The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-17
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The mine workers must trust the pres
ident and the American people to secure
just redress OF their grievances. They
have won recognition OF their right to or
ganize, and that recognition cannot be
revoked. They must remember that they
are not the chief party in interest In this
stage OF the strike. The public Is more
deeply concerned In IL than any body OF
workers or any corporation can be, and
has the right to demand that a reasonable
plan OF settlement be adopted without
quibbling over details and imaginary de-
fects, North American.
THE Democratic orators may talk as
they please about tariff revision, but the
people are aware that the Dingley tariff
has brought prosperity to American, In
more wages to more men than any other
legislative act in human history. San
Francisco Call.
''All British cable companies are under
the control OF the government In consider
alton Of the subsidies which they receive,
and If cable line were laid between Hon
olulu and Tanning island through the CO.
operation Of a British company, even
though the actual work OF construction
were done by a corporation which hollis
an American charter. that line would 20 a
part OF the vast system OF British cables
which extends all over the world. and It
would at all times be subject To British
Official use. That is one reason why II is
not to the interest OF the United States
that the proposed cable line from Homo
lulu 10. Tanning island should be con-.
structed There Is cynical proyerb
friend as though that friend might some
day become his enemy. ."-Phlladelphia In
quirer.
"The spectacle OF the international arbi-
tration court at work, the tangible result
OF what was deemed "A UtOpian dream
when the tsar summoned the peace con-
ference. Is In some respects the most sig-
nlhcant and promising ever witnessed.
The rapidty with which the court reach
ed n unanimous decision, combined with
the character and diverse nationalities OF
the arbitrators as well as the opposing
claimants. makes the case unique
New York Commercial Advertiser
Divorce laws which are so lax as ours
need TO be carefully studied with a view
10 their speedy amendment. and with
view, too. to the enactment OF an intelli-
gent federal measure which will unity
the diverse statutes OF the various
states. s."-Philadelphla Ledger.
"The war closed with a costly victory
for Great Britain The soldiers have re-
turned from the conflict 90 befturned out
queen is dead and the king IS in bad
health. Business Is not a the best. Un-
der circumstances that tend naturally 10
create discomfort. the old Questitns upon
which the people differ widely are 90 be
taken up I'm parliament ~ T. IN handling
these that the government viii be forct
TO encounter the strongest and best OF
ganized resistance Il has met with in
many years. Galveston News.
Perhaps Cuba would have had a
arrner regard Tor our country. N We had
Just let her alone 90 win her Independence
herself. - Philadelphia Press.
"Mr Bryan has been engaged 10 speak
to Colorado farmers. who are getting
higher. prices for their goods than ever
before Mr. Bryan is getting moro for
his lectures than he ever did before, how
ever, 90 the mutual prosperity should
make the meetings quite pleasant Den
yer Republican.
owing 90 his habituai absenteeism
there have been many obnoxious meas
ures adopted In congress. which Senator
Quay DID not vote for. but he was on
hand 90 vote for the sixty-scvcn cents per
ton duty on coal. with the smuggling
amendment making IL apply TO anthracite
as well as bituminous. ."-Philadelphia
Record.