The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
woMAN's CLUBS AND ThE COLOR
QUESTION.

To DISTINGUISHED onlooker IL appears
that the General Federation of Women's
Cubs, now I'm session at Milwaukee,, has
turned deaf ear to the knock which
came 10 its door, giving IL the opportun-
ity to show to the world that women S
clubs stand for everything that is broad
minded and In advance Of the thoughts
and customs that prevail In less enlight-
ened circles IL the club women could
but have stood the test of the color
question" unanimously without any
divisions or subdivisions, the work OF
women's clubs would have had deeper
significance for all time, with even the
casual observer Of sociological conditions.
1t would haYe done the whole world
more good than any amount of proficiency
they may attain In a study OF Robert 4
Rules OF Order" or Gushing Is Manual. -
TAMMANY'S OWN TRUST.
New York Tribune)
The Tammany antitrust issue was
created amid much applause by the Hon.
Augustus Van Wyck, and has been ex-
ploded with disastrous results by the Hon
Robert A. Van Wyck. 1t Is verltable
boomerang. Tammany has long had a
reputation for corruption, but 1t has
managed to keep on good terms with the
poor people even while robbing them
Today 1t stands stripped of its last rag of
pretense of devotion to popular interests,
exposed in brutal and vulgar scheme of
oppression Of its dupes, the butt of ridi-
cule and the object of hatred ON the part
of voters who in spite of its stealings
have hitherto supported it under the
delusion that 1t was their friend. The
exposure of the mayor as one of the pro-
prietors of a trust engaged In business
with the city government and doublin x
the price of a necessary of life (ice) to the
poor of the tenement regions is the worst
fall FF.,
the revelations of 1894 drove 1t from
power When 1t came back TO office
with the aid of Mr.. Platt in 1897 1t
plunged into career OF insolence which
The mayor typifed to perfection and 1t is
significant that its insolence as manifested
in his action should be the prime cause
Of its present plight
SPANS IMPROVED CONDITION.
New York WORLDLY
1t is gratifying TO learn that the Span
ish people are far from being bankrupt.
The war with the United States and the
loss of their islands have not ruined
them nor their government. The gov
eminent has proposed refunding scheme
and the holders of the treasury notes and
prumissory notes issued ON account of the
war have taken 500 000, 900 Of the new
per cents, while for the $40, 900, 900 bal
ance the people have subscribed SIS, 81 800.
but they show that the Spaniards are
an Industrious and frugal people, whose
future is likely to be happier than the
immediate past. They have dropped bur-
dens which we have picked up. We may
be strong enough to carry them, but the
relief which we have bestowed upon
Spain Is enormous.
HAS RUSSIA HAD ENOUGH.
philadelphia Press.)
The question which is today probably
most besetting the foreign office of each
European country is whether Russia has
had all Russia intends to take in China.
Massampho, the new Russian port In
Corea, is a big gain. 1t gives coaling
port at exactly the right distance between
Vladivostock and Port Arthur 1t Is
within striking distance of Japan. 1t
is occupied in the teeth of the explicit
agreement OF Russia, when England
abandoned Port Hamilton. that the
northern power would respect the in
tegrity'' of Corea. Neither Japan nor
England would let Mass4mpho pass, II
England were not otherwise occupied in
South Africa. Does this satisfy Russian
1t might, II the situation In North China
were not SO exactly suited to her hand.