The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-02-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

Aguinaldo knows by this timc 1t
safer to shoot OF proclamations tina
guns.-PittsbuTg Chronicle Telegraph.
In what part Of the vineyard are stun
bering all those antitrust laws whic
: were to do so many things Chicag
: Record.
A large part Of the work Of taking ul
the white mans burden consists il
shooting down the man that isn't white
Detroit Tribune.
1t win be noticed by the casual reader
OF Philippine advicos that Cousin Georg,
Dewey is still doing business at the old
stand.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
| The pestiferous Agoncillo threatens Us
with ten years war. He has still to
learn some OF the differences between
American and Spanish tighting.-New
York Journal.
When the test came the American SOL
diers did their duty according to tradition
and solved the Philippine problem which
was presented to them with neatness and
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Order must be established in the Phil.
! ippines. II other lessons like that Of
Saturday and SUNDAY are needed they
must be given. American authority
must be shown to DO absolutely irresist-
ible and exorable. Then it will not be
disputed.-New York Tribune.
As for Aguinaldo and his co conspira-
tors, We shall be wise to treat them with
out mercy. So long M they are per
mitted to keePup the comedy OF an in
dependent organization. so long We shall
be laughing stock and bediellow OF
disaster. With the kindest OF motives
we have paltered with them far too long.
Washington rost.
Our rights under the CLAYTON ,Bulwer
treaty are undeniable and unassailable.
We cannot be expected to surrender
Them gratis. On the other hand We ad
init that while our interests in the canal
scheme are large, Americas are vital
and therefore, as an Nt OF friendship.
We ought to abrogate the treaty upon
reasonable conditions, which need not
be in any way Objectionable to the United
States.-London Times.
This nation has made an important
and highly practical step in advance in
ratifying the Spanish treaty. 1t has (
taken the Philippine islands to itself .
The future is to decide what is to be done
with them. We believe the proceeding
may be Of important advantage to our
selves, and OF still greater benefit to this .
foreign people. We are confident that
time will demonstrate the truth OF this .
opinion. In the interim there is no need /
OF haste in attempting its settlement
The islands are in the best condition .
that could come to them, pending that
settlement, in being under the military
rule Of this nation Boston Herald
A we'll known merchant urges the
Journal 10 advocate the enlargement OF
the cabinet by the addition OF secretary
of commerce. The United States is al
most alone in ignoring commercial affairs
in the organization OF its government.
In Great Britain the president OF the
board Of trade is a member OF the cabi
net. France has her minister Of COM
merce, industry, posts and telegraphs;
Prussia her minister OF commerce, Aus
tria her minister OF commerce and ma
tional economy, Hungary her minister
OF industry and commerce, and Italy her
minister of commerce, industry and
agriculture. Even China is sending a
commercial commission to Europe and
Americs.-New York Journal.
Happily, the status of the United
States in the Philippines is now defined.
We are there to stay unless We choose to
transfer the sovereignty, which will hap
pen at the same time we give up Cali.
fornia and the Louisiana purchase. A
hostile armed force will he crushed at
the outset and will get nowhere within
firing distance OF our garrisons. The
Filipino flag, which Dewey, always yigo-
rous and patriotic, refused to allow on
any craft at Manila, will be torn down
wherever found. Naked savages armed
with bows and arrows, such as are in
cluded in Aguinaldo's ranks. will not he
csll"d on, unuer onr protection, to form
republic, as Senator Hoar advises
st. Louis Globe Democrat.