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house should be animated by a patri-
otic spirit The United States must
bring its consular and diplomatic SER
vice up TO the standard OF the Euro
pean countries, or be outwitted when
our interests clash with theirs. Great
progress toward that end has been
made In recent years, and all Of MS are
proud OF the fact. But obviously TO
those who have made study OF the
subject much remains TO be done yet.
The correct notion unquestionably Is
that the service should be permanent,
and before many years we have no
doubt IL will be, but pending that time
there should be no niggardliness I'm the
matter OF appropriations, seeing that
little or nothing in that direction can
be done without money. y."-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
every probably President Roosevelt
will go TO the Charleston Exposition.
Very certainly, II he shall decide to do
SO he will be met with an enthusiastic
cordiality that will show that South
Carolinians have no sympathy with
the TilIman code OF ethics. II would
not be right to make Charleston and
South Carolina suffer because OF the
boorish antics OF couple OF her sons"
Minneapolis Times.
"The Republican congressman have
held three caueuses TO discuss the
question OF Cuban reciprocity and they
have not yet reached an agreement.
They may take their choice-follow
President Roosevelt and the Republi-
can organization. or follow the beet"
philadelphia Times.
1.-THE Philadelphia Ledger argues
that the failure OF the German colonial
experiments finds IT'S counterpart in
what IL calls the Philippine venture.
Surely the Ledger wanders far afield
I'm it's hunt for an argument against
expansion And II is equally mistaken
when IL says that England and Ger
many are compelled 20 colonize and we
are not. But we are. The instinct for
Il is imperative. being racial and ap-
piled in the uniform Anglo-Saxon way.
Embarra ssed properties that have
fallen into our hands are necessarily
retained 90 be put upon "A paying
basis. New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
prince Henry's visit and the good
sense that he displays are doing a
world OF good. and when he said in
one OF his speeches that he was just
beginning 10 realize the magnitude OF
this country and the meaning, desira-
bility and worth of its friendship he
stated a truth which is much less
known throughout the world than our
national pride induces us TO believe"
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
1.-The result Of the burdensome Ger
man sugar bounty system is that the
German consumer of the product pays
three times as much for IL as the
British consumer pays after its export
alton from Germany. England would
be content 10 use indefinitely the cheap
German sugar made cheap at the eX-
pense OF the German taxpayers, who
pay the export bounty, If the British
cane sugar producing colonies were not
in imminent danger of ruin from the
loss OF their Industry and commerce.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Senator Frye arrayed some very
weighty facts in favor of the bill to
encourage the American merchant
marine I'm his speech supporting that
measure. Advocates of the doctrine OF
protection--the application OF which
has enabled the United States TO
reach the present commanding posi-
ton I'm the worlds industrial affairs
will agree with him that the logical re-
suit has followed the lack of protec-
tion TO the shipping interests Of this
country ."-Pitsburg Gazette.
"The establishment OF pension sys-
tenn for its employees by the Metro
politan Street Railway company, OF
New York city, Is one more evidence
of the growing feeling of sympathy
between capital and abor"-Philadei-
phia Press.
1T looks as IL Colombia, seeing thar
we arc willing to consider the Panama
route. wants something herself. and
that the Frenchmen. seeing that their
proposition to sell for AO0O0,o0 has re-
ceiyed favorable consideration, would
now like TO raise the price little. -
Galveston Daily News.
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