The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

The beef investigating commission in
Chicago saw the canning process in opera
ton 1t was shown that the fresh meat lost
% per cent. in the process. Commenting on
this the New. York. Tribune (Rep) says:
but the soldiers had right to object to
being deceived, TO receiving stuff announc-
ed as entire canned beef, with % per cent.
of its proper substance gone. To be told
they were wen fed, to have their friends
told they were we'll fed and that they
ought to be content with such perfect food,
to be represented as kicking unreasonably
against good roast beef when in fact, they
were kicking against boifed beef fiber, was
hard and no explanations about process
es" which turn out for roast beef boiled
beef minus IS per cent of its natural sub
stance will make it less So
The Norfolk Landmark (Dem) says: ut
develops that a great many of the colored
volunteer soldiers who have created so
many disturbances tateiy were mustered
out before they began their barbarity
They were on their way 10 their homes,
and the national government diSclaims re-
| sponsibility for them. If this is the stu
alton, it would be well for the various
states through which the rioters travel TO
call out militia in sufficient numbers to
keep the troops under control until they
| reach their destinations. Somebody is re-
| sponsble; it is always somebody's bust
| ness to see that order is preserved and
that human life is protected
The Nashville American Oem.) says:
''Ex-Gov. Merriam, the newly appointed
director, says the men for the work will
not be appointed according to civil service
rules bat win be named by the congress-
men and senators, which is much bet
ter plan" as the congressman and sena-
tors will be sure to appoint good men, for
they win know personally of their quail
| fications." The ex-"Guv'' evidently meant
this for a merry jest. The kind the sena-
tors and congressman appoint will, in the
main, be BIRDS"
The Louisville Courier-Journal Dem)
says: THE members of the assembly that
are attacking Gomez and the United
| States are probably aware of their unfit
ness to form a stable government and are
| trying to get rid of their rivals. But it is
altogether improbable that our govern
ment, after going to so much trouble and
! expense 10 break Spanish dominion, is to
be intimidateelb tSvotgozen men who wish
| to be supported in idleness rather than
| so 10 work"
The Pittsburg Dispatch (Rep) thinks
the whole trend of the administration s
policy is towards Imperialism. II says;
while imperialism is denied, every force
! is being employed to make Imperialism a
fact before Congress has an opportunity
to act upon the question of government for
| the islands. The denials are merely in
tended TO disarn public protest in the
| hope that when the truth is fully known
it viii be too late for protests TO do any
| good"
The Springfield (Alass.) Republican Qnd.)
says: The Methodist ministers of Man.
chester. Conn, win debate Monday the
| following question:
| Resolved, That the Monroe doctrine Is an
| obstruction to evangelism.
| Suppose il is an obstruction to evange-
lsm what of il? Is this country 20 be
run for the purpose of conducting foreign
missions? Let the Methodist clergy of
4 Manchester, Conn., debate that question. .