The independent., 1903-05-28

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Ahe European press is making many
sarcastic remarks about Roosevelt's
imperialistic speeches. One sentence
at which they direct their shafts of
sarcasm is his speech out on the coast
when he said: ''The Pacific ocean dur
ing the century opening must pass
under American influence" They ask
why he cannot as well say when he
comes to Boston or New York: "The
Atlantic ocean during the coming GEN.
tury must pass under American infiu-
ence." 1t apears to the Britisher that
his government having been perma.
nently established in Hong Kong since
1S41 and at other points on the west
ern shore of the Pacific will have
something to say about that great
ocean passing under American inf1u-
ence
Although the volume of money in
| circulation has increased 81 per cent
| in ten years, ex-Treasurer Lyman T.
Gage declares that the present sup
ply, including gold, silver and paper,
is entirely inadequate and he there
for advocates it's further increase by
the issue of asset currency. He speaks
for the leaders of the republican party
who have wholly abandoned their
hard money ideas and are now 60
ing in for an almost unlimited issue
of paper. Paper money is all right
with them, provided that the banks are
allowed to issue it.
The readers of the presidents
speeches have become very tired Of
his repetitions concerning the virtues
of life. He spreads these preachings
ever public, private, civil and military
life and is forever talking about "do-
ing things" instead of talking
things He is especially hard on the
"cravens" that are afraid to "do
things" There are good many men
who think that he had better begin
doing things" to the postoffice thieves
OF high and low degree, instead Of
wasting his time in these unending
sermons on the virtues and verities Of
life. 1t appears to many that the
president is doing a good deal of
hanging back himself. If he is not
craven" he can find an abundant op-
portunity at Washington just at pres
ent to 'do things" The last defense
mad, at Washington is that all those
who drew salaries and performed no
service as we'll as the eminent Mr..
Heath, who put his women on the pay
roll, are all out of the service now
and nothing can be done. That is a
makeshift. 1t is in no wise proven
that all these looters have left the
service, and if they have, suits can be-
brought against every one of them
for the recovery of the unearned mon
ey. So let the president go to work
and "do things"
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Music and the drama have always
been the foes of the oppressor. The
authorities in the Philippines seem to
be having as much trouble with the
actors, playwrights and orchestras as
they ever had with the insurgents.
Literature and music has always been
more difficult to suppress than small
armies fighting for liberty. Taft and
Roosevelt have begun an impossible
task in the Philippines. AS fast as
one patriotic play is suppressed two
more appear to take it's place. The
theatrical censor in "our new posses.
sions' has a harder time of it than
his brother in Moscow or st. Peters.
burg.
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