The herald., 1898-08-01

the vote is taken. II
The agrarians of Germany are demand rt
ing that American pork, flour, canned
and preserved meats be wholly excluded
from the empire. "The hog has trich- a. -,
inosis, the flour is grossly adulterated ol
and the canned meats are unnt 1or hu fc
man food" 1t is a trifle singular that u
knowledge of these alleged facts is con- c'
fined wholly to Germany, no complaints II
having of late come from any other n
country in Europe. m
There would seem to be the fullest
justification for permitting the mayor p,
of Santiago to fill out his unexpired term n,
regardless of the fact that he is crown F
appointee. On the day before capitula- al
ton he was arrested and thrown into
prison for having publicly sung that :,
cherished American hymn, Yankee n
Doodle" a circumstance that fully en- CO
titles him to our consideration. 1t is
not stated, however whether his COM
mitment was for treason or bad singing. ,.
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The new questions" that were to be Oh
injected into the fall campaign are like ~
ly to be practically settled before 1t fairly ,,s
begins. Spain will be given few days tn
to sign the terms of peace. These leave fo
little for future consideration. An ex- I'll
ira session of the senate will in all prob OF
ability ratify the pact long before the -
election. Old issues will be revived.
The war will become reminiscent before :,
November. tn
The protestations of friendship for the
United States that are coming from
France at this juncture are calculated to eli
make Brother Jonathan rub his eyes in Ia
bewilderment. The minister of COM ~
merce, in his latest utterances, almost g.,
succeeds in making it appear that France
has from the first been our firmest and
most consistent ally. But he isn't the I've
only continental statesman who will need te
to hedge. There are others. ~
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We have suffered little from French III
unfriendiness, and are likely to profit "
much from the solicitude of the French ht
people and government for Spain. 1t W
has doubtless been a potent factor in
bringing the latter to a sense of her utter
helplessness, in reconciling her to an :,
acknowledgment of defeat before all is
lost. 4,
The Infanta Maria Teresa, mot so al
young as she used to be-" but still capable
of being made seaworthy, will soon be
added to the force effective of our navy &C
but let US hope, with another name. N
We want no infantas, no Marias, no Te- 10
resas Why not rechristen her Cali M
fornia, and let her go at that? a,
The attitude of Aguinaldo and his fol- -
lowers is solving the Philippine problem
for us. The most ultra -imperialist will q,
hardly dare maintain that humanity, or Ii
any other consideration, demands that OF
the United States should send an army in
of 100000 men to the islands to conquer os
it's native inhabitants, who appear to be e,
no better than their traditional masters. al
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Those who f1atter themselves that the II
money question may be wholly eliminat- RI
ed from the fall campaign lose sight of b.
the fact that the Indianapolis convention
only took recess. The war ended, Mr.. H.
H. Hanna and his coadjutors may be a
depended upon to get speedily to the q
front with their currency reform hobby.
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Some of the members of the local push q
appear to assume that there is room in
California for two Republican parties. d
They are at all events engaged in carv- r.
ing the old carcass into halves. In No .
vember the people will do the rest. +,
Free public baths are fast becoming a g
public necessity. If the city cannot q
furnish them, then should associated s.
charity undertake the work on a large t
scale.
Filth breeds crime. Let US take money!
from the Jail fund and with it buy baths v
for those who otherwise will grow up in Il
physical nastiness and moral corrup- a
ton.
The proposed terms of peace take no :,
account of the Spanish Cuban debt. 3
Spain will be left to take care Of that.
1t is about the only real and tangible C
thing saved to her from the wreck. Z
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After the army and navy have retired t
the Spaniards, the gold ring will see $
what can be done toward retiring the !.
greenbacks. +
Santiago and Ponce are being jointly
ruled by Americans and Spaniards. :,
Manila, for time at least is likely to be a
governed in like manner. t
Spain will have no difficulty In main I
tanning the parity between Cuban-Span- n
ish securities and Confederate bonds. q
The European concert doesn't exactly c
see how to break into the deal.
The Seventh has been all too long at q
bay. 10