The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-05
What Others
fire Saying.

zone OF the best omens of the new
year IN the announcement that the
wages Of the employees of the great
Carnegie Iron aud steel establishments
Will be maintained at top rates until
further notice. This sets the pace In
one OF our greatest industries. .N-~Bos-
ton Herald,
There Is no longer any moral doubt
whatever that murder has been done
tn BelleVue'S y wards The Hughes ease
Is but "A duplicate OF many others al
ready made known. Whether IL IL
possible go bring any OF these crimes
legally home "a the guilty nurses and
attendants and punish them remains
10 be seen. But one thing certainly
can be secured system OF inspection
30 strict and constant that the wards
never again be the scenes OF such aw-
ful inhumanities." New York World.
Gomez has been clamorously de-
fant IN proclaiming that Cuba Iibre'
must have nothing To do with the
United States: that ~ must resolutely
assert It's absolute Independence that
IL must be on Its guard against the en-
croachmcnts OF American influence
and not submit for a moment 10 any
thing like tutelage. Only a few days
ago he gave uttprance "a the threat
that If necessary the Americans would
be driven into the see. Were he TO
become the president OF an indepen-
dent Cuban republic IL would not be
long before we should be compelled TO
Intervene In order 70 fulfil the obli-
cations which we have assumed 20
protect the lives and property OF
Spanish and other foreign residents of
the Island d'-Philadelphia Inquirer.
ftMnt,Igfra1 aIa
correct the abuses that creep into osr
municipal system. H. for instance, "a
city council cannot be trusted 10 man.
public ownership az that utility be?
The primary responsibility, and the
greatest one. reVcrtS back upon the
people It is useless TO try to effect
reforms with weak or bad officials
Poor workmanship spois many nice
job Los Angeles Herald.
There Is a chance for six hundred
adventurous American teachers in the
Philippines. They will receive salaries
ranging from $15 TO 800 per month. but
II Is well TO remember that the climate
Is dangerous and living, according TO
our standards, Is very expensive -
Buffalo Courier.
Let every employer of team give
plain notice 90 his driver that r. he
wilfully obstructs a street car he viii
be discharged. and Let every passenger
who rs aboard an obstructed car In
form the employer of the occurrence.
IL this Is done a public opinion will be
formed which Will break up an intol-
erable practice IL Is time that Ne
people took this matter I'm hand. -
Philadelphia Press.
y
"The lucl<iest person. probably. who
has ever lived on this old round earth
Is the American citizen. who. In this
year Of grace 1901. Is near TO middle
age. That condition affords a stand
Point Tor comparison that Is weli-nigh
priceless. kansas City Star.
.
There Ia "A very decided difference
between Nictoria's cahlcd assurance
10 the people of Australia of her
heartfelt interest i'm the inaugura ton
ot the commonwealth and the way a
similar movement on this continent
was treated by George III and Lord
North. .'-Philadclphia Ledger.
Tom platt SAYS that Roosevelt
shall never be president. but then Tom
is only majority OF the voters I'm the
Empire state. There are other states
Chicago Record.
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