The record-union., 1898-05-01
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects OF Living News
Interest.

| Los Angeles Times: II those German
newspapers keep on abusing this coun-
try there is likely to be a large falling
Off IN German imports to that country S
best customer, as the United States Of
America, not as a boycott-but just
naturally the Yankee will get in the
habit of inquirng where the goods
ne is buying where manufactured. 1t
has come to the knowledge of the
Times" that orders for goods in the
hands of Austrian manufacturers
have already been countermanded by
American merchants, because of that
country's strong sympathy for Spain
and her force of expert butchers. Ger
many may well bear these facts in
mind.
WHAT 1T MEANS.
Santa Barbara Press: This is not
merely a war between Spain and the
United States. 1t is conflict between
principles of government: the divine
right of Kings to rule" and government
by the people.
THE PARIS PRESS.
Los Angeles Herald: The Paris press
Is doing much to destroy the traditional
friendship of the people of the two
countries. 1t is not contributing much
to the disposition of our people to aid
the forthcoming international exposi-
/ ton. It is throwing stones at that
great function, and at the shopkeepers
on the boulevards who are counting
upon it to harvest a handsome crop of
American dollars But the Paris press
like the American press, is dominated
to a large extent by the money inter-
oct H. -
very extensively involved in Spanish
securities. which already go begging on
the bourses of the Continent.
NOT A NEW QUESTION.
Riverside Enterprise: The Cuban
question is not a new one in America.
It has been coming up at occasional in
tervals for many years. While it
never before assumed the gravity and
significance which it bears at this mo-
ment, projects for invading the island
and driving out the Spanish army were
seriously discussed by General Grant
and other military men twenty years
ago. Grant said that the way to cap
ture Havana was to blockade the har-
Dor with a fleet, and then come up be-
hind the town with a seasoned land
army. Military men think this project
is still feasible.
1T IS ALL RIGHT.
Riverside Press: The Dingley law
continues to meet the expectations of
it's trainers, despite the embarrassments
of war rumors and the reductions IN
importations is a natural result OF the
unsettling of trade which they cause
Treasury receiptS in the eight months
since the new law went into operation
amount to S205.126031, against $751;
Gil ,613 in the first eight months under
the Wilson law, a balance of S2O,454,-
41S in favor of the Dingley law.
BUT FoRCIBLE.
Tulare Register: The Los Angeles
''Times" is not always elegant in its ex-
pressons, but seldom lacks force. In
speaking of the perennial candidacy Of
Mr.. Bryan for the Presidency the
Times declares that, with Bryan as
it's candidate in 1909 the Democracy
will have no more show to succeed than
man would to walk through hell with
a keg of gunpowder under his arm
without getting blown up 1t is very
early to tell what the issue or the cam
didate will be in 1900. The war ls
likely to change all and bring new is
sues and men to the front. Indeed,
circumstances may be such as to jus
tify the resurrection of the Democratic
and the dissolution of the popocratic
party by that time. Tt is a great proph-
ct who. at his juncture of affairs. can
forecast coming events for a single
week.
SHOULD NOT BE LONG
San Diego Union: The war with
Spain is not likely long to continue to
present only such tame features as the
'bloodless blockade of Cuba, and the
not very glorious capture of peaceable
Spanish merchant craft. Even If the
Madrid Government were disposed to
suffer matters to go on in their pres
ent shape, such policy would be dan
gerous. The frantic enthusiasm with
which Spaniards welcomed war will
quickly be changed into equally violent
demonstrations against the Government
if it attempts any Fabian tactics. 1t
may be safely predicted that a very
few days will bring much more stirring
news than any that has come thus far.
POPULAR WAR LOAN.
Marysville Appeal: Hereafter people
who inveigh against bondholders will
have to be careful lest they tread upon
the corns of their neighbors. The Ad-
ministration and the Republican House
of Representatives are prepared to
make the proposed issue of bonds for
war purposes, in the extreme sense,
popular loan" All bonds are to be in
sums of $50 and multiples of 500, and
all subscriptions of 81 600 or less will be
honored in full, no matter how much
the total subscription may exceed the
total bond issue, any necessary reduc-
ton by scaling down being applied
in cases only of large subscriptions,
and net among those coming from the
masses.
WHAT SPAIN FEARS.
Oakland Tribune: The way Spain is
rushing troops to her other few re-
naming foreign posSessions-the cana
res Balearics and Philippines-shows
that she is fearful of general uprising
against her flag and is the best proof
that she realizes that there is ground
for discomfort. If she had prohted by
the lesson taught her in Cuba years ago
and had treated her dependencies more
literally and justly, she would not nave
the world of trouble on her hands
that is bothering her to-day
UNCONSCIOUSLY COMIC.
Alameda Encinal: Sensational jour-
nalism is unconsciously comic. 1t mas
had the Navy Department in nervous
fits over the Oregon and Marietta,
which are rounding Cape Horn TO Joln
the Atlantic fleet, representing that
they are in danger from a single Span
ish torpedo vessel that is loafng along
somewhere down the South American
coast; and it has sent the fastest cruis-
ers from the scene of prospective hos
tilities to convoy these two war yes