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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Angus

WAsHINGToN. d. c., August 18th.
Mr.. EDIToR:-NIr Mckinley is still in
doubt as to the policy we should pursue
towards the Philippines. 1t was that
doubt that caused the temporary peace
agreement, signed by representatives OF
the two governments, to provide that the
Commissioners TO negotiate the treaty OF
pcace, which shall determine the final dis
position of the Philippines should meet at
Paris, not later than October LIST, when it
would have been easy to have saved Il
month by having the Commission meet
September list. The Spanish government
has been quick to recognize this doubt on
the part of Mr.. Mckinley. and to act upon
it; it has issued a statement to the Spanish
people saying that they had reason to be
li>Ne the peace commission would allow
Spain to retain the Philippines. What the
policy Of the administration is to be to.
wards the Philippines will be palmer after
Mr.. Mckinley names the five American
peace commissioners. The only one yet
known Is Secretary Day, who may be con
sidcred as Mr.. Mckinleys mouth piece
and personal representative. 1t is daily
coming palmer that great mistake was
| na,ie in allowing Spain to have any say
rs to the disposition of the Philippines
While there are differences of opinion
among our people, as to our keeping the
islands, the opinion is practically unani-
nous that Spain should not be allowed to
retain them. 1t will be farcical for us to
talk about driving Spain out of Cuba and
Porto Rico for the sake of humanity, and
then tc allow Spain to keep the Philip
pines after they were practically in our
possession We should not contine our
humanity to the Cubans, else Foreigners
will refuse to believe that it is humanity
The government is preparing to send
food to Cuba not only for the insurgents,
but for all that need it, including the
Spanish soldiers, but the Red Cross Soci-
ETY. is ahead of the government as it is al
ready distributing food and other relief in
Cuba
If the democrats do not eject Il ma lority
of the House, this year, it will not be the
fault of the democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee, which is preparin g
for vigorous campaign with confident
expectations of success. While the Com
mittee will, as usual, furnish the candidates
with the kind of literature they think will
be most effective in their districts, it will
also distribute literature criticising the war
revenue law, because of its being harder
upon the poor than upon the rich; show
ing up the many evils resulting from Sec
rotary Ayers using the War Department
as a republican partisan machine, and the
financial question Will not be neglected,
but will be discussed in accordance with
the Chicago platform. Democrats who
have visited the Committee headquarters,
without exception, regard the close of the
war at this time as decidedly advantageous
for the democratic party, because it will
enable them to bring other questions to
the attention of the voters and because it
will prevent the other side going into the
campaign with false plea that a vote
against Il republican candidate would be a
vote against the conduct of the war. 1t
has not yet been determined whether the
action in giving Spain too much to say
through the three joint commissions pro
vided for in the terms of peace, when 1t
could just as easily have settled everything
in the terms themselves, which Spain
would have been bound to accept any way,
although such action is being strongly adj
vocated
There is some very strong talk among
the Senators and Representatives, who
have been in Washington since Sampson
was advanced eight numbers and promoted
to be Rear Admiral. while Schley, who
was also promoted to be Rear Admiral.
was only advanced six numbers, which
makes Sampson one number ahead # him
instead of one number behind him as he
was before these promotions were made.
While it is not regarded as likely that any
attempt Will Dt mace 10 HanU up sampson
promotion in the Senate, it is almost GER
tain that occasion will be taken in both
House and Senate, to show that he owes
it more to favoritsm than to anything he
did. 1t will not be surprising, either,
should the resolution offered Icy Repre-
sentative Berry, extending the thanks Of
Congress to Schley for destroying Ger
vera's fleet be adopted.
1t is stated at the War Department that
no troops will be discharged until it is
known how many will be needed to garri-
son Porto Rico and Cuba, and it will be
sometime before that is known, as military
commissions are first to meet ut San Juan
and Havana, and arrange the terms and
lime of evacuation of Porto Rico and
Cuba. The Spaniards will he hurried out
of Porto Rico as fast as possible; but as
there are six or eight weeks more Of the
unhealthy season in Cuba, our representa-
tiyes on the Commission are not likely to
object to the Spaniarls taking all the time