The record-union., 1898-01-31

need "hushing" The police are in the
"hushing" business generally-but not
for their health alone. 1t will be an
interesting chapter of contemporane-
Gus history, this Chicago investigation.
1t will be of peculiar interest to Pacific
Coast cities where Chinese joints have
been "hushed'' for forty years.
ITALY AND RECIPROCITY.
San Diego Union: Italy now thinks
she would like 10 negotiate CONNER
cial treaty with the United States TIA
ly it will be remembered, was one of
the nations that protested so loudly
against the Dingley tariff bill. Now,
when. like the others, she finds that the
American policy is no longer to give
everything and receive nothing in re-
turn, she is willing to make concessions
for American trade. OF course it was
a severe blow to countries that had
been enjoying the markets of the Unit
ed States, TO discover that this nation
was growing wise commercially, and
was waking up to the folly of so one
sided a trade, bargain. But now that
our commercial neighbors have fully
realized that this nation has changed
its policy, they no longer talk of retail
iation, but show disposition to make
the best of the situation, consollng
themselves probably with the thought
that it took the United States long
time to realize that generosity and bus
mess are separate and should be kept
apart.
AN INFAMOUS EPISODE.
Los Angeles Times: According to a
cablegram from Berlin, under date of
January 9th:
THE Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Baron Won Bulow: made d statement to-
day before the Budget Committee of the
Reichstag, in regard to the Dreyfus al
fair. He declared most emphatically
that there had never been relations OF
any kind between German agents and
Dreyfus. Continuing. the Minister said
the story of the yaste paper basket Incl
dent at the German Embassy in Paris
and the finding there of compromising
documents affecting Dreyfus, were sheer
invention
This confirms what the German au-
thorities have stated and reiterated.
In the light of this statement. the ac-
ton of the French Government in
standing by its attitude toward Captain
Dreyfus constitutes quite the most in
famous episode of modern times. A ma
ton that sows wind in this reckless man
ner is certain to reap the whirlwind
sooner or later, and the outlook for
France is something to appall the lovers
of constitutional liberty. A people that
is not just as we'll as generous, does not
Inv
republican form of government, and de-
serves to have over it an autocrat with
all that the term implies. The treat
ment of this officer of the French army
is shameful, disgraceful and monstrous,
and the crime of the nation is certain
to be wiped out in rivers of blood.
France is digging for itself a pit and
" hen it falls into it the world will stand
appalled, b. the crash.
A FEW LEFT.
San Jose Mercury: There are still
few irresponsible land agents in this
State, chiefly in Southern California,
who are engaged in victimiZing Eastern
tenderfeet, and the swindlers ought to
be sent to State Prison for the remainder
of their lives. Yet these questions,
asked the victims by the Sacramento
Record Union," are pertinent: why
did you buy without taking the ordi-
nary precaution of asking some reliable
persons concerning the land? Who
gave you a license to be a fool? What
right had you to assume that represen-
tations coming from California are to
be taken for granted any more than
those emanating from any other
source?"
THE FREE MARKET.
Santa Rosa Republican,: This por-
ton of the State has much at stake in
the free market project at San Fran
cisco. Our ne arness to the coast metrop-
oils and our varied productions make
this enterprise of great Importance TO
US and Sonoma County producers should
let the Harbor Commissioners under
stand their desire for action on the part
of these officers in whose hands the law
has placed theis matter. If the COM
missioners are going to serve the COM
mission merchants of the metropolis
rather than the farmers of the whole
State this year as was done last by lg-
noring the free, market statute there
should be universal condemnation of
their action. The farmers of Sonoma
County should be among the first to de-
clare their desires in regard to the talked
of free market which should not be per
mitted to end in talk this season.