Washington sentinel., 1898-07-16

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to S794'I74,TIs, compared with Ezo6..
379'2 in 1896, and ( a77, 1873. a7o in 1898.
vi the exports S734, 4,zIe zo8 represented
the value OF British products and man.
uiactures; while ks9,es4,4Io was the
value OF foreign and colonial merchan-
oise re-exported. The figures for Isos
were S2IS, ,zs9, ,7IS for the former, and
1 5S,s7S,552 Tor the latter. The value
OIL the imports from foreign countries in
1897 was S3s7,oIo. .oa7, and OF British
possessions 694,oIS,933 compared with
@3I2'9Io,724, and SeI, I,76e,4s4, respect
lvelY, IN 1898. On examining these
hgures, we see that as tar as imports 90
we are making steady and satisfactory
progress, but the numbers representing
our exports read badly, showing heavy
decrease on the previous year. True it
IS that trade is induced as much bv
imports as exports, yet England seems
too ready to fill up her deficits from
abroad. Let her use her colonies as
much as possible, for in them lies her
national andcommercial strength, but let
her hold her own in home manufactures.
we would draw attention to the fact that
In our exports OF firearms the figures
have fallen on last years, though st,ll
ahead Of 1895, while in machinery the
drop is alarming, being only Il, 1,e2s, ,66s.
against B3,7S8, 242 for 1895, and 6A,sIA,-
4S7 for 1890. In the cases of saddlerv,
glass, earthenware and china, cycles.
iron and steel, hardware and cutlery
the values have all fallen on those ofthe
previous year, though ahead of those Of
1896, while the alkali exports reached
higher figures in 1895 than they have
since done. In coal and copper our
exports have gone up very satisfactorily.
the hgures showing a constant increase.
With such statistics as the foregoing. we
think il will be seen that even the proud
position that she is now in does not
ensure absolute safety 20 the British
Empire, Her rivals are many. There.
fore, we would say with Nelson that
England expects every man TO do his
duty, from the smallest home or colonial
manufacturer and farmer to those who
sit with reins of commerce in their
hands; for by the proper fulfilling of
each fundamental part, the mighty fabric
OF Imperial strength is built up and
maintained invulnerable.
THE ANTI-SEMurIc ExcKssKs I'M
GALIcIA.
Iewish Chronicle.
The tragic anti-Jewish outbreaks of
last year in Galicia are being renewed
though on much greater scale. In
1857 but few places were affected; on
the present occasion not less than forty
hive towns have been given over to
plunder and rapine. There seems very
little doubt that the disturbances now
dlsgracing GaliCia owe their origin to
the prePosterous reports that the Tews
had poisoned the wells, and that the
Crown Prince Rudolph was not dead,
but had emigrated TO America. v here
he had issued pressing command for
the instant determination of the Jews.
Western GalicIa, especially, is in a state
of turmoil the ignorant peasantry
blindly following the lead of fStoiaIowski.
The Polish Club has intervened with a
resolution strongly condemnIng the
riots, and calling upon the Premier to
afford the StatthaIter every help in their
This resolution, however,
was passed by the Poles, not from any
strong affection for the Tews, but out of
fear that they themselves might ulti.
mately be involved in the disorders.
The excesses that have taken place have
rarely been surpassed in savage ferocity.
Jewish houses and shops have been
attacked in the dead of the night, their
inhabitants shamefully maltreated, and
the buildings plundered and DESTROYED.
No limit was placed on the boldness
and violence of the mob who believed
that they were acting under official
sanction il not official command; for
leaflets had been circulated bearing the
inscription, "Official: Jews to be cud-
gelled." aud the rumor ran that the
word had gone forth from the District
Chief for a general massacre of the Jews
According to one paper,
Stoialowskl instigated the peasantry
against the Jews in revenge for their
opposition TO his candidature at a par
liamentary bye-election. One OF his
organs, in the course Off violent TRADE,
urged the peasantry TO rise against the
Jews, as 10000 would have to be slaugh.
tered before they could hope for any
improvement in their lot.
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