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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913.
THE MONTENEGRINS.
Eight warships, three of Aus
tria, two of Italy, one Bril isli,one
German and one French, have be
gun the blockade of a port on the
Montenegrin seacoast. Possibly
constraint upon Montenegro to
compel the abandonment ol the
siege of Scutari is a slep toward
immediate peace. Certainly it
sows the seeds of future war. In
determining to erect that ficti
tious nationality which they call
a free and independent Albania,
the powers are proceeding upon
the principle that served as the
basis 01 the treaty <u Vienna a
hundred years ago. They draw
boundaries and establish nation -
alities with regard only for then
own selfish interests.
i-u-eseeing the possible -'ca
tion of a great Slav empire in to *
Balkans, an empire I hat for id
sons of rare and for other rea
sons would be under (lie inllu
ence of Russia, Germany at enor
mous cost increases her military
force. Austria fears (lie new
Slav empire, too, for il would
weaken her control over a great
part of her population, and might
result in the division of her terri
tory. She is of one mind with
Germany that Hie fiction of the
Albanian nation must be made at
least a geographical reality, a
sundering wedge thrust between
the Balkan stales. Hence the
blockade. We can understand
why the German. Austrian and
Italian ships are on the Monte
negrin roast, but il is probable,
that the French and British gov
eminents have very little lioari
for the advent lire. The absence
of a Russian ship is on the face
■of the mallei- significant. The
French and the Knglisli would be
more comfortable, doubtless, it
Russia participated in the move,
since then il would be one of I lie
six powers acting together.
Meanwhile Montenegro con
tinues Hu* siege of Scutari. King
Nicholas, in llie inlerview ol
which we printed a report in our
London dispatch recently, elo
quently defended the interests
and policy of his little country.
The territory for which the Mon
tenegrins are lighting belonged
to their ancestors. It was taken
by the Turks, and now after three
centuries they would again come
into their own but for the inter
ference of the powers. Of Scutari
... • • i _ . ..II., ..
rYlllrf »» M ' —
tors are buried in lliai city in
Ihe very eburebes ixii 11 by lliein.”
And he adds: "Wo are Inil light
ing tu keep our own." A people
animaled by such a sjiiril will
hardly lie ebe'eked in I heir under
taking' by a mere blockade dem
onstration of force. Vet if lorce
be actually used, if troops be
landed. Ihe consequences might
be even more serious than Aus
tria and normally are prepared
to meet. At any rale, llie real
position of Russia would then
very promptly be made nkowii.
Meanwhile I be Balkan allies in
their reply In Ihe powers show
anything hut an assenting' spirit.
The Aegean Islands, (hey insist,
shall be ceded by Turkey to the
allies; the powers had assumed
the sotllemeiil of that question
themselves. Inasmuch as the
Aegean Islands hy every rightful
.title belong In (treeee, il is evi
dent that that question will he
one for content ion in Ihe peace
congress. The allies demand
furthermore that they he inform
ed in advance of Ihe frontiers
proposed for Albania, and they
still insisl on a'war indemnily,
at least in principle. When these
conditions have been agreed up
on by the powers, the operations
of the war will cease. Plainly,
the powers are not to have their
way, and above all Austria and
ilermany are not to have I heir
way, so long as Ihe allies remain
in their present disposition.—Ex.
r
The cable is down, d--n the
cable.
The Canadian cable is up,-thank
Clod for that.
The lend lovelh a cheerful giv
er. Mr. Tightwad.
If New York can’t lind a new
sensation il stirs, up an old one.
The Hurnside is out of coin
mission, to h—1 with the Hurn
side.
Huerta is pronounced "\\ bio
ta” by some, ‘’butcher” by oth
ers.
II is ail right for charily to be
gin at home, but il should not
c\d there.
The Maxim silencer, lo make
the biggest hit, must work on a
maximum basis.
One promising thing about the
new president is that, he is almost
as unprelty as Lincoln.
There is not much in sight now
except the Fourth of July and the
winning of the pennant.
‘'Uni'li' Jim;” Cannon says lie is
pleased lo lie out of politics.
Thai makes it about unanimous.
...as It. Marshall of Indiana
is to emerge from vice presiden
tial obscurity at the end of four
years.
X $ —
Is Hie new secretary of agri
culture for benzoate of soda or
against it ? Thai’s what we want
to know.
One Japanese butler in Chicago
whipped four policemen. Cap
tain Hobson may consider himself
vindicated.
Minnesota's legislature is
wrangling over Hie selection of a
state flower. What’s the matter
with "No. 2 Red?"
The report that extravagance
in woman’s dress has ceased to lie
fashionable does not seem to * ■■
borne out by the facts.
In order to conserve our nat
ural resources let ns put our vice
president to work. Tom is a good
tittle workman, anyway.
You may think when you buy
lamb chops yon gel the butchers
goat, but when liis bill comes in
von realize that be gels yours. !
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Somebody proposes a national |
baby show for the San Francisco j
exposition. Why gel the enter-I
prise into difficulties thus early? J
According to an insurance sla I
lislieian, it costs §15,0(10 In ndl
a man. Oh, well, I,he/ poor have
i.o show in this country. Vl'e cau l,
afford it.
Now it has been discovt red
Ithat. laughing gas mav be sk.If.
administered. There are lots of
grouches who nay profit by the
discovery.
.-'otne. young women wild a
vi Ii . nut some prefer a husband
with a vote.
Somebody announces that
France has a reincarnated Joan
of Arc, and we feverishly await
her appearance among the mili
tant suffragettes.
An Kaslerner committed sui
cide because he lost bis appetite.
The jury probably found that he
came to bis death through his
own carelessness.
Kaiser Wilhelm is planning to
lake a trip up in the air, thus
proving false the contention of
his enemies that he abides in that
element coniinually.
According to the charges in the
divorce petition tiled by his wife,
Senator Hourne reserves all his
courtesy for his colleagues in the
Senate, using none of it at home.
A Los Angeles man called in a
physician to (real his nerves and
then Iried to borrow money from
him. The physician promptly and
properly fold the patient his
nerve was all right. !
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Agitation is renewed every i.'twj
and then for a heller word than
' Hello" as a telephone salutation.
'i hat is a very elegant word as
((impart'd with some he lele
phone often provokes.
A professor at the University
of California says that nine cents
a day is enough for any man to
spend for food. No objection,
whatever, to I hat professor prac
ticing whal he preaches.
The Agricultural department
says that the wages of farm la
borers have increased seven per
cent, in the last two years. But it
is feared I hat the moving picture
shows have absorbed I he differ
ence.
Matrimony.
Some women in marrying de
mand all and give all. With good
men they are happy; with base
men I hey are I he broken-hearted.
Some demand everything and
give liltle. Willi weak men they
are tyrants; with strong men
they are the divorced. Some de
mand little and give all. With
congenial souls they are already
in heaven: with uncongenial they
are soon in I heir graves. Some
demand lillle and give little. They
are the heartless and bring neilti
er the joy of life nor tile peace
of dealli_James Lane Allen.
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