San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-21
While this is true, and

while we should urge upon the ma
tional and state au thorities prompt in
quiry into every case of alleged mis-
treatment of our citizens in foreign
lands, it does not follow that every
alleged act by which the liberty of an
American citizen is threatened by a
foreign power, is true as alleged. 1t
certainly is unwise, impolitic and un-
just to the fofeign power charged with
such act by private individual, to
accept the most improbable state
ments as gospel truth and inflame the
public mind accordingly. In the case
of Mr.. Work the national and
state governments will do all in
their power to ascertain the
exact facts and there will be no I'M
necessary delay. Whatever injustice
and hardship has been perpetrated
will be made right. Controversies
and difficulties among our own citi-
Zens at home occur, and time is need
ed to set these things right. Certain
ly no less time will be required to
set right the difficulties into which
one of our citizens may become in
volved while in Mexico. 1t is pecu-
liarly out of place at this time TO
charge Mexico with cruelty, Oppres-
sion aud unfriendly feelings toward
American citizens. A hundred in
stanses of good will on the part of
Mexico can be cited to show that
Mexico desires only the most cor
American citizens by the hun
dred are doing business in Mex
leo under special privileges ac-
corded them by the Mexican govern
ment. To day the national band is
filling the air of all Texas with its
music and advertising the coming of
Mexico into this state next fall to join
hands with us in the greatest exposi-
ton of the two republics ever attemp
ted. 1t is then nonsense to talk of
Mexican hostility TO Americans.
the ignorant and prejudiced
of both countries are found those who
are the representatives of the old Sec
tional hate still nursing the days of
'36 and '46. The sensible citizens of
both countries, the commercial
classes particularly deprecate the
of the flames of popular feel
ing against Mexico, because Mexico
has not deserved it at our hands.
In this case wise policy demands
of verdict until it is
shown that the Mexican courts have
denied American citizens their rights.
THE returning council committee
throws no new light upon the rail-
road projects of the Southern Pacific.
AS the LIGHT said yesterday, there
will be several division head quarters
and San Antonio will be one of them.
The head quarters of the Atlantic
system as it has been called will re-
main at New Orleans with Mr.. Hut
Gibson. The change will be some
benefit to San Antonio but how great
a benefit does not yet appear; proba-
bly, nothing material.
THE Chicago police are feeling their
way in the dark along the lines of the
Cronin investigation very much as
blind horse feels his way along an I'M
known road. He goes slow, looks
awfully solemn, brings his feet down
with a hard thud on the road but is
very liable to break his knees and
come to grief at any moment. 1t is a
blind hunt after the unknown in the
dark.
PREPARATIONS are being made for
q fireman's parade on the 4th. Prep
arations are made tor a Yoakum bar
becue excursion on the 4th. Prepara-
tions are made for a Corpus Christi
ball tournament on the 4th. Why
not prepare to bring people into town
to see the best days racing ever put
up in Sonth Texas. The San Antonio
Jockey club have put money into this
thing for public amusement and the
public should not give them the go by.
The emperor Of China is to send a
commission of three TO the United
States "tO study the customs and
manners of the middle class, and to
particularly inquire if the wearing of
socks and stockings wards off dis
cases.
One of the latest developments of
the cOin-and-slot device is chair,
the seat of which springs up automati-
cally and clamps firmly to the back.
4 coin releases 1t and the Sitter's
weight holds it down. 1t is intended,
of course for public places.
Telegraph poles are preserved in
Norway by making an auger hole
about two feet from the ground, in