The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
DIFFERENT SUBJECTS DISCUSSED BY
DIFFERENT WRITERS.


New York CAR.DRIvERs' STRIKE
The Herald says that the point OF
the trouble Is that the railway com
panies do not wish 10 treat wild
committees and Knights Of Labor, but
stated TO the strikers that they VIII DE
clad 20 treat with the strikers them
selves.
ITO this the strikers make reply. lhey
say that this sounds fair. but won't wash:
that they have tried the experiment oil
making personal complaints and 1t has
failed, that II driver states his case ana
asks for redress he IL either suspended
or dismissed.
"There you have both sides.
iii. We are more convinced than we
were Yesterday even. that three'quar,
iers Of the violence done is cOmmiiIed
not by the men on the strike, but by
lot Of bummers. roughs, and toughs who
are using the occasion for their own
purposes.
ut is no more than just to say thus
much in defense Of the strikers Ihere
are some hot heads among them, az there
are everywhere, but the bulk OF them
want no muss and no riot.
IN the course of day or two both
narties will. we hope, cool down TO that
point when arbitration can come in and
settle the whole matter in jify.'
THE CABINET BLuNDERs ~ Pros
PEcr.-The reports from Washington in
dictate that the new administration is to
be woefully lacking in sense Of correct
proportion. Mr.. ". W. Dudley is now
said TO be an applicant for the post OF
Commissioner Of Patents under General
Harrison. He ought TO be made at least
we believe he is laWyer-the head OF
the Department Of Justice. If Mr.. Wan
amaker's contribution 10 the funds OF
Mr. Dudley il 10 be rewarded by
Cabinet position, an equal honora-
rum" should be accorded to the man
who spent the money so skillfully. II
NAV be. however, that Dudley really
wants the cOmmissiOncrship 10 secure
legal monopoly for limited time for
certain Of his own inventions. He may
claim originality and utility for his de
vice for the manipulation Of fioater5 in
blocks of FIVE" and also for the con
trivance to prevent them from getting
away. Nee York Times.
GERMANY AND MATAAFA.--Bismarck
has at last served notice upon this Gov
eminent that he has declared war upon
the Nataafa faction of the warning Sa-
means. The principal excuse for the
declaration seems to be the right 10 pun
ish the struggling natives who, in self
defense. fired upon and killed a score or
more of German soldiers last month. lie
boldly announces 10 our State Depart
ment that he will no longer play the part
of peacemaker between the factious ma
tives. but will employ his forces In aid
ing Tamasese to crush Mataafa.
THE MONEY DEvIL-The fact that
the development of the South is proceed
ing at a more rapid rate than ever before,
causes the Philadelphia Times to remark
that the Money Devil is a bigger thing
than the star-eyed goddess of reform.
II is 10 be hoped that the Times IS
right. The Money Devil has never been
big enough IN this section TO hurt any
BODY, and We want 10 see how bad he
looks. We want 70 see his green eyes
and his forked tail. and if he IS as bad S
he is painted 10 be, we will Join the
Courier-Journal in begging our people to
get rid Of him.-COnstitat'0H.
WILL TAKE 80 MORE ISsrLTs.-The
Philadelphia Pres furnishes the follow
ing gratifying information
I'm a few weeks, thank goodness, we
shall have an administration al Wash
ington which neither Germany nor any
other country can insult with impunity
One of the first acts of the new admins
tration will be 10 serve notice on the
nations of the earth that the Stars and
Stripes must be respected.
In other words, the do-nothing policy
of the former Republican administra.
tions in foreign affairs will be departed
/, from and We shall have a return TO the
patriotic and vigorous course OF former
Democratic administrations - EoehsAg
telegram.
PRINCE BISMARCK TO TIE GERMAN
. MINISTER 1T WAsHINGTON.-I0 toaqI
Ton Afco Valley translation, Minister q
Forei0n Afairs Berlin, January 10
1889 have already notified your excel
lency that, according to telegrsphic com
munications from Apia on the 18th OF
, December. of last year. detach-
ment of German naval forces
which had landed AZ the requisi
ton of the Imperial Consul for the
protection Of the German settlements
which were endangered by the conflicts
between the native parties there, was at.
lacked BY armed Samoans belonging "a
the party of Chief Maiaafa. This unpro-
provoked attack Is said 10 have taken
place under the leadership of an Ameri
can named Klein. On this occasion
more than fifty German soldiers and Off
GERS were killed and wounded.
In consequence OF this we have been
trsnsplanted from the territory OF medi-
stor AT negotiations, by which the impe
rial consul in Apla was trying 10 recon
Gle the oOntending parties, and fol
which be had sought the cooperation OF
his English and American colleagues
into a state Of war with the assailants, 10
our regret.
We shall carry on the contest which
has been forced upon US by Mataafa and
his followers with the utmost considera-
ton for English and American interests
Our military measures have in view only
the punishment OF the murderers OF Ger
man soldiers and the protection OF Our
countrymen and their property As they
on their part, are at war with Tamasese
our interference viii necessarily assume
the character of assistance TO Tamasese
In the endeayOr for the just punish
ment of a murderous crime, we hope for
the cooperation Of the treaty powers in
Samoa In friendship with Us, and we ask
, the Government of the United States to
be good enough 10 furnish the cOnsuls
and the commanders of its ships Of wal
in Samoa with suitable instructions. Our
armed forces there are instructed TO
avoid and TO prevent all injury TO neutral
commerce and property, and TO adopt
measures of reprisal and destruction only
against the followers OF the party which
initiated the contest against our troops
by a murderous attack
We shall, of course, abide by the agree
ments with America and England with
respect to Samoa, and pay due regard,
under all circumstances, 10 the rights
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