The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-07
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those very industries at home, and we are now
abroad the goods upon which have high tari lei
is talk you know, that Europe retaate against vs. ~
imposition Of similar tariffs saying this as an inuViu
nal not as an official If there is such retaliation inc ies
Of it must be commercial that will bring business 70
complete standst until together with Europe nave au
iusted ourselves to the conditions But II TINS com
mercial war does come look for period oil e'e@
business activity lasting for a long time .
The mutterngs Of the coming storm nave oeen @uu
HE for some time Russia Germany France and even Eng
land are considering the question OF reclamation more
" than ever Great Britain dsavows all thought OF com
mercial revenge coercion but by whatsoever name may
be called and under whatsoever petext adopted system
of protective tariff duties the British islands can have none
other than an i'll effect upon American export trade
trade war with its pancs and general depression is
terrible thing contemplate and there rapidly growing
in this country that such catastrophe must be aVeea
even at risk of abandoning the policy OF wholesale hgh
protection and adopting system under whieh
may trade with all the world fair terms and win no
fear of reprsal.
Ii trade war is be avered the business interests
OF this country swing the peacemakng club Capital IS
sensitive and tmid but omnpotent when rouses itself
Let the business interests and small the workingnen
and the generally be brought to sense oil inc
dancers now lurking high protective system and such
pressure will be brought the Fty-seventh congress
for revision the tariff the lines Of freer trade re-
ciprocity and will preserve commercial
peace and insure continuance of prosperity.
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AN UNSETTLED ISSUE
From the Denver News.
The recent decision supreme the Porto
Rico he said have decided nothing in the sense
that all the questions involved in imperialism remain be
the people for solution they did before the de-
cision rendered.
It still is with the people to say if they are or
willing throw away the cherished belief that ALL
entitled liberty and that just derive their
powers from the of the governed To put"he issue
its lowest and level is worth while Is there
profit in competing with the bayonetrdden nations of Eu
rope in forcing sovereignty alien and unwilling
pies How long for instance will it be before make
of the Philippines fraction Of the money have spent
them and will have spend Them II the students Of
racial characteristics in their conclusions
shall have hands in the Philippines Ireland far
mpacable in its hatred than the Ireland which has
troubled Great Britain for centuries And have
the of Great Britain that the of its ireland
compelled it to subdue the island whatever and with
whatever harshncss, for its protection
If the people OF this nation decide that shall
colonies crushed and held by force may be asserted in
all seriousness that school hooks should changed
then shall have discarded the enrolling and
spring ideas which have moved the hearts and stirred the
minds of teachers and thinkers and
1916 We shall have thrown away the precious pos
session OF the nation--TIIE GREAT THOUGHT embodied
in the Declaration of Independence and the constitution
IGREAT THOUGHT which has marked the United States
goriousy apart from all other nations since the world be-
gan the thought that all equally entitled to the God
given gift OF freedom,
The leopard may change spots the Ethiop his
liberty for its sake with the air breathes then shall
We have entered upon the down grade of decadence
DEATH TO YELLOW JACK"
From the Richmond Dispatch
No discovery of years will prove of more interest
to the medical profession of value to mankind
than that claimed by Dr. Zanarde an eminent Italian phy
stefan who claims that he has found serum that viii; a.
ford permanent and unaing immunity from yellow fever
In letter to the New York Herald the physician announces
that he has demonstrated by series of practical expert
ments the complete efficacy OF his yeow fever serum
and is willing furnish this government with the serum
for in yellow fever Iuba The method used to nre
vent or to is vaccination innocuation with the
serum and its dscoverer claims that it absolute cura
tive ana preventive treatment For than year he
and his assistants have tried treatment in Mexico and
the result or the experiments he asserts juhes him in his
absolute confidence
This wonderful discovery will believed soon come
INTO use generally and promises rob the great ronc
seourge OF its Heretofore sanitation has hen rolled
on TO eonhne and reduce the ravage Yellow lack" h
this simple incubation Of immunity will eradicate
the disease entirely according Zanardel No other nfe
hous disease that has afflicted this hemisphere inspire
such wholesome and universal terror as yellow fever TN
excitement Hampton few years AGO rolovy;ro - ~
nouneemen that the fever had appeared there is vvdv
eaied by many Rchmondes and there those who re-
call the horrors OF the awful at Norfolk ortvodd
years when the city was wel-nph denopuIoed !, =
gratifying to be told that such experiences can never b A.
plieaed and il Dr. Zanardelis discovery is what he 90
hdenty claims for it his will be enrolled among the
n in'mortais along with those OF Jenner and others
: 4
THE DANGER OF OPTIMISM
n To the Editor OF the North American
L The cheerful optimism Of Prof Patten of the o..;,
OF Pennsylvania is his observations on President Hads
declaration that unless have growth of n,bi ~
science the only alternative will be emperor at Washing
ton within the next twenty-five years" suggests ora -
i comment S WORD OF
PRESIDENT Hadleys statement doubtless was based on ~
.ae'-known to every cearheaded studen,hat deoor.
suen as ours depend for their beneficial working
that in the absence OF such conscience enigbt.rsS anu
aier absolute rule will become necessity of III, ;
e Il is pleasing to believe such an outcome Of o
&c menI 10 be impossible but such belief is ra,;oi
me assumption OF reawakenng Of public oniy on
nSy 20 oe hastened by such warnings as Wnieh
/ administers - so" oPialeS as Prof. Patten
e When the latter says; When an orsani,,tio, -.