The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-25
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'yrhe enemies of a irans-isthmian
canal are slowly but surely getting
in their graft. With the senate com
mitted 10 the Panama swindle and
the house resolved upon the Me
sragua route. Sbehold Ihe triumph Of
. intrigue and the defiance OF the will
of the American people Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
Prince Henry could hardly be
blamed for demanding censorship
over the singing during his entertain
ment Ia this country Cincinnati
Enquirer
we are regarded I'm Europe as
self-opinionated and rather bump
tious' nation IL h. no wonder that
We are beginning TO have an adequate
idea OF our national Influence. when
We see the great nations Of Europe
struggling 10 occupy first place I'm the
affections of the Republic The graft
tude Of the United States j. well
worth possessing and its friendship
well worth ciiltivating So we are
gazing upon the pleasing spectacle.
the interna tional race for ogr good
viii. with infinite satisfaction. We
are no longer paironiZcd by Europe.
our friendship Is eagerly sought -
Philadelphia Ledger.
1--WE ended the revolution. and now
the Junta says We are morally bound
Ia make good the lost trade with
Spain. But what did that amount to?
Cuba's average market Ina Spain MAS
worth annually s6.J001 Grant that
Is lost To cuba. her gain IN trade with
Us OF si0.3l5,Om and with Europe of
S,520.0O0 II the same period a total
OF fl5S35 000-Ought to make good her
loss OF S6.j00,oOo with Spain The more
this plea ~ moral obligation and lost
trade is examined the more lmpudent
It appears. san francisco call.
THE southern raiscrs of sugar cane
ought to enter into conference with
, tho cotton planters. The Cubaus
would be very glad 20 exchange their
sugar for cotton. - Philadelphia
Record
There arc various reasons why 81
is not desirable that. n condition OF
absolute free trade should exist be
tween 'the Philippines and the United
states. n only FOR the benefit of the
Philippines themselves. tarin OF
some kind must be explicitly imposed
upon commodities brought from there
here. philadelphia Inquirer.
THE deliberate lies which are
coined by the Sugar Trust regardin
Cubas poverty and distress and CTR
culsted by its assistants either
vicious. Ike some newspapers. or is-
nOrant like the army surgeon gov-
ernor general OF Cuba in their at
tempts 10 break down the American
tariff, are al the basis Of argument
there is for the sugar Trust war on
the tariff The CubagN can sell and
are selling their products to The world
in an astonishing increase OF business
and profits. No other people on this
globe are making such proportionate
gains. But the Sugar Trust H. trading
on manufactured revelation and an
archy 10 remove the sugar dHtles-not
10 aid the CuhanE. who are aiding
themselves, but to benefit the Sugar
Trust with enormously Increased
prohts 20 he made out OF rsmitted
duties and by wiping out the competi-
tion Of the American cane and beet
sugar industries. 4 fool OF mouse
would the American people be TO
crawl into that Sugar Trust trap
New York Press.
THE war with Spain IL over In
various places this appears to he stili.
forgotten The House of Commons.
where they arc asking questions
about II, Is one Newsps pers still
discussing the battle Of Santiago fur
nish another. Neither add much TO
the history Of the times. II Is writ
ten Spain lost The United States
won. Philadelphia Press.
"Tn Justice To the commission n
should be remembered that when II
reported I'm favor of the Nicaragua
route no tender hpI been made by the
Panama Canal company An offer
made later was obviously too high
but the last price named, $50 100000
places the question m a new light
IL Is now by no means a one-sided
question a1Td. In me interests of
economy, the Panama proposition IS
entitled to careful consideration. -
Minneapolis Times.