The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27
EDITORIAL COMM EMIT

1t is one of the pleasing minor signs
of the times that The Spectator of
London should be advising a square
recognition and acceptance of the Mon
roe doctrine by Great Britain. Why
not? A British minister, George Can
ming, had a large hand in framing it.
The present British premier wrote, in
President Cleveland's time, to the
British ambassador at Washington
that the language of President Monroe
was directed to the attainment of OBJ
jects which most Englishmen would
agree to be salutary," and that he
Lord Salisbury and his cabinet fully
concurred with the view which Pres
ident Monroe apparently entertained,
that any disturbance of the existing
territorial distribution in that hemi-
sphere by any fresh acquisitions on the
part of any European state would be
a highly inexpedient change. Hart
ford Courant.
The settlement of the strike against
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad reflects credit alike upon the
officials of the road and the strikers.
1t has never appeared that a great
principle was involved and many
friends of labor have doubted the wis
dom of the course taken by the strik-
ers, but be it said to the credit of the
men who went out. they committed no
acts that could prejudice their position,
they acted the part of orderly, law
abiding citizens. And be it said to the
full credit of the railroad officials, they
showed a disposition to treat the men
fairly and to bring about a settle
ment.-Springfield Union.
A bill granting Mrs. Mckinley a pen
sion of $4,000 a year will be introduced
promptly on the assembling of Con-
gress. and will quite likely be followed
by another on behalf of Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison. AS the latter, however, is
not at peace with General Harrison s
children, who bitterly opposed his sec
ond marriage, disagreeable features
are likely to attend an effort to treat
her in common with other widows of
Presidents, and some congressman are
hoping the matter will not come up,
or that Mrs. Harrison be considered in
eligible as one who became the wife Of
a President after he had left office
Springfield Republican.
Foreign oarsmen are not to be ex-
cluded from Henley. Our British
friends are cordial and generous in
feeling, too much so to set up barriers
against kin over sea. Never in the
annals Of this nation was there a more
genuine hand to hand and heart to heart
spirit of international goodwill in am
ateur sports and in many other things
On water and on land. on horseback
and afoot, with bat and ball, with sail
and oar, in every field of honorable en-
deavor. John Bull and Jonathan re-
spect each other and like each other.
And each can learn from the other
New York Tribune.
For ages Santiago de Cuba was no.
torious as one Of the dirtiest and sick
lest cities on this side of the Atlantic
Ocean. 1t was a pesthole in which
yellow fever had q permanent abiding
place. Now. however it has been made
an exceptionally clean city and its
health is excellent. 1t is understood
to be the purpose of Governor General
Leonard Wood to make Santiago a
model city to which end he is now de-
voting himself. Should he do so, he
would build TO himself a lasting me-
morial-Savannah News.
If President Roosevelt acts on the
maxim of his friend Booker Washing
ton-"an idea for every woodland if
his message is as long as rumor al
leges, the failure Of the meteoric show
er to appear this year. will not be a
mystery long after the first Monday in
December. It will be evident that ii
refused to cOmpete-New York World