Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-07-22
From Our Regular Correspondent.

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From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July -, 1898.
Had there been less monkeying with
flags of truce and more corporation
between Gen. Shutter and Admiral
Sampson in the campaign against
Santiago, the Washington officials
would not now be nearly frightened
out Of their wits by the appearance in
the field of SPANS long expected ally,
Yellow jack" While our army and
navy were waiting for the Spanish
army in Santiago to surrender, the
Spaniards we're hurrying refugees out
of the town into our lines, with the
knowledge that some OF them would
be certain 10 carry the yellow fever
along with them. 1t was probably
cause OF the panic in which some Of
the officials were thrown by the
news that the yellow fever had
made its appearance in our army
and that it was allowed to become
public. But not one word can be had
officially as to the extent of the out
look or in what portion OF our army it
is, further than the admission that
there are fourteen cases in the field
hospital and some additional cases
elsewhere. This is one case in which
the censor does more harm than good.
Since it is known that the yellow
fever is III our army, it would be much
wiser to allow the exact facts to be
stated than by suppressing them to
cause the public to imagine it much
worse than it really is. There Can be
little public rejoicing over the taking
.! Santiago until our people are as
sured that there is no danger of yellow
fever becoming epidemic in our army.
Admiral Dewey, the one commander
who is not hampered by orders from
Washington, has been at it again, and
the result is another victory, with the
demolition of the Spaniards. The
victory WAS won by the cruisers
Raleigh and Concord, and without the
loss OF man or injury to either vessel.
A German gunboat might also have
been demolished if its commander had
not been wise enough TO get out OF
the way before the Americans began
to lombard. This German had set
himself up as the protector of this
particular fort, going 30 far as to
threaten to fire on the insurgents il
they attacked it. The insurgents re-
ported that to Dewey and that's why
he sent the Raleigh and Concord to
capture it. Later the German Com
mander tried to explain his meddling
to Dewey by saying that he acted in
the cause of humanity. He wanted |
Dewey to take charge of q lot OF
refugees that he had on his gunboat,
but Dewey told him he had better
keep them since he had taken them.
The Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee processes confidence
in the election of a sufficient number
OF Republicans to keep in control of
the next Congress, but that committee
is not acting up to its professions.
If so confident of winning, they should
be willing to fight fair in the cam.
paign, instead of engaging in trying
to bambooze voters into believing that
all the patriotism is in the Republican
party and that the Democrats in Con-
gress tried TO Obstruct all the war
measures that went through Congress.
OF course everybody who is acquainted
with the facts knows that the Demo-
Gratis and the Populists in Congress
voted for every war appropriation that
was asked for. The Republican COM
mittee has force of expert word.
jugglers now carefully going through
the Congressional Record for the ex.
press purpose OF preparing cooked.up
documents for campaign use that will
misrepresent the position of the Demo-
Gratis in Congress during the session
just closed. The committee may over
shoot the mark and disgust the decent
voters who know that patriotism has
never been confined to any political
party in this country.
Mr.. Mckinley has found time, not
withstanding the onerous duties i'm
posed on him by the war, to give
Senator Cullom, chairman of the
Hawaiian legislative committee, a few
pointers on the sort OF government he
wants the commission to recommend
for Hawaii. The three American
Commissioners are going to Hawaii
in the course of the next three or four
weeks to confer with the Hawaiian
Commissioners, but so far as deciding
upon the form of government for
Hawaii, is concerned the functions of
the latter will be only ornamental.
So far as can be learned, Mr.. McKin.
ley does not wish anything done to
create the expectation that Hawaii
will become State. The problem
ahead of the commission is somewhat
like that which confronted the white
people in some of the Southern States
in reconstruction times-the commits
sion is expected to recommend legis-
ton that will give Hawaii control of
its local affairs and at the same time
make IL certain that the control is
exercised by reputable citizens of the
islands; in short. that those who set
up and maintained the republic shall
continue to be the controlling element.
There is likely to be quite lively
time in Congress, next winter, when
the Commission makes its report. no
matter what sort of a government it
may recommend. Dem.