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GERMANY'S EMPEROR HOSTILE.
Los Angeles Express: There have
been seen, of late, many indications OF
purpose on the part of the Emperor
of Germany to antagonize the United
States in several matters Of our Gov
ernment's policy. He has plainly in
timated that he does not regard the
Monroe doctrine as any longer applica-
bic, and he impudenuy scouts the idea
that the doctrine is, or ever can be, a
part of International law. He has made
renewed efforts to colonize his migrat-
ing people in South America-to which
there can be no objection in this coun-
try, only that in the manner of it, it
unnecessary. He has several times been
quoted as saying that the United States
has no interest or business to intervene
in the case of Cuba; and if any foreign
nations has a sneaking disposition to
NEEDLE in the affairs Of Hawaii, it has
been Germany And, besides these
| things, the bumptious Emperor has
criticised overmuch the tariff that it
has pleased this country to enact and
enforce. Threats of retaliation have
been heard from that quarter ever since
Germany began 10 feel the effects of
the sugar clause of our tariff.
Thus is explained the present action
of the German Government with refer
ence to American fruits shipped to Ger
man ports. True, there have been fire.
quent dIsagreementS in the past, and
some hot disputes between the two
Governments over some questioned or
refused products of the United States.
But Germany is a protectionist coun-
try, as this country is, and nobody on
this side has blamed severely the au-
thorities on that side for their endeav-
ors to protect, say, the raisers of swine
and cattle, among their own people. 1t
has been shown concluSively, over and
over again, that American cattle could
not have infected German cattle, and
in every instance, after a little delay
and parleying. the trade in food ami
mails has been. resumed.
OF EDITORIALS.
Fresno Expositor: There was never
an editorial written big enough, long
enough, strong enough, heavy enough,
and wide enough between the eyes to
be worth putting into double columns.
But many of the double-column editor
ials we see in the yellow sheets would
look fairly we'll in half columns.-LoS
Angeles Times.
As to that, the width of columns
makes precious little difference one way
or another, so far as adding to
strong editorial or detracting from a
weak one is concerned. If there's any
thing worth reading in an editorial it
will of q a a o.
orous as if it had three columns in
width to spread over It's simple
matter of comfort to the eye to have
single column editorials. It makes cas-
Ter reading and is therefore preferable.
ms AND OUTS.
Oakland Enquirer; u England as
in the United States. the newspapers
and the political party which is out Of
Office are fiercely patriotic In calling
for vigorous foreign policy. and as
that is just the thing which Lord Sal
isbury is not giving to his country, the
popular cutlery is loud and still grow
ing A few days ago the Chancellor
of the Exchequer made some speeches
which looked like a declaration of no
surrender in China, but just the same
Lord Salisbury has surrendered, as he
usually does What has really oc-
Cured is no doubt this: The Govern
ment has felt Of the continental
Powers with the intention Of continu-
ing to insist on it's demands If there
should be any signs of yielding; it was
found that the three Powers were not
merely bluffipg, but were ready to fight
if need be, and thereupon the British
Prime Minister decided to retreat and
endure the reproaches Of his country
men rather than to bring on conflict.
The prestige of the Government in Lon
don will not be much benefited in the
Orient.