The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08
Uhaf Others
fire Saying.

THE Chinese must be taught les
son. The men guilty of stirring up
the insurrection must be punished.
An insistence on this can have only
good effect throughout the empire.
But 10 Kill and mistreat non-com-
batants as the Russians have done.
or TO put TO death by the bayonet sew
enty-four common prisoners as the Ger
mans are reported to have done, will
serve only TO strengthen the hatred OF
the Chinese for the Foreigner
Kansas City Star.
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Now that we have gone abroad 10
sell the products which we have the
capacity for producing beyond the do
nestle capacity to consume IL is Inn
possible to set any limits TO our pro-
spective development. With mex
haustible supplies OF coal and iron
and of all the other staples which
successful manufacture requires, and
with an inventive capacity which IL
nowhere even approached. the posi-
ton OF the United States as the great
est nation upon earth seems 10 be
assured beyond e.''-Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.
tion, over which there has been so
much vaticination in both countries,
opens In the simplest manner. and
the most reasonable spirit. There Is
no sign OF that undue influence OF the
United States predicted on one side
nor of that jealous distrust on the
part OF the Cubans foreboded on the
other. General Wood opened the con-
vention, and his speech indicated not
the least relaxation of the American
purpose to see a sound government
established I'm Cuba and enduring and
endurable relations established with
this country before leaving the island.
But all this Is to be done by the dele
gates of the people i'm free delibera-
ton. The decision whether complete
independence Is TO come at once or la
ter is entirely In their hands. IN. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.
"As the thirty-one members are un-
derstood to have about thirty-one diff
ferent ideas about the right principles
of government, the immediate organ
ization of the Cuban Republic is not
anticipated. d."--Philadelphia Times.
Congress will require many months
TO make up its mind whether IL Is the
duty OF the federal government or the
states TO take the matter In hand.
ii is highly proba BILE that the .Republ-
cans, who do not respect much the
doctrine OF state rights, will insist
that the work OF suppression ~
state AFFAIR, while the Democrats, who
believe I'm state rights, will take the
position that Il IL federal affair.
That's party politics. Galveston
News.
LII Hung Changs shrewd scheme
OF doubling the income OF the Chinese
government from customs without In
creasing the rate should have some
significance for Bryan voters in this
country. He merely proposes TO coll
lect the customs duties in gold In
stead OF silver. II free coinage OF SILL
yer were established IN the United
States all that the merchants would
have 10 do would be 10 bring their sill
YER here. exchange II for gold and
take the gold back 20 China. In
short time wa should have China's
silver andVhina would have our gold"
Philadelphia Ledger.
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New York boasts OF being the En-
pire state OF the Unfon. yet only two
of her citizens were ever elected TO
tho presidency. and they were Demo-
Gratis at that-Martin Van Buren, and
Grover Cleveland. But. great Scott.
what state it r. for vice presi-
dentsv-syracuse Post Standard.