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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23
Gtue atette etaatsberfaHmn8 MnS
hire 0eattef.

Gcaen bic iebt bon Der Gibic federation
aur ibriaen 9ema9te 8~epegung gu Gum
item elmer neuen 5tautsOerfafung tritt pte
Bel alien frii6eren oarauf geri9tsten 8ez
miibunaen bic vgbtcago Sribune" in's
fFelp. sic perbd9tigt bteiel6e aIs einen
0erSu6 Der @teuerfreier, bic @ardnfen
b~inpeqaufeqen, tpel6e bic iebige gerfaHung
Der @teuererbebnns unb bamit ber Ser
f6psubungsfu9t Der 8ebOrben nnb Der
M~ugpIinberung Der Steuersubler feBt, uno
b~cGauptet, ale nirtli4 notbpea5tg erf9ei>
member Mbdnberungen lieBen it9 auf benz
Meoe bes Qmenbements erreibett.
Mus Die erite 8erbd9tigung dnbetriFft.
70 1T 1e abfolut ungere4tferttgt. Senn
bic gepegung lit niemaIs bon Zen Steuer=
freIsrn a~usgegdngen, unb es inirDe bet
ugribune" f9per falen gu betDeifen, baB
Oieieniqen, bic an Der Spibe Der jebigen
fte6en, fir oiefe a1afe irgeno lpel6e 3u=
~nsiquna 6egen unb g%efOnnen feien, berfelz
BEN in bic 6Gnbe gu ar6eiten. Sie neue
9erfaffung fam unb pirb ale berniinftis
aen 8eI9rGnfungen Der Steusrerhe6nngsz
uno ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ent6alten.
Die 8ebauptung aber, ale ipirfli9
nOtbpenbi9 erf9einenben @trbeferunsen
Der @erfafuns IisBen fh9 auf Dem Mege
Dss Nmeupements errsi9sn, IT. Elm G9la3
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23
Vlostt@e fenri8e SremmSf6aft tttts
feter GeIben fir 9entfGIamS.

9ett n1sbreren Subren f9impfte bic esl5e
omerttanIi9e grsfie auf 9eutf4tano, unh
gar ben oeuti4en &atier ftsute file als elm
Hngebeuer an romantif9sr SolGeit unb
oerbIfener 8Osb.it bin. Set 8eqinn bes
amerttantf4 ipanii9en Rrieees psrging
tetn Gag, an Dem ie i'm ni9t ais einen
oertappten Greunb Spaniens uno als ben
bosdrttgten Seinb Der Ser. 9taaten
"branOmartte". SeGbf bur9 Die mebrfa9e
entiGieoene @inipra9e Der dmeyifaniI6en
BotfAaft in Berlin 1ieBen fi9 bic @el6en
IN Oteiem Srei6en ni6t btirren, Dbglei9
tpnen bon bort ~na9gepieTen murbe, baB
Die 9altung Der 6euti9en Gsgie~ung g.gen
Die Wer. Staten aud pd6renb beg Rriegs
cine ebrli4 neutraIe uno bur9ars freunbz
li4e g~epsien.
Ods Soben Der 9elben namentli9 gegen
D1dlimme beutfae 4bii4ten auf ben Gbiz
lippinen" unb bas WieOertduen Der Oummz
boien MGr9en iiber ben Ibmiral Oieor.9s
tpdbrte mod BIB in bic Iebte Mo4e binein
fort. So Elm gelbes 8latt in Cincinnati
itsnte mod gu Nnfang bOriger Do6t einen
uabsn 2risa apii4en 9sutf4ldnb ano ben
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23
Grofet ita GbteagO.

Sci tern mar Gi@uro Grpter, Der 6G1ptz
ling Der Seem Oprter San1manbten, in G6iz
ca9p, uns bat nit osrI6iebsnen bieIigs11 81
mOfratif9en parieifHErsrn Gonferen3en obz
gebalten, AUDI init Garter $. @arriIpn IT,,
unierem giirgerinsiitsr, tpelber gar gu gerne
in Der bcnptratif9en partei cine 9foqe ipies
len mD1te.
@s 1T eigentli9 Elm ipiberGithes 64auTpnG,
tpenn man iiebt, tpte Die pOtan3irte politii9s
S3ufteret, Die cpn5sntr;rts Nisb,rtra9t, pie
Ie in Ri4drb @rotsr gu finDen lit, bon gez
tpiftn bemofratifGsn pdrteifibrern urnlpor=
ben Dirb, tpte Elm l90nes Wei6 Don 1einen
Nnbeterr.
Hi9arb grofer fommt rad Chicago, fte;gt
mi 9otel alb uno iofor: uleloer It6 Die 0crran,
pel6e iebt bic Stabt Chicago regieren, uur
benz Nep gorter BOB" lire Nufpartung gu
MAIDEN.
Wenn bag nur WQts tpdre. sic fotnnen
aber ni4t nar, UNI ibre &rabfiBs gu MAIDEN
unb benz BOB" bic 9an5 gu priiten, Ton=
bern I'm fi9 bon INN 9tat6 ST bolen, aus feiz
rem Munbe gu Dernebmen, mas in ghicugo
get6an tperben miifIe, Inn ben GinffuB Der
Democratic Der bei5en 9roBFtdbta ouf Der
nddfen bemotrutif9en Rationale pnpentipn
flblbar gu MAIDEN.
8enn bic Stabt geetp g)orf NIT ibren
SammanbzO Delegation ulb bic Stabt G6icagp
nit ber !9arrifp nz0 Democratic cuff Der MIDI
item Nationalconbention 0dnb in 0uno eebt,
bann mirb bic Contention fsin atueites M}al
our9 etne flammenbe &ehe mitgerifen tperz
ben, pie bic @bieagoer Contention bon Mm.
S. grpan f0rmli6 bs5au6elt unb i'm 5turmc
erobert ipprOen 1T.
Groter fagt: SLIDER 1T toot; bic 9emo>
tratie miiie ben &aupf gegen bic Monopple
unb fir lofdle 9elb tberpdltung in ben 8prz
bergrunb ftelen." 0arin Itegt mebr ais Elm
&0rn4en @abrbeit. Oemofratsn pie Qltz
gelb. Sones. Sdrpep, 8rpan II. I, 10. merben
freili9 ME urb nintmer 5u9eben, vbaB Silb'r
tpbt lit" grpter nolte bdmit lpobt mir Iagen,
bdB es in Nen Dort unb mpbl au1 in gbiz
cage tobt lei unb odB bic henofratiI9s pdr>
tel SelbftmorO begeb:n piros, penn Is bic
Silberfruge In Der nd6iten BrdIioentenmabl
tpieber in ben 8oroergrunn telen fpute.
Mber tpie ftebt es nit benz &anpf oeeer1 bic
Mpnopplee Wir nl09ten bds fataniI9eGrin=
len @ltselos aeieben baben, als ct in Der
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23

DIES Sreiben glei9 i'm Nnfang ietner Prd-
fibent16dft ermuntert; benin ni4t nun bat
er alien 9roteften gum SroB ben AD4iten
8oiten oes Ginpanberungsamtes PofnberIp
ii~6ertraeen, fonbern er bat glei4 il; ieiner
cHSnauquralrebe cine @inpanoerungsbez
f6rGnfung angefi9ts bes gang IN ieiner
Nd6e te6enben groBen Mannes b%efiirnor=
tet, pel9er 1oeben 6ur9 cine Der leBten
rubmpirbi9en 9anbIungen fetner prdft=
bentf9aft Elm bic @inpanberung bei4rdn=
fenbes @eieb bernt4tet bate.
2ie6er, piel lie6er als fleiBtge, fta t9neG
Der neuen Setmatb anpafenhe ruropdif9e
@~infpanberer finb u%nIeren, ben iebi9en
9rdioenten 10 fe6r b~eeinfluBenben Stn9Os
faule unb gum groBen She'll perfuiloerte
Experimentation auf naben uno auf melt
entFernten SnfeGn. limb lieber tpetFen lie
bas 9elb bes 8Dlfes elmer toQen lnlpertaltz
fii9en unb militGrii9en golontalpolittt in
ben unergriinbli9en &a9en, als oaB tie
mit6elfen, gu melt getingeren, oas 9oPt
ni9t aus1augenben Soften rietge, nodp un%
6eiiebelte @treden bes eigenen Sanbes
po6nlt6 unb an5ie6en6 fir taufafi9e Sui
turmenf9en gu MAIDEN.
N6er bus Singot6um 1T nod Gangs ni9t
an ieinem 3tele. St9tli9 nimmt I'm
@o1fe in Noro unb Siio Der Wibsritanb
ee9en ausf9peifsnbe Singpz4nf9IG9e gu,
l1nb numentli6 finben fib Oes9al6 in beiz
ben parteien INNER mebr 8unoes fenatoz
rem, bic entf3lofen finb, ME unb nsmlntr
Der &nglteoerung Der pbiIippinen bei5uz
1timmen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23
9tbi6 emli6e ,,@efrcicr"".

Sn Der 8orausfebung, bdB bic Heger
Der Der. Staten rfieberFeft" feien, febte bus
&riegsoepartement in Waf6tngton bic Gar
%ni1onen Der cubdnif6en Brobin3 Santiago
be Guba aus freitptligen Negertruppen 5uz
ialnmen. Neger in Nfrita mOgen gesen gel@
6es Gie6er, Sumpffieber Ii. I, N, gefeit fem;
a6er Die in ben Ser. Staaten geborenen IinD
es ni4t. 9a5 eriie4t man beina9e ieben Sag
aus ben amtli6en Bulletins bon Santiago,
pona9 9unberte Der SoIDaten an 6ie6ern
Oarnieoerliegen. Mber leiber iinb bieTe 1ez
gerioloaten in Santiago De Cuba nic1t nur
nt3t fieberfrei, f0n0ern Ie Ii1tb AUDI nt9t
fret BON 9roben 2aitern.
Der Ne9eriolbat i'm fte6enben Seere Der
Der. Staoten ma9t It9 niAt libel, neil er
unter gef9ulten ipeiBen OFfi3ieren uno un>
Ter e%iferner OiscipIin ftebt. Sci Der Orgds
initiation Der iebt in Der gendnnten cubani@
f9en Probin5 itebenben H%egertruppen tpur0e
a6er DDm SlinoiIer @ouberneur Sanner unb
dnosren @onberneuren Der f6tpere Sebler
6egangen, i6nen Neger 5u Offi5ieren gu ge=
BEN, na6ben I9on BEL Der Nnnabne BON
i9pdr8en SreipiQigen nit grDBter 6a6rldfz
iigteit berfa6ren tpprben mar, 10 baB nebe1
gutem MateriaI fpottf4le3tes bteien Regerz
regimentetn einberleibt purbe.
@9pn bor benz Nbgdnge berfelben na9
Cuba purben bon bielen i6rer Mitglieber
a~erlei grcefie periibt. 9apb f4limmer treiz
BEN fie's aber auf Cuba feGbt. l1nb ieBt
gipfelt ibr bortiges Mtbberbalten in ben un=
ieren2efern bereits aus umeritanif den (ni9t
ettpa cubantfden) S%elegrammen bon San@
tiago %befannten 6~lutigen &uftritten in Der
25 Meilen n6rbli9 bon Der Stu0t Santiago
gelegenett Ort19aft San 0uts, po bic met
item Der Neger in Der ltngegeno elnquartirt
nurben, neil man Iie in Der Stabt Santiago
ni9t i'm 3aume baGten tonnte. Mu9 BET ct.
Cuts bummelten unb f9napften f9narae
Solbaten unb Sffi3iere gemetnfdm. Der
alem Mni9eine mad b04ft tii9tige amerifuz
ntf9e Mtlitdreouberneur BON Santtago,
General @pob, Fat aus ben beften 2ettten,
bic ct auftretben tonnte, etne 4rt ldnbli9er
poliaet ober 8~ensbarmerie errt9tet. Der
bic gensburtnerie In iener @egenb befebliz
aenbe bDbt tiiGtige fpanii4e Guba1er Ser
rera ppGte 3tpet 9olbaten oes neunten Re@
gerregiments (bas glei9fals bort befinblt3e
sSqinoiIer Iegerregiment TT bas a9te) nerz
baften, neil Ie eiren pirfli9 arbeitenben
e,tboniThen Mrbeitsmont1 duf elmer 3uder>
~pfldnsung miBbanbeft unb ibm fein S9pein
oeIoblen batten; bic l1ebeltbdter tparen aber
entflo6en. 8alb barauf begannen ungefd6r
breiBid Der @pIbaten Oas 9aus, In fpel9em
1i9 sserreru nit Mnberen befano, gu bei9tez
hen. syerrera felbit, fOfpie Elm 8reis, elm
Singing unb Elm Sdngltn9, fpnroen toot=
qeT6oFen unb mebrere anOereperfoteft, bar
intsr 5pei gensbarmeu f4tper O~ertpanbet.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23
Gremea's er6bter Siir8er.

8remen bat Ieinen beoeutenbiten N}ttz
biirser berloren. SIN boben Glitter bon 80
,Su6ren 1T Der 8egriinber beg Norbocutlden
0lobb, $. $. Waeier, our pOblpsroienten
Rube e%ingegangen.
Ser 8eritorbene mar elmer iener foittgliz
den &aufleute, tpte bic MelIer unb Sugger
friibersr Sabrbunberte, Elm Mann nit
eirem melt In bic 3utunft f4auenoen Slid,
rieiigem l1nternehmln9Sseiit, BON elmer
Nusbauer, bic bur9 tein MiBgei9id gu
entmut6igen mar. Sn Bremen seboren, i'm
3auFmannsitunbe a~uFgepaGfen, als Ser
treter bes oGterlihen @e16dfts in @ng(ano
uno Nmerita tbdtig, e%rtannte er fri95eitig
bic. @ortfeie, pelbe Die 9erftequng eines
o~iretten 0ampSerDerte8rs nit Nmerita Dem
6unbel feiner 8aterftabt bietsn piiroe.
@eit benz Sabre 1916 mar sr fir bieIe
sSbee t6dtig, unb i'm Sabre 1857 geldng eS
inn, ben Norbbeutf6en Qlopo ms 2eben
su rufen, Der 1t9 urter feiner 2eitunJ aus
tleinen Nnfdngen gu elmer bon ben hrel gr0Bz
ten OompfergeieQfAaften Der 8elt entz
pifelt fat, unb Der Die 0eutf@e GGagge in
ale 2Gnber trdgt.
0arauf t~nbeTTen bei9rdntte Ii9 feline
SbGttqteit ni9t. Mie fir Die @rrBs unb
8liit6e ieiner @ateritabt mar er eiirig fir
Die @rDBe bss @aterlanbes t9Gtig unb Be-
%geiitert, unb feline Mitbiir9er aei9ten INN
ibr 8ertrauen, inOem fe i6n Ippo6t ms
5ranfFurter parliament, pte-in ben tonTti=
tuirenben u11b ben erten Norobeutihen,
Iopie IpGter QS81 uno 1884 in Der 0eutz
f9en &eidstag i%enbeten, Dem er ais 8ertrsz
ter 2ippezS 6aumburga I6on bon 1873 Biz
1881 ange60rt bate.
Nu9 uuf inbuItrieG1em Selbe par er t6d=
tig. @r befaB cine bebeutenbe GiIenaitte
am Sara, unb bet6eiligte ii9 an benz 8au
bon @iIen5abnen in @iibamerifa uno Der
Nnluge iiberfeeif9er Selesrap6enz ointen.
Set 1865 mar er audi prGiibent Der Sc
feGf6aft CUR &ettuns @9iffbri6iser.
Wie man iieht, cine eroBartise a6dtiaz
felt unb Elm groBartiger @rfola fir Elm
Meni4enleben, oaS ia alIerbings cine iiber
bus gepD6nli8e MuB binausssbenbe 0auer
ge6abt bat. Mit He9t bari man s. s.
Meier neben benz 8~iirgermeifter @mibt ben
grDBten 8iirger 8remen's i'm 10. Sahr6unz
bert neltnen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23
Statt emrnpdifGer Gtnauanoerer
tropiSMe 8nrbaren.

6ier i'm eigenen 2anbe giebt es, -
tpo6lgemertt NIasfa ni9t mitgere4net! -
mod bas rieitge, 5tpei Siinftel bes 2anbes
biloenbe @real bon ni9t beTtebelten unb
nt9t reTerpirten 579,3 ,274 Ncrss 8unz
beslGnbereien - tbeils f9pn iebt Gerrli9e5
cuiturfGbiges 2ano, t6eilS fol@e Oebldnz
bereien, bic bur9 tiinitli9e 8etpdTerun5
unh tbeiGweiie bur9 @ufforitung III ebenio
berrli9es culturfdbiges 2anb nerrunbelt
perben f0nner. Da5u tOmmt nod cine
Mtenge unbebautes 2anb bon Gin5eltcez
ten un6 cine Menge Der Pur3eltruns barr
renbes @iIenbd6nlanb uno gripattano. Der
fru9tbare Stat Seros, Der au59cbe6nter
lit ais bas beuti9e Ret9, Dat hrei Miqioz
men @inno6ner, has beuti9e Hei9 aber
breiunbfinf3ig Miqionen. @e6nti4 1T oas
@erbdGtniB in anberen jiingeren Stuatsn
Der Union. l1nb Ielbft in Glteten gtebt's
mod rei9li9 p1ab.
@s 1T al1o mod &aum fin biele, bielc
MiGtonen brdper. fleiBiger Men1Aen,
pel9e ebenio biele prpbu8enten uHo @Dr~
1umenten nerben f0nnten.
9o9 um lie giebt Der bonn Singosei't
befaQene She'll bes arnerttanii9eu @oEfes
ni9ts. @r lisbt ru6ig ooer gar tpohlge~
fGqig 81, pte bic europGif4e @innan=
berung bon amtli6en @anaiIen ME gop@
berIb 3uriidgeftoBen pirb, unb ME ber=
blenbete Mrbeitsbemagosen in bemielben
Gimme beBen, itatt fia iber Musii4t auF
@ermeAruns sinbeimii9er gpnfunaenten gu
freaen.
2eibsr bat prSibent Mc&tnIep Elm iOt=
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-23

MbOnaetnentSsYtetfe:
,.onn hur6b bic Tr6oer in's 6erS akIie9sEa
The times., 1898-05-24
TUESDAY, MAY "a, 1895.
40 Henson for ImpatIence.


Whatever may be the impatience
with which the public is inclined to re-
gard the censorship of the press now
exercised by the Government at Wash
ineton. and at various ports and places,
good Americans viii not forget that
the policy is dictated by considera-
tions Of national good.
If it sometimes seems that the War
or Navy Department is excessive in
zeal in refusing to affirm or deny in
formation greatly desired by the people,
they must reflect that there may be a
stern necessity underlying that line of
action. It is true that every newspaper
with the least instinct of enterprise
about it viii always strive to present
to its readers everything that would
tend 10 apprise them of our military or
naval movements. It is equally so that
no exponent of the press. with any
basis of patriotism behind it. would
think Of publishing news that might be
useful to the enemy.
In time Of war We must all expect
and be willing to suffer something for
the common veal Nothing hurts a
daily journal more than to be compelled
TO suppress important facts and occur
rences. But that newspaper would be
infamous which willingly and knowing
ly would lend itself to the dissemination
Of matter which would be detrimental
70 the cause Of our country and useful
TO Spain.
If we pretend to be patriots, in times
like these we must accept the respon-
sibilities, restrictions, and possibly the
Eufferings of patriots
The times., 1898-05-24
OhIfginr nm Enemy.

Although at war, it would seem that
We cannot all at once shake off the old
habit of doing favors to rich men,
merely because they are rich. There
is a very notorious case before the
country which illustrates this. One of
the mii.onaire cigar manufacturers of
Havana, Eock by name, has been
abroad and wishes to return to look
after his business interests. His appli-
cation to break the blockade on a Ger
man vessel has been favorably indorsed
by certain officials, but doubtless un-
der a misapprehension Of the facts.
Among these it may be mentioned
that Book has been a liberal contribu-
tor to the Spanish cause, ever since the
outbreak of the revolution. When Cen
eral Antonio Maceo was marrying the
province of Havana, this patriot offer
ed a reward of ten thousand dollars for
his assassination. HIS hatred of Amer
lea and Americans has been open and
Spanish volunteers.
If we are to let such characters as
that through our naval Gordon. we
might exactly as well abandon all
pretense at blockading Havana. 1t is
not questioned that as soon as Book
should reach home he would put on a
uniform and go out to the line of en-
trenchments with his old battalion.
Even if he did not, he is a man of
great intelligence and shrewdness. and
undoubtedly has information of i'm
portance TO Blanco. which it would not
be to our interest to allow delivered.
On every ground of prudence and or
dinary military practice, this enemy,
Book should be deported to some neu-
trail foreign country, if he is not open
to arrest and detention as a prisoner
of war. To allow him to enter Havana
would be outrageous.
The times., 1898-05-24
Foreign Intervention canard.,

Unless We should bring foreign inter
vention upon ourselves by reason of
national paresis and a policy of do
nothing, there is little danger that we
shall not be allowed to finish the task
We have IN hand without attempt at
active Interference by any Of the lead
ing military nations Of Europe 1t is
true that the Spanish government is
trying to create an impression that it
has practically been admitted as a full
partner in the Franco Russian alliance,
but nobody outside Of Spain and the
columns Of some subsidized Partisan
journals believes il for q moment.
On the contrary, our Government is
understood to have received satisfac-
tory assurances that Russia has def
nitely committed herself to non-inter-
ference. and viii vigorously refrain
from any action that would tend to dis
rupt the historic friendship between the
czars and the Western Republic That
being SO, we may dismiss the phantom
of implication in a foreign war on ac-
count Of our occupation Of the Philip
pines and Puerto Rico, when We take
1t; or because Of our determination to
finally expel Spain from the Western
Hemisphere.
As long as We shall be able to demon
strate our ability to conduct sea and
land operations with vigor and sue
cess there viii be immunity from out
side pressure Of a hostile kind. That
freedom would not last much beyond a
few more weeks Of pacific blockade"
and failure to perform some decisive
action. At the present time we have
free hand, since the two greatest
powers OF the world are willing to
keep the peace with regard to us. and
win not tolerate naturally hostile gov
ernments in breaking it.
While this is true, we must not forget
that our condition of war is disturb
ing commerce, and increasing the fric-
tion between cabinets abroad. Since
We have chosen to go to war. the
worlds opinion will expect US to wage
it with the forces at our command.
and without unnecessary. perhaps any.
delay. The issue has been Joined and
the trial must be pushed to final de-
cision. The American people are de-
termined to free Cuba. to acquire and
hold Puerto Rico, and to retain possess
sion of the Philippine Islands. To do
all those things successfully, it will be
necessary TO press our naval and mill
tary movements 10 an early finish
whether on this side or in Asiatic wa
ters.
From the most recent indications.
President Mckinley is fully alive to the
necessities of the situation. He is ap-
The times., 1898-05-24

parently doing all he can to promote
the equipment and mobilization of the
volunteers. and to prepare them for
an early advance upon Havana and
San Juan. People in his confidence who
have talked with him within the past
few days are firmly convinced that he
means fight, and will not fall down in
his efforts to invest Blanco's strong
hold at the earliest possible hour. If
his efforts in this direction should hap
pen to be re-enforced by a practical vic
tory at sea, conditions would be imme-
diately improved and the business in
terests of the country would think they
could see the end. So far. with the
single exception of Admiral Dewey's
achievement at Manila. they have been
compelled to regard the war as a foot
race rather than a fight.
Possibly the record of the next day
or two may give things a different as
pect We must hope so. for they have
not been encouraging for the past
week!
The times., 1898-05-24
GRANTED A REGISTER.
4 Senatorial Incident Over the Ma
Mia Expedition.

Senatorial Incident Over the Ma
Mia Expedition.
With the statement that the War De-
partment was resorting to blackmail
Senator Frye yesterday, just as the Sem
ate was about to adjourn. introduced a
bill granting an American register for the
steamship Zelantea, of the Oceanic
Steamship Company's line. of the Ha-
waiiau Islands. His opening statement,
however, was intended merely as joke
as he stated afterward.
The War Department had chartered this
boat as a transport to carry men to
Commodore Dewey at the Philippine ISL
ands 1t was to sail Immediately. and
it was necessary that this action should
be taken at once.
Senator Pettigrew objected to the pas
sage of the bill on the ground that We
would have, as he said, the whole line
in ncxt.
His objection was met by a storm Of
protests from all over the chamber, and
it was stated that this was establishing
no precedent; also that the Administra-
tion was exceedingly anxious to get
troops started.
Mr. Pettigrew then withdrew his OBJ
lection with the remark that as 1t was
the first manifestation of haste on the
part of the Administration since the war
began, he thought it ought not to be
thwarted.
The times., 1898-05-24
TWO LESSONS Of THE WAR
A Faster Navy and the Mica
ragua Canal Bill.
THESENATE WILL ACT AT ONCE
The Oft-Discussed Canal Bill VIII
be Revived by Senator Morgan.
Who Believes 1t viii Pass With
out Serious OppOsitiOn-AIso a Bill
for More Cruisers.

The war with Spain up TO this time has
taught the American Government the ab-
solute need of two things. and it is be-
heved the lesson taught Will not be per-
mitted TO go unheeded. The one thing of
great Importance is the necessity for the
construction of the Nicaragua Canal and
the other is the construction Of a number
Of high-class. speedy armored cruisers.
The long journey of the Oregon and
the possible dangers that constantly be-
set her from the time she rounded the
Horn emphasized the enormous advan-
tage this country would have in the
Nicaragua Canal Not only the advan-
tage found in decreasing the distance that
separates our two coasts. but the addf
tional safety that would grow out of this
shortened route and the ease and facility
with which a fleet could be thrown from
one ocean to the other
The proposition to build this canal. oft
discussed and favorably reported TO the
Senate. is to be revived and pushed with
vigor- Senator Morgan is now at work
on a bill which viii be reported as soon
as the war revenue measure is out Of the
way in the Senate. MI Morgan and
Chairman Davis believe the bill will pass
without serious opposition 1t would
have passed when last the subject was up
for consideration in the Senate bad not
Mr.. Rodriguez minister from the Greater
Republic of Central America, sent a letter
in his official capacity TO the State De-
partment protesting against it.
This letter led to a bitter discussion in
the Senate as to the status OF Minister
Rodriguez Mr.. Morgan held that the
United States and President Cleveland
could only regard the minister as the
representative of the individual govern
ment. and not as seIf-constructed
Greater Republic. which could not nullify
the rights conceded by Nicaragua and
Costa Rica- The letter. however. killed
the bill. and now Mr.. Morgan is prepared
to revive it. Both he and Mr. Davis be-
lieve the present war has demon
strated the imperative necessity for the
canal and particularly if the United
States is TO retain possession of the terri
tory it has seized in the Pacific and an
nexes Hawaii.
The indications now are that both the
Philippines and Hawaii will become
United States territory and this canal and
telegraphic cable must follow their ac-
QUESTION.
Three or four years ago Mr.. Hale and
one or two other members of the Senate
Naval Committee urged the construction
of more fast armored cruisers and fewer
battleships. They were overruled then.
but had their advice been followed Ger
vera's fleet would not be so elusive as it
now is. These cruisers are practically
second-class battleships and their speed
gives them an overwhelming advantage
over the heavier and more cumbersome
battleships. the larger guns not compen-
sating for the loss of speed II is prob
able that steps will now be taken to
strengthen our Navy in this respect so
that in the future we viii have a flying
squadron that is able to fly.