The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
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"The latest issue In the always unset
tied Alaskan boundary question which
congress has been called upon 10 look into
is one that calls for no special excitemtnt
until the facts are ascertained. III. as has
been charged Canadian officials have
actually removtd IA Russian boundary
stone. the offence is OF ost peculiarly
fiagrant character. which Will not only
tend To aggravatc the burden of distrust
with which every move OF Canada Is
justly viewed in the Unittd States. but
will practically put her out OF court.
Moreover, IL may be said that II so In
credible "A story be true the Alaskan
boundary question will be settled once
and for all, and not as Canada desires 1t
at that"'-Philadelph Press.
"The bill 10 reapeal the war taxes APP
pears 10 have been held up pending the
adjustment OF differences OF opinion as
10 whether the bucket shops should share
the benefits of the contemplated reduction
OF the war burdens AS we have seen in
the passage OF the oleomargarine bill.
there is still large number OF statesmen
i'm Washington who profess TO believe that
government taxes are imposed to regu-
late and restrain certain branches OF bust
ness, rather than 10 raise revenue for the
support OF the government. Boston
Herald.
THE idea advocated before the senate
naval committee that men-of-war should
be built at the government yards Is to
be opposed on various grounds The navy
department has no equipment that would
Naable II to compete with private ship
yards i'm the construction OF that COM
plicated piece OF machinery, a modern
battleship. and IL IL had the plant such
competition is not desirable. "-Philadel-
phia Times.
"The trust has condescendngly raised
the price OF meat one-half cent pound I'm
Chicago. and the consumers may as well
nerve themselves up to receive the i'm
pact of the blow. The trusts can do. any
thing these days."-Memphs Commercial
Appeal.
'The open manner i'm which Great Brit
ain has been permitted 10 secure assist
ance from this country for carrying on "A
war which is repugnant 10 American prin-
cipies and feeling has long been an Of
fence to a great element OF the citizenship
of this country. The people at large
sympathize with the burghers, who are
fighting for their independence. Any con-
trary allegation uselessly misrepresents
the fact Buffalo Courier
Senator Hanna has declared in writing
dency. or course not. His followers,
though. understand very well that they
are not to commit themselves TO any
body else. lie may have friend that
he would like to put In the place Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
However In merely permitting the
shipments Of mules. horses and hay TO be
used against n struggling people this gov
ernment has gone to the extreme lengths.
The rumor, probably unfounded. that
Great Britain prevented coalition
of the powers against the United States
at the outbreak of the Spanish war is one
reason why there has not been a more
vigorous protest against this practical
violation Of neutrality, and the other rea-
son is the fact that the United States has
been doing little subjugating of its own
in the Philippines s''-Philadelphia Ledger.
"The views OF the Slope upon the ex-
clusion OF Chinese are likely to continue
20 prevail. This is the more to be re-
GREETED because there Is reason to believe
that what passed I'm Washington for the
opinion OF the Pacific coast Is really not
so. but only a relic OF Kearnyism, dema-
gogic yielding to the clamor of fac
ton noisy out of all proportion TO Its
numbers. and still more TO its import
ance IL is to be hoped, all the same,
that Senator Mitchell went too far when
he said that Chinese exclusion was as
fixed fact In American policy as the
Monroe Doctrine. New York Times.
There will never be a better oppor-
tunty to reform our ancient currency
laws than now. For 40 years there has
been no important change in the national
banking laws. though the demand for IL
has been constant That measure was
passed in the stress of civil war, and,
while Il was we'll enough for the time and
for some years afterward IL is not adj
justed to present needs. s."-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
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