The record-union., 1898-01-01
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
state and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

CoIusa Sun: What a glorious country
tne klondike must be for those VINO
peileve that high prices brings prosper
lty. But. We are answered that 1t is
scarcity up there that makes the hlgn
prices. Demand, Ell? What else makes
nigh prices? Bad laws may help 10 DO
1t, but even they will not make price
Tor an article for which there is no de-
mand. The maker of bad laws finds an
article for which there is demand, and
increases the price by an impost. Ii
that impost is put upon articles de-
manded by those least able to pay, 1t is
most unjust imposition. Is there any
getting around all this?
HE LINGERS.
Los Angeles Express: William Jen-
nings Bryan still tarries in Mexico, and
now comes news from there of exten-
sive seismic disturbances. These are,
ii is said. manifested in "a prolonged
subterranean roaring" But is not there
some mistake as to the cause? The
echoes of Bryan's voice may have
strayed into the hollows and caves of
the earth.
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION.
Los Angeles Herald: The mild de-
mand of the Federation of Labor for the
reasonable restriction of immigration"
is calculated to weaken rather than
bolster up the measure now before Con-
greSS, which failed of passage at the
last session. Organized labor appears
to have modified its views materially
upon this question within the past year,
for what reason is not apparent. For
merly imported foreign labor was re-
sponsible for most of the ills that beset
the toiier in this country. 1t has prob
ably been discovered that falling prices
and other incidents of the change from
a double to a single standard are the
real underlying causes of industrial de-
preston and wage reduction.
NOT MUCH TO GROWL ABOUT.
San Diego Tribune: Calamity howlers
will not derive much satisfaction from
the report of the Bureau of Statistics,
which shows that the exports of domes-
tic merchandise during November last
amounted to S114, COS 3O1, a gain of
nearly 100000 as compared with No
vember, 1896. The imports of mer-
chandise during November aggregated
$52,352, ,331, of which over 30 per cent
was free of duty The gain for the month
in the imports of dutiable merchandise
was 6S. 492. 1914. The exports Of gold dur
ing November aggregated $699, $40 and
the imports So 505, ,30S.
TREE PLANTING.
San Diego Union: The State of Min
nesota has a law for the encouragement
of tree-planting. Under it 10000 acres
We're set to trees during the past year.
1t may be questioned that any money
which the State spends will yield lar
ger return than that paid for bounties
for this purpose. AT the rate the for
ests of California are being wasted, the
day is not very far distant when some
such law will be necessary in this State.
Just at present, however. the pressing
need is something to arouse public sentl-
nient on the question of tree-planting in
California cities A thorough awaken
ing of interest in this subject is badly
needed in many places, and nowhere
more than in San Diego.
MAY BE A CHANGE.
Fresno Expositor: Hoff insolently says
that by the time the courts juggle with
his case for two or three years, and he
spends two or three years in San Quen-
tin while they continue to juggle, he
will be old enough TO die anyway. Which
shows how men of the Hoff stripe look
upon the wheels of justice as they grind
IN California No wonder we have
fresh murder to report about every other
day. But it's just possible, Mr.. Hoff, that
there may come a reaction which VIII
send the wheels around little faster.
The better element of the state Is
ashamed of California's murder record
EN0R NOfTS GAINS
San Jose Mercury: The Wilson tariff,
it is estimated. cost the people of the
United States at least $1,000, 900, 900.
The deficiency for the first four months
of the Dingley tariff was about $50,
000,0 900. Against the latter sum, as the
American Economist" says, set the
enormous gains which protection has
showered upon the country in the
shape Of increased value of agricult
ural and industrial products, increased
work and wages. and increased opera
tions in every line of business activity,
and the deficit Of the first four months
of the protective tariff seems but a
trivial thing.
THE RESULT OF "RECORD-UN-
IONS" PERSISTENCE.
Stockton Mail: Representative De
Vries has introduced a bill enacting
that the Secretary Of War shall imme-
diately appoint three Commissioners,
two of whom shall be members of the
Engineer Corps of the United States
army and the third member of the
California State Bureau of Hihgways,
this Commission to proceed at once to
make a thorough investigation OF the
most practicable routes into the Yose-
mite Valley over which to build the
free public highways.
The bill is drawn in a spirit Of emf
nent fairness. The creation OF this Com
mission Will hasten work of advantage
to all California. We trust that Mr..
DeVries Will receive the hearty and in
slant support of the press, of COM
mercial bodies and of representative
men all over the State.
The Mail" emphatically approves of
this fair method Of settling upon the
best routes into the valley. We think
the Commission Will see the necessity
OF at least three free roads into th=
Yosemite, and we feel quite sure that
when the spirit moves Congress to
build at all, it viii just as lief build
three roads as one.
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