St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-18

the accomplishment of tariff re-
form by voting with the Demo
Gratis for measure that counts for
something. But it is because they
have no heart in the tariff reform move
ment, but treat it as they do prohibit
tion,a a question of eXpediency and not
of principle, that the Minnesota repre-
sentatives will tinker away at the Nc
KINLEY bill in the full consciousness
amended and passed, in accordance
with the popular idea of tariff reform,
than woodchuck has of admittance to
the celestial courts.
We say this is dishonest politics. If
the Republican congressman are honest
and loyal to their party platform they
will vote for the MCKINLEY bill just as
it comes from the hands of its author.
Let them do that, and then let the Re-
publican party go before the country
with the tariff issue as clearly presented
on their side as the Democrats have
made it on their side.
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
1t is matter of history, although it
may not be matter of moment, that
the Pan-American congress is still in
session at Washington. The outside
world is so Indifferent to what this
unique conference is doing, that posi-
bly, three-fourths of our readers have
forgotten that such a body is in exist
ence. But it is. and is making some
queer suggestions. One of the queer
est is plan for compulsory interna-
tional arbitration. The members of Mr..
BLAINE's effete international caucus
have evidently been reeading up on
the BENNETT law, and, inspired by the
peculiar wisdom OF Wisconsin law
makers, propose to establish arbitration
upon the educational basis adopted in
Wisconsin-of beating book learning
into the heads of the. children with
club. Following the Wisconsin idea,
the Pan-Americans outline an arbitra-
ton plan. by which the United States
is to be invested with the powers of a
township constable, and authorized to
go around the world clubbing refractory
nations into submission when they re-
fuse to submit international differences
to arbitration.
The scheme will commend itself to
our American statesmen from the fact
that it will give US an excuse for main
tanning navy. And under tine Pan
American plan all the costs of subduing
rebellious nation are to be collected
from the subjugated power. In this way
we will have show to make the navy
self-supporting. 1t will be great fun for
our idle marines to have run three or
four times year to some little South or
Central American state and in the name
of the great mogul at Washington COM
mand the inhabitants to forthwith ap-
pear before the bar of international JUS
tice, under the pains and penalties of
getting sound licking in case they re-
fuse to obey the order.
Our Pan-American brethren have big
heads on them. They haven't spent a
whole six months in Washington study
ing United States craftsmanship with
out catching the drift of American poll
tics. They observe that under Repub-
iican administration everything in this
country is tending toward bossism, and
thus they are impressed with the idea
that when the services of bully are
needed, or brutal force is required in
maintaining the peace of the world, the
United States is just the country to be
depended upon.