The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
State and Coast Opinions ON Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

generating new ones the AdmlnlSlfa-
ton at Washington with rectitude Of
purpose and firmnfes of action is go
| ing straight aheaH in the prosecution
lof the war not ofgits making. And 1t
will win out gloriously, too, in spite Of
the pin-headed craftsmanship that is
opposed to 1t. The latest is to the eff
feet that the United States authorities
have been able to secure unqualified
adhesion of the natives of the more
important islands, outside of Luzon in
the Philippine group, and even in Lu-
zon they have steadily encroached on
what was regarded as purely insurgent
TERRITORY and are arranging for the es-
| Enlistment of full civil governments
IN some of the provinces of the island
wherein Aguinaldo has heretofore been
strongest This is being accomplished
by peaceful means and the full essent
OF the inhabitants of the province.
| What more could the we'll wishers of
| the country ask?
TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA.
Oakland Enquirer: The export trade
of the United States during the past
| twelve months makes a wonderful
| showing, the apparent balance in our
| Lev VI bCiiiS Adil UllliOll VIC
say apparent balance, because it is well
known that this showing of profits is
partly fictitious, since we pay a vast
sum of money for transportation in
British and other foreign ships and
because at the present time we are
| exporting gold to meet demands on
us from abroad. But what we had
| started to speak of in this article is
not the great success of our recent
trade operations with Europe, which
has been truly remarkable, but our
| lack of such success in dealing with
South American countries. The great
continent lying to the south of us seems
to offer, and does offer, splendid OPP
Iportunities for commercial develop
ment, but for some reason American
interests do not prosper there. Consul
THill has just sent to the State De-
partment series of tables showing
the extent of American trade with va
rlous South American countries for ten
years past, and the figures show that
| instead of the increase which might
nave been expected there has been a
steady decrease in our imports of South
| American communities, while our ex-
ports to some of the countries at least
nave also suffered. OF India rubber,
wool, sugar, hides and most other COM
modities we import a smaller quantity
than we did ten years ago, and while
| the quantity of coffee imported in
creased, the value has fallen. Consul
Hill says that if the United States
would regain its business position III
South America it must employ the
IaQenciHS 96Onfa0 hxy E,,7ronoo, nations
in their dealings with those markets,
namely, steamships under our own
flag, banks under our own control. and
business houses under distinctiveIy
American management Although
Consul Hill does not refer to it, there
is another cause. for the change which
has taken place during the last five
years that ought to be mentioned. I'm
der the Mckinley tariff the United
States was able to make reciprocity
treaties with South American coun-
tries, which were as beneficial to them
as to ourselves, but the reciprocity
features of the Dingley law were not
we'll devised, and we are not able to
offer conditions ito these countries
which facilitate trade
NOTHING TO ARBITRATE.
Fresno Republican: The New York
street car companies have apparently
Won their contest with the striking OPP
eratives, but they have forfeited
great deal of public sympathy by their
arrogant insistence that" there is moth
ing to arbitrate.' There is always
something to afbitrate when a dispute
between the managers and laborers of
a quasi-publfc corporation threatens to
cripple the public interests. The pro-
prletor of private business may say
that there is nothing TO arbitrate''
when the demands of his employees are
such that he would prefer to close his
business rather than grant them. but
the managers of a street car system
do not own it wholly, and they have
no right to close it down. The most
valuable part of their capitalize right
of way-belongs exclusively to the pub
lie, and they have no right to treat it
as private property In fact. the lib
erty of both employer and employee on
a public transportation system should
be limited absolutely by the right of
the public to have THAT system in per-
manent use.
WOMAN AND RIGHTS.
| WatSOnVllIe Register: The Mayor of
Los Angeles advances the idea that
woman has as much right to enter a
saloon and drink as has a man. Con-
stitutionally this is true; but the moral
right of the woman to indulge in such
reprehensible practices is quite another
thing. There are certain codes in the
social state that obtain among decent
| people, which rise superior to constitu-
lions and legislative enactments. These
neither men nor women may defy with
impunity.
ONE WONDERS.
Tulare Register; A manufacturing
company that will employ over one
hundred workmen has decided to locate
in Oakland. A site. has been selected
and construction of the necessary
buildings will commence at once. This
is justly considered at this time to be
gain for the city, being a most de-
sirable factor in the work of making
Oakland something more than he'd
room for San Francisco. Still one will
wonder. you know. One wonders how
long it will be until that, company may
find itself bounded from Dan to San
Diego. If it shares in the common ex-
perience it will be held up as .ineal
descendant of the prince of the power
OF darkness. an ~Oppressor of the an
fortunate, boss which runs it's work
men to the polls as sheep are driven to
the SHAMELESS Holes in the pavement,
sprinkling and the whole array CT
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