The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-25


igrants. Today the population of Africo-
Americans is little in excess OF this num-
Der. The sentimental idea OF the return 10
Africa appealed much more strongly 10
the white members OF the society tnan
IL did 10 the people for whose benent IL
was proposed. kansas City Star.
nineteen convictions says the organ
OF the Republican machine, and nobody
in the penitentiary. continues to be the
boodle record in Missouri How many
convictions did the preceding Republican
circuit attorneys secure? The score is
nineteen to nothing In favor OF the Dem
ocrats st. Louis Republic.
'If a great man be a man who accom-
plishes much, Mr.. Chamberlain Is un-
doubtedly a great man. though II may
turn out that the limit OF his success has
been reached. Cincinnati Enquirer.
president Roosevelt's determination to
take the consular service out of politics
as far as practica BILE is clicitins the ap-
proving comment OF the press. regardless
OF politics Our consular corps, efficient
TO a surprising degree considering the
manner In which I'll 8 made up, viii be
vastly more useful when promotion for
merit Is made the rule. minneapolis
Times
People who attribute the trouble IN
Cripple Creek and other mining camps In
this state to the fact that the troops were
called out advance what every intelligent
q L. not hn
presence of the troops in Cripple Creek or
at any other point to which they may
have been sent in the history OF this
state that has caused trouble. but the
presence OF reckless and irresponsible Ia
Dor agitators who live on labor troubles
and thrive most when other men prosper
the least. These leaders of the Western
Federation OF Miners entered Colorado for
the purpose OF establishing the power OF
their federation and reproducing here
condition of terrorism and tyranny like
that which prevailed in the Couer
d Alenes Wherever they went they stir
red up trouble. and their coming was like
n blight upon the Industries and business
interests OF the camps and mining dis
tricts that felt their disturbing inlu-
ence. Denver Republican.
"The American people are beginning TO
inquire how long our government pro-
poses TO stand being spat upon. insulted
and snubbed by those pestiferous Latin
American states. They have long been In
the habit OF robbing and maltresting Am
ericans without rebuke or punishment.
and seem TO have concluded that as our
government will not protect its own citi-
zens from their outrages. IL IL safe TO in
suit Indirectly. This has been done by
Colombia I'm this canal afair, and no
q
The interception OF official dispatches to
our minister to Bogota is equivalent to an
act OF war. The government of Colombia
should be ordered to apologize to Minis
ter Beaupre. and be compelled 10 do II,
hat I'm hand. Upon refusal Panama and
Colon should be bombarded and a force
landed to march on Bogota. San Fran
cisco Call.
"The Hay-Heran canal treaty is dead.
and the president Is thrown back on the
act OF Congress which directs him to be-
gin negotiations with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica in case he finds 1t impossible
TO conclude n satisfactory agreement with
Colombia within n reasonable time IL Is
said that Colombia IL now endeavoring to
reopen the door which she has just shut
In her own face She would like to have
more time for the negotia tion OF a new
treaty framed on lines approval at Bo-
gotta. AS TO that IL must be said that Coz
lombia Is not I'm "a position TO ask any fa-
vors from the United States She had n
right 20 her own opinions on the proper
terms for a canal concession. but she
owed II to good faith and international
comfy 10 treat the question seriously. II
President Marroauin had called his con-
gress together earlier. and II that body
had taken up the canal matter In a busi-
nesslike way. the amendments desired by
the Colombians could have been proposed
to our government long before the time
for the exchange OF ratihcations had ex-
pired. As IL is. the subject has been trified
with at Bogota In a way that Is as dis
respectful TO us as II Is inconsiderate OF
the commercial interests OF the world