Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

leaders in both branches of Congress as badly as it does outside.
 Our exports are forty times as great as they were one hundred years ago while our imports are only ten times greater
 It cannot be said that Mrs. Nation, who has assumed the role of chief saloon exterminator does not practice what she breaches.
 The mine inspector bill introduced in the legislature, provides for divid- ing the territory into two districts and the appointment of an inspector in each at a salary of S2,5OO.
 The Republican party made this country the most prosperous on earth and it is perfectly willing to accept the responsibility of congressional ap- propriations in keeping with the con dition of the country.
 Senator Towne has resolved in the United States senate that justice, the public welfare, and the national honor demand the .immdeiate cessation of hostilities in the Philippine islands, upon terms recognizing the independ-  ence of the Philippine people and con serving and guaranteeing the interests of the United States"
 After Colonel Roosevelt gets through with his wild game hunt in the noun tains of Colorado it would not be amiss for him to go gunning for some of those newspaper prevaricators who have been telling such exaggerated stories about his exploits.
 The increase of membership of the American Forestry association has more than doubled its rate during the last year, and the membership list is more than 50 per cent larger than in 1899. In December, 1898, the asso- ciation had S92 members; last year the number bad increased to 1925; and now it is 1,559. Of these new members, 26 are members for life. The association has no deficit this year.
 The secretary of the treasury at Washington has appointed commis- sion to investigate the reported plague cases in California. The secretary declares that it is composed of techni- cal experts constituting the highest authority and their investigation will be prosecuted at their own discretion and unhampered by either Federal or state instructions. Its conclusions, says the secretary, are to be based on its own observations, and will be made known to the department alone, and promptly forwarded to the governor by the department.
 The burning in Kansas shows that men are pretty much alike the world over. Touch their womenkind. and the primeval savage leaps as vigor- ously as ever.
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the wearer of Susan B. Anthony's mantle, is talking about 'the man with the hoe and woman under his heel" How ridiculous this is! Look around you! How many women do you see under the heels of men, with hoes or without them? It is certainly the other way around in this country at least.
 President Mckinley deserves and Is receiving great commendation for announcing that preference would be given to those who have seen service in the Philippines in giving out the new commissions provided for in the reorganization act.
 An army of two white men raided the alleged hostile camp of Snake Indians, in Indian Territory, and cap tured Crazy Shape" the chief who, according to the yellow journals, was out for a bloody war against the whites. Thus endeth the yellow war.
 The Philippine commission reports great enthusiasm in the study of the English language by the young in the Philippine Islands, which indi- cates that today's Philippine school children will be tomorrow's patriotic Americans. We furnish the educa- ton; the children will do the rest.
 An administration that would act upon newspaper clamor would be al ways in hot water. For that reason there is little probability that any at tention will be paid to the demands of few newspapers that NIT. Conger, |. s. minister to China, be recalled. President Mckinley is as much op- posed as Lincoln was to swapping horses while crossing a stream.
 Senator Gamble, of South Dakota. will not be new to congressional life, as he served two terms in the House, where he made a good record that will doubtless be improved on in the Senate. He succeeds Pettigrew, who has made himself such blatherskite by his traitorous attitude since our occupation of the Philippines.
 General Dewet won the admira- ton of the world by his courageous and skillful attacks on the English at unexpected times and places. He is now winning their contempt by his barbaric custom of hogging and shoot ing to death without mercy or without an opportunity to defend themselves, his own countrymen who favor peace. Courage and valor are respected and by the human race, but when the common instincts of humanity are lacking they merit only contempt.
 South Carolina boasts that she has abolished the lynching evil. Well.