The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-27

How comes IL that II is so hard to get
the machinery OF the law-national ana
state-in motion against the criminal
trusts? The reason IL that the political
party in power, both In nation and
state, is owned by the trusts. Its fortunes
are bound up with the predatory wealth
OF the country. II does not dare TO offend
the gigantic business combines which
ceaselessly plunder the people. The aver
age Republican likes 10 be robbed by the
trusts no better than does the average
Democrat, but on election day the habit
of partisanship is stronger with the null
titudes than plain self-interest and COM
mon sense are, so these multitudes OF an
tl-trust Republicans give their votes to
sustain leaders who take orders from the
trusts. Thus we come back again-as we
always must come back in this republic
OF universal suffrage--to the truth that
the people themselves are 10 blame for
all the faults of their government. -
New York American.
why do England and Germany seek to
disparage and repudiate the International
Court of Arbitration which they have
helped TO establish at The Hague? Do
they conceive that this would be favor
able opportunity for involving the United
States in unfriendly relations with the
Spanish-American republics by maxim
President Roosevelt arbitrator OF the
Venezuelan dispute" delphia Rec
ord.
"If Great Britain and Germany should
refuse point blank TO submit their case
against Venezuela TO The Hague, and
Venezuela also should insist upon the
president as arbitrator. II might appear
an ungrateful act for this country TO re-
ject their advances and so to eliminate
the one alternative for war, but Ii should
o, a.. a tie a affsatv
Record Herald.
The proposition now advanced by the
allies would have been less objectionable
had II been made before they attempted
to collect their claims by force and ran
athwart the hawse OF the Monroe Doc
srine. They have come perilously close TO
a defiance OF the United States. and IT Is
not certain that their conduct has no;
been such as To require explanations 10
this government Philadelphia North
American.
England Is not In Egypt for phllan-
thropy's sake. She IL there frst and
mainly TO secure the SueZ Canal and the
highway to India against Russia and also
against France. Her occupation of the
land of the Pharaohs IL. therefore. dicta-
ted by self-interest and is In great
measure the result of a traditional policy
OF dlstrust and alarm. milwaukee Sen
tinel.
'It results from this that as soon as
the treaty with Cuba shall be ratified IL
will become the supreme law OF the land,
and as such binding upon every official
who Is charged with the administration
of that law. The cooperation OF the
house would. therefore. appear 10 be SUI
perfiuous. although. as II has some sensi-
tveness upon the subject. the course
which the president has decided 10 pursue
must be considered well advised. "-Phila-'
delphia Inquirer.
"If II should come TO a test. as II is
apt 10 do I'm time, we may find ourselves
declaring In one breath against entan-
Cling alliances with other nations while
striving To maintain. even with the sword,
the doctrine best calculated 20 involve us
In the disagroements and dissensions OF
all the others. News
prince Henry's visit II may safely be
said. had no connection with the Vene-
zuean affair nor with any other matter
OF state. 1t was what he and the Kaiser
said II was--a mission OF good willard
as such II will be considered and remem-
bered. by the people of st. Louis, at
least. IL Germany and the United States
can proceed forever on a friendly course
the American people will be gratlfied. -
ST. Louis Republic.
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