The record-union., 1898-05-15
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EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub.
jects Of Living News
Interest.

houses at Manila, fourteen are carried
on by Germans. This fact may have
some bearing on the concern which
Germany is supposed to feel over the
operations of the United States forces
at the Philippines. OF course II
would hardly be believed that the
policy OF great empire like Germany
would be influenced by the interests OF
mere handful of traders. But the
truth is that trade and colonial ac-
cessions furnish the leading motives OF
Germany's foreign policy to-day, and
the fourteen mercantile houses at Man
| liza, with proper support from Berlin,
may in time mean German control of
the trade of the Philippines.
WAR AND FINANCE.
| Los Angeles Herald: Those who do
not look beneath the surface underrate
the materiality of the means employed
to provide money for carrying on war
On the surface are the activities in
raising and eQuipping troops, and In
supplying both the army and navy, and
in maneuvering and fighting on land
and sea. That war creates a demand
for unusual sums OF money, and i'm
poses the necessity to make loans, is
we'll understood by people generally;
but there is not apt to be sufficient at
tention given to the ways through
which the money is provided. Our ex-
perience in managing financial affairs
in war has been limited, as compared
to that of the principal European ma
tions. Really we have had but one ex-
perience of any consequence; that was
in, hn a. fo ixyi1 no.
should enable the Government to be
wiser than it then was. What then
could not we'll have been done is feasi-
BILE now. Conditions were such that
it was impracticable, if not impossible,
to float considerable popular loan; 1t
can now be easily done to almost any
necessary amount. A syndicated loan
is vastly different from popular loan.
A syndicate wants bonds of large de-
nominations and a long time to run,
and it also expects the interest to be
paid in gold coin, though not so spe-
cif1cally stipulated. In case OF a pop
ular loan, bonds are issued in small
sums that they may be taken by peo-
pie with small means, and the takers
are not so captious about the kind OF
money in which payment Is made. Gov
ernment bonds are the peoples bonds,
and the easier it Is for the Government
to meet it's obligations the lighter will
be the public burden
THE ANGLO-SAXON WAY.
Los Angeles Times: The differences
in racial characteristics were never
better exemplified than we see them as
set out by the extraordinary hysterical
conduct of the Spanish people in the
present crisis, and the cool, business
like, matter-of-fact way in which the
Americans are meeting the conditions
of the present situation. According to
advices from the country of the enc
my, the people are in a condition bor-
dering on frenzy. Anarchy and riot
are abroad in the land, and from center
to circumference the nation is torn
with dissensions until 1t appears that
the trouble Spain has on hand with
the United States Is the least Of it's
difficulties.
BOTTLE 'EM UP.
San Jose Herald: If Spain Is really
sending 10000 troops to Porto Rico as
reported 1t will make things very con-
venient for US. The more we can get
the Spanish forces concentrated the
10000 troops will simply be bottled up
in Porto Rico If they ever get there.
1t will hardly be necessary to fight
them. They can be cut off from COM
munication with their only available
source of supplies and compelled to sur
render without much active fighting
That is the humane way Of making war,
and it is the kind which we are likely
to carry on in Cuba and Porto Rico.
WOOL AND TARIFF.
Santa Rosa Republican: The injury
that was done the wool interests of this
country by free trade legislation is still
very noticeable. It resulted in the de-
pletion of American focks to a great
extent. This has made necessary the
importation Of large shipments Of wool.
In the first eight months of the pres
ent fiscal year 81 ,009, ,S41 pounds OF
wool came into this country for which
$11 500, ,43S went out. This Is consid-
erably below the Importation of the
same time Of the previous fiscal year,
and shows improvement in the situa-
tion, but 1t is an impoverishment OF the
country that should never be permit
ted again. 1t is great mistake to DO
injury to any kind of productive indus
try The herds of sheep that are once
more being built up in this country un-
der protective legislation should never
again be assailed by our Government.
The American people are still paying
dearly for their last free trade legisla-
ton.
THE RED CROSS.
San Jose Mercury: There is work
70 hc 6ny,n ut xX0n a q
front in time Of war, and the Red Cross
Society in this State is an agency
through which the California volunteers
and troops will be supplied with many
comforts which will lessen the hard
ships Of soldiers life. The request
for contributions made by the society
should meet with a prompt and cordial
response.
THE FRUIT OF DISCIPLINE.
Stockton Mail: The Spanish journals
which declared some weeks ago that
when the two fleets met the superior
discipline and skill OF the Spanish sail
ors would easily prevail over the cow
ardly Yankee pigs will probably re-
wise their opinions now.
1t is barely possible. too, that both
the Spaniards and the American GOO
COOS who agreed with them that the
Maine was lost by lack of seamanship
on the part of her slaughtered crew.
will put muzzle on themselves.
The great battle In Manila Bay SIM
ply proved, what naval men have long
known, that the American navy Is
commanded by the best officers and
manned by the best crews afloat and
that, ship for ship, no craft that ride
the sea can compare with the Yankee
squadrons. save only those of our Eng