The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-24
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fire Saying.

Whatever one may say or prefer.
there has been suggested so FAR no
method by which the hold OF this ma
ton upon any OF the islands OF the
sea which fell TO our care as a result
OF the war with Spain may be safely
released or slackcned Time may de-
velop way. Al present all the proba-
bilities and necessities point 20 the H.
nal annexation OF Cuba as the only
method OF insuring 10 the people a
stable government '-Galveston News.
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"The present plan OF the war de-
psrtment is 70 take five years 10 re-
oruit the artillery arm 20 the
strength contemplated I'm the army
act, so as 60 leave a larger margin in
the other arms for foreign service.
General Miles is evidently disposed TO
accept the present condition OF af-
fairs as warranting a reduction I'm
the colonial forces, and IL will re-
quire much ingenuity to- invent ex-
cuses for overruling his opinion. -
Phila,-- lphia Times
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m. CASTOR Deschamps. In his very
entertaining account OF recent lectur-
ing experiences in the New England
ANllfEtNs fAlilfrSrS UtH NuIDttrf AT Alt
dependence of American upon German
-seAelarshiFt- Yale he found that
they know and used the standard Ger
man text books on all subjects, ignor-
ing the French. and generally that In
an it's higher studies the university
looked TO Germany. NJ. Deschamps
adds, with certain bitterness, that
the French, who for a generation
have done nothing but advertise Ger
man methods, are 80 blame for their
own lack OF honor in America. New
York Evening Post.
"The budget footings OF the South
African war illustrate most impress
sively the cost of modern warfare
when conducted by one of the strong
est against one of the weakest OF
Powers. The European commercial
nations have much TO fear. IL is true,
from American commercial competi-
ilon They have very much more<Ato
fear. commercially and othere,
from the general war implied In
Continental armed coalition against
America, Philadelphia Ledger.
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Thine heals many wounds, but that
diplomatic relations should be resum-
cd between Mexico and Austria dur
ing the lifetime OF the Emperor
Francis Joseph IL something which
few could have expected. Buffalo
Courier
u. Pierpont Morgan is NON looking
over Paris. and will decide some time
during the coming week whether he
wants IL or not. t."-Cnicago Record
Herald.
AT present the British dearly love
king. Partly through what has been
described ms the hypnotic effect OF
Nictoria's calm, complacent assump-
tion that she was OF the elect, and
partly through the Briton's inveterate
love OF things AK they are, there Is al
most no popular support for any anti
royalty movement" Philadelphia
Press.
Germany H. having a busy time
with international politics In addition
90 the vagaries OF the Kaiser and 9TH
or national troubles. The present
cause OF acute Irritation Is the firta-
tion between italy and France, with
Russia observing approvingly. The
. lJItlDdUu hkEftUtHi uhH pffH
lated again, but Germany does not
feel that IL has any hold upon Italy
that could not be easily broken
Plttsburg Dispatch
There is more than one way to call
names, as il shown by the action OF
the committee OF fifteen. who, when
Commissioner Murphy said, There
are no pool rooms open I'm New York.
promptly raided seven OF them. -
Boston -Aerald.
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"Thc London Spectator calls Am
erican opposition 10 European eoloni-
cation schemes I'm South America "A
dog in the manager policy. This re-
buke OF American selhshness comes
with admirable grace from an English
newspaper Everybody knows how un-
selfish Great Britain is I'm such mat
ters. An the nations OF the world are
AT liberty To establish colonies i'm In
dia and To- take large slices OF Indian
territory. Baltimore Sun.