The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-27
Whaf Others
fire Saying.

There may have been CaJnmhtar
volunteers among defeated oa,,nanies
OF the Venezuelan rebel 'C.on carl
oiro1' but that would not salst,sv tbe
nIahInS OF aspersions against the gov
eihment al Bogota In diplomacv one
,nsIei',., 'u "a sseIs sure Of the facts before
the authorities OF < nominaiiv fa,nt srfonhi,.
nelEhpor stase. one wolild tbink
CaStro had troubles enough AZ home
nnttttho1t bptng abroad for more. -
FhiladeiSha Record.
Tor example the merely rich rich
men who are being held up as the.
most oespicable OF human beings are
not monstrosities. They are sioplv
conspicuous expressions of a spirit-
lhS spirit OF commcrcialism wealth
~ oie ana wealth worship-which woaSd
he Just as potent n they never 1'9J
been heard OF or their forturSs Nvere
scattered. The vices Of cOmxnerciaIism
are neEacing. not bees. .,,se fhev are
preseIt m these men eot because they
through the mass of the peopie All
.nese vices will not be lessened still
Tess coFreCteg. by making the peopto
lorgetful of their own shortcomings I'm
ensyih6 and exeerating few singled
out products of a great corrupflng
force. New York World.
1ust how FAR Castro has proceeded
IN this matter is not apparent. but CO.
lombia evidently believes that he Is
deep In H. since ordsrs have been is
sueu which must result i'm Castro's
$50 SsnsHUwn ~, or declaration Of war. AS
osudl many or the constitutional guar
antees have been suspended. and pren-
aTauons are being made for n conflict
or great proportions. the result Of
Whlcn no man can predict. since the
most unexpected and contradictory
tnings happen In South America. -
Fhil9delphla Inquirer.
The announcement that only eleven
thousand fghting Doors are left leads
70 the belief that Great Britain will
not need mSre than a few hundred
thonsand more men 10 put the finish
ing touches TO the tedious process of
enoihg the war. milwaukee Sentinel
Railroad rates In Cuba are exces-
sively high. and the authorities I'm the
island will be fully Justified in revising
Them. despite the protest OF the Eng
rs, sn owners The plea that the mat
ter should be left for the Cuban gov
eminent TO deal with in the future is
absurd. The oppressive rates should
De reduced at once. The Cuban gov
ernment when established can take
sucn turther action as II may deem
best. st.'-Philadelphia Press.
The Colombian troops have invaded
venezuela and the Ecuador troops are
about to invade Colombia. Venezuela
has on hand civil war besides the
war with Colombia. II is a fight In
South . america where every one IS hit
ung every head that appears IL IS
probable that the result will be several
new dictators and more trouble. -
Galveston News
'1f England Is buying American eIe-
Nators and Spain is purchasing YAM
kee cars, we are countenancing royal
institutions 10 the extent at least OF
establishing heralds' colleges over
here. Philadelphia Times.
III is true that the Panama isthmus
may not be Immediately threatened all
though some OF the Colombian insur-
gents have been reported as operating
IN that vicinity. But when the Co.
lombian government announces the
suspension OF payments for all pur-
poses except the payment OF troops
and orders the seizure OF materials
ana supplies without payment IL Is a
legitimate Inference that affairs may
easily reach such a stage that the
united states must be ready 10 pro-
tect the isthmus. IL is certainly wise
TO be prepared 60 take whatever stems
are necessary for that purpose. -
Pittsburg Dispatch
Now that one Of the sound steam.
ers has been sold for junk. New York.
ers are wondering II there are any
more sound boats OF the same char
acter Boston Herald.