The record-union., 1899-05-16

they can pursue--unless we foollshly ex-
cite their presumption and stimulate
their impudence by discussing terms"
with them-is that of unconditional
surrender. There is danger that the
commission sent out by the admins
tration will, in its zeal to make record
for itself, and to conciliate the Tagafo
statesmen, warriors and politicians,
overstep the bounds. of prudence, and
will make promises, either definite or
implied, which it would be impractical
bic to fulfill. 4asE
THE AGRARIANS AGAIN.
San Bernardino Sun: The Demo-
cratic press will probably find great
satisfaction in the report that the
Agrarian party of Germany, which has
always been hostile to American prod
ucts, has prepared, a bill designed to
exclude, through customs laws impos-
sible to comply with, American meats
from the ports of the empire.
There is nothing at all new in the
program Of the land party. They have
merely used Democratic editorials to
convince the Reichstag that American
meat is very bad meat indeed, and tnat
even as a sanitary precaution it ought
tition with the beef and pork produced
by the Agrarans. But we venture TO
predict that no very serious conse-
quences will follow the present resump-
ton of an old fight Agriculture is
J losing ground in Germany, the gov
eminent has been compelled by the in
adequacy of home production to supply
| the needs of the population, to admit
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free or under a. greatly modified tariff.
And Russia cannot be depended upon
| always. Besides, the decline in agri-
culture has been no less marked than
the growth of manufacturing and for
many lines Of goods under the latter
head the United States is perhaps the
most valuable customer that Germany
possesses. A hint of retaliation on the
part of the United States in the matter
of duties on the Jim Crow traps that
the empire furnishes the bargain coun-
tiers of our great cities will bring a
storm of protest about the ears of the
powers which be that will leave the
Agrarians impotent.
TAFFY.
Red Bluff News: ambassador Choate
is using a liberal amount of taffy in his
| intercourse with the English people,
| and they seem to like it first rate. In
| fact, they give it back to him in about
the same proportion, and the President
| himself isn't far behind. At the an
nual meeting of the British and Foreign
| Sailors Society, on Monday, Mr., Choate
seemed to be the central figure and
threw bouquets right and left. A letter
was read from President Mckinley ex
pressing warm appreciation Of the Ia
| borS of the society and saying: This
| is a great year FOR the Anglo-SaxOn
race, and the sailors of both nations are
| coming in for q full share Of praise for
their splendid achievements" II this
isn't taffy we don't know what taffy is,
| What British sailors have done this
year. that may be classed as splendid
achievements" we do not know. They
have covered themselves all over with
glory in the past. but they have done
nothing this year or last that we can
call to mind. Doesn't this stick of
taffy rendered by the President smack
Of an entente cordial between Anglo
| Saxons, if not an alliance; and isn't it
calculated to increase the uneasiness
and jealousy already existing over
what other nations have been pleased
to call an Anglo-Saxon alliance?
| - UNPATRIOT1C.
| Mail of Woodland: Unpa triotic citi-
zens-disfoyal citizens we should say
are doing their utmost as politicians to
create panic in the hope that the Phil
ippines may be abandoned and the
party in power discredited. Americans
| should blush that partisan politics is
sunk to so low level as this. One
who would discredit his country in or
der to discredit his opponents in poll
tics is a scoundrel who should grace
| prison.