The record-union., 1897-04-25

in favor of the Greeks, who are bat
Ting for the independence Of Crete,
but it was not generally known that
this spirit has spread among the stOlid
members of the rank and file of the
Russian army, who are accustomed to
follow their leaders with a blind and
unquestionable devotion that can only
be paralleled in the ranks Of Moham-
| medan armies, whose members are
taught to believe that death in battling
paradise peopled with fascinating
hours. In view Of this powerful SEN
| timent among the masses of the peo-
pie in Europe, the great Powers may
fwell hesitate about going too far in up
holding the Sick Man, who has been
the curse of Europe for centuries, and
| who has no more part in modern civ
ilization than has Mephistopheles at a
Sunday school picnic.
THE FRUIT TARIFF.
San Jose Mercury: 1t is hardly prob
able that in face of the pressure that
| is being brought to bear upon the men,
bers of the Senate Finance Committee
by the California fruit growers and
| their representatives the committee can
fail to perceive the justice of retaining
the rates placed on fruits by the House
Committee on Ways and Means, and,
| in the case of citrus fruits, of raising
| the duty from the rate fixed in the
Dingley bill. which is three quarters of
cent per pound, to l cent per pound.
With the latter exception, the rates in
the bill are we believe, satisfactory to
~ oil
| that the importers and the foreign
| growers are exerting themselves to
| have the rates reduced all along the
line, hence it has become necessary for
the home growers, who had no diff
Guilty in procuring the assent of the
Ways and Means Committee to their
requests, to continuously watch their
interests now that the bill is in the
| hands of the Senate Committee.
FITS THE 'EXAMINER" CASE,
TOO.
| San Jose Herald: The Supreme Court
of the United States has rendered a
| decision that has special interest for
Californians in view of proceedings dur
| ing the recent session of the Legisla-
| ture. A broker named Chapman re-
| fused to testify in the sugar specula-
| ton investigation as to whether Sem
ators had speculated in sugar stocks
while the Wilson tariff bill was before
| that body Chief Justice Fuller held
that the Senate had the right to in
vestigate and compel witnesses to give
testimony.
This opinion is directly applicable to
| the case of Superintendent Jaynes of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
| in our recent legislative inquiry. Jaynes
not only refused to produce kilograms
| in evidence. but endeavored to remove
such documentary evidence from the
Jurisdiction of the Legislature. Not
only that, but when the committee
captured the kilograms he endeavored
by force to take them away from the
committee, and even went to the ex-
| tent of breaking in the door of a COM
| mittee-room in the Capitol.
1t thus appears that the case of
| Jaynes was very much worse than that
| of Chapman, who merely refused to
| testify In Chapman's case the SUI
preme Court confirmed the sentence of
| 500 fine and thirty days in jail. Ac-
cording to that, an adequate punish
ment of Superintendent Jaynes' offense
would have been at least six months
| in Jail and a heavy fine. But with the
desired information in their possession
| the legislative committee seems to have
been satisfied to let Superintendent
Jaynes go unwhipt of justice. 1t was
an error. 1t should have vindicated it's
authority and dignity.