Show THAT SAMOAN AWARD The press of Sweden resents the ill grace with which the decision ol KillS Oscar on the Samoan case Is received In this country That press thinks it i strange that thIs country should object to the new I principle of International law which may be thus stated A nation na-tion compelled to land soldiers and bombard halfsavage populations for the protection of the lives and property of its own citizens commits a wrongful act by taking such a step To be sure the Posttldnlng of Stockholm an olficial organ says this is an extreme statement state-ment of the case but it I is what It amounts to That protection the King now finds was not necessary as he finds no attack was Intended But at the time It seemed to be Intended and both British and American commanders considered con-sidered I It to be so Imminent that they concurred In the necessity of defensive measures They wirrc better Judges of that necessity than any man can be who considers the case so long l after wards with a lot of manufactured tes limony before him There is little doubt even now that the attack would have been made If I It had not been forestalled by our forces The suggestion that the United Stales will not submit any more cases to tho arbitration of kings or emperors Is especially exasperating the Stockholm paper saying Thai amazing element In the political life of the modern world to which the nnmc of republican Imperialism Is given detects In the principle of internatIonal arbitration certain perils to Us alms nnd Interests If I It bu from his point of view thai lie announcement Is I made of the Itilled States Governments Intention to submit no more arbitrations to crowned heads the only thing to say la I that jt strange misconception In manifesting Itself 1 It-self one that should bo regarded only from Its comic side The name of Republican ImperialIsm 1 Imperial-Ism I Is only given lo the United States by its enemies It Is not true cither that the United Slitcs opposes International In-ternational t I arbitration I but only the submission of Us cases lo hostile hos-tile klugc And it Is not certain perils I to Its alms and Interests that It l detects In such decisions as this of King Oscar but a studied design to punish the United Sta irs for being such a trouble to Europe Industrially politically politi-cally and socially Jt Is from that standpoint that this country cannot expect ex-pect Justice or fair dealing from any of the crowned heads of Europe that the people of this country say they want no more casessubmitted to their arbitration In all cases that may come up these crowned heads consider far more what the effect of their decision may be with respect to their interests and standing with their brother sovereigns sov-ereigns near at hand limn they do of the claims or the case of ihc United Stales no matter how meritorious the latter may be The contempt of the courts of Europe for everything relating 16 America was nuver more pronounced than In I Sweden from the time I when I Queon SigrId burned the house In which HaroldCroonsko war 5I i erilnr andhlnY I wIth It for daring a little king from I Orernlaml come wooing her to this latest exhibition of prejudice on the part I < Y of King J OscArj hose oldest son anal holrapparcnt Ig ulready known AS a I hater of everything American s I |