Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

" MVNAAt AAfAAHANl say "
Cubans have begun 20 disagree rather
early. A cabinet officer resigns before
he is Installed. Cuba for the Gu.
bans Is working queerly An African
has been elected president Of the Sen
ate and an Italian president Of the
House"
The Norfolk Landmark says: while
Benjamin Franklin was picking
March 4 as Inauguration Day because
that date fell on Sunday a smaller
number Of times than any other date
within 200 years. he overlooked the
important fact that more bad weather
would fan on that date than any other
during the same period"
The Charleston News and Courier
says: When the United States was
engaged In the work OF fomenting
revolution IN Panama and appropriat.
ing the territory Of a friendly country.
why did not some Of these very
righteous statesmen who are now
damning poor old Obaldia. organize
revolution at Washington against
one of the most disgraceful of our
American transactions? Where was
Rainoy when the first stealing was
dOne?"
The Washington Post says: The
people OF the East. before condemning
California for agitating a question
that involves the relations Of the Uni
ted States with Japan. should be sure
that these Americans on the coast
are wrong. California has seen Ha-
wall become a Japanese outpost, ready
at a moments notice TO be seized by
the japanese already in the islands.
CalifOrnians Insist that the same pro-
cess is in operation in their State.
They are on the ground, and they
ought TO know. II the Legislature
should enact anti,Japanese legislation
this week, after the admOnitiOns Of
the President, We may be sure that
the act will not be that of mere agi- |
tators and sand-lotters."
The Charleston Post says: AS a |
Senator Mr.. Bryan would find OppOr-
tunity for the employment Of his |
great gifts OF oratory and for the |
preaching Of his gospel OF reform. |
tie would serve the people we'll; he |
would be a national figure, though |
States representative. lie would be |
content with the digni- |
ties and the employment Of the great |
office of United States Senator, and |
therefore less keen OF ambition TO the |
and not so much Of a prob
lem to the Democratic party. He |
would add immensely 20 the strength |
and power Of the party in the nation
by his participation in the debates of
the Senate and his influence upon /
the course Of legislation at the seat
Of the Government. The election Of
Mr. Bryan to the Senate would be a
thing for the country, as
well as a deserved solace 70 himself"
The Philadelphia Record says: we
take from our forests annually seven
times as much wood per capita as the
Germans take from their forests, and
ten times as much as the French. We
lose by fire every year buildings Of
the value Of $4jO. 100000. which is APP
proximately One-half the total cost of
the new buildings annually erected.
Four out OF five Of these fires are pre-
as Is shown by the fact that
in Europe, where they have more ex-
acting building codes and standards
OF construction, the fire losses are
below those In this coun-
try. There appears to be a very close
relation between the greater cOmbusti-
bility Of our houses and our excessive
use OF timber for building"