The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-12
Ohat Others
fire Saying.


Germany at present is virtually
isolated and has only her own stroSg
arm to rely upon. one may doubt
q strong IA Germany seems 10 be-
whether the, Fatherland, IN z melee
precipitated by the death OF Francis
Joseph. could. single handed, with
stand the combined might of Russia
and France. All three are military
ropean power, England. which could
give decisive aid TO either side. BAL
timore Sun.
Time and again the newspapers ex-
posed the poolrooms and gambling
corner OF the curtain. But the Tam
many chief scofed and the police
brazenly denied Then came Bishop
Potter's terrific arraignment Of the
mayor, as the legally responsible head
OF the city governmentT The smother
ed Indignation OF the people broke out
i'm name-and Mr.. Croker appointed q
vice committee OF his associates and
ever since hidden In frightened ana
sullen silence. New York World.
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'ft would be a compliment 20 the
United States II the powers engaged
I'm the Chinese controversy would con-
sent 20 transfer their. neg6otia tons
imply their confidence In the upright
ness of our government and in it's as
strances that IL has no sinister de-
their faith In II as an enlightened ad-
judicator. but IL the suggestion
IL accepted, what becomes OF
g 81. the 9,a .,,sg arbitration tribunal snn nat at
derstood that II was for the considera-
ton and adjustment of just such oues-
tions as this. ."-Philadeiphia Ledger.
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lit Is y lhe blood brotherhood OF
the AngfoS gaxon race, not to colonial
dependencies or crown provinces. that
in smPse he eyens mns Of Sar fGr r ths he
not remote future IL Is this Anglo
Saxon blood which will in time make
all the great colopies of England inde-
pendent nations. IL is also This blood
which will forbid the overthrow OF the
British empire by any European coali-
tion."-St. Louis Republic.
THE South, as n whole, lis today the
least developed part n OF our country.
and yet;t taking 1t aH In ar. mountain
soil the most fertile and in resources
the richest OF the entire domain over
which floats. the Stars and Stripes.
Agriculturally IL has been to the rest
OF America what Egypt is to Europe.
When the agricultural lands of the
South are farmed IA are the fields of
3 middle Europe or even OF our own
Northwest. they will surprise the
world with their fertility.
News.
The crusade against vice In New
York city has already borne enough
fruit 10 Justify its existence. A vfr-
tual confessiOn of guilt has been
wrung from Tammany Nall that men
high In its councils have profited by
the system OF backmai under which
vice and crime have been protected in
that city. THAT is victory worth all
the labors and sacrifices so far en-
durei In the campaign for purity
philadelphia Press.
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THE 'alrship. the submarine boat.
the Nicaragua canal and the north
pole are among the things the nine
teenth century did not attain. but all
the same IL made a close race for them
and has right TO brag of its efforts"
San Francisco Cali.
state control OF railroads would
probably solve many vexatious prob
lens now arising out of the relations
OF the roads To the public, and in tho
opinion OF some intelligent men the
benefits would outweigh the objects
and disadvantages. denver Republic
can.