The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
WASHINGTON.
.seom our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb'y. 3, 1896.

President Cleveland spent day
luck-shooting last week and that may
ave started the rumor of his inten
ion to decline forwarding to the
European nations which signed the
Berlin treaty that Concurrent Con-
sressional resolution, expressing sym
pathy fer the Armenians and calling
apon the powers named to enforce the
Berlin treaty and compel Turkey to
protect the Armenians, on the ground
that to do so would be violation of
the American policy inaugurated by
Washington and endorsed by all our
Presidents, of avoiding entanglemeuts
in European politics. Whether the
President has any such intention is
doubtful. The resolution itself being
a concurrent one, does not require
the Presidents signature to become
binding, nor can it be vetoed by him.
1t "requests him to communicate
the resolution to the governments of
the countries named, and while it
would be unusual for him to decline,
he has the right to do SO if he thinks
it best Should he do so it will not
be because he does not sympathize
with the condition of the Armenians,
as he expressed his sympathy for them
in strong words in his annual message
to Congress.
Cuban matters came to the front
with rush when Senator Morgan, of
Ala on behalf of the Senate commit.
tee on Foreign Relations, reported a
lengthy resolution setting forth the
unfortunate condition of affairs in
Cuba and their depressing effect upon
our commercial interests, and request
ing the President to use his good Of
ices with Spain to get the Cubans
recognized as belligerents, in order
that the fighting in Cuba may be gov
erned by the rules OF war. Nobody
expects that Spain will agree, but if
she doesn't it is altogether probable
that the United States will, unless
there is change IN the situation.
Senator Tillman of S. c., made the
speech last week which has been ex-
pected from him ever since the ses-
sion opened. 1t showed that he lacks
the respect which every man should
feel for the occupant of the Presidents
chair, and that he is more of popu-
list than democrat. 1t also showed
but why write more about it.
Senator Thurston, of Nebr, more
than balanced the speech of Senator
Wolcott, of Colo, against the Monroe
doctrine resolution, now before the
Senate, by one in its favor which
specifically pointed out the errors up
on which MIR. Wolcott built his argu-
ment. Answering the statements made
In English papers about the people of
the United States being divided in
sentiment Senator Thurston said {:
Standing upon the floor Of the
American Senate, knowing whereof |
speak, l say to the people of Great
Britain that the grave issues which
have been settled by brave men upon
American battlehelds can never be
reopened again. Sir, there is no
division of sentiment in the United
States. Let but single drum beat
be heard upon our coasts announcing
he approach of foreign foe. and
there will spring TO arms in North and
South the grandest army the world
has ever known; animated by
ieathless loyalty to their country's
flag, and marching on to the mingled
and inspiring strains of our two Ma.
donal airs, Yankee Doodle and
Dixie"
The editors of those newspapers
which are printing what purport to
be accounts of the bids received by
the Treasury department for those
bonds have probably not carefully
read the call for those bids. If they
will do so they will discover that the
bids are to be "sealed" and not to
opened until Feb. 9th, with the ex-
ception of few letters containing
bids, which were opened by mistake,
owing to their not being endorsed on
the outside "bids for bonds" No
bids have been opened at the Treas
ury, AMI none will be opened before
the date specified, This makes it
plain that when newspaper prints
the amount of bids submitted and the
prices offered it either has an accom-
plshed second sight man, or an un-
blushing liar, upon its staff. Secre-
tary Carlisle doesn't know the con.
tents of the sealed bids, but he knows
the bonds will all be sold, because in
tending bidders have SO assured him.
A dinner party of gentlemen only
was entertained by Senator Murphy.
of New York, at his Washington resi-.
dence, last week, and one has only to
glance over the names of the guests
to be certain that matters were dis
cussed that would interest every
democrat, could the conversation be
with propriety made public, Senator