The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-18

udHlp lana or land that can be irrigated
to produce every pound Of feed possible
this year because of a strong demand
for 1t before another rainy season sets
in, and the advice may be needed with
profit in this county. Any crop that will
carry horses, cattle, sheep or hogs will
be in heavy demand until next Deem
Der unless we get unusually early fall
rains.
ECONOMY.
Kern Standard: The country has
learned recently that it would have
saved millions of dollars had it built
several more battleships during the last
few years, besides having provided en-
ployment for thousands of American
mechanics and workingmen. There is
economy, as we'll. as safety, in a strong
navy, built at home.
WAR TAXES.
| Los Angeles Times: The war party
must not forget that if war comes there
is going to be a rise in prices that will
make many a lean and hungry pocket
book ache to meet the emergency. AL
ready there is a marked advance in the
cost of many staples and the fighting
has. not commenced yet This thing of
war is not all beer and skittles, as many
a rabid bowler for war who never saw
the animal show his teeth will find
out to his sorrow.
| HOW DID THEY KNOW?
Los Angeles Herald: How did the
Spaniards in the peninsula get the idea
that the message would 'calm the
American Congress-" unless so advised
by General Woodford? And was our
Minister giving out such assurances at
the very moment the President was
Withholding it, lest it should infiame
that Congress, precipftate a war, and
result in the slaughter of Americans in
Cuba? 1t begins to look that way
THE IMPERTINENT POWERS.
Stockton Record: The six Powers,
known as the. Concert of Europe" very
much mistake the temper of the Ameri-
can public if they think that any fur
Their interference by them will tend to
conciliate the United States. The for
bearance that this country has exer-
cised toward Spain is largely because
of her bankrupt and crippled condi-
ton. She is declining Power, decay
ing force. While the sentiment is gem
eral that she has abused her privileges
and is now outraging civilization and
humanity by her cruelties and false
pride, there is yet some disinclnation
to administer the last blow, even to an
undeserving tyrant and braggart.
But toward the six Powers there can
be no such feeling. Their very concert
is threat to the world. Their concerted
action in making representations to
America is an insult
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Mountain Democrat: Paradoxical as
it appears the policy recommended by
the President means, for Spain and for
the insurgents Of Cuba, a compulsory
peace. 1t recognizes them as belliger-
epts only to compel a cessation of in
terminable hostilities between them and
to prevent a repetition of crimes result
ing from their savage and treacherous
warfare. 1t means armed intervention
for the purpose Of establishing a stable
and independent government, not by in
surgents alone, but by and for all the
people of Cuba
For that purpose it necessarily ig-
nCres a Junta of filibusters in New
York, and a rowing, rebel republic, ex-
listing, as Consul General Lee has said,
| "Only on paper" For the same pur-
pose it leaves to Spain the prompt and
final choice of peaceable or forcible ex-
Ipulsion from her thrice forfeited domin-
lion over the Gem of the Antilles"
With a policy thus adapted to the
desired end and adequate to the emer~
gency, why assume the existence of a
non entity? Why recognize the indie
pendence of incompetent insurgents, to
be achieved, if at ALL at the peril of
their lives? Why form an entangling
Ialliance with fugitive filibusters, against
the sovereignty from which they have
fled for projections? Why assert as an
accomplished fact a republic yet 60 be
organized, or victory yet to be
achieved?
By firmly and fearlessly refusing to
do so. President Mckinley has followed
safe precedents," with heroic deter
mination and craftsmanship He has
put his war policy on all-fours with
analogous cases cited in his message.
GAINED BY DELAY.
Stockton Independent: While the
rabble has been screaming and their or
gans angrily demanding instant
action against Spain, the Ad-
ministration has been utilizing
the time gained by deliberation to
IIeH the country LOT war, IL
it must come. What has been gained
by the delay was partially shown in a
Washington telegram yesterday, but a
very modest dispatch from San Jose
shows another item of gain in the ship
ment of 295,O00 pounds of powder to
1.-THE East When the war cloud first
appeared kilograms from Washington
showed that the Government was prac-
tically destitute of powder. Lack of it
was several months ago given as the
reason for the omission of the usual
salutes on the arrival of President Dole
of Hawaii in San Francisco. On that
occasion it was said that all the forts
of the country were short of ammuni-
ton. Only since the agitation of the
question of intervention in Cuba has
arisen have the powder mills of the
country been in full operation. pro-
ducing that Indispensable munition of
war. Great guns in the coast defenses
were without carriages or other mount
ings; island forts were without cleo
trical connection with the mainland
and the connections are not now all
complete. When the Maine was de-
stroyed the balance of naval power in
favor of this country as against Spain
was destroyed and many naval vessels
were unfit for sea, to say nothing Of
battle. Delay has remedied or is rap
idly remedying all this, and the United
States, which is never prepared for war
in ordinary times is approaching read
mess with amazing rapidity. Delay has
lost nothing to the United States. On
the contrary it is already shown TO
have gained much and when the whole
story of the gain is told much more