Show THE EDITORS EDITOR'S I S TABLE TALK TALK OF THINGS GS GRAVE AND GAY TO O DEFEAT EXCLUSION According to advices from WashIngton Wash Wash- Ington Interests favorable to Chinese Immigration are shrewdly attempting i to o secure amendments to the Pacific Coast Chinese Exclusion bill which It if adopted would leave a wide door open for or the fraudulent entry of the MongolianS MongolianS' Mon Mon- ollans The attorney for some of the exclusion anti corporations Is trying to have ave the bill changed so that that- El Paso shall hall become a place of entry by statte statute statute stat- stat ute te as well as San Francisco Port- Port land and Ore Port Townsend Boston New York and New Orleans El Paso Pasos Is s now open to Chinese persons eligible to o admission but only under a Treasury Treasury Treas- Treas ury ry order which can be revoked at a mom moments moment's nt's notice The present scheme schemes Is s to declare It open by law so that no o matter how many frauds may be perpetrated In consequence It cannot I Ib b bd 6 closed There is not much chance I that hat such a game will work JEWISH COLONIZATION A prominent member of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York branch of the Jewish Colonization Society ty recently stated that the organIzation organization organ- organ was now ready to make common cornmon com corn mon cau cause e with the the Zionists and that negotiations to that end would soon be undertaken In this connection it is is' is worth noting that Doctor Herzl head of ef f the Zionist move movementS movement ent is now stopping stopping stopping stop stop- ping In Constantinople whither he recently recently re- re w was s summoned by the Sultan ultan Abdul Abdu Hamid it is said is anxious to meet neet the views of the Doctor and other oth- oth er r leaders and to gr grant nt their demands for or the acquisition of territory in Palestine Palestine Pal- Pal estine stine unimpeded unimpeded and unlimited Ir irrigation ir- ir and a a. simple form of home rule The action of or the Jewish Colonization Colonization Coloni- Coloni atlon Society has created some sur- sur as Its own efforts to plant colonies colonies colonies colonies' col col- col- col onies onies' onies of the Hebrew people in Asia Minor and elsewhere have been anything anything any any- thing but successful Probably the the new move indicates a a a. brave tion lon to try again under more mor encouragIng I ing ng auspices IN N VENEZUELA The Philadelphia Inquirer e expresses expresses ex ex- presses as astonishment at the news that President Castro of Venezuela has been elected to succeed himself lf for a term te-rm of six years because because th the reports from that quarter of the world have heretofore heretofore consistently represented that Castro was tottering to his tall fall that he was grow growing Ilg more unpopular every everyday everyday everyday day and that the movement movement for tor his his deposition was constantly gaining in strength C Castro tro unquestionably has made made himself lf unpopular in certain quarters H H He would not confirm to the Asphalt trust the concessions for the Lake Felicidad deposits granted by his predecessor Andrade but which were claimed by Americans not in the trust and others under concessions acquired long ong before Andrade has bas been supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied with means munitions and men f from ironi pm this country to foment revolution In n Venezuela and has succeeded ed In making a great deal of trouble aided by Colombians of the usurper Marroquin's Marro Marro- quins quin's party from over aver the border But Castro so far has successfully withStood withstood withstood with with- stood the combination and now appears to be backed by the Venezuelan people people peo peo- pie generally He is apparently a good ruler as South American exe executive executives u- u tives tive go Certainly he is better than Andrade who is 19 trying to unseat him CUBA LIBRE Providence and the weather permitting permitting per per- the people of Cuba Cuba expect expect- to inaugurate their aut autonomous government government government govern govern- ment about May 1st next A great many of them will be be grumpy on the occasion and others already are re regretting regretting regretting re- re gretting that annexation is not to be celebrated rath rather r than than- local home rule and semi The actively discontented Cubans are they who have wanted and expected a a. completely sovereign sovereign sov soy and independent State which they could loot lout for their own enrichment enrich enrich- ment mortgage hopelessly to foreign countries and leave by the time their operations had led to Haitian anarchy on an exaggerated scale The large merchants and men roan of education and property have hoped for annexation because that would ensure peace and prosperity to them bu hu they mow know it Is not ot to be for some time to come Under Under Un Un- der del American suzerainty Cuba Is neutralIzed neutralized neutralized neu neu- as to what otherwise would be beher beher beher her power for mischief mischief and the people of or the United States will have to change their minds on the subject of protection before belore anna annexation which would involve free trade trad can be con con- CANADA SLIGHTED O Once cT more we may look for an agonized agonized agonized ago ago- shriek from the members of the small and early mock turtle government government government gov gov- that hibernates at Ottawa A All 11 Canada will be be down lown on on us now and arid perhaps take the State of Maine beo because use Prince Henry declined to cross ross the Suspension Bridge at Niagara formally formally formally for for- mally and officially and and notified theDo the Do Dominion authorities that he only in intended intended In- In tended to visit their their side of the river in lit order to get a a good view of ot the Falls The expected that they w would uld have a a. chance to welcome him with a oa band of music a parade of the Queens Own so well and favorably known to our Clan Na Gael friends and give give- him a dinner at the Clifton House with the governor general on the side Then Than they could speak hereafter hete- hete after of th the visit t of Prince Henry to Canada and a f few fv v places in the States The blessing has been denied them The German Emperors Emperor's brother came here to visit us He would not care to have his attention diverted from from that business As a a. consequence we may expect painful soreness on the polar side of our northern boundary |