The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-06-27
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shirt sleeve diplomacy seems to
have scored another triumph.
At all events It is much better to be
a peacemaker than would-be pace
maker.
1t seems that Mayor Weaver also
met and sunk quite a few gas-equip-
ped privateers.
After having been introduced pro-
perly King Oscar may De able to rec
ognize a Norwegian republic.
Mr.. Shaw may yet have to, insist
upon a prohibitiYe tariff on sandbars
if Mr.. Taft keeps cutting up that way.
Several eminent gentlemen who
missed out on the presidency Of the
Equitable might apply for the Nor
wegian throne.
PerhapA Mr. Ryan purposes "mu-
tualizing (he Equitable after the fash
ion he set of mutualizing street rail-
way properties.
The New Equitable arrangement
looks very much like another case OF
holding the publie's medicine in some
beautifully colored jelly.
Japan's demand for a huge indem-
nifty Is calculat ed to make the sultan
take a second look at his statement
of account from Russia.
Owing to certain constitutional re-
strictions Secretary :, hson is not al
lowing his work to be hampered by
the buzzing Of presidential bees.
An outbreak of yellow fever In the
canal zone Is not at all strange. There
has been a great deal of yellow" work
In the whole Of this canal business
Having heard much of Russia's
shows evidences OF being willing to
try to put a crimp in them with war
indemnity.
Secretary Wilson IS complaining OF
a leak" in the agricultural depart
ment's statistical buerau. He would
confer a favor by transferring the
leakage to some of the industrial
stocks.
When Senator Beveridge wrote his
book. The Russian Advance he did
not anticipate that he might be called
upon to throw in the chrome Of crab
with every copy sold.
Senator Elkins says he is going to
take six months to study the railway
rate question. 1t is hardly possible
that the rate and rebate ixers will re-
quire so much time to get their re-
ports ready.
After comforting with Mr.. Schwab
about the price Of new battleships
Russia concluded TO listen to peace
proposals. This is calculated to make
Mr.. Schwab think less OF eminent gen.
tlemen who butt in"
Immediately after Mr.. ingalls, charg-
ed that the Equitable gave rebates on
large policies to well known men, Mr..
Morton was appointed general mana
ger. This is an exhibition Of consist
ency entirely unlocked for.
Somehow or other we can not helm
looking for the African in the fuel
heap when we read about a man pay.
ing 100000 for a block of stock
worth at par only $4,000 and capable
of earning only per cent on the par
value.
Henry James is saying some very
severe things about America and the
Americans This is very unkind in
view of all the efforts Americans have
made to refrain from saying severe
things aboct Henry and his novels.
The American advocates of a bis
navy are pointing to Japan's recent vic
LOFTY as EInufcaIlOn. huSSfaS Qefeai
is due more TO her internal troubles
than TO Japan's preparations. Russia
under constitutional governme..
would present very different force
from that furnished by a hated des
potism.
The dispatches report that the emf
nent premier Of Greece has been as
sass;nsted by a notorious gambler. The
premier angered the, gambler by en-
forcing the law and unless the people
of Greece differ greatly from othei
people the death Of the officer is like
~ to do more than the oficer himself
could have done to drive gambling
cut Of the country.