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President Roosevelt recognized the
justice which should be given by congress
to this considerable portion OF the Amer
lean commonwealth when he declared
that Alaska should have an adequate
form OF government and a competent ju-
dicial system kansas City Star.
Tho very earnestness and aggressive
ness Of this Catholic party. however.
are giving a fresh stimulus TO the Protes-
tsntism OF the Episcopal church. Protes-
tant sentiment has manifestly increased
in strength during the last ten years. or.
at least. it's assertion has grown bolder
and more uncompromising As Method
ism celebrates the bi-centenary OF Wes-
lev the religious world seems 10 be pre-
pairing for a contest between the Catho-
lie and Protestant ideas which may have
momentous significance. Meanwhile
Mrs. Eddy gathers at her Concord home
thousands Of Christian Science pilgrims.
and In addition the forces OF religious In
ndelity were never so strong New
York Sun.
The very fact that corruption Is nom
political affords one explanation. Where
II IL a matter OF party II may be either
controlled by the party or combated by
the opposition. but where II sinks be-
meath the level OF party lines and knows
no distinction II IL as difficult to detect
and put TO rout az any other well In
trenched criminal conspiracy. st. Louis
Republic.
~ A,,hl Atannei-
ton 10 share the alarm OF the naval offi-
GERS who are excitedly criticising the ir-
regularity OF Emperor Williams recent
inspection OF the Kearsarge. who are
darkly limiting at the Emperor's ulterior
designs and who are expressing disauie-
tude at the use he may one day make
OF the Information which he secured. II
cannot be denied that what the Emperor
did was decidedly unusual, and II there
IL no precedent for allowing foreign
monarch 10 inspect a United states battle
ship N is because the Kaiser is a mon
arch quite unlike any other and does lots
OF things no other monarch would think
OF doing. He is a man of Unsuitable curl
osity, who never stands upon his dignity
when II is a question OF ascertaining
something which he wants to know
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Kaiser and the president have ex-
changed the compliments OF the season.
with the Kiel naval visit as a text. Now.
how about a little more trade between
the two countries? IL Ia really more
profitable to show goods and sell them
than to show ships that are not in the
market 49, MINNEAPOLIS Times
The large German element In the
United States is the best sort OF a rea-
son why there should he good feeling be-
tween the United states and the German
people In Germany. IL there Is not that
good feeling. It IL probably due to the
cultivation In the past by official Ger
many OF an adverse spirit. The Kaiser is
giving a different tone to official inter-
course which Americans are glad to meet
more than half way. Whether this will
lead to greater appreciation OF America
and Americans by the mass Of the Ger
man people remains 10 appear. Unless,
however. IL shall appear In the practical
form OF mitigation OF prohibitions
against American products merely be-
cause they are American we will have
little reason 10 think that things are diff
ferent '-Fittsburg Gazette.
sir Thomas is likely to have n bunch
OF withcred shsmrooks Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
The socialists are gaining in the Ger
man elections, and their growing
strenrth 10 q Sign of what Csrnsnv NAV
become In the future. Socialism In that
country IL not what IL usually under
stood BY the term in the United States.
and n may he added that there II good
deal OF error AZ % what n means here. In
Germany u means. I'm the long run. the
republic against the empire. The mon
archial party gives socialism harder
names than belongs 10 it."-Cineinnati
Enquirer