The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-29
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I'm the course OF a some what strik-
ing interview which appeared I'm yes
terday's papers. MIR. Charles Al. Schwab,
the president OF the big steel corpors-
J tlon, made the sensible remark that
Americans cannot expect Germany, in
the face OF the increasingly successful
competition OF the United States IN her
home markets, not To increase her .
tariff Ia an effectuslly protective
point OF course not. nor do they ex-
pect it."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
III Miss Roosevelt Is 10 receive
bracelet American jewellers will have
reason 10 rejoice. for Immediately
every young woman I'm the land Will
demand an armlet OF German pattern.
i'ntil the ilustrious visitor has opened
his steamer trunk and distributed his
presents, however. there will be feel
ing of suspense Milwaukee Senti-
mel.
Bounty paid sugars have made the
unaided production OF cane sugar i'm
possible. Either Cuban plantations
viii go out OF cultivation. with all
that this implies i'm dire distress, dis
order and the collapse OF the entire
cuban social system ~ the United
states meets the bounty Of Germany
aud the rest OF Central Europe with
partial remission Of duty on cuban
sugar. - Philadelphia Press.
In the light of dispatches from
Vienna. Berlin and Parts. there seenls
to be no ground for the assumption
that the United States was IN serious
danger ~ being ccerced by European
coalition in 1873 And n there was IA
danger We are assuredly under no.
overwhelming obligation 10 Great
Britain for preventing something
which would never have happened
Baltimore Sun.
''rhe plsncipal interest connected
with the transfer OF tho Danish We.t
Indies relates 20 the attitude 81 the
people OF those ISLANDS; how viii they
take IL? on this point there is not
much information as yet The people
seem 90 he In waiting mood They
want 10 see how things will develop
and what will he tho attitude of the
United states toward them before iAey
decide whether 90 be pleased or grirv-
regard to the cubans. the Puerto Ric-
ans aud the Filipinos might heip them
10 make up their minds. " philadelphia
Ledger.
Repeated rumnrs afford some foun-
dstion for the belief that the two
great telegraph companies arc SERIOUS
~ ponderinE the adviSahiny 81 o-fer-
ing their lines and plants TO tho gov-
rrUuTFUr- NJ our Washington CORE
spondent has stated IL would not he
a bad bargain for The cnmpanins pro-
Nided they could get their nrive. a.
they would hssc that price. of course
upon the present earning powers OF
thcir properties aud thai would he
about 1--WE times tho amount it would
cost the government 10 duplicate the
lines and plants. Minrea polls Zines.
THE execution OF ComnIandsrt
srheepers hy Lord kitchcacr Is one
of those violations Of the rules OF civil
lized warfare which viii certainly
have to he stoned for. II gives The
Boers a precedent which they may fol-
low some day. at the same time that
IL assures Kitchener an immortality
along with Alvs, Jeffrey sand Ivan
the Terrible. A. for Don Valerisno'
Wcyler, he looks like an amateur in
the business now. Memphis CONF :
mercisl Appeal.
For what Is II that cuba asks ~
us? What Is IL that every honorable
officer OF the tinted States. at home
or In Cuba. who has been engaged in
the work going on in cuba declares
to be both the duty and the clear iu-
terest OF the United States toward that
nation? Ii is only that we shall trade
with cuba on terms that will Nc
profitable 20 both parties. On the one
hand we are asked 10 reduce the high
duties on the chief imports from Cuba
to point that will enable these prod
ucts 10 enter our markets at a small
profit. II we do so, the consumers In
our own country will certainly not
suffer The sugar and tobacco cuba
could send us under n slight reduction
or duty might not lessen the cost 10
the consumer. but II would tend ~ do
so. II could not In any conceivshle
manner advance the cost. Whatever
effect II had would be entirely bene-
hcial New York Times