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Suppose England should become IN
| volved with Russia, France, Germany ol
| a coalition of the powers, Canada, as ar
| ally OF England would be subject 10 at
tack and possibly OF seizure. Would the
| United States permit Canada 10 pass
| under the dominion OF some othe poweri
| This settlement OF the conflict would
\ undoubtedly be an extension or the
| European and monarchical system OF this
| hemisphere in defiance OF the warning
| long ago given by President Monroe. -
! Philadelphia Ledger.
Following the resignation of the Tam
many leadership by Lewis Nixon, the
news that Dick Croker contemplates re-
| turning 10 New York and resuming mis-
| place at the head of that organization Will
| occasion little surprise. The best friends
Of Tammany as a Democratic factor VIII
| deplore Crokers return. He is a man who
can be spared by American democracy 10
the tremendous advantage OF the party"
st Louis Republic.
THE arrival of our French guests in
cluaing the lneal descendants Of Count
de Rachambeau, whose statue Is soon 10
be unveiled I'm Washington, is the first
scene i'm a drama OF ceremony in which
this nation should take a deep felt part.
II is with some sincerity that we should
participate i'm this celebration. "-Phila-
delphia Times.
Certain members OF congress seem 20
think there is a prevalent belief on the
part OF the American people that the
navy OF this country is invincible and
So they sound "A warning against the m
diligence OF any such idea. II is doubt
ful II this belief prevails among fairly
we'll Informed people. Is is thought that,
ship for ship, the American navy is equal
10 any other afioat but that IL is invinci-
BILE is an idea which can hardly be enter
tained by any man who knows the size OF
the nayies of Great Britain and France
The best thing that can be said about the
American navy is that IL contains some
very high grade ships and that it's OIL
GERS and men are well trained. Denver
Republican.
'It is for the Cuban people 10 demon
strate that their new system OF self
government Is TO be preferred even 10 the
benevolent military oligarchy so benignly
administered by General Wood They
may make Cuba in regard 10 the union
what Switzerland is 10 the central Euro
poan states. should they so elect."-Phila-
dolphia Record.
THE purposes of Mr.. j. Pierpont Nor
gan are probably overdrawn. He Is not
going to absolutely buy everything Tor
himself. He needs partners in business
men who will be inspired to fidelity by
something stronger tha ma mere salary.
He will reserve some holdings for junior
partners. Cincinnati Enquirer
The presence In British waters just
now OF a very powerful German fleet.
under the command of Prince Henry, is
not particularly we'll timed from the nicer
diplomatic point of view. OF late there
has been a concerted effort on the part
OF a section of the English press TO rouse
the nation to a proper understanding or
the peculiar significance of Germany s
present naval program. book by an
anonymous but we'll informed writer has
been widely circulated and read. its OBJ.
ject being set forth the rather startling
progress which Germany is making tow
and the position OF a really first class
naval power. British opinion is there
fore deeply stirred and feeling Of def
mite dsquietude is apparent both In the
press and in the public utterances OF
many leading Englishmen. New York
Commercial Advertiser.