The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS PRINTED
YESTERDAY

tion In spain Burean Of lis
marck as Peace M~aker-Pacihc Rail-
road Observation-Disclosures Storms.
A Pacific coast Senator il quoted as
| saying that The United States ought not
10 permit the present German ~ascendency
in Samoa, even should we have to go to
war to prevent Is continuance. rms
expression of opinion seems to have been
produced by the news that the recent
arrival OF the Adams at Apia inspired
fresh hopes among those natives who
| oppose King Tamasesc and his German
patrons. The deposition and exile OF
Malietoa was no doubt a most arbitrary
act but it would violate the traditional
policy Of this country to mingle ID quar-
! rels OF that nature.-N 7. TINES.
The Spanish Government has invited
the representatives OF the United States
| and the Spanish American republics 10
co cooperate in the Christopher Columbus
celebration, and the proposal has been
heartily adopted. All the governments
of Europe AMI America and all the geo.
graphical and other learned societies o.
the world have been invited to send
| delegates to the celebration. The ~festiyi-
| ties will continue one week, and the
| ceremonies will include the unveiling OF
a monument to Columbus at Huelva.-l
Ca5e 10 the HcraH.
According to the reportO Of the bureau
| of labor, recently completed. the men en-
| gagged in labor strikes in this country dur
ing the las, six years lost just S59,9is,ss.
in wages. As the report. which Is ample
and exhaustive, does not even alirde 10
any gains Of the strikers, it is not 10 be
presumed that they made any. Yet the
strikes GO on. But As this is 4 free coun-
Try, laborels disposed to strike have the
right 10 gang their ain gait."-Aleran-
drGa Gd5ette.
The Nat onal lifting, in al article on
| the political situation, says:-"Germany
| neither expects nor desires war. Prince
| Bismarck has thrown into the scales the
decisive word in favor Of peace. II is
! hardly probable that Russia will be in a
| position to force a war upon Germany
| and her allies. The chances are, there
fore, that peace will prevail, although
| this peace cannot he taken az synonymous
| with the restoration OF European tran
guilty, a fact for which Russia must
answer to the world"
The New York World says OF the ma
jority and the minority reports of the
Pacific railway investigation commission
that both reports set forth fraud and
culpabic Encouragement, and make rec
concentrations which pave the way for
| the prosecution OF the guilty men con-
cerned. 1t now remains for the Govern
ment to act, and for the Administration
to manifest aproper sense OF its clearly
indicated responsibility in the premises.
1t has here an issue which il should force
20 the utmost. The whole case is placed
upon Il mountain top in the eyes OF the
civilized world and. in a sense, the issue
is a critical one. The most notable in
stance, perhaps, in our whole history OF
public corruption which reaches from
the Aldermanic chamber 10 the National
Senate il here brought prominently to
the highest seat of Governmental power"
If the recent remarks Of the Colombian
Minister to France have been correctly
reported he has been working himself
into "a fever about an imaginary desire
of the United States 10 get possession of
the ditch into which De Lessep's dupes
have thrown $500 900 900 in hard money.
He declared. we are told. that neither
by threat nor by cajolery would his
Government be induced 10 allow America
to have anything To do with the Panama
Canal, even if Mr. De Lesseps should fail
10 complete the work. They would
| rather do without the canal than see
| America complete it." While we do
rot believe that this is the attitude of
the Colombian Government, it may be
| pointed out that this country has shown
| no desire to become interested, by ca
i0lery or otherwise, in the ditch AT
Panama, and has no such desire.-Er-
change.
The co!ored people Of West Chester,
Pa are concerned because they have 90
paw fifteen cents for a white mans ten
cent RUNNER of whisky and ten cents for
a white mans fye-cent suicide OF beer.
We do not condoles with the colored
folks of West Chester. They have the
easiest opportunity of becoming capita
lists which is now presented 10 mankind.
| By total abstinence they can save five
cents several timesa day. This is wealth
beyond the dreams ofayarice.- - rchdnge.