The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-29

capture the next congress by claiming the
credit Tor all the good that has come from
this war.-Atlanta Constitution.
With everything against us we have gained
fast upon Great Britain In the contest for
commercial supremacy in China 1t is true
that British exports to China today are double
IN Faiue those of the United States. But 1t
Is also true that between 1889 and 1897 the
ralo OF increase In American exports was
an absolute decrease In the exports Of Brit
ain. In 1880 Britain sold goods to China to
Inc Value of S47, E4,105. In the same year
our sales were worth S3.97S.775. During the
tast hscal year Britan's export trade with
emma was worth $35, 5SS,5S0. and ours was
worth $l79S4, 472.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The war has awakened European and East
ern nations to the fact that America Is rap
Idly entering upon and monopolizing their
export trade. 1t has proved the power and
Virfiity of this new commercial factor and
demonstrated that it can no longer be ig-
nored The result will be such competition
and such struggle for trade supremacy as
VIII rapidly develop new fields Of industry.
open new markets and enlarge the trade OPP
erations of all countries.-Denver Times.
OF course 1t Is possible that we might learn
from the English, but to do so would require
a considerable change in American character.
we have never shown much regard either for
the sentiment or the weakness Of alien peo-
pie. The British treatment of the North
American Indians, for instance, and ours
stand out in terrible contrast, and whether
we Will be able or willing to be more pa
tient with the Cubans, the Porto Ricans or
the Fllipinos than we have been with the
Indians Is something yet to be tested.-Chi-
cago Times-Herald
The Democratic party and the country have
need for the services of such men as
Claude Matthews, whose age at little more
than 80 years brings them to the time of their
rlpened powers for usefulness, with enlarged
experience in public affairs, having close re-
latsons to the people and to popular interests.
such men are not SO numerous in any party
that they can be conveniently spared from
the spheres of duty to which they may have
been called-Chicago Chronicle.
We are aware that it takes time to muster
cut 100000 troops, but they will never be
mustered out at all unless a beginning is
made. In case of need we could quickly get
them back and as many more with them. 1t
is due to the country, to the men themselves
ana TO their anxious families and friends that
the work should begin at once, and should
go on as rapidly and upon as large q. scale
possible. All the accounts indicate that
the men In the ranks, who enlisted so eager
~ and periodically and who would gladly
serve for two years If needed, are usually
anxious to get back now to their ordinary
life especially where their places of employ
ment are still open to them--New York Sun.
In order to get some idea of the splendid
possibilities OF the Oriental trade remember
that China, Russia and India have 1000, 900, GOO
OF people and contain 25,000,8G0 square miles,
all in one body. which is half the land OF
the entire world. The completion by Russia
OF the Trans-Siberian railroad will mark an
epoch in the history of the world. 1t will
open up a market whose possibilities are
enormous. Is 1t not true craftsmanship to
make the effort to grasp this mighty trader
Commissioner Patterson. in New York Sun.
But the men have done their work. They
enlisted for the war. and the war is over
Those that are i'll among them have rendered
abundant sacrifice to the country. Let them
go home and get well. Let them flee from
camps where foul water, unfit food, ever
present contagion and board beds subject
them to torture. Let them go to their homes
where coed beds, proper food, fit water and
lovingly tender nursing will speedily win
them back to health and strength.-New York
World.