The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-24
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mir MIXERS suggestion that tine
missionaries I'm china will not be quite
safe so long as Chinese are excluded
from the United States may possibly
strengthen Minister Wu's hands I'm his
efforts 10 secure some mOdihca lion of
existing restrictions The Pacific
coast, however judging by the state
ments OF its representatives Ia con
gress, Is determined io exclude the
Chinese regardless of the fate of mis-
sion workers in rhns baltimore
sun. tf
III Is possible, some may think IL
even probable. thai had England con-
ssnied 10 what The Austrian ambsssa-
'lor proposed, the colec tive note would
have been presented and the United
states would have been confronted by
the alternative OF submitting 10 it's
demands or Of contending against
united Europe. The extreme gravity
.of that situation does not need to be
. demonstrated. However that may be,
ana the subject Is one upon which IL
II useless 10 speculate. IL is certain
that the conduct of Great Britain. at
critical period was correct aud
friendly. and Americans will duly APP
lrerlate that circumstance. - PhiladfE
1hia Inquirer,
"'rhe Emperor himself g. a nan 81
ideas. lie wants fIiends not foes, His
request 90 the president 90 allow Miss
Roosevelt 90 christen his Yacht was
more than an ordinary international
courtesy II WAS most Significant
political peace Offering In makngJhe
rCatIpSf aud if sart.Ifnss lfg only I.YatT
er Prince Henry. tl this country the
Emperor extends the right hand ~ fel.
lowshin Tn the Cnitrd states. Twenty
i've years ago such an act would have
heen laughed at in all the courts OF
europe Now there T. not = sovereign
who II not enviOus of the l<aisers bold
and brilliant thought ana jealous Of
our hearty acceptance, Ia reality the
act II "A recognition straightout, in
the eyes OF the world,of the new great
Ness OF the United States. of our new
rank, our new power and our new IN
ruenee. II is a new sigu post pointing
10 our splendid future. AID II carries
with IL the declaration that all talk
~ war between Germany and the
United States II but the habhie ~
fools or knaVes-preposter or crim-
inal' New York World
And one of the revolving features ~
the South African campaign. the cQu-
centration camps by which Boer fami-
lies are herded together and forced TO
live under conditions that produced
2,S0 deaths IN December I'm a camp
population OF ii7.000 was wanting IN
our Civil war. IL flatters British sensi-
bilities 60 compare tho outlook for the
Beers with the American civil war
settlements aud practices. but there 4.
no parallelism yet 60 bo found IN the
two wars Philadelphia Ledger
The present indications are that
the protectionists IN congress. true To
their Instincts, Will refuse To lower
the tariff on Cuban products because
few beet aud cane sugar men de-
msnd that they shall have a monopoly
on the American market, Buffalo
Courier ii'i 3i "'uF
"The senate ought. therefore. 70
amend the house measure now I'm the
hands Of its committee 50 as 30 pro-
vide for the prompt construction Of the
canal,a and furnish all the means needed
for immediate action, but authorize the
president 10 decide on which route IL
should be built"-Phlladelphis Press
80 far as our New England sens
tors and Representatives are cbncera-
ed we think i'm view OF what we now
know. that they will be distinctly dere-
lict I'm their duty IL TREY DO not vote
IN favor ~ the pnuame canal provost
tlon boston Herald
This country is under no obligations
either to Nicaragua on 10 Colombia.
All that Il demands is tho speedy con-
struction OF an interoceanic canal by
the most advantageous route. Phil
adelphis Times.
"Thc German Emreror 10 evidently
intent on getting as close 20 us as pos
sible. lie viii see Neneyuels .hout
that small debt later on, and hopes
that. i'm collecting ~, this country may
remember always that he IL its
friend. ."-Galyeston News.
Since the truthfulness of Lord
Cranborns's statement must be taken
for granted it would seem thst IN.
British government performed vsln-
able act of friendship at a pincturs
Of our national history that might
otherwise have become critical
ref. -. Il