The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-11-08
Washington Letter.



WAsHINGToN November 4.-The distinguish
ed war p ophctS who have been on the ram
page in New England, Washington, and other
parts of the country should bag their heads and
lock their jaws for Il while Instead OF the red
handed ultmatum, demanding that we should
either abandon the Monroe doctrine or fight,
which these self-madc prophets have declared
was in the course of preparation by England
the English Ambassador has, through Secretary
Olney, approached President Cleveland with
an olive branch in the shape of a proposition
that the United States should form an alliance
with England for the protection of English and
American citizens and interests in Turkey
True, this proposition has nothing directly to
do with the maintenance of the Monroe doc
trine in Venezuela, which has inspired all the
war prophecies, but even Il school boy can see
that England would not be asking alliance with
Il country that she expected soon to be at war
with. Whether President Cleveland sees fit to
accept this alliance or not the fact that it has
been asked for should be sufficient to cause
Senator Chandler and Hon. Don NJ. Dickinson
to stop sitting up of nights to prevent Canada
sneaking New Hampshire and Michigan away
from us. Notwithstanding President Cleve-
lands known diversions to "entangling foreign
alliances" the impression among those who
ought to know is that he will accept this inyi-
tatior to act Jointly with England in protect
ing English and American citizens in Turkey,
owing to the threatening aspect of affairs i'll
that country.
builders of the Ammen ram katahdin, are i'll a
hole, so to speak. The naval trial board has
reported to Secretary Herbert that the vessel
fell below the speed required on ner trial "TRIP.
According to the contract the vessel now stands
rejected. The ground is taken by some naval
officials that unless Congress comes to their re-
Ii #, the Bath Iron Works will have to sell the
Katahdin wherever they can. But the matter
is complicated by the fact that about 100000
worth of arInor belonging to the q. S. is OH the
vessel. No official action has yet been taken
by Secretary Herbert. 1t is the belief he will
gladly accept the vessel if any legal way of do
ing so can be found.
Attorney General Harmon is still getting let
tnrs 81 w business men, Indian
Territory, endorsing Judge kilgore and the
manner in which he has conducted the business
of the U. S. Court which he presides over in
that territory. Judge kilgore's answer to the
charges made against him by Mr.. Davis has
been in the hands of Attorney General Harmon
for nearly a week, and the impression is gen.
eral that the explanation will be satisfactory
as far as the Department OF Justice Is concern
ed, but it is understood that MIR. Davis Will use
the same charges to try to prevent the contira-
ton of Judge Kilgores nomination by the Sem
ate.
Senator Harris, President pro tenn of the SEN.
ate, is confident that the Republicans will not
control the Senate during the fifty-fourth Con-
gress. Speaking of changes that must neces-
sarily be made, he said Il am III favor of the
two parties appointing committees which Shall
meet and agree upon just and equitable or
ganiZaton of the Senate with view of con-
Quoting the bosiness of the body properly.
The vacancies on committees must be filled
and the new Senators must be assigned to COM
mittee places. | would have the organization
do full justice to the populte party, but am
III ldNOT VI IL Will Tue
populite party for the control of the Senate, by
which their demands are to be met. do not
think the Republican Senators will be willing
to make such IL combination. In u Senate
where no party has a majority it is right and
sensible for tue two dominant parties, in fact
for the Senate itself, to agree upon an organ
ization just and equitable to all, and that am
confident the Senate will do in manner credit
able to itself as q legislative body"
The attention of those who are suffering with
the Cuban recognition collie is respectfully
called to the following welghty words OF Hon.
John L. Morgan, chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on Foreign Relations Amy recogni-
ton of beligerency on our part would result
in causing our merchant vessels to be subject
ed to search, and that would give great deal
of anxiety and trouble, and there is no doubt
that eventually such course would result in
a war between the United States and Spain.
1t may us well be understood that when we
recognize the belligerency of the Cubans we
should draw the sword" Senator Morgan
thinks that if the United States wants Cuba it
ought to go about getting it in an open and
manly way, not by provoking war with COM
parativey weak power like Spain, but by Of
fcring to purchase the island. G. A. S.