St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-06
THE ROW AT RIO.

Uncle Sans new navy has proved
very useful the last few days at RIO
Cleveland Leader.
Admiral Benham would be sure to
lead the list in a popular voting contest.
Washington Post.
The action of the admiral is to be
highly commended. 1t ought to have
been taken long ago.-New York Trib-
une.
Admiral Benham's backbone Is all
right, but he should keep his feet warm
and his head cool. The country wants
justice, not jingoism. = Chicago Dis
patch.
One thing appears certain-Admiral
Benham, who is the commander of our
squadron in Brazilian waters, has the
true blue American spirit. = Boston
Globe.
Admiral da Cana may ere long afford
to the startled eyes of United States
ofiiceholders the spectacle of man
who would like to resign and cannot
Washington Star.
The Cleveland administration de-
serves credit fer giving Admiral Ben
ham the instructions which enabled
him to protect American commerce III
Brazil.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
When Admiral Benham fired on the
inSurgent fleet he gave the eagle the
first opportunity to scream over for
elgn foe it has had since we whipped
Chile.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Admiral Benham deserves credit.
American representatives abroad have
peen very slow about making the ma
tons they are accredited to honor the
American fag.-Buffalo Times.
Admiral ola Cana appears to be taking
shot at every flag he can see in Rio
harbOr. In the latitude of Brazil the
only flag inspiring respect is the yellow
one of quarantine.-St. Louis Republic.
Every patriotic American will hope to
see American interests in Brazil fully
protected, but there should be no inter-
meddling in Brazilian affairs merely for
glory and buncombe. = Chicago Dis
patch.
The contretemps at Rio may not have
been an affair of great magnitude; yet
man OF less GOODNESS and reSolute firm
ness than Admiral Benham might nave
made serious blunder.-Philadelp
Record.
WHO fired first?" is one of the burn
ing questions of the hour We are not
prepared to answer at this distance, but
it seems reasonably certain that ADJ
miral Benham fired last.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Correct, Admiral Benham. Our navy
is on the seas to protect American citi-
Zens and their property. Our foreign
policy goes no further. but it goes clear
up to the limit ON that line.-St. Louis
Republic.
The insurgent cause seems hopeless,
and it would be a shrewd thing for Da
Cana and his followers to become
prisoners of the United States rather
than of the so-called republic of Brazil.
Richmond Dispatch.
The decisive action of Admiral Ben
ham in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro in
settling his differences with the rebel
Admiral da Cana has reflected credit
upon the entire United States navy
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
If Admiral Benham can be Judged
from his conduct Monday morning there
can be no doubt that the next insult to
the American flag in those waters will
be accompanied by consequences of no
pleasant sort to the insulter.-Chicago
Evening Post.
Any pugnaciouS Brazilian that thinks
the American eagle has lost its voice
and its claws because it is not always
screening and scratching has only to
attempt liberties with the birds plu-
vile CourIer-J ournal.
Admiral Benham was acting nder
general instructions to protect Ameri-
can interests, and when he saw those
interests violently assaiied he would
not hesitate long about entering a pro-
test that would be misunderstanding
Commercial-GaZett
1t is all well enough to let the Brazil
ians show off their bad Workmanship by
missing each other nine times out of
ten, but when they try their want of
Skill on American merchantmen it is
time to put stop to the nonsense.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
By his prompt and decisive action
Admiral Benham has not only upheld
the honor of the American flag; but he
has won the gratitude of other nations
whose merchant ships were exposed to
the same dangers as ours in the ports of
Brazil.-MilWauke Wisconsin.
So long as the combatantS confined
their warfare TO each other, and allowed
foreign vessels to enter and depart in
safety,it was not so serious to outsiders;
but the new phase of the conflict if
persisted in, may bring the war to a
speedy close.-Baltimore American.
The prompt action of Admiral Ben
ham in protecting an A merican vesse
rebel fleet that has been the aggressor
in this respect, and American interests
have been continually imperilled since
hostilities began.-Philadelph Item.
The sporadic revolutionists of South
ern America may learn from Benham's
demonstration. as the Bombay pirates
learned from Admiral Porter, that the
American flag. whether ashore or af1oat,
protects the property and persons of
American citizens. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Admiral Benham should run the
Aauidaban down and sink her-or bet
ter, save the vessel and sink the crew.
The world is sick of the alleged Brazll-
ian war, and it is good time to en-
phasize the idea that the American flag
is good thing to respect.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.