The record-union., 1898-01-02

lSileu W1tn the cnange. Ihey attribute
10 it most of the evils from which they
suffer, and justly, too, for there can
be no prosperity where labor is un-
productive, where all forms of props
erty save gold are steadily depreciating.
and where capital is shy of investment
In industrial undertakings of every ma
ture because of the uncertainty sur
rounding the return that may be Sc
cured for finished products This has
been the condition produced in every
land that has made the mistake of
subordinating silver in It's currency.
.JINGO ARGUMENT"
San Diego Union: with Hawaii as
our outpost we shall be in a more pow
erful position than ever to hold the
commercial and naval domination over
the Pacific Ocean, This is a fair sam
pie of the jingo argument that some
annexation papers are making 1t APP
parently means that nation that is
now comparatively defenseless is going
to strengthen itself by taking posses
sion of a remote and entirely defense
less territory, that can only be fortified
at an enormous cost. This sort of an
outpost" may have strategic" value.
but practically it would be a source of
embarrassment rather than an ad-
vantage in case of trouble with a for
eign Power. Would it not be better
to make our own country secure be-
fore going across the Pacific to find an
outpost?
SECOND-CLASS MATTER.
Los Angeles Times: Representative
Loud, Chairman of the House Commit
tee on Postoffices and Post Roads. ex-
presses the opinion that his bill for re-
stricting the privileges of second class
matter to legitimate publications will
pass at this session of Congress. and
that it Will effect a saving to the Post
office Department of about 10000 900
annually. If Mr.. Loud's somewhat san
guine hopes be realized, the postal es-
tablishment will in the near future be-
come source of revenue instead of
being source of expense to the Gov
eminent, as it has been for many
years. This is a consummation de-
voutly to be wished
A PENSION CASE.
Stockton Independent: A Norwegian
woman who has never been in the
United States has been awarded be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 back pension
as the widow of a soldier of q, Wiscon-
sin regiment who died. in the service.
Mrs. Knudson, the widow. did not ap-
ply for the pension until thirty-one
years after her husbands death but
her Application was made just in time
to entitle her under the law to payment
from the time of Knudson's death, and
the widow, who since 1861 had not seen
or seemed to care for her husband. gets
what is an ample fortune in Norway
1t is cases like this that causes dis
content with the pension business.
Knudson was married, according to the
evidence in 1858, and three years later
emigrated. Within a year of his ar
rival he enlisted and after a little
over a year and a half of service died
The widow who could rest content as
such and without compensation for the
loss of her husband for thirty-o years
could hardly deserve so rich a reward
as she gets.
THE DISTRESS IN CUBA
San Jose Herald: The American peo-
pie are now sending money and sup
plies to Cuba to prevent starvation
among the reconcentrados. The Span
ish Government deliberately starves it's
subjects, demands the forbearance of
this country to enable it to do So and
then asks US to find food for the vic
Tins. This is about as far as even
Spanish assurance could be expected to
go. Congress should say to President
Mckinley: I'VE will aid these people
if you will put a stop to the Spanish
policy that has brought them to such
a strait"