The record-union., 1898-05-02

ports into the United States from
| France makes this country one of the
! largest consumers of French products.
However, aside from this, a still more
profitable trade is secured from the
army Of Americans who annually visit
Paris and spend every year, at rough
estimate, one hundred millions or more
in the shops Of that city.
| 1t will be perfectly in keeping with
the fitness of things if France contin-
/ ues its jingoish agitation for Spain, for
Americans to leave that city out of
| their itinerary and, if they must buy
| fine feathers and gewgaws, to spend this
money with our English friends. A
commercial warfare will prove the
most effective weapon with which to
bring several of these pro-Spanish
/ countries to a realizing sense of the
situation, of the Importance of the
! United States and of the effective
weapons in our hands.
YES, MOTHER.
Fresno Expositor: England looks on
with satisfaction and applauds because
! the prompt action of our warships
shows that the United States is very
much alive" Aye, mother, we haven't
lost any of the old-time spirit that
| chara cterized US when, as an infant
country, we broke away from your con-
| straining arms and wanted to go 1t
| alone You We're not a cruel parent,
still we wanted to be free. Spain has
/ been tyrannical, cruel, monStrous, and
the sufferings Of her children in Cuba
have long called vainly on heaven and
on men for redress. There are many
/ of US who feel that this is holy war
in which we are about to engage, a
war for suffering thousands, and the
encouraging nod of the mother country
as she watches from a distance is
rather pleasant to the groWnup young
ster that smiles braveIy back to her
| pleased nod.
AN EXAMPLE TO AMERICAN
WOMEN.
Stockton Mail: The women of Spain
are doing everything in their power to
help their country in it's hour of need.
They are fasting and praying, they are
selling their jewels and giving their eff
forts as we'll as their money to pre-
serve Spains honor. No matter that
! their cause is wrong in our eyes. To
any citizen of any land it's Government
/
woman Spain is Spain and always
right. So should this country be to an
American woman.
! What are American women doing for
their country? Are they giving up
anything at albany gew-gaws, any
triding amusements, any summer out
ing? Are they even giving up an extra
pair of gloves that they may contribute
tn fC
carry on the war?
There are between sixteen and seven
teen million women in the United
States, two-thirds of whom might
make some contribution, no matter
how small. 1t seems as though ten
million women should be able to raise
$25, 100000. That would be 81 so each;
and while many could not give more
than % cents, others could give so.
And there are rich women in this coun-
try who could give thousands
SPANS DETERMINED BLUFF.
Riverside Enterprise: There is no oc-
casion for anybody in this country be-
coming excited over the rumors of in
tervention by the powers of Europe in
our war with Spain. Certainly no one
should lose any sleep over that tattle
HUN ii IGOliidI4 paper IlId( SOCll 4IIteI
vention Will take the form of a naval
demonstration in which all the powers
will unite.
In the first place, the powers can
unite on nothing. They showed that
when they had every provocation to
intervene in the war between Turkey
and Greece. 1t will simply be impos-
sible for the Spanish Government to get
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take whatever. The whole story is a
bluff of the worst order, and the War
Department is as much aware of this
fact as are the majority of the people
Of the United States.
The powers may put forth some fur
ther effort to shorten the war that has
just been begun, but that effort will not
take the form of anything resembling
fOrcible intervention. If it should it
would simply provoke this country to
action all the more determined. The
action of this country cannot be dictat-
ed by Europe, and we have nothing to
fear from any such threats.
The revival of such reports is simply
desperate play of Spain. There is no
doubt she is trying to arouse Europe
against us.
WHOLESOME DECENCY.
Alameda Argus: Those newspapers
which did so much free-hand criticism
of the President and his administration
but few short days ago now evince a
wholesome decency. Either they have
felt the force of healthy public sem
timent, or else they realize that war
is on and that the Provost Marshal now
has excuse for taking action. We think
the former explanation is the most
likely to be true. From the general dis
gust expressed by the reading public
it must be that some of the yellow pro-
fession have been hurt.
FOR HUMANITY
Fresno Republican: The cause of war
is, of course, the Maine. Congress may
use what diplomatic phrases it pleases
and no one cares. But every Ameri-
can sailor and soldier knows in his
heart that he is about to fight to
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