The record-union., 1898-05-12

thing to have. Th1S Is so not only on
general principles, but especially so in
! case of war. . If the United States had
possessed territory somewhere in the
| Southern Seas she would not have been
| taking such desperate chances when the
gallant Commodore Dewey was sent on
| his recent perilous expedition. Those
| who are inclined to disagree with this
statement. or those who doubt that we
were taking chances have only to bring
to mind the position the South Atlantic
| squadron would have occupied had its
mission proven unsuccessful. And. of
course there is no telling how soon we
will again feel the need for supply
base in southern waters.
THE DREDGER.
Colusa Sun: The Sun" was very
much disappointed at the outcome of
the dredger matter. 1t has at all times
| been willing to investigate every plan
| to give the miners failing room and
has been willing that the valley shall
be put to much Inconvenience in fact
, been willing to submit to almost any
thing short of annihilation. 1t has
never believed a word in the log and
brush dams and now shall insist that
no more of them shall be built; in fact
that the Sawyer decision shall be en-
forced. Colusa County is not so vitally
affected as the counties south and east
of us, but she is interested in the pres
ervation of the river to be navigable
stream, and for this she must be pre-
pared to fight.
WARS EFFECT.
Alameda Argus: 1t is not extraTa-
giant to say that the war will be over in
q couple of weeks. If peace is declared
within that time it is not unlikely that
times will be Immediately better than
they were before For the little brush
will have cemented the sections of the
country more firmly and dispelled some
illusions most effectually The carper
and the croaker and the calamity howl
er will not for a long time again get
such a hearing as they had but very
short time ago. The financier without
finances, who has sprung uD IN late
years in such numbers, will not COM
mand the attention and following that
he did before Public faith will be
strengthened in political organizations
and men who have proved their stead
fastness and the political air will be
cleared as it has not been in twenty
years.
AN ENGLISH ALLIANCE.
Los Angeles Express: We subscribe
TO the doctrine of Washington that this
country should avoid entangling alii-
ances, but an alliance with Great Brit
ain, putting the two greatest nations
Of the world in line on an equal basis
for the advancement of civilization,
would not be an ENHANCEMENT for ell
ther.
TIMBER PRESERVATION.
Oakland Tribune: The scarcity Of
timber that is becoming so noticeable in
what were once the forest States of the
West and Northwest has led to the or
dering by Minnesota of a bounty of
81 80 to each of her citizens who plants
an acre to trees No one, however, can
collect for more than ten acres a year,
nor more than six years, nor can he
Plant the black locust. The example Of
other States should be a warning to
California to put stop to the wholesale
waste of timber that has been going
on throughout this Western country.
Most of the forests primeval" are now
bare spots.
A TARIFF LITTLE JOKER"
San Diego Union: 1t appears that
when the cent-per- pound duty was i'm
posed upon lemons by the Dingley bill,
the placing of lemon juice on the free
list was a very unfortunate oversight.
The effect has, been to greatly increase
the importation of juice in concentrated
form, and although citric acid, a large
component of the article, is dutiable at
Z cents per pound, it is necessarily ad-
mitted free when imported in this
form. The result is actually disas-
trous to the lemon industry. The i'm
ported juice is largely employed for a
variety of purposes for which fresh
lemons We're formerly used. 1t is es
timated that the consumption of lem
ons for the year ending November 1st
next will be 100000 boxes less than
that of an average year, and it is con-
ceded that to a very great extent the
diminished consumption is due to the
use of free foreign lemon juice. 1t
may be added that the injury to the
lemon industry does not end here. The
sale Of bottled juice of homegrown
lemons has promised to become quite
an extensive business. The product,
however, cannot compete with the
cheap European article any more than ,
American oranges and lemons can
undersell the pauper- product fruit Of
Southern Europe. The Government
needs revenue Let it clap a stiff duty
on this foreign lemon juice. The re-
turns may not be large, but the Ameri- |
con lemon grower will be afforded the
protection to which he is entitled.
DEWEY.
Riverside Enterprise: Commodore !
Dewey's victory uphods the naval ira !
ditions of our country, and entities him
to a higher place among the nations
heroes AS the task he was given is
now understood, it involved for him |!
dangers known and unknown in the /,
strength of the enemy he was to en- !
counter, and in the certainty of COM |
plete disaster should his plans mis-
Hopeful Words to