Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

est. now. n an expert like Dr. Wiley
doesn't know what whlskey Is, how
are we to expect a Knoxville police
man 60 detect Il? Down az Jackson.
Miss. Il comes in cute little soap
boxes and there isn't a law officer in
the county who can tell a good quail.
ity Of soap from a iigger Of rye"
The Birmingham News says: Cuba
will no doubt find that going Il alone
il an uphill undertaking in view OF
the many problems 90 solve The
fact Is Cuba will have TO devote less
time 90 cock fighting aud more to tho
serious business Of pulling the State
out OF the hole in order to keep on
its feet One failure Is a handicap.
two would no doubt mean a finish"
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot says:
The messages and documents Of all
the Presidents OF the United States
from Washington to Mckinley. inclus-
i've. were published a few years ago
In twelve volumes OF moderate size
Problem: How many extra volumes
will be- required to supplement the
edition by all the Official writings
which have borne the signature OF Mr..
Roosevelt since a dire visitation OF
Providence indicted him TO the Presi-
dency? Who will be bold enough TO
guess that less than another round
dozen will contain all his illusions Of
an executive character"
The Buffalo Times says: Another
fact which has thrown a damper on
the jingO element i'm California is the
convincing evidence that japanese are
leaving that State in greater numbers
than they are coming to il. Unques-
tiOnably the Pacific Coast japanese !
problem must be met and the people |
OF the coast must be- protected both |
from the business and social evils |
which must result from the influx of /
an alien people. But there is a sane |
way TO do this. and the conservative !
stand taken by the National Govern
ments, both Japan and the United
States. cannot fail TO react beneficial
" on California opinion
The Galveston News says: We
are making a grave mistake In fearing
the japanese as warriors. They have
both Russia and China to attack them
i'm case they saw tit To attack us. We
need rather fear the japanese as COM
petitOrs: and even now the bitter op-
position We feel toward them grows
out of the slight competition which a
few Of them have brought home TO Us.
In time they are going to build up n
vast commerce that we will be put 20
Il TO meet They begin without the
sort OF miseducation In extravaganza
and self-indulgence that our great men
have taught the American people, and
in their natural skill and energy they
are quite sure TO further astonish the
world"
The Washington Post says: The
people Of the United States entertain
toward the people Of Cuba nothing but
good will. The permanent indepcnd
ence OF Cuba. and the happiness and
OF her people under their
own flag. Is desired by all Americans.
This desire has been made manifest
in deeds which speak for themselves.
Il will be- no fault of anything that
the United States has done, or failed
TO do. II the new lease Of independ-
ence on the island does not run In per
petuity. Good luck 20 Cuba, and hap
piness 10 her people, May January
2S be remembered hereafter as the
day when. for the last time In history.
any authority other than that OF the
Cuban republic was dominant In Cuba
May the Cuban flag float forever over
the Cuban people. sclfgoyerning, free,
and independent
/
The Car Of Russia is credited with
a desire 10 accompany the President