The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-14
Ho go . . . ~ ~
J UHAr CrHERsS !
! MRE >C4YING !
tn eOssosss G,<S

suppose the proposal for interveu-
tlon In our war with Spain had beer
accepted by the powers. what should
We have donc2 Il would have been a
joint Intervention by all the great
powers. and We we've. in mood theu
10 ignore II. regardless of conSe-
quences. Had We not had one on more
good itiends AT. the head oi Affairs iu
Europe II " not pleasant 10 think
what might Nave happened Go us
There Is more Natisfaction in thinking
that the war and it's consequences
have placed Us I'm such "A position that
intervention In any subsequent dilh-
Guilty that We may get into With an
other power viii probably be not even
considered. Philadelphia Ledger.
Uncle Sam Is now I'm n position tn
lend Venezuela few European
"if living is as expensive In the
Philippines as Judge Taft describes IL
only those Americans who have liter
ally money to burn can AFFORD 10
take up their residence in the archi-
pelago No citizen OF the United
States with an income which would
support him comfortably sat home
should ernisrate 10 the Philippines
unless the government Is willing To
subsdize him on generous scale
Baltimore sun
For the United States. this dual
alliance gives effective support to our
own policy Of the open door. AS far
as Manchuria IL concerned, the open
door Is padlocked and Cossack
sentry Is watching the paddock. The
United States may be trusted 10 give
its moral support TO this policy of the
dual alliance. and with an army and
naval base In the Philippines the
moral support OF the United states
has today a material backing no power
can neglect In the affairs of east Asia"
Philadelphia Press
''rhe eagle may scream. the lion
may roar. hut the paw of the great
white bear has hsttened itself on
china North and laughs AZ the row in
the air. Milwaukee Sentinel
Great as IL the Importance of
preserving the life of the chief msgis-
irete of this republic, the Importance
of preserving unimpaired the spirit OF
our free Institutions IL greater. Wash
ington, whose political ideas partook
more Of the extreme notions OF per
sonal and official dignity than WOULD
be popular today. never thought of
surrounding himself with body
guard. - Philadelphia Times.
THE British government made pub
lie yesterday an important agreement
signed i'm London on January 30 consti-
tutins a practical alliance between
Great Britain and Japan for the pres
ervstion OF the territorial integrity and
the independence OF the Chinese EN-
pire and OF Corea' . Should
war result between Russia and Japan
over Cores. as has been anticipated,
the latter power wouid now have the
support OF England. whose naval or
erstions are unaffected by the trouble
In South Africa. Further moves on
the international chessboard i'm the
east Will be awaited with worldwide
interest New York World.
"The idea OF life guard for the
president in the new Anti-Anarchy
bill of the senate judiciary committee
smacks too much OF military pomp 10
suit the American people. IL may be
assumed with entire confidence that
such a notion will not meet with the
approval of President Roosevelt
Philadelphia Record
1T Is devoutly TO be hoped that in
the desperate contention between Eng
land and Germany over the question
as to who loved us most during the
trouble with Spain there will be moth
ing so serious as bloodshed "---Galvcs-
ton News.
"The trouble is that the Germans
who emicrste don't care about going
10 an absolutely new country. They
prefer to cast I'm their lot with some
community which is already well es-
tablished and the great majority of
them make their way 10 the United
States. Philadelphia Inquirer.