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HIE MORNING ASTORliN AbT01UA,OKK(.N. SATURDAY, JULY i, iooj. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1871 MblUhixl Sally (Except Hondy) by tHE J. ft. DELLINGER COMPANY. 8UMCRIPTI0N RATES. y mil. per year $ W E7 mail, per month IS By carrier, per month .......... M WEEKLY ASTORIAN. 1 mall, per yer. In advance . .11 06 Entered at the poatofflce at Astoria. Oregon at eecond-cUoa matter. tWOrfart for Uie dUwmt of Tan Hoiunm Arvruh to ithr mideoce or place of NwIbm may be made by portal card or through tl iho. Any IrrripruWity la (Mlwry thonld be faanadlately reportfd to tb office of publioaiioa. Telephone Main Ml. CHDfEESE BOYCOTT. The country, more particularly, the Pacific Coast is worried as a result of advices indicating a Chinese boycott of American products and manufactures and the further intelligence that both President Koooevelt and Secretary of War Taft are in favor of repealing the exclusion laws, or at least, of modifying them to such extent, Chinese of means may gain entry into the United States without more than reasonable disorim . ination being exercised. Charles Denby, diplomatic advisor to the viceroy of North China has given an insight into the real Conditions which may serve to alleviate fears that have arisen as to the possibility of the threat being carried out. Mr. Denby accredits the inception of the boycott to the student classes, whom, he avers, are young, hot-headed and owing to education gleaned abroad, possess radical ideas on reform. Neither the government nor the commercial guilds are behind the movement and Mr. Denby believes that should the exclus ion laws be repealed, the Chinese gov ernment will prohibit coolies leaving the country. According to Mr. Denby the government is under contract to furnish laborers to large mining concerns in South Africa, and as a result of the wholesale emigration to this country at present, is experiencing much dim culty in obtaining a sufficient number of men to fulfill the agreement Recruit ing agents are scouring the celestial kingdom, their efforts being favored with little or no success. Coupled with the statements of Mr. Denby, is the fact that an organized effort in China would be well nigh impossible. "While China is supposedly ruled by the imperial , government, which is headed by the dowager, no real government exists. The country is divided into a number of provinces. Each is headed by a vice roy, a mandarin or tome lesser official. .The compensation of the province rulers is derived from various sources, in' most instances, from Chinese who purchase subordinate positions. They receive no pay from the government In turn the subordinates are remunerated by dis posing of other offices, created, as matter of convenience. The revenue of the imperial government is derived prin cipally. from the inter-province import tax, which is imposed upon merchants, especially American, British and Ger man dealers. The inter-province tax is so exhorbitant that it renders diffi cult the . making of even a moderate percentage and the trade with these reg ions has been practically abandoned by Hong Kong merchants. Disaffection among the provinces is common. In credulous though it may seem, In some parts of China, within a radius of 100 miles, the people are found to speak two and sometimes three tongues. The country continue to move along in its narrow groove and although the report of the boycott may be worthy of a limited credulity, Mr. Danby's conception of the matter is less radical. 0 RUSSIAN UPRISING. The uprising of the populace in Rus sia is the inevitable result of a theo retical . government of taxation with out representation. Xo government can Succeed without patriotism. Oppression will not be tolerated when the people become enlightened. Either the common people must be free, or slaves. For a number of years there has been a feel ing or unrest among the peasantry of Russia. There has been a strong under current of twMBitment against exit ing evils produced by a bureaucratie government and although it has been slumbering and gathering force, its strength has been underestimated by the controlling power, and possibly might not have become apparent so early had it not been for the war with Japan. Recent events demonstrate the fact that the sympathy of the common peo ple, while not with Japan, is against the government. This discontent not only exists among the peasantry and In the various provinces but it permeates the aoldiery who are compiled to fight for a country and a flag they do not love or honor. Such sentiments may seem extraordinary and unnatural to out siders, but it must be borne in mind that in liberal Russian circles, the de feat of Rojestveneky is considered to be not so much national as governmental. It is the inefficiency, ignorant obscurant ist bureaucracy that has failed so ngno miaiously, not the Russian people who did not want, or expect war, who cared nothing about Manchuria, and who would gladly have kept the peace on Japan's terms. It is th policy of re pression, a policy that has meant Il literacy, famine and stagnation, that has enevitably led to the unprecedented blow to Russian prestige. The liberals, socialists and even the middle classes, comprising the intelligence of Russia, have been led to believe that a formid able uprising of the people, threaten ing the very existence of the Russian empire would result in the czar being compelled to make a direct appeal to the! people and their representatives, and that will mean liberty, prosperity and progress. Over one hundred years ago the United States threw off the yoke of oppression and established a govern ment of the people, with freedom of speech, of press, and of religion, and the success of this government has been an incentive for the leaders in the present uprising. It is a mistake that all na tions of the world are antagonistic to Russia. That government is given the same consideration as the most favored nation, but it is the sentiment of the people of other countries and their sym pathy for their fellowmen that has ere ated unfavorable comment. The Rus sian peasantry know this. They know that while they can not have the phys ical snpport of other nations, they can have their moral aid and support and this has been the guiding star of their efforts, to throw off the yoke of oppres sion and demand recognition at the hands of a one-man power, whose every word is law, and from whose edict there is no appeal. The slumbering fire has broken forth in flames portending the downfall of the Russian dynasty and the establishment upon the ruins of a popular form of government, in which the contributors to the support of the government shall have a voice in the law making power. 'In these efforts tney will have the support of every country where freedom is the corner stone, justice and equality the funda mental principles, the stepping stone to patriotism, giving inspiration to the de fenders of the country and its flag. It is the lack of these requisites that has led to the Odessa conflict; the rioting in Warsaw and Lodz and other labor cen ters. The Russian authorities may sup press these outbreaks, but the conflict will continue to be waged until the con cessions demanded are granted in part at leant and in their entirety eventually. 0 COEIBIENT The society editor of the Salem Jour. nal referred to a wedding of deaf mutes as a "quiet affair." The Portland man who pawned his wife's clothes to buy drinks evidently believed in having everything soaked at once. An officer of the Russian cruiser Czar. vitch, at Tsin Tau, beat out a sailor's brains. Right here in Astoria a hotel keeper was beaten out of his board bill. The Portland Journal says that Ed-' ward Bok of the Ladies Home Journal swears like a pirate when things go wrong. Maybe its when his fancy work gets tangled. Reference to the newspaper files of the last campaign will convince 'the most skeptical that it is much easier to con struct a Panama canal on the stump than on the isthmus. I !.. ..tf L1IV. i 1... i. 111 j;iii ti nrim iuij-. imenimrse WUn his Satanic Majesty probably enable the editor of the Register to conceive this fitting siuiilie. In two place on the sporting pegs of the Cincinnati Enquirer "The Christ Church Sunday Team, challenges seven other organkationi specifically mention ed to contest on the diamond. Evident ly the' Sunday baseball game is as firm ty fixed in the Ohio metropolis as Is the price of beer. Tom Lawson, of Boston, through tht pages of Everybody's Magaxine, has told the story of his connection with the "system." Minister Bowen, of Veucsu ela, has placed his side of the story be fore the people. Now Former Chief En gineer Wallace, of the Panama canal, announces his iutention of explaining why he accepted a $0,000 position with the inter-borough. The lady managers of the St. Louis fair had at their disposal $100,000. They spent only $74,000 of it and returned the remaining 126,000. A good many of the people who have been running things in such places as Philadelphia, Milwau kee and Portland will positively refuse now to believe that woman ran ever be expected to play a splendid part in pol itics. In Royalty's Realm. Never in its history, had I-omlon been the scene of such gaiety. The streets and buildings were in gala attire, vivid buntings covered every niche and corner, From afar wafted the inspiring strain of "God save the King" and the well known air of "Mandalay that song so dear to the British soldier. An Amen can strolling through Picadilly feeling ly hummed the strains of "God Save the King," wondering why the "blawsted Britishers" were playing "America." "What's it all about," he queried of a passer-by. "Eh?" "What's the pow wow?" "e "ere." ' "Who?" "Coime over the pond, yknow." "Who?" "'is Majesty's goin' f receive 'm." "Who?" "There is. My word, 'e's riding Missouri mule. Y'know 'im I say ol fellow, 'e's the Poet Laureate. eltnnw. Pike County, Missouri Look at the blighter. A'in't 'e 'andsome?" ' 1 AZURE is a goo d color FOR THE PORCH It la pleasing to tha eye and will weir well on your porch furniture, too, being one of the products of the ration Faint Co., makers of tht fa mom ' PATTON'S XN PROOF PAINT Per gallon 11.73 nau gallon go Quarter iHon 30 Most colors are sold at this price. A few are a little higher. Write or call for a descriptive folder, show ing colors. Wo sell brushes of all kinds and all grades W all kinds of work. B.F. ALLEN CQSON Wall Paper, Paints, Eto, 365-367 Commercial 8t, Astoria. ONE PRICE TO ALLGOODS MARKED IN PLAIN PIOUREl. jj y BIG HOSIERY SALE Wo art 80LE AGENTS In this territory for PIANOS AND ORGANS of superior make. Our loader is th celebrated STEIN WAY, which needs no comments. The B. Chase, Estsy, Emerson, .Holler, Richmond and several others art all the very boot In their class. .Our prices on these pianos are lower than ever before quoted In this atate, and we are in position to make moit uila. factory terms. Will gladly mall you catalogue upon ppllcatlon, and very cordially Invite you to call at any time you may bo in Portland. DUNOORE PIANO CO. 233 Washington Strsst, Portland, Oregon. Wo have all the staple things-the best of all the pretty fancies and imported high art novelties. The stock is something to enthuse over and oven If you should pick blind folded you would bo sure of a bouncing big money'a worth. 3 -SPECIALS -3 for this week. THE WORLD'S GREATEST CARTOONIST Homer Davenport In New York a pseudo rabbi was ar rested for maintaining a pool room in synagogue. "Sanctified quotations' will supercede "tainted money" in the vocabulary of financiers. Xine prisoners were removed from jail at Watkinsville, fia., Thursday. Kight were shot to death by the infuriated mob. One escaped by a miracle. He is enjoying life but for how long? The Onderdonk estate' has thrown up its contract to deepen the Ambrose chan nel in New York harbor. It is up to the war department to "dig" and un earth another firm to take the contract. In formulating its demands for more equal rights the national convention of woman sufferagists must keep in mind that it is meeting in a state which pre scribes the whipping post for wife beat ers. 0 The Eugene Morning Register heads its story of the Kniaz Potemkine mutiny and the riots accompanying it, "Odessa Will give one of his humorous talks at ESHEB'S OPERA HOUSE Thursday, July 6th. at 8il5 p.m. Admission, 50ci Gallery. 25c. MEN'S FANCY LISLE THSEAD SOCKS 3 pairs for fancy designs; drop ititch, strength- tned heeli and toea-Worth i5c a pair, 50 C MENS COTTON SOCKS; fin gtutt; 2 p&lrS for pliced beeli and toes; ribbed topi; nicely flnisbed. 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