ing trade of the world which we once
bid fair to engross.
The carrying trade of Great Britain
alone brings her In an annual profit
of $400,000,000 net per annum. Her
foreign Insurance, mining and other
Industrial companies show a clear
profit of fl7S.000.000 a year. Her for-
elgn banking enormously swells her
! coffers. Her negotiation t of foreign
bonds yields $700,000,000 to $800,000,
000 per annum, and after she has
pocketed this profit, she cleans the
slate by placing tne bond la Par's,
Berlin or Amsterdam.
France has now nearly $8,500,000,000,
Germany $7,500,000,000 and Holland,
Austria, etc.. probably $4,000,000,000
profitably Invested In foreign enter
prises. These loan and Investments
are so largely taken out In trade that
they substantially represent sales of
European merchandise. The foreign
exchange business alone of these coun
tries Is worth more than almost any
dozen of our petted Industries, which
are about as virile aa an adult fed
upon pap.
In pursuing our present policy we
deliberately withdraw from the larger
sources of profit. We are trying- to
raise the general level of price In the
country to a figure where nobody out
side will buy from us at all, let us In
vent machines, economize labor, roetho
dlze business, or hustle never so much.
The time has come to consider these
things seriously, and drop the mutual
admiration business for a while. There
Is no better time than the present for
reform. We must begin at the hot
torn. The cost of living rent, food.
taxes Is Inexcusably high. When we
lower these Items, labor must moder
ate its demands. We must vary our
activities and diminish our operating
expenses, reform our currency and
banking systems, modernise our ex
change market, or be content to drop
behind the progressively rich nations.
Our growth . In National wealth of
Hi per cent per annum compares with
a ratio for Great Britain of 6 per cent.
to say nothing of France.
MAN AND WIFE WALKING
FROM COAST TO COAST
Mr. and Mrs. Muschain Will Tramp From Los Angeles to New York Each
Wears Khaki and Carries Revolver,
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At the Convention.
Carolyn Wells, In Harpers.
The Bieastsd 6uffrastt leaned out
O'er tne reading-desk at sven;
Ths speech she had prepared would take
From elftht until eleven.
She had two white gloves on her hands.
And pins In her bat wars seven.
Her robe, designed by Madame Rose,
Hand-wroueht flowers did adorn;
And a superb black chiffon coat
Was very neatly worn.
And the chains tbat hung around her throat
Were yellower' than corn.
"I wish that we eould vote dear enes!
For we will vote," she said.
'.'Have I not on the flnest gown
That sladimi Rose has made?
Are not rood clothes a perfect strength.
And hall I feel afraid?"
She plumed and rustled at.6 then spoks,
Less sad of speech than wild.
She shouted gentle argument
That couldn't harm a child;
And In terms quite acidulous
The Antis she reviled.
I saw her smile but soon her smile
Wss turned to haughty sneers;
Fho thought she saw another gown
More beautiful than hers!
Shn raised ber lonmon to her eyes,
Then wept. 1 heard ber tears!)
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Muschain are
walking from the Pacific Coast to the
Atlantic Coast. They started from Los
Angeles two weeks ago, and expect to
reach New York July 4. Mr. and Mrs.
Muschain have already tramped from
Toledo to San Francisco with the ex
ception of a stretch across the Nevada
desert. When Mrs. Muschain started
from Toledo she weighed 96 pounds,
and soon after she reached California
she weighed 136 pounds.
Both walkers wear khaki suits and
sombrero hats and carry revolvers.
They have a email camera and expect
to sell enough postcards on the way
to pay their expenses. Their Joint capi
tal when they left Los Angele was $5.
Case Against
Socia ist Editor
It Has o Element of Martyrdom
He Blundered ai d Pays Penalty.
BU Louis Central Law Journal.
We have been aked by some subscrib
ers to publish the opinion in the case of
the United. States v. Warren, celebrated
at present by the fact that 500,000 So
cialists are holding up Mr. Warren as a
martyr to a great principle.
The opinion I on file In St. Louis, the
headquarter for the United Btates Court
of Appeals for the Eighth circuit
It was really a very simple case.
Mr. Warren (editor of the Appeal to
Reaeon) mailed a letter on the outside
of which was printed the offer of a re
ward of $1000 to any one who would kid
nap Governor Taylor and deliver him to
the Kentucky authorities, by whom It
was alleged he had been Indicted. The
announced purpose of this offer was to
test the question whether there was one
law for the rich corporation and an
other for the poor man. .
The experiment whlcn Mr. Warren waa
making was an absorbing one and we
sincerely regret that he blundered In
making the experiment so aa to vitiate
the entire result, because we are certain
that If he could have raised the same
question In hl9 case which was before
the Supreme Court of the United States
In the habeas corpus proceedings of
Moyer, Pettlbone and Haywood, he
would have settled this tremendous Is
sue for all time end surely found that
though there are a few really re
actlonary judges, the Federal Judiciary
of this country Is not "subsidized" nor
"capitalist controlled," nor Is Its Integ
rity so far prostituted that It 1 ready
to mete out one kind of justice to the
rich man and another to the poor man.
The habeas corpus proceedings by the
labor leaders of Colorado, with which
the Warren case is contrasted, brought
up the simple question that If a non
resident la indicted, the fact that he I
kidnapped and brought into the state
which Indicts him does not give him the
right to demand his release because of
the Illegal manner of his arrest. That
has been the law In criminal cases for
many year. It may be a bad rule of
law, but It Is the law until the courts
or the people tblna fit to change it. If
Governor Taylor had. In fact, been kid
napped and brought back to Kentucky
he could not have pleaded his illegal ar
rest as a reason why he should not
then be tried or convicted and the Su
preme Court would have treated his case
no differently than that of the labor
leaders of Colorado.
Mr. Warren failed by an inexcusable
blunder, which led him to violate a mere
regulation of the malls. This allowed
the case to go off at a tangent and the
main question was not touched. Mr.
Warren put hi offer of reward for the
kidnapping of Governor Taylor on the
outside of an envelope instead or inside.
and thus violated, according to the deci
sion of the court, act of Congress, Sep
tember 26, ItSS. making It a criminal
offense to "knowingly deposit in the
mail, matter, upon the envelope or out
side wrapper or wnicn. or any postcara.
upon which Is printed or written any
language calculated and obviously In
tended to reflect Injuriously upon the
character or conduct of another.'
A lury found Mr. Warren guilty of
violating this statute, under proper In
structions from the trial court, and the
court of appeals has found no error
therein. Hundreds of people have been
found guilty of violating this simple and
somewhat obscure statutory regula
tion, and some of them were commercial
lawvers. who were trying to collect bad
debts by threatening and embarrassing
declarations, printed or written on the
outfide of their correspondence. No
favoritism, o far as we can discover
has ever been shown by the Federal
Courts In enforcing this statute.
While, therefore, we regret mat air.
Warren's interesting effort should have
stuck in the bark. It Is useless, nay. it Is
folly, for the friend of Mr. Warren to
magnify a clear blunder Into a martyr
dom. One thing tha Warren case
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United States to kidnap a person wanted
for trial in another state.
criminal offense against the laws of the lng brands the wholo story as a fabrlca-
should do it should suggest to Con
gress the advisability of makinc It a
"Died Between Drinks."
Louteville Cor. N. Y. World.
Governor Martin F. Ansel, of South
Carolina, and Governor W. W. Kitchen,
of North Carolina, met and issued the
following joint statement:
"It has been the legend that the Gov
ernor of North Carolina said to the Gov
ernor of South Carolina: 'It is a long
time between drinks.' No such state
ment was ever made. The facts as told
by an eyewitness of that famous meet-
tion. This Is what really happened:
"The Governor of North Carolina said
to the Governor of South Carolina: 'Re
member the fate of Montgomery?'
" 'Well, who in the h 1 was Mont
gomery?' asked the Governor of South
Carolina.
" 'He was the man who died between
drinks,' replied the Governor of North
Carolina."
This official statement was posted on
the bulletin board of the Seelbach Hotel,
where the Governors are staying.
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