The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-19
VOICE OF THE PRESS. !
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast 0pinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
interest.

Yreka Journal: The yellow Journals
have not said anything against General
Otis lately. Probably they have ais
covered that he is the right man alter
all. If Mckinley acted on Suggestions
of the yellow press or sensational
howlers the country would go 10 Tue
dogs. The same class of yelpers parheo
at Lincoln, and also against Grant'
Sheridan and all others. who per1ormeo
their duties faithfully and fearlessiy
without noticing the unofficial dlctatlon
of reporters writing for pay.
MORMON WOES.
| Tulare Register: The self aonegatloh
| of wofnanhood would seem to nave
reached it's limit when Mormon women
| to save their fragments of husbands
from going to Jail for practicing polyg-
amy, swear in open court that tney
| do not know who are the fathers OF
their own children. 1t does not seem
possible that any woman, not thor
oughly Abandoned or possessing more
Intelligence than a common caterpillar
could be induced to make sucn raise
and self-defamatory confession even
by threats of personal violence, out hol
all polygamous wives are either apah-
doned or lacking intelligence They are
| fanatics and there, are no meteS VI
bounds that fanaticism will not over
| leap.
JAPAN'S LIFE STRUGGLE.
| Stockton Independent: The reliable
information coming from the Orient All
| testif1es to the growing influence OF ia
pan at the Chinese capital. That THIS
influence is directed solely to check the
aggressions Of Russia there is no doupt-
Not only has Japan a valid grievance
against Russia, but the very indepenu-
ent existence of the island empire de-
ponds on the success of her EFFORTS III
| this direction. The movement OF Rus-
STA to secure Corea and Manchuria anu
thus isolate Japan and shut on the
supply of continental products, except
with Russia's gracious permession' Is
a headed scheme to eventually
make Japan a dependency of Russia.
It would be a parallel situation were
Manhattan, Staten and Long Island the
constituent parts of a thriving, lnoe-
pendent empire, and New Jersey, New
York and Connecticut were separate
derive a large part of their sustenance
from the neighboring countries. Ihey
can do this as long as the continental
Powers are not combined and are not
hostile But if they combine and be-
come hostile the islands are at the mer-
| CIV of the greater Power Japan mas
the same problem for perpetuatlon on
the Asiatic coast that Great Britain mas
| on the European coast. The enemy
that both fear is Russia. Japan ls'
therefore, taking precautions against
solid Asiatic Russia, as England mas
against solid European Russia Inc
latter has witnessed the fading away
of Poland, Finland, a partition of Tur-
key and the Russianization of the
Balkan States, and does not know at
what moment Austria, Greece End
Switzerland may be absorbed. Japan
begins to feel the march of Russian
empire and knows that on its own ener-
gies must depend it's safety. 1t is, there
fore making herculean efforts 20 In
stall itself at Picking and sway the
great Chinese empire to protect itself
THE PASSING OF THE FEATHER
ED SONGSTER-
|
fashion of wearing birds in hats con-
tines to play havoc with the feathered
songsters. In a report emanating from
the National Museum of Washington is
list of birds that the extraordinary
demands of the nilliners have caused
to become extinct. This onslaught upon
the feathered world knows no pause.
despite the exertions Of friends of the
~ I'D,
ciety in particular. Only the most Wig
orous measures can prevent extinction
of other species. In prevention of the
ruthless slaughter of harmless and
useful birds the statutes of State are
all sufficient. The real desideratum
seems to be healthy public sentiment
back of the laws, for this does not
exist.
| The birds are great insect destroy
| ers and the farmers valued friends.
Their assistance in bringing his crops
safely to maturity is simply incalcul-
able, and their destruction will work
grave injury to the husbandman. Yet
the tyranny of fashion seems absolute
and illimitable. The portion of the
feminine world at any time in revolt
against it's dictates is incompara bly,
small Rather than be out of fashion
a woman will make almost any sacri-
| fee, submit to almost any discomfort
That the headgear of the gay and friv-
olous beauty may not lack adornment,
| the innocent feathered songsters must
suffer premature death. The fashion
| is as senseless as it is cruel and
wicked.
| EMMA GOLDMAN.
| San Diego Union: After sojourn
OF many years in this country, Emma
Goldman, that uncomfortable woman
who came to the United States to
preach anarchy, has departed for the
| Old World convinced that her mission
in America was a failure and thorough
| ly Disguised with the toiling masses Of
this great republic. Before going, she
discharged her parting shot at the
workingman. She said that she came
to enlighten them. What was the re-
sult?" she added. MY very name
makes them SILVER. There is no hope
for the American workman. He will
not think, and he has always stabbed
SHIPPED the man who makes a slave of
him." This Is Miss Goldman's opinion
Of the American workman after ten
years of effort to divert him into the
pleasant paths that lead to anarchy and
dynamite. And during all that time
the workman has simply ignored Miss
Goldman, and probably does not care
whether she goes or stays. No won
der she decided to seek more congenial
| fields.