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..The last Chinese exclusion act was not
as severe as that OF more than twenty
years ago, and there Is more winkins
| than there used 70 be at the smuggling IN
OF Cinnamon. Some people want them TOT
| laborers. There are occasional intima-
| tions, even. that they would be welcome
! down South. Possibly the labor element
| in that section is absorbed In politics. -
| Cincinnati Inquirer.
"It is interesting that enemies OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt charge the fall OF these air
founded combinations 10 him and TO the
yIeor with which he has enforced the an
ti-trust laws While IL is apparent that
they collapsed OF their own weakness, no
one would blame the president II he help
ed the matter on by some vigorous KICKS.
The sort OF deal represented by those
water logged combinations Is the most VI
cious form OF speculation. 1t exists only
I'm good times, when the public is In a
buoyant and optimistic temper, and ap-
pears as a disease OF surfeit, like farcy In
a horse II they succeed In floating until
a panic comes upon the country. they pro-
long the pains OF liquidation and the peri
cd OF starvation. so that 1t is just as well
that they are collapsing now. San
Francisco Call.
trying to kill the German boom. IL he
keeps on. the only boom left will be the
Bryan boom. which Is a weak plant just
w."-Minneapolis Times.
with the national treasury overflow
ing and a surplus OF several hundred
millions constantly increasing, there Is no
conceivable reason for refunding opera
tions upon government account. Instead
OF issuing $40, 200 900 In new bonds TO take
the place OF maturing bonds. there are
funds In plenty to redeem them outright.
That 10 bolster up the bank circulation
and counteract It's tendency to declire Is
the real purpose OF the secretary and
treasury Ia further shown by his an
nbuncement that approved state and mu-
nicipal bonds will be accepted as security
for government deposits. This means that
so far IA possible the issue OF the new
two per cents IL to be devoted to stimula-
tins bank note circulation. ."-Pittsburg
Gazette.
"Tf on account OF the action OF the Co
lonlbian senate the people OF Panama re-
volt, it will be their affair. but they must
not decide 10 take that course on the sup
position that tho United States will go TO
their aid The Panama canal Is not worth
enough TO this country To justify the
United States in violating the obligation
OF neutrality. Colombia had a right TO re-
feet the treaty, however unwise or foolish
I'm the opinion OF the remainder OF the
world that act may be. The United States
would therefore have no right 10 partlci
pate In n revolution on account OF that re-
lection by giving aid ond comfort TO the
insurgents. IL should furthermore be OBJ
served that this country II not compelled
10 choose between a canal at Panama and
no canal Mt all II may return 20 the Mic
aragsa project. which. In the opinion OF
many persons, is the better OF the two"
Denver Republican.
"rt took Attorney General Finlay more
than seven days 60 expound the Cana
dian claim 20 n large share OF Alaska.
The claim IL based ON many trifing con-
siderations. such n the proper interpre-
tation OF n French word. the height that
a hill must attain 10 be n mountain and
other equally luminous points. The real
claim IL based simply on desire 10 get
A port on the so-called canal which IL the
gateway 10 Dawson and adjacent fields.
This Is not surprising. We all want many
things that would b. good for US. but
which we are not destined TO achieve. We
bought what Russia owned. and what she
owned was never IN doubt until gold was
discovered In Alaska. Hence theee sud
den legal claims: hence these tears. The
weakness 81 the Canadian claim is shown
In her refusal 10 submit the matter 10
arbitration. The present trial 10 before