The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-04-05
EntangIing AlIinnces.

1
ington's neglected counsel of
avoiding entangling alliances with
other nations it is the foolish mess
that we have got into in the Sam
oan group, thousands of miles
away in the South Pacific. 1t was
one of Mr.. Blaine's enterprises in
the heyday of his gushing jingoism.
The area of these islands is only
twice that of Allegheny county,
their population about that of
some of the wards in Pittsburg,
and their total trade that of good
sized American country town.
Yet, pursuing the policy of med
die and muddle in the affairs of
the unbreeohed, copper-colored
population of these far-distant
islands, pulling down one savage
Mumbo-Jumbo as king and setting
up another, we have become in
volved in war with the natives,
have bombared and burned their
towns, killed no one knows how
many and had number of casual
ties on our own side. The news
indicates that we have also got in
to trouble with the Germans, as
they stand up for one of the Mum
bo-Jumbos, and Great Britain and
the United States for the other.
AT n conference in Berlin in
1889 the United States went into
partnership with Germany and
Great Britain in the regulation of
Samoan affairs. The sovereignty
of the islands has always been dis
puted by rival native claimants.
The treaty powers naturally differ
on this sovereignty according to
their interests. The.Germans have
the greater share of the commerce,
Great Britain next and the United
States mono of any account. Our
National credulity and the jack o.
lantern of jingoism made us the
victim of a green goods game which
has cost us in one way and another
several sr-million of dollars and
good many lives. For all of which
we have nothing to show save the
sorry achievement of war with
the natives and probable quarrel
with Germany.-Pittsburg Post.
Nicaragua wants to come under
the shelter of her Uucle Samuel.
Why not? If the people of that
country believe that their interests
be advanced, their country improv-
ed, their progress fastened by some
sort of coalition with the United
States, who will oppose it? The
genius of this country is such that
tho entire western continent could
be united under it's benign infu-
ence. While the union might not
be as close as that of the states, it
would be for the eternal good of
the other portions of the continent,
and for the advancement of the in
dustrial interests of this country.
Let them come, and it seems likely
that in little while all of Panama
| except Canada will be under one
tlag.-Oil Review.
Speaking of burdens, Uncle
Sam has them to burn. Indeed,
with war on hand in tho Philli.
pines, another in Somoa, and with
the Cubans restless and ripe for re.
volt, Uncle Sam is becoming quite
English, you know.
Tho rubber trust has increased
prices seven per cent. This is
stretching popular patience. Pref.
ty soon some one will be moving
to strike out the first gu" in the
trusts name and substitute an 90"
making it read "Robber Trust"
There is some good institutions
in this country that had opposition
in their infancy, but they have
grown to such proportions, and the
opposition has become SO small
that all it can do now is to do like
sneaking cur, slip up behind and
snap at the heel. The opposition
to tho public schools is one of
these.
Mr.. Bryan may possibly be
right in refusing to associate with
those New York gold bugs, but the
preacher who refuses to go among
sinners is not apt to bring many
souls to repentance.