The morning call., 1893-09-06

curse in France. Imperialism is much
more dead in France than monarchy. and
that has rigOr moTtiS sufficient. There
still is glory in the sound of Napoleon'S
name. but the dynasty only lives in his
tory.
1t is perhaps too soon to assert to a
given number of knots what the official
speed of the cruiser Olympia will be. She
yet wants three feet of her draught. and
that amount of displacement must make
considerab bic difference in her propulsion.
On the other hand bay test mas disad-
vantages from being in shallow water.
But making all allowances, the cruiser is
evidently a credit TO the Union Iron
Works, and it is probable the firm will
earn handsome premium.
Labor day has developed so much into a
holiday that it may be a matter of sur
prise that the Senate did not adjourn and
convert leisure into a compliment to toll.
The true principle of recreation is a
change of employment, which, quite as
much as absolute rest. prevents the bow
from always being bent. But the Sen atorS
aid not even seek the solace of fresh
application OF Oratory. They rightly con-
cluded that the best thing they can do is
to proceed with their deliberations on
silver, whatever the issue. The import
ohSC VI thlo Sooh III lto D6dIluR On lADUE
everywhere is undeniably weighty.
As estimated in the Mark Lane ErpreSs.
which is representative agricultural
organ, the wheat yield for the whole
United Kingdom is only $500. 600 quarters.
This makes the harvest very bad one as
compared with the worst of recent years,
and it must be borne in mind that there is
a considerable falling off in other crops.
In fHn 81 - n
bushels, and in 1892 il was over 81, ,000 600
bushels. The shortage, therefore. is
a bout 100000 bushels. The number of
bushels Of wheat imported in 1892 was
l03, ,S34, $50, exclusive of -four, and the in
creased demand may therefore extend to
10 per cent. Still the markets keep low.
What hope is there that the Panama
canal can be proceeded with to any practical
achievement or success? According to a
correspondent, the Bank of Bogota is
drawing on the Bank of France 70 the ex-
tent of $1,000, 600 on account of the canal
But this is a mere fleabite in comparison
with what is needed TO prosecute work.
Ii is hardly sufficient 10 scrape the rust off
the various i'm mplementS which have been
going to wreck since the cessation of oper-
stiOns. The payment may keep the con-
cession afioat but il is another thing 10
make the canal float anything. Perhaps
there is hope in the French Government
after the elections.
The effect OF Judge Ross decision on the
deportation of Chinese under the Geary
act is to give stimulus to arrests of the
unregistered Mongolians. 1t brushes aside
the interference of Attorney General Oh
ney. on the instigation of the treasury,
because there are no funds, as alleged,
and leaves the Law TO take Its course. The
particular ChinaEan whose case there
was an endeavOr TO set aside is ordered TO
be deported, and there Will soon be many
more warrants to pass upon. Judge Ross
has given the Geary act the requisite
efficacy in sDite of influences sedulOusly
exerted at Washington.
In Sonoma County the hop pickers are
mostly white men, and there are some
thousands merrly at work in the fields,
camping ont in the warm nights, and, no
doubt, glad that Tanchers are dispensing
generally with cOolie labor. The wages
are not nigh. but they are infinitely pre-
ferable to the decentralization of idleDess
There is need of every method of giving
employment to industrious and willing
labor.