The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-09
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''In his more practical moods, and when
not sailing on the wings OF aftheory. Mr..
Carnegie would probably admit that the
chances OF his English speaking empire
including the United states are badly i'm
paired by the fact that the American ma
lion is racially composite and includes
elements that would solidly and bitterly
oppose even so moderate step TOWARD
the family reunion as an Anglo Ameri-
can alliance. milwaukee Sentinei.
THE United States has not invariably
been In the right In its boundary contro-
versies. 1t was not in the right In It's
quarrel with Mexico over the boundary or
Texas The United states has been IN
volved In other controversies where
good deal could be said on both sides. In
the Alaskan case there really is no room
for dispute. The Canadian claim IL one
advanced years after the boundary line
contended for by the Americans had peeh
generally recognized as the correct one oy
everybody The claim never would haNe
been advanced but for the development OF
the Klondike region consequent upon the
gold discoveries. That inspired the cana
dians with an ardent desire To sever the
American Alaskan strip at many points
and reach the sea. Chicago Tribune.
but the challenger had TO cross the
ocean. while the defender did not. Were
the cup on the other side possibly 1t
might remain there a long time before be-
ing recaptured. The type OF yachts devel-
oped In recent years for these races can
be believed 10 have had It's day. When
another contest is arranged between act
uaI seagoing crafts the interest may re-
vive, but the skmming dishes have be-
come wearisome. Buffalo Courier.
THE Sick Man OF Europe grows sicker
every hour with a disease which spells
death Civilization universally revolts at
! the massacres and nameless atrocities TOT
which the Sick Man is presently response
bic. st. Louis Republic.
THE sultan talks fair Nothing could be
| in better form than his assurances OF his
desire for the peace. welfare and pros
perity OF all his subjects, OF whatever
! race or religion, and his profound regret
| for acts OF his soldiers that he neither
commanded nor approved of. II he were
to be judged only by his professions. one
would take him 10 be an unusually re1n-
cd and humane ruler. But when we con-
slider what is actually done by his army
and by those who support his authority
we are forced TO think that he Is an in
sincere palaverer, or that he Is not the
real ruler Of hisv empire and its people
only n screen for others OF different Ideas
over whom he has no commanding inhu-
ence. Boston Herald.
THE methods which the Turks use
when they set out to restore peace are
not tender. They pacify a district by kill
ing all the inhabitants who are or may
he disaffected. The insurgents and their
sllies are not far behind the Turks In
merciless thoroughness. They began oper-
etions months ago by blowing up the
bank at Salonica and killing innocent
people. and they have been using dyns-
mite freely ever since TO wreck passen-
ger trains and for other purposes. There
are many inhabitants OF Macedonia who
| are not eager for independence. They
wish 10 be let alone so they may lead a
quiet life and raise their crops. The Bull
garlan emssaries will not let them alone
but levy contributions on them and de-
mand their aid In other ways.Tf they give
IL the Turks make short work OF them. n
they 40 not the patriots hang them
There Is no place for neutrals in Mace
donia now. Baltimore Sun.
"The 'anti-ditch agitation in which we
have taken n Leading part has never been
against the extension or the underground
system. As we have said from the first.
New York is destined 20 be honeycombod
with underground railways. for the fur
ther extension OF transit facilities abso-
lutely required II possible only by such
means Every intelligent man under
stands. too. that the interests OF business
along the routes through which these
subways are to pass will be the more pro-
NOTED the greater is their benefit to the
great mass OF the public Accordingly
such constructions ought to go on 40 long
as there is need for more OF them as
means OF intermural transit."-New York
Sun.