The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The action OF the Chilean Government in re-
gard TO the muIderous assault on the Baltimore's
sailors reyves recOllections of the difficulty with
Paraguay during President BHehanan's admins
trati0n. Tie Government of Paraguay had, upon
frivolous aud insulting pretextS, refused to ratify
a treaty with this country as amended by the
United States Senate. 1t had seized the prop
erty of Americans in violent and arbitrary
manner, and in February, 1866, while the Uni
ted States skip Waterwttch was engaged in
veying the Parana river, to ascertain its fitness
for steam navigation. she was attacked, aud tue
sailor at the helm killed. Congress on June 2
1858. authorized the President "to ADOPT such
measures and use such force as, in his judy
ment, may De necessary and advisable, In the
event OF refusal Of just satisfaction by the Gov
ernment of Paraguay" President Buchanan
deemed 1t advisable to send with Commissioner
James B. Bowling naval force sufficient TO ex-
act justice should negotiations fail This COM
prised nineteen armed vessels, great and small,
carrying 200 guns and $500 sailors and marines
under Commodore ShubrIck's command. Most
of The feet TendeZy0used IN the Parana near R0-
sario while Commissioner Bowling aud Commp-
dore Shubrick, with the steamer Fulton and the
Walerwitch proceeded to Asuncion, where ample
apologies were made; the sum OF $4,000 was
paid over for the family OF the seaman clancy,
who had been killed in the attack on the Water
witch. and satisfactory treaties OF indemnity
and commerce were negotiated.
The gerrymandering tactics of The Democrats
are thus summed up by Secretary Foster: In
the Nor hern States, wherever the Democrats
have attained control, they have enacted into
law systematic and atr9ctous method OF gerry
Wandering In Indiana, where the State Is very
close, they have 80 gerrymandered the Con
gTesslOnal districts as 10 give the Republicans
three out OF thirteen, and 80 gerrymandered the
Legislative districts as 10 require al least 5000
RauuhltPan Maturity the in Ordar tn Give
the Republicans majority In the Legislature.
In Wisconsin and West Virginia precisely the
same method lis also been adopted, and
tie Democrats boast that We can get
not more than two members of Congress In Wis
consin, and none in West Virginia, and that the
Republicans must have at least 10000 majority
in each OF those States to give them majority
In the General Assembly. In Michigan they
have gone further. They have not only gerry
wandered in the same way for members OF Con-
gress and for lDe Legislature, but they have also
provided for the election OF Pre- sldenlal Electors
by Congressional districts. In this state (0hi0l,
which Is Republican, they have gerrymandered
The Congressional districts SO as TO give US but
six out OF tWenty-oue
'.The Years Naval Progress" Issued by the
Office o, Naval Intelligence at Washington
shows the naval budgets granted for building
purposes for the year 1922 are as follows:
United States Sl6.607 900, England SS9.2O1,-
600. France S42, 800 0o0 Italy s23 ,51S, 900
Russia. S33 257 $40, Germany S13.OOO,o00.
Austria SI.0o1 900, Holland S5,74t, 296, Japan
81 100000, and Sweden 81, l21 900. The rec
ord of the United States shows two armored YES
sells and one unarmored vessel were launched.
while six armored vessels, four unarmOred
cruisers and one torpedo. boat, to al OF eleven.
are being constructed or about to be started.
The Department OF Agriculture is deyottng
considerable attention TO the losses throughout
the country due 10 the ravages of noxious in
sects. An estimate that has been generally ac-
cep ed Is that about one-tenth OF the agricultural
products OF the United States Is annually de-
stroyed by insects. There are many. however
whe believe that the steady advance in economic
entomology has greatly reduced the loss.
recent dispatch alluded to a movement to
facilitate the passenger train service between
Chicago and San francisco, via Denver, to COM
prte with the fast overland mall train OF the cen
trail route. Judging from tie record OF the latter
recently II would not be very difficult matter
10 beat 1t. Postofice bulletins announcing that
the overland mall is late are growing rather