New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-31
COMMENT on CURRENT EVENTS.
OBJECT LESSON IN PATRIoTrsM.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Memorial Day this year comes With fresh sisnn;. IN.
canoe and with added solemnity The thinning COZ
osm. TO be studied in connection With tho new up
The Old n 9 Of Cleavage which dSided the coun.
try when these veterans went forth TO nsn, ior
en- BY Ws IN Mch Norh and South East
and West find a common inspiration.
UNITY or ACTION INDISPENSABLE
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
To charge either political party; in Consrssss Q!
out WIN snser IN np us o hs wsrn IN
war; and with readiness 10 sacrifice the county
i, sh pe 10Y surh CHARGES tend to determinations and
division. where unity Of action is vitality necessary
EFFECT OF THE WAR ON BUSINESS.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
People home end abroad seem to Sesys s IN.
TS The ~1s IS comdence in Industrial and
circles, and the whole gradual gain In the vo'.
give employment 70 a large number OF people Start.
Ing this month with the greatest consumption e.e
Srosrnss There is better demand Tor textile goods
and there indications OF higher prices tor woo'
and greater activity IN the manufacture OF "0'''"
goods.
oLD-TIME POLICY OF ISOLATION.
From the New-Oreans Picayune.
When declared war against Spain, this eoTs.
try abandoned forever Its old,time policy o. ,rs
Having taken this step and placed ourselves
by side In the for territorial observation-disclosures ,r
with the great nations OF Europe. we must pay vJv
part with spirit and success. We must have NOT onI
Cuba and Porto Rico. but tho Philippine lsianu'
and the Hawaiian Islands.
FLEET SHOULD HAVE CABLE sH1P.
From the New-Orleans Times Democrat.
one thing ye, needed to add to the efficiency o.
the fleet is cable ship This should carry oa stsns
for splicing broken lines appliances LOT cut tsm.
cables materials for sy,Ss on mss strand that would
ssuf,ice for an emergency-and full stock for tne
laying OF field teegraphs: IN sue. sch sS,n would
ic invaluable for conveying Information anu dSS.nv
same time extremely dangerous-aoie 70 81 cam.
Interfere with the most elaborate pan VI ~
paign.
ORrGON.s ARRIVAL MARKS AN EPOCH
From the St Louis Republic -
The Oresons safe arrival marks an ,, snoSIt .
American scamanship. The record Is md Il
parallel in the history OF maya p,ia ted by this
or anv other nation Captain Clark shoula al for
Commodore at once win seou.. snf to inter.
Spanish cruisers; or better s''i' DO se"'
cept Camaras squadron
PREDICTING THE DURATION OF VANS
From the Minneapolis Tribune.
Predictions made at tho beginning OF the ,.~rSous
reference 10 its duration are very .S;cssd that
William Il Seward as Is wen Kno in slkty days. I'm
warranted by Stewards failure as nnoun not
eral Fitzhugh Lee predicted thar orn Than three
hold out against blockade Tor mos~ tina aeo
weeks The three weeks were up s, SOM, s''e
and still Havana shows no signs OF y'e'e
MONITORS AND NAVAL RESERVES
From the Boston Journal. .,,,or. x1l, -
II is expected that the new no",h nance They
anoat and in commission rns,rSorcenent the Navy
s w thsS VIII make admirable practice snps one at
Naval Reserve. Stationed g Roads. and at san
Francsco these heavy floating batteries and
the best Of trimming 20 the naval hen needed.
nerfectly ready for hard work VINE" "'