The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-15
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THAT any European Power with no
naval station on this side OF the At
lantic should send fleet over To pass
by our foftresses at Puerto Rico, TO
wrest from our navy the control OF
the Caribbean Sea, and thus to make
use of the canal 10 our disadvantage,
Is simply beyond the consideration OF
those who are not dreamers OF wild
dreams. TO revert 10 the example of
Suez, Great Britain's only fortihca-
tons OF that canal are at Malta and I'm
her Mediterranean feet. What Malta
and the Mediterranean feet are 10 SUI
ez that would Puerto Rico and our
Caribbean fleet he 10 Nicaragua. Or.
in the final analysis, IL might be re-
called that treaties are automatically
abrogated by "a declaration of war
New York Tribune.
THE American general displayed
the true American spirit I'm his letter
of protest 10 Won Waldersee, and also
i'm his further notification 10 the min
listers OF the various powers that all
persons would be prohibited from
passing the American guard posted at
the south gate of the imperial palace
I'm Pekin. General Chaffee's country
men cannot but be proud of him at
such moment. Hc is conducting him
aelf III splendid accordance with the
traditions OF the army 10 which he has
the honor 10 belong, ,"-St. Louis Re
public.
''In response To national needs and
public sentiment the government is
proceeding rapidly In the construction
OF ships 10 place the United States in
the front rank OF naval poweTe IL Will
require many more vessels than those
already built or authorized TO lift this
country To the reink OF Great Britain,
but IL is rapidly approaching third
place. Germany, however, IL also ac-
tive. and may continue for a long time
To dispute that honor with us.'-Den-
YER Republican.
''ft lis quite needless 10 discuss the
comparative dangers OF war and foot
ball. War, with all it's confessed hor-
rors has not been banished from the
world with the spread and progress OF
civiIiza ton. In spite OF the apparent
moral absurdity OF such a proposition.
war seems TO be necessity-and so
does football. kansas City Star,
so many young writer's clalu TO meet
, at the hands of the bookmakers, new
er has there been time when the de-
mand for good writing was so keen,
the competition among publishers was
so earnest or the recognition await
ing new writers more ready. "--Chica-
20 Record
"The nation has been lifted out OF
the rut of provincial politics and re-
.stF4etea- interests and given more lib
eral and generous views OF It's duty
as a member of the great family OF
nations. In future, while IL cannot be
anticipated that the current OF politics
will flow on unduffled always Z can
be confidently expected that that cur
rent will be broader and deeper and
made less turbid by limited vision and
narrow interests Philadelphia
Press.
wholly apart from Great Britains
pleasure I'm the matter. military occu-
patton OF the canal ought not to be
considered. The United States can take
effective measures for It's protection
without interfering with the operation
of the isthmian canal. II II could not,
IL would stand to reason IL could not
maintain possession of the water
way. "Pittsburg Dispatch.
''ljir Tom Upton need not be fright
ened. We will not retaliate by ruling
him off the ocean because his Eng
lish sporting friends ruled Tod"
Sloane off the race track. Omaha
World-Herald.
Poor, old Providence Journal in her
wall over the new Consolidated trolley
cars TO Bristol. gives away her hand
and exclams I'm a recent issue 'and
the Union railroad is being blamed for
II ALL" Are then the holdings of the
Journal or her owners. 40 great In the
Union or Suburban railroads that II
hurts the old lady TO see her babies
blamed for their own acts? The peo-
pie of the city and state have so sus-
pected for some time. But what a cry
for n modern Journal 10 set up. what
apparent evidence OF collusion. Has
the daily press OF Rhode Island fallen
10 40 low a plane that right is not
rlObt and uronn wrong wherQpNer