The record-union., 1895-02-01

can get men who are willing to risk life
and limb to earn bread for themselves
and their families. Ii the employees of
the roads had been guided by even aver
age sense they would not have gone on
strike at such time. The employers
but this necessarily involves the converse
Of the proposition, and tho employers
saw in the necessities of the laborers their
opportunity to get cheap service.
A POSSIBLE RESULT.
[Colusa Sum-
But, whatever the result OF the Oriental
war, California must suffer by it. In the
first place, the little Jap will become too
egotistical 1or any use. Unlike the Chi
| nese, they are not willing to be mere ma
chimes; they have aspired to the parlor
already, ana efforts III that direction alter
| victory over the most populouS nation
on earth will be anything but pleasant.
If the result of the war shall be q general
enlightenment OF China the evil will be
still greater, for they will not be satisfied
| to let us do all the excluding; with pro-
gression will come different ideas Of the
social parity. The civilization Of the East
and the West Will not harmOniZe; the
peoples embraced i'll each cannot har-
moniZe. The Western civilization is now
acknowledged to be the better but with
civilization has come eXtraVaganJ habits
people for struggle OF the survival of
the tittest with the East. In any such
conflict California must have very active
share.
THE TEMPLE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
LOS Angeles Times.l
It is claimed that outgoing steamers
have lately carried back more people to
Europe than the incoming ones have
brought to our shores. II those return
tsNs hi
! breeding class of foreigners who are to
the front in every strike and turbulent
riot, we can well rejoice to be rid Of them.
But we have room here for every woll-
disposed and Industrious foreigner who
! comes hlther with a view to citizenship
aud the upholding of our laws and insti
! tutions. The superior vital energy Of the
| American people comes largely from this
| free commlngling OF the blood of different
natlonalities- 1t is this which has made
us so largely progressive people, with
! broad and liberal ideas, always seeking
new paths and adopting new ideals and
standards. We ere like great river,
with numerous branches, each swelling
It's force and adding to its power.
TOO MANY PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Placer Herald.I
California has too many public build
| ings scattered over Lhe State already, and
there is still more being asked Tor by this
Legislature. The State Government
should be conducted on the same plan as
| that OF a large mercantile house or fac
| tory. Time and money are always saved
! by concentrating the various branches,
! and operating, them all under the same
! roof" II our two State Prisons were
| consolidated and located either at Fol-
! som or San Quentin the expense would
be much less and the conduct far more
satisfactory than under the present sys-
tenn. The plan of erecting a State build
ing in San francisco is an extrayagant
one. If such a building is needed it
should be built in Sacramento, the Capt.
tai of the State. Business would be better
facilitated if all the State officers did their
business al the Capital OF the State.
THE FORESTRY STATIONS.
IGilroy Advocate.
The State should nos neglect its for
estry stations. In transferring them to
the charge of the University ample pro-
vision should have been made for their
maintenance. The Board of Forestry
when IN existence expended s, 400 a
year on the two stations at Chico and
Santa Monica, but the University is linn
tied to 5000 a year. California should
not neglect the perpetuation of her forest
| trees, for the monarchs Of the woodland
of our mountains which have stood in
| their glory for thousand years Or more
are fast passing away.
POST-MORTEM ACTION.
Contra Costa Gazettel
Now that the crisis is past, the Govern
ment has ordered the battleship Phila-
delphia TO Honolulu for the protection of
American interests. Scant protection
they would have had if the rebels had
been stronger