The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13
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Secretary Root has decided that in
certain cases military Officers elected
to civil offices Ia the Philippines may
serve. IL r. cgsy enough To grant these
= powers, but We cannot even guCss the
future mischief they may cause or
the influence thcy may have upon our
own government IN Wmhlrgton Il is
distinctly a situation thai Demands
caution. PHILADELPHIA linics
while naturally the peoples inter-
est Will centre in young 1Hddas They
VIII feel also for his slck S0hpolmatcs
audi for their watching parents. l'ntil
the crisis shall bc passed tie little
country town I'm Massa chpsctts Will
be- more In fhe public mind aad heart
than any other in the land Boston
Herald. AZ
There has never bccn any sangune
expection that the Interna tipnal Sugar
Conference which lately asscmbled at
Brussels. and which H. still IN con-
structive session there. wonJd accom-
plish anything OF Importance Tho enur-
pose OF the conferences is 10 discuss
the situation which has been .ereatcd
by the iuordinate extension 'of the
bounty system, and. " possible. 10
reach some agreement for us mutual
restriction and ultimate abandonment
This is not the first time that an at
tempt has been made in chat direction.
Other efforts have, failed through. dis
trust of each other on the part OF the
countries concerned and g. was not
supposed that the latest effort would
have a more satisfactory result The
beet sugar interest has grown to DO
one OF great magnitude II Is extreme
~ influential and II IL prepared 10 re-
move 90 the uttermost any weakening
of the prop by which II is supported
and upon which II depends. '-Phila-
delphia Inquirer. XXX.
while as determined "a ever tn
subjugate the country of the Beers
completely. the British government is
as anxious as anybody to seefthe end
OF The eNhausting war in south Africa.
Probably had the cost been known I'm
advance. the contest never would have
been Invited, but Great Britain can
now do rothlng else than see the af-
fair to u finish. without a loss of
prestige too serious 10 be contempla-
ted buffalo Courier.
"The discontinue OF the handwrit-
ing expert in the Rice murder case I'm
New York last week Is merely one or
many instances which have served Ia
cast grave suspicion upon the value or
the expert witness. and especially up
on the handwriting expert. Philadel-
phia Ledger.
''The Standard oil company. which
never could have come into existence
but for unlawful and thievish collu-
sion with the railroads is still their
profiting confederate. The Union Pa
cific grants the Standard such large
rebates az to close it's whole territory
10 other oil shippers. The Pennsylva-
mia road still grants the Standard dis
eliminating rates. So do other rail-
roads Wherever competition Is to be
met the rate goes down for The trust,
but not for it's rivals. II is thus that
the American Beauty Rose OF mo-
nopoy. whose praises are devoutly
sung by John II. Rockefeller. Jr., is
nurtured. The railroads scorn the
laws. They keep no books showing the
rebates paid To favored shippers-or
hide or destroy them, as the Central
Pacific did the books OF the Contract
and Finance company when commits
sions or courts called for them
New York Journal.
"The question OF the spportionment
of representatio In the house and I'm
the Electoral College Is not question
OF politics of Of the negro issue or of
hostility TO the South. IL IN simply
and solely question OF equal repre-
sentation throughout the country.
Man for man and vote for vote
Philadelphia Press.
1T Is the plain and unavoidable
duty of the United states 10 help Cuba
to the markets OF this country. IL Is
well enough to secure reciprocal re-
ductions from Cuba II possible. bat the
obligations Of the United States are
so clear and urgent that they must
not depend on conditions. Kansas
City Star.