The record-union., 1898-06-23
VOICE Of The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jectS of Living News
Interest.

Oakland Tribune: The great demand
| for the per cent. bonds is not surprls-
ing, for in addition to the feeling OF
| patriotism that causes the taking up OF
| many Of them, as an investment the
proposition is a good one. Ihfee per
cent. may seem a low rate OF interest
| to those who have been in the habit of
dealing with loans and mortgages, but
| as matter of fact, gilt-edged invest
ment in Government securities Is al
ways in demand and no false hopes are
being held out to investors when 1t is
| claimed that the war bonds will be at
| a premium as soon as everything QuletS
down.
INTERVENTION.
| Los Angeles Express: SO far as the
| United States is concerned, the QueS-
| tion of intervention depends entirely
upon the attitude assumed by the Pow
ers proffering their services. There are
indis spensable conditions to be set forth
| by this country. The terms of peace
and the disposition of the territory ac-
quired by force of arms are not to be
dictated by any foreign nations with
the sole view to their own interests.
Proper compensation must be made by
Spain. Unless Europe is fully prepared
to recognize these conditions its repre-
breath and their efforts. Spain must
reap the consequences of her acts and
| policy.
On the other hnad, it is not to be
questioned that the United States Gov
ernment would welcome intervention
proposals made in the proper spirit and
based upon reasonable conditions. This
country is not waging a war of con-
quest for the sake Of conquest. 1t is
not unreasonable that the European
Powers should feel an interest in the
policy of the United States with regard
TO conquered territory-not by reason
of the policy itself, but on account of
its possible influence in negative way
upon the foreign interests of rival great
Powers. When it is made clear that
our policy will not disturb the balance
of European power, the interest of Eu-
rope in it should cease.
COUNTRY EDITORS.
| Alameda Encinal: The "Argonaut"
INDUCES in it's customary sneer at
country editors and wonders what they
exist for, anyhow. One thing they live
for is to help the "Argonaut" to make
money by publishing long free puffs of
1T. Another thing they live for is to
help political parties win success at the
polls, giving their work freely, while
papers like the "Argonaut'' demand and
receive thousands of dollars for sup
| porting the ticket, or if not paid sulk
and oppose it. Most of them, too live
for the purpose of being patriotic and
giving expression to patriotic ideas in
their papers-instead of daubing their
pages all over with the red and yellow
Of Spain, paid for by Spanish gold.
| HANDS OFF!
| Humboldt Standard: But such con-
tingency is remote. We hope that 9TH
er nations will not mix up in our trou-
bic with Spain Let the nations of
Europe keep hands off, and whatever
their sentiments may be we will find no
fault. But European nations must
keep their nose out of Our affairs. When
once we have our hand i'm and our ar
mics drilled and equipped, one or two
European nations, more or less, will not
bother US greatly. We can take our
own part with several of them at once,
If the worst comes. And if it comes we
shall have an ally that has both ships
and money.
Those who oppose an Anglo-Ameri-
can alliance can prevent it only by
respecting our rights and refraining
| from any interference in our present
war or the questions growing out of it.
We shall be just to Spain, after we
have conquered her armies and cap
tured her fleets No European Power
need interfere, for we are big enough
great enough and honest enough to
punish Spain for her crimes and stay
our hand when her cup is full If other
nations recognize this no Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance will be made-none will be
necessary.
ARTFUL.
Oakland Tribune: A very artfully-de-
vised scheme is that little project to
obtain as allies for us the 100000
Chinese residents of the Philippines
Provisions are very short there, and
Will be scarcer by the time the war
progresses much farther so nothing
would suit the Mongolans better than
TO get in under the American flag and
have us feed them The scheme is
such nonsensical one on the face of
it that it is strange the press agencies
should have devoted so much attention
to wiring the bosh.
FOR ACQUISITION.
San Jose Herald: The San Francisco
"Argonaut," which at first opposed the
war, now holds that we should occupy
and retain Cuba, Porto Rico, the Phil
ippines and everything else that Spain
has in sight. The "Argonaut" will
find itself in good company in making
this flop. 1t is astonishing how opin-
ions have changed on this question
since the first gun war fired The
press and the people are beginning
to see which way events point. We
have started on course of which we
cannot clearly see the end, but we are
likely to go ahead and meet issues as
they come, confident in our ability to
solve them as we have solved larger
questions.
BIRD FRIENDS.
San Leandro Reporter: The birds are
the farmers friends There is scarcely
one of them, if indeed there be any,
that is not an insect destroyer, even
though it may feed at times grains,
berries or fruits Last year the San
lsJose Mercury" published in it's col
umns from time to time general syn
opses of report by the Department
Of Agriculture on the dietary habits
of the common American birds based
on the examination of the contents of
the stomachs of many thousands of
specimens. The conclusions drawn were
that very few birds are really de-
structive of cultivated grains. berries