The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The crowned heads OF Europe ii is safe TO as
seTt, will not encourage the circulation of the
proposed address Of The committee calling to-
eether the Pan-Ameriean or Pan-Repubile Con
gress in 1898 prepared by Colonel Ethan
Allen. II declares that monarchy has outlived
its usefulness TO intelligent subjects. and the
hour has long since struck for its retirement
from lands where education dwells. The indict-
ment against ii is OYei whelming Ii Is selfish
and dishonest beesuse man sfrail: and no per-
sou eau safely be trusted with national author
Ity not received directly from the hands
Of The governed except with barbarous
tribes. Ii has slrewn the earth with the bones
OF men sacrificed to crafty the pride and pique
Of kings. Ii has IUthesSly wasted millions of
the products OF others toll, that il might riot in
debaucheTy. II holds aoOf from and as IL supe-
Nor TO other men, among whom, Oitentimes, are
some more than its peer in all that ennobles
manhood as God created Il. Ii claims political
ownership in men that on &c was serfdom TO Tie
subject. Growing intelligence has gradually
ameliorated this claim, but not yet Cancelled ii.
Il humiates the sons OF Almighty God by thus
holding hem politically as chaties. Ii makes
necessary standing armies TO maintain its un-
reasonable and into,erable claims. Ii eats out
the substance OF the citizen by these standing
armies, Expresses enterprise and stunts the nat
UT al growth OF Intellectual manhood. There has
not been a prince IN ChrIstendom reigning
within the last 800 years who could not justly
be accused of wrongs similar To some alleged
against rhe British King in the Declaration of
American Independence.
The running OF the bait blockade is just now
creating more excitement IN Newfoundland Than
The lobster question on the French shore. The
three islands of Great Mquelon, Lutte MquelOn
and ST. Pierre. where are centeed The French
eodishing interests on the North American
coast are located within sight Of the entrances
pI.r have koFt
cured for The bank fishermen, and until the Bait
Act was passed, aimed expressly at the sons OF
Ganl, the French seeuFed their supplies from
the DeighboriEg shore. The object OF the New
fOupdIand GoveTnm ent in preventing tile sale TO
their neighboTs of herring taken on the sOHth
coast was to cripple The industry of tie French
fishermen, who. receiving q bounty from tile
home Government, were able 10 undersel their
competitors, but these who make living by
selling bait 10 The bank fishermen fail TO see The
benefits Of The act and consequently resort to
smuggling In order TO eyade it. Under cover Of
fogs boats constantly kept slipping across TO ST.
Pierre with herring ana squd bait. To stop The
contTaband traffic cruisers were located in the
bays and their operations were supplemented by
coast guards but in spite of repeated captures
the smuggling continues, residents on the coast
declaring they must find a market for their her
ring or starye, and as The French are paying
pretty steep prices they prefer to risk running
The blockade.
The Fish Commission is just now devoiIng
more than usual attention to shad millions OF
eggs having been placed In the hatchery at
Washington, where the motion of the river
wafer In the jars ana lha proper temperature are
all that is needed 10 batch tbem Young shad
VIII be sent this year 10 almost all tile rivers of
the country where they are likely TO thrive, aud,
among others on tins Coast, some will soon be
deposited in The Colorado and The ella rivers,
Tie headquarters Of the commission 10 the old
Annoy Building at Washington, with its sights
under water, is enc OF The notable places at the
national capital. The trout hateheries at Lead
vile and Wytheyille, at Nesho and Nashville,
and the whlteEsh nurseries at Duluth Putin
Bay Island and Alpena, Mieh., are doing work
that is appreciated. Shad are being propagaied
at the national capital, on The Potomac at Havre
de Grace, on the Susquehanna, and at Gloucester,
on the Delaware, nearly billion OF shad fry hav.
ing been placed in 1890 In favorable localities In
all paris Of the country.
Within The next two years four polar expedI-
tons will start for the regions OF perpetual ice
three toward the north pole and one toward the
south. Lieutenant Ryder will lead a Danish
expedition TO the eastern shore OF Greenland
following the coast from Augmagsalik north
ward. Civil Engineer Peary of the navy pro-
pos 5 TO go With a small party of men by Sf.
johns whaleT 10 the head OF IngIefeld Gulf and
travel with sled and snow-sboe to the northern
point OF Greenland. Tie third expedition win
be that OF Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian explorer
who Will aim TO reach the pole, following the
route taken by De Long 10 the Inflated Jean
neatte. The veteran Swedish explorer, Baron
Nordenskjold, VIII lead an expedition Of two
ships toward The south pole and an effort will
be made TO. chart as correctly as possible the
antarctic continent.
The Indians are rather slow 10 accepting Tn.
Gle Sans proposition tor them to don the SOL
dler's uniform. At Rosebud about thirty have
enlisted, and at Cheyenne ffty-iiYe have de-
cided TO cut away from tribal influences.
IL is calculated that there are 100000
printed volumes In the public libraries of Europe,
while those of America number 10000, 900,
The great benefits arising from The full enjoy
ment OF our privileges are shown in the contrast
between the Old World and the New. OF our own
land II has been said: " No antique castles irown
upon Its mountain heights. no memories OF a