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.sToday. however. a very different sit
uation exists in Europe. France, RUSSIA
enemy OF forty-seven years ago, u now
her close ally. To let Russia loose upon
Turkey now would be 20 set In motion
force which would not easily be checked
Meanwhile Germany. with her trace IN
terests In Turkey, has more reason now
than she had In 1887 for using her innu-
ence 10 protect the Sultan. while Great
Britain has quite as much at stake now
In the fate OF Constantinople as sne mao
then. Russia. on the other hand, mas less
excuse for interfering today than she hao
twenty-six years ago."-New YORK COM
mercial Advertiser.
''while tho United States would prefer
10 use the Panama route. there need De
no misgivings as 10 the possibility OF con-
structing a satisfactory canal through
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. kansas
City Star.
1.-The soldier who shot the Russian con-
sui at Monastlr was condemned to death
and executed at once, and vast sum
was sent to the widow OF the consul
When II comes TO Russia, Turkey strives
to please Galveston News.
THE truth OF the matter is, Europe Is
more concerned about preserving peace
In the Old World and devising means oy
which the various members OF the EURO
pean concert can avoid conhict with
each other than IL is about delivering the
Macedonlans from the misrule or the
| Turk The powers do not want 10 open
| the near Eastern question In all It's
| phases. They are not prepared TO adopt
| the heroic remedy OF expelling the TURK
from Europe for the expulsion or the
| Sultan and his hosts OF fanatical follow
| ers would bring up for final solution the
problem OF disposing OF the Sultans as
sets-.his teritory-upon which Russia
| Austria and Germany have long had de-
signs. Baltimore sun.
while England complains OF German
| competition Germany complains OF Rus
| sian competition. Which probably indicates
that the old World II somewhat alive. -
| Pittsburg Gazette.
Senator Platt always clears the polit-
! ical atmosphere at the right time ana IN
! the right way Just when things are get
| ting hazy and the politicians appear TO
/ be adrift In a fog OF uncertainty and
| doubt the sage OF Owego comes TO the
| rescue The venerable statesman Is "A
good thing TO have around, lest we for
get that New York is I'm the Union and
that she must always have a man In the
president caDlnet. -InlCdBo hcOoiu
Herald.
when Mr. Chamberlain takes the field
ne will be met and opposed at every turn.
not only by liberals like John Morley. but
by unionist leaders, OF whom two at
least will be his cabinet colleagues. Mr..
Chamberlain IL n gallant fighter, and ap-
pears convinced that his fiscal bond Is
necessary TO hold the quasi-repubhcs OF
| Canada and Austria to the empire. But
l the odds against him are tremendous
and II his protectionist crusade does not
result IN the wreck of his party II will be
+ surprtsLrr Milwaukee Sentinel.
THHre - a growing recognition OF the
truth that the tariffs influence. for gooc
Il OF bad may be strengthened or counter
I acted BY other causes. II is impossible q
I trace the separate effect OF the tariff
I Prosperity is even less susceptible o.
definite analysis than Is hard times.
Both are the result Of conditions Of pro
duction and exchange upon which the tar
IN can exercise no determining or perma
nent influence. Protection has beer
twisted To mean many things. Never ha
II contained less meaning for the peopl'
than now.'-St. Louis Republic.