The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-11
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"All the United states wants In South
America is fair share OF the trade of
that country AS il is now, we pur-
chase 30 per cent of the exports of
those countries and sell 10 them l5 per
cent OF their imports No other great
nation In the world has such one
sided trade with South America. This
To- large degree is our own fault.
inasmuch as We have not provided
transportation facilities and insisted
on fair treatment in the matter OF
tariff The United States In seeking
increased trade In South America Will
have no exclusive advantages from "A
political point OF view. This country
has done good deal for South Ameri-
ca and asks nothing in return except
fair trea tment t'-Philadelphia Press.
1.-The vital and immediate question,
however, is this: Why was not the
second train involved In Wednesdays
collision stopped before IL struck the
first one? 1t is asserted by some of the
railroad officials that block signals
were set both at Sixty-third and
Fifty-ninth streets, the former having
a cautionary significance and the lat
ter being peremptory. lnasmuch as
the collision occurred near Fifty-sixth
street, there is a disposition To blame
the engineer of the White Plains local
for not bringing his train to a stand
still sooner. Before the public accepts
that verdict, though, It will ask
whether or not the accused employe
really saw the signals. Although the
testimony concerning the clearness OF
the atmosphere In the tunnel is con-
fiicting there is some reason to believe
that the smoke and steam left there by
the Norwalk accommodation had not
entirely disappeared, and that, in fact,
they obscured not only the semaphore,
but also the train ahead and any red
lantern which may have been dis
played. New York Tribune.
at is true and I'm a nutshell. If the
Cubans will raise what we do not raise
i'm the United States; IL they will en-
ploy a prolific soil and fecund sun
shine I'm producing stuffed olives or
smokeless cigarettes: ii their factories
will turn out flying machines or hand
made handmaidens, they can live with
out danger Of being smothered by our
infant industries. They should be
good and perform miracles If they
wish the trusts OF this country TO per-
nit them to make a living. Detroit
Free Press.
Fortunately IL is for the safety of
the public, for the casting Of accounts
and for the rendering OF justice that
the city of New York now has officials
who may be relied upon to fix the re-
sponsibilty for the tunnel disaster
without fear or favor. 10 bring to JUS
tice those who should be called to
answer whoever they may be, and to
exact the penalty that shall be due"
New York Press.
''If the Panama Canal company had
offered its property and concessions
to the Isthmian canal commission be-
fore 1t prepared It's report. for the sum
Of $4,000, 600 IL is altogether probable
that preference would have been given
10 that route But Mr.. Hutin could
not resist the temptation 10 try to
drive a sharp bargain and his prepos-
ferrous demand for sl09, 100000 turned
the scale decisvely i'm favor Of the
Nicaragua route. Now the company,
having unloaded Mr.. Hutin, is eager
TO accept the smaller sum. Admiral
Walker, president OF the commission,
admits that the new offer puts diff
erent aspect on the canal question.
But the Nicaragua route has received
MIR. lIutin that II Is SIN doubted
whether the question of the route will
now be reconsdered. Certainly the
Panama company missed It's best op-
pcrtunity by failing TO name p reason-
able sum at hrst."--Louisville Courier
Journal.
Even I'm the semi-dazed condition In
10 nh
seems to have caused the accident
gives his account Of IL he apparently
can teach something Of value lie
saws that as he remembers IL he was
blinded by smoke. which can fog the
mind as well as duh the eye If this
be so. or even IN IL be not SO. there is
indicated for the Park avenue tunnel
the same treatment that science is
applying 10 underground roads in
every city that has them. namely.
the motive power OF electricity New
York sun.
The officials Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company gave felicitous
namiu< to the advance OF the wages OF
"a. o0D employees, announced yesterday.
They called u AN adjustment IL
Is the establishment Of more salts
earnings and the earnings ~ labor.
This l. cmintntly right II the com
munity of interest principle which
the great transportation companies
are cndeavorug TO establish among
themselves shall be carried so far
as 10 recognize the right ot the worker
to . fair wage aud the right Of the
shipper To a fair safe much apprehen-
sion that now eSfts viii be auieted.
The Pennsylyanisf i~ making good
beginning Philadelphia Record.
1T was after former murderous
accident ON thatrfroed that the New
York Central managers were com
pelled nv the law of the state to intro
ducs the block system. already in es-
tabiished use upon other and better
managed railroads They must now
be compelled BY law TO abandon the.
use 81 steam locomotives for hauling
their trains through the tunnel. ~
Philadelphia Times.