The morning call., 1891-03-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The London authorities are engaged in a deter
mined enOrt to stamp out system OF blackmall
which has grown TO be gigantic evil, the publ
cation OF vile sheets that mainly deal in scandal
Gus attacks upon people who are unwilling to
pay for silence. An attempt was made to eXtort
$1,000 from Perry Seymour Foster, the black
mailers sending letter 10 friend OF his. init
mailing that they had discovered some awful
things about him and that they felt it their duty
TO eNroSe him. When seen in reference to the
strange mssiYe one OF the scoundrels !mpudently
declared: " My paper is a terror 10 the city OF
London and intend 10 make IL more so. If 1t
would pay me to 60 for The Lord Mayor and his
Aldermen | would do So" Instead of growing
rich by this odious system OF spoliation, becOm-
Ing arrayed Ia purple and fine linen, enjoying the
fat Of the land. living In a palatlal mansion,
building lofty tower and purchasing bis way to
high hOnOrs, he is likely to secnrs bis just de-
sertS, conviction Of a felony, SUIT Of striped
clothes aud Imprisonment In one of her MajesIy's
Prisons.
The disastrous effects OF infidton in the Argen-
tine Republic are not likely 10 be overcome by
forced issue OF Sloo,ooo,o00 IN paper money, as
now feared by those interested In banking ami
other ventures. With cedulds by the hundreds
OF millions and national bauk notes worth but
small proportion Of their face value, The Govern
ment is evidently dsiven to desperate straits. Ii
is now reported that President PelIegrini has
urged Congress TO make some radical changes
IN .iie Iesenue "''.un 90 a.,
lu'el' Sosen.@' ~ 'iis r,.t -, ~
t.unal iie .,'o - ne
great bulk OF the nations exports; material in
crease IN the import tariff; the collection OF
license tax from vessels under a foreign flag ell
gagged 10 the eoasttradej ailcense TAX OF S4V'ooo
Oh Insurance companies a TAX OF per cent on INC
premiums received Oy lofeish insurance coihpd-
MES aud TAX Oh per cent GU tue soiu aud
paper deposits oil TIE banks. Does any one won
der That MS accommodations stiftea up o!tter
enmlty III COMMERCIAL circles against tue gov
efnmentY
Salisbury evidently believes that free trade
cheap labor and long hours OF service are es.
septiai to maintain British commercial SUI
premacv Tha eight. hour proposal he asserts
attacked a vital principle OF Individual liberty
He would be no party to legislation to tie In
diyiduaI effort or eramp freedom of trade. IL the
eipbt-hour day was conceded TO the miners il
would be impossible 10 withhold II from other
trades and once we pass Tue huolcOh separat
ing us from the domain oil Socialism our COM
mereial and industrial supremacy VIII be lost
and difficult 10 recapture." Perhaps II the IRE
mier was compelled 10 i've IN Inc Sums OF Lon
don, where starving thousands are now dragging
out a miserable existence without work and
without bread, save that doled out by charity.
OF II IUilunate enough 10 get anything 10 40
worked from early morn till late at night for a
small pittance that barely Kept body aud soul
t0geiner lie TOO WOulu lOhg Tor some Oh the
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The British naval estimates show an Increase
OF e35S. 600 A satisfactory account Is given of
the progress made In the construction OF new yes
sells and large saving, 1t is claimed, has been
effected by pushing ahead the building OF war
ships Instead OF waiting for uossibe Improve
ments This is the iatterIng side of the picture
Admiral Wallis is quoted as declaring that ill.,
stead of being the strongest and best-eauipprd
maritime power IN the world Eugland's navy Is