The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-27

conveys the intelligence that 1T is
Sui dry IN the south" This has some
OF the familiar gingle Of the now noted
remark Dnce made by the governor Of
North Carolina 10 the governor OF
South Carolina. with the possible ex-
ception that II has less steam 10 II.
A bin ls about to be presented 10
congress providing for statutory pro-
tectiOn Of Beamen from land sharks"
In Atlantic ports. On the theory that
the willingly gullible have no complaint
at being 'gulled," there has not been
much sympathy heretofore for those
seamen who carouse till their wages
are mOrtgaSed 70 keepers Of dives.
A defaulting postmaster back In
bleeding Kansas IL not oniy responsible
for his big shortage but, Indirectly, for
the death Of one Of his bOndsmen. who
dropped dead on learning OF the de-
ialcatlon. II that postmaster has any
desire 10 continue in business on his
chosen lines he should come further
west. where bOndsmen are gradually
ceasipg In undertaking voluntary
changes OF mortal venue finding II
cheaper TO take to the woods or get
satisfaction out Of the fellows rels-
tlyes.
The American ship Nero has made
deep-sea sOundlngs TO a distance OF
nearly six miles below the surface OF
the Paclhc ocean, showing a deeper
cavity than any mountain on earth
could hll, and 4 greater depth than has
been measured AT any ether place, This
IL about as near the "bottomless plt''
as there seems 20 be any necessity OF
measuring for utilitarian purposes. and
the wonder Is lhat those on board the
government vessel didn't get scared
and throw up the job for fear Of get
ting TOO near home.
a Canadian lawyer who Is In thor
ough sympathy with England in the
Boer war writes to a pro- Boer Ameri-
can journal:
Il always told my English friends
that American gratitude for the very
great services rendered by England 10
the United States during the Spanish
war was very pr0blematical. at any
rate, would prove very short-lived."
What palpable boshl II is evident
that this lawyer has a large-sized rent
In his chapeau and doesn't hesitate 10
do his talking through II. Had Il not
been for the ell-founded conviction
among tile European powers that the
powers that be at Washington were
in sympathy with Great Britain in her
struggle in South Africa, either Russia.
France orGermany-pOssibly all three
would have been at England's throat
more than two months ago. And had
there been no reason for Great Britain
10 believe that Washington was in
sympathy why should there have been
pro- -Boer meetings throughout the
country TO show that all OF the Ameri-
can people were not in unanimous ac-
cord with Washington? The besettlng
fault OF the Canadian lawyer, like a
great many others OF radical English
sympathies. is that he seems to think
that an ordinary sense OF gratitude
should form public opinion on a ques-
tion of right and wrong or a matter OF
national policy. The sense of patriot
ism and justice is equally as strong
with the American people as Is the
sense OF gratitude. That there should
be some OF them who believe England's
position in the BOer war to be unjust
and unwhoiy is no justification for the
conclusion that the nation, in its unity,
Is ungrateful. There are not few in
this country who criticise even their
own government in its policy in the
Philippines for the identical reasons
THAI England is condemned in her
aggressions In Africa.
There rs no disposition to either ap-
prove or condemn the policy of Eng
land or the Beers in this article. 1t is
purely to remind the distinguished cor
respondent in Canada that it would be
well for him to use his pen less and his
brains more C.E.D.