The record-union., 1898-04-20
manufacturing in many lines within the

manufacturing in many lines within the
State.
NOT READY.
Oakland Enquirer: The claim made
by some military and naval men that
the delay. in beginning hostilities is rem
| dering Spain relatively stronger is of
very doubtful merit. Two months ago
the United States was totally unpre-
pared for war, while Spain, having the
i Cuban troubles on her hands had been
under arms a long time. The past two
months have made great change in the
Irelative preparedness of the two nations,
| but doubtless military and naval experts
could see that there are still many
| things for the United States to do. Her
warships have not full crews, her pow
der supply is still inadequate for pro-
longed fighting, and the stores of food,
| clothing and coal need to be further re-
plenished With her longer purse, the
! United States is likely to have the ad-
vantage over Spain in any ship buying
which may go on from this time forth
CAPTURE OF HAVANA.
Los Angeles Express: Havana has
been captured but once since it was first
fortified in 1860, against the French
and English pirates. AT first it was
fortified to stand against any siege, of
which military science was then capa-
I BILE, and it's defenses were strengthened
| from time to time down to 1162, when
England and Spain were at war. In that
year Havana was invested by the Eng
lish, assisted by English settlers in
America, and after a long struggle the
place was taken.
The facts of the siege may be found
related in the Life of Lord Albemarle,' -
and in "A History of the Late War in
North America" written by Thomas
! Mante, who as an engineer officer was
present at the siege.
PLANT NO MORE.
Riverside Press: The fruit-growers'
convention yesterday did brave thing
in adopting resolutions deprecating any
further planting of orchards or vine
yards in California until there is some
I improvement in market conditions. But
they are right. How to dispose of what
| fruit we now have is a problem on the
solution of which depends not only the
prosperity, but the very existence of
many of our orchards; and there is
vast area of orchards not yet come into
full bearing. What we need is not more
planting, but more people to buy the
product of the orchards that we have
planted, to spend more money on them,
to give them better care, fertilization
| and cultivation, so that they will pro-
duce earlier fruit. And we are glad
that this representative body of fruit
growers had the courage to face the
situation as it is and act accordingly.
THE HOLLAND BOAT
Tulare Register: The greatest sur
prise of all the energies of war may be
the submarine torpedo boat Holland.
The world has been working for more
than a hundred years to produce a
submarine torpedo craft, and if sue
cess has yet been attained it will be
embodied in the Holland This craft
will run either on top of the water or
underneath it, can fire torpedoes from
above or below. When it comes to the
surface it presents so small an object
that in the day time it could not be
hit, and in the night not even a search
light would detect it. If it can get
within 200 yards of a warship it viii
surely sink it, and one such craft turned
! loose in a fleet at night might sink all
before morning. If the Holland type
of war engine is a success it will put
an end to war on the deep and relieve
the world of an intolerable burden.
WANAMAKER.
Los Angeles Times: Viva John Wan
amaker! He not only proposes to raise
regiment, but will allow all of his en-
ployes who enlist their full salaries
during their absence at the front, and
will give an indemnity of $1,000 to
| 70 eh he a
in the service. This is a specimen of
patriotism by a millionaire-that class
of Americans which has been charged
with basing it's love of country upon
the almighty dollar The plutocrats
will be found filing the breach when
the time comes with the same valor
exhibited by the remainder Of the loyal
people of America
AMERICAN COMPETITION.
San Jose Herald: A Republican con-
temporary remarks of American COM
petition with Great Britain in the iron
and steel markets of the world that it
was not so under the Democratic free
trade regime.
We beg leave to remark in passing
that it was under the Democratic reg
ime this conquest of the worlds mar
trade but in many other lines of indus
try. was begun. But we do not care
to push the point just now. This is
not the time to be making much Of
party questions. Almost any revenue
system that will provide money enough
to whip Spain will do for the time be-
ing. and we are neither Democrats nor
Republicans, but all Americans.
PUSH"
Chico Record: Push never hurts any
body. The harder the push the better,
if it is given in the right direction. AL
ways push up hill-few people need
push down HILL Don't be afraid of
your muscles and sinews; they were
meant for service. Don't be afraid Of
what your companions may say. Don't
be afraid of conscience; it will never
reproach you for a good deed-but push
with all your heart and soul, whenever
you see anybody or anything that will
be better for a good, long, strong, Ge-
termined push Pushi 1t is just the
word for the grand, clear morning of
life; it is just the word for strong arms
and young hearts; it is just the word
for a world that is as full of work as
this is.
BEET SUGAR BLUE.
Oakland Enquirer: The reports from
the sugar-beet growing districts of Cal
ifornia are discouraging, and few peo-
pie realize at this time what a backset
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