Show AT HOME AND ABROAD Mr Charles M. M Schwab In Paris the theother theother theother other day said that the pleasure of ot his European outing had had been spoiled by bythe bythe bythe the malicious lies concerning his al alleged alleged at- at gambling at Monte Carlo circulated circulated circulated in the United States Most 1 Americans would not be he so sensitive but Mr Schwab is a man man who takes himself seriously and Is Is one who who not only desires to be thought strictly prop proper r but really Is so It Is a pity that his feelings should have been hurt He did not not worry the Tiger of Monaco He only fed him a few yellow ones and when the beast swallowed them at a single gulp the great iron plaster master meandered homeward to his wife How sad It Is that the private character of even an humble multi millionaire cannot cannot cannot can can- not be let alone If It Mr 1 Schwab were some lordly hobo quaffing the sparkling spark sparkling ling suds from the shining tomato can or shooting craps behind the freight shed the boys would respect his privacy privacy privacy vacy but a poor Croesus or anybody else who is down In the world is bound bound to catch It Everywhere in Europe says Mr Schwab a determination to fight Yankee Yankee Yan Tan kee commerce to the last gasp is bl ble Coal mines are wor working at the highest pressure and the steel output in certain localities has been trebled The manufacturers of threatened lines of goods are zealously procuring the latest machinery and fresh methods It is Impossible not to give credit for this change to the fear of American competition which is thus exercising a highly beneficial influence The rumor that Mr Schwab was about to resign the steel trust presidency has been disposed disposed disposed dis dis- dis- dis posed of completely tel by a positive denial from Mr J. J Pierpont Morgan It never gained much credence in this I country The principal parties In the combination are entirely too useful if it not necessary to one another to render a break up at all ali probable at this or any other time in the near future It Is highly probable that the intelligent intelligent intelligent intelli intelli- gent class of native Cubans w who o d do donot not form a majority of the Island population population population lation b by any means realize that the Interests of their country are In rather a precarious condition before Congress It must be as plain to them as it is to the American public that should our war taxes be repealed in toto there would be little chance for some sometime time to come for much tariff concession to Cuba In many any any case the leading Cuban business men and planters and not a afew afew afew few people people people-on on this side of the water are thinking seriously about tion From Havana we hear that if It this Government would admit th the Island as a State t the e bulk of its in inhabitants in- in habitants would gl gladly y accept that so solution solution solution so- so lution and vote to j ln the Union If the signs of the times go for anything the sa same e influences e which hi h are fighting reciprocity would antagonize tion As to Statehood that would have lave few advocates in in n the United States even among people who favor free trade with Cuba Cuba Th The Cubans are not fitted or pr prepared for State Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment aria and the American sugar and tobacco interests a ar not not ready to to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac any arrangement even admission as a territory like Arizona if such a change were were to involve competition with Cuban sugar sugar and toba tobacco co In American markets The outlook Is not rosy for the Cubans After knocking at the door of ot the Union nion for a long time at last it looks look's looks as if the aspiration for foi Statehood of t Oklahoma were about to be realized It ItIs Itis Itis Is eVen et probable that the House Committee Committee Com Corn on Territories s this week may favorably report a bill admitting Oklahoma as a State Stat Some friends of the m measure asure hav have been Deen anxious for for a provision which would give the new comm commonwealth accretions from the Indian Territory of of counties as fast as the same should b be organized but the white people in the Territory are opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed to annexation and the subcommittee sub com of the the Committee on Terr Territories tories has frowned on the project So So should Oklahoma come D in 1 at all during this Session It will b be with her present boundaries The chances are that when the Oklahoma bill report Is-report d d. d the committee committee com com- corn com at the same time will wll report another another another an an- other providing a territorial form of Government for the Indian Territory A staff correspondent of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Evening Post writing from St. St Thomas D. D W. W I. I t to his paper gives an Interesting account of the Danish islands their conditions capabilities and so on He re refers ers to Capt Mahon's Mahon's Mahon's Ma- Ma hons hon's argument regarding their great strategic Importance to the United States and descants upon their fertility fertility fer fer- fer- fer and arid productive pI ver po power now little in evidence for lack of markets markets' Free trade with the United United States or even a restricted tariff such as we imposed upon Porto Rico for a time in the opinion of a leading merchant of St. St Thomas would restore prosperity to the little group St. St Thomas Thomas is a tree free port and ad the Evening Post correspondent ent says that were werd our Government to interfere interfere with that status either by the establishment of po port t charges or otherwise the steamShIP steamship steamship steam steam- ship lines which now resort to the barbor harbor harbor har bar bor would desert it and ruin the island This he declares is a a. serious matter which should not be overlooked In preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring the for and the contract contract con con- tract of annexation n. n |