The San Francisco call., 1897-04-04

1t is called Christian Europe, but all the
same Ii is doing Moslem work.
Recreate yourself to-day with trip to
the boulevard and see how the good work
goes on.
Gladstone may speak the voice of Eng
land, but unfortunately Salisbury controls
her arms.
Weyler will go slow about shooting
Rivera. The Spanish Government has
ordered him to take a second thought.
The fiesta at Los Angeles is expected TO
break the record, but that to be held IN
this City will make new one and make
it glorious.
The Sultan has himself at last grown
weary of the slow diplomacy OF the
powers and wishes to meet King George
half way, with preference for having
the meeting on the war path.
The prompt action of the Spanish Gov
"ernment in preventing the summary ex-
ecution OF Rivera is clear evidence that
it has studied American politics to some
advantage and knows what the change of
administration means.
The Dingley tariff has already begun to
have effect in Europe, and both France
and Germany ale consid ering how they
can make the best arrangements for trade
with US. Reciprocity treaties will soon
be in order and good order at that.
The Alameda EncinaI gravely remarks
that THE CALLS prowling after the new
postoffice leads through the valley OF
dry bones, " but does not rattle them a
bit. The circumstance that it has ratified
the ETcindl has evidently been overlooked.
Since Spain has gained some successes
in the Philippines but has met with moth
ing but disaster in Cuba, it would De wise
on her part to draw out OF the Cuban
game and devote her money to one in
which she has a chance TO win some
thing.
The poets of England who are initiating
Byron by writing odes in favor of Greece,
but who neglect TO follow his example in
fighting for her, would do well TO recall
Byron's question: "0f two such lessons
why forget the nobler and the manlier
one2"
Alarmed by the signs OF the times all
around her, San Rafael purposes to pre-
clude the evils of bad municipal govern
ment by organizing a good government
club before the bad government has ar
rived. There is much virtue in "a stitch
i'll time"
The bonn bardmen Of the Greek camp
by the biockading feet off the coast OF
Crete without any declaration OF war
seems to imply that diplomacy has dis
covered g way by which it can put an end
to all wars in Europe without in any way
interfering with fighting
Bailey of Texas, the new Democratic
leader, has been forced to decline an inyi-
tation to dinner at the White House be.
cause he does not possess dress coat, and
yet it would seem he might have bor-
rowed one from Jerry Simpson in ex-
change for a pair OF socks.
The clause which declares the tariff bill
shall go into effect from April l NAV
be invalid, but all the same it will
make the importers hesitate about bring
ing foreign goods into the country. and
the hesitation is all that is needed. ANY
thing which checks the imports now will
aid. the revenues later on and benefit home
industry.
Southern California hiss begun maxim
arrangements for an exhibit at the
Omaha exposition, and the example is
worth imitation in other parts of the
State. The exposition will be one of the
most i'm mportant ever held in the Union
and it is none too early TO prepare for it
IN order that our display may be worthy
of California ana better than that of any
other State.
The retirement of the Liberal Ministry
in Austria may mean new crisis, or only
new complication OF an old one, but in
any case IL augurs Ill for the peace of
Europe and the, continuance of existing
conditions. The Austrian empire is too
loosely held together to withstand much
OF an internal storm, and if the new Min
istry should prove to be reactionary a
storm would be sure to come.
Some entsrprising csr-builders in the
East propose to unite their energies to
construct for the use OF the President the
tAASoI So1 ChS4 oCCn Ol tnC HiODC, duQ IL Is
to be hoped they will carry out the plan.
The President of the United State ought
TO spend coed deal of his time travelling,
and for that reason snould have state
car which will make it comfortable for
him when he doesit.
An Antioch paper quotes from the Lin
coin Neus-MesSergcr the fact that the pot
terry at Lincoln is shipping ware at the
rate OF two carloads per day, and supple
ments the quotation with the gloomy re-
Election that in Antioch it is shame
that things are as they are at our pottery:
From which the reasonable inference is
that Antioch would be cheered by an evil
dence of more pottery and less pottering
at its clay-molding establishment.