The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-18
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..1>Aia Heed -ef seffft- provision for the ~
sue of more currency in times OF strin-
gency is unquestioned. When congress be-
comes sufficiently Informed to act on the
question with something like the unanim-
ity shown on the trust matter the re-
quired relief will be furnished. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie's offer to pay 80
the Venezuelan debt to Germany was as
i'll advised as II was well intentioned.
Minister Bowen's tactful OF fortunate
evasion of the necessity for accepting or
declining II may we'll be a cause for con-
graduation all around. On the face OF IL
the tender OF a s360,0o0 check TO Presidtnt
Castro would seem to be a matter almost
personal between Mr.. Carnegie and the
Venezuelan government. IL the offer had
been made direct To President Castro by
Mr.. Carnegie. instead of to our Minister.
this country need have taken no Official
notice OF the transaction, however much
IL might be regretted for reasons that
maturer reflection makes obvious. New
York Press.
when such countries as Portugal.
Honduras, Morocco and Tahiti possess
the conveniences furnished by the par
cells post conventions, the United States
seems to be placed in an anomalous posi-
ton n"-Philadelphia Ledger.
''The president OF the United States
Steel corporoton, II is said, receives
salary several times as large as that or
the president Of the United States. But
any nan who would not prefer to be
president OF the United States at $4,000 a
year to being president OF the steel COM
pany at $500, 900 liz not At person to sit I'm
the chair once occupied by Washington"
Baltimore Sun.
1.-THE established policy OF the Republi-
can party is to tax the people more than
is necessary in order to create a surplus
To lend to the banks without interest, so
that the people can borrow II back again
by paying interest st"-Cincinnau Enquir-
er.
THE trust organs are gratifed with
the discovery that the legislation which
has finally obtained President Roosevelt's
approval Is not calculated to cause any
serious embarrassment 10 tho trusts,
whatever may be It's effect upon the Gus
toners OF the trusts. s."-Philadelphia Rec
| ord
1--WE have been repeatedly told by
| friends and critics across the water that
l we must either let Central and south
| America entirely alone or must assume
| responsibility, and IL is not improbable
! that In accepting, even I'm n modified de-
| gree the position of umpire or arbitrator
| President Roosevelt will give what is
| considered an official Endorsement 10 this
| idea OF American responsibility. Boston
| Herald.
"To get as much as they can and TO
| conccde no more than they must Is the
! principle upon which the Cubans have un-
! iformly acted ever since the quixotic mag
| nanimity OF this country enabled them to
\ set up n government of their own, and II
/ would be foolish to expect from them
/ anything else than ingratitude and In
| y."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
DOCS congress mean to continue TO
| turn deaf ear 20 Governor Taft's re-
| peatcd appeals for aid for the suffering
( Filipinos? Day after doy OF the heeting
session is being wasted I'm iatulent ora
] tory end selfish obstruction. In spite Of
/ the patent facts that the situation I'm the
| islands IL rapidly growing worse and eco
nornlc distress is breeding political dlsor-
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