The Washington times., 1901-07-11
POLITICAL C0MMENE.

VIII the announcement Of the regula-
items for Uncle Sans Oklahoma lottery
make the newspapers that publish it un-
mailabe under the provisions of the law?
boston Globe.
Those Massachusetts papers that are
saying that some day John ID. Long viii
be Vice President probably mean it as a
I compliment But he is too young yet To
I be put on the retired list--Boston Herald.
II the Porto Ricans imagine that they
have taken a step in course ending for
all time" the tariff between Porto Rico
and the States they may be bitterly dis
appointed at no very distant day. They
have our prc.Tctees yet to reckon with
Chicago Chronicle.
Lord Stanley. of the British War Office.
says there are 251 900 troops in South
Africa. of which number 1900 are sick
physically. The other 237 900 are sick Of
their jOb--Chicago Tribune.
The scandal Of our poorly paid consular
service is growing to be subject for pity
ing contempt upon the part of other and
less important Governments. Ii ought 10
be remedied by Congress at once--Pitts-
burg Chronicle-Telegraph
Ainerican-made trolley cars are to whiz
between Athens and Piraeus In Greece,
over the ground where struggled the
SpartanS with Thrasybulus, and where
the Lacedaemonian troops did some raw
aging and looting IL viii seem little
odd to ask for transfer from the Acrop-
oils 10 Hadrians bath. or push the button
for the motorman TO stop at the Eques-
trian gate.--SyracuSe Herald.
The King of England is to have a new
title invented for him that will include all
of the colonies. 1t win be built on slid
ing scale, so that the movements of the
ir9u a mil in 4 fri xH-fti
not affect it--Milwaukee Sentinel.
Our capture of General BeIlarmino with
1.OO0 men in the Philippines was just a
little side pickup. as the war has been
over already several times.-Chica5O
News.
But though the benefits to Porto Rico
from free trade with the United States
must be enormous. the island is likely 70
feel with the States that something is
wrong when our producers sell abroad
cheaper than they do at home--Chicago
Record-Herald.
Washington is TO have theatre censor.
This undoubtedly is for the protection of
Western statesmen against evil sights and
sounds--BOstOn Journal
Last weeks event at Omaha raises the
question whether evolution or destiny, or
whatever it is that DEGREES the course of
this country, has decided that we must
accept the Spanish bullfight with the 9TH
er Spanish things. It MAJ be claimed that
the Omaha affair was not enough of Dull
fight to hurt anything. but many people
will prefer the old United States without
even the pretence of bulifghting--P
burg Dispatch.
Wonder If Neely and RathbOne are ever
to be tried?-Indianapolis News.
One of the strongest factors in the up
building Of England's worldwide COM
merce has been the fact that that country
has a representative in every port and in
every city OF any Importance. Since the
United States is becoming a commercial
as well as a martial world power the les
son taught by Great Britain's success
should not be Observation-Disclosures Her
aid.
on July Il. forty-eight years after the
date when he entered the har5or. Yoko-
hama will unveil a monument to Commo-
dore Nj. C. Perry. VIII it take Manila as
long as that to build a monument to Ad-
fniral Dewey?-BuffaiO Express
The enterprising part OF the Canadian
population anticipates the time when it
can come under the control OF Washing
ton.-St. Louis Republic.
That the Beers ask more than peace
is evidence Of how hard it's going to be
to make them say they've got enough
Philadelphia Times.
All hope for a short Session Of the next
Congress disappears with the continued
departure Of more Congressman for the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Journal.
Congressman Dalzen is representative
OF the Republican bargain counter.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Beer casualties. according to British Of
fetal estimates, numbered 5000 in the past
four months. The cost of the war for the
same period was sl20, ,090000. So II costs
$4,000 TO put one Boer out of action-and
then ne doesn't always stay Gut-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Beveridge-TolstOy interview may
have been mutually agreeable, but it GER
tainly couldn't compare for downright en-
jOyment with the Henderson Edward VII |
duet.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Senator Scott's assertion that he wrote |
1850 letters during the last campaign |
causes General Sickles to wonder what |
form of giIded brick was conferred on the |
recipients of the other ,639 letters.-Pitts- |
burg Dispatch
When Governor Taft brings down his |
gavel he may pass for Manila wrapper |