Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-05-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
'rom our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, ID. G., May 20, $685.
This government is now acting upon
the old saying "You must fight the
devil with ire" In other words it is
doing what the Spaniards have done
FROM the frst-concealing the move
ments OF tho army and navy and throw
ing the enemy off the scent by allowing
misleading news to be published.
While this new policy is hard on the
newsgathers, there are no two opinions
about ITS being the correct way to con-
duct war. Until this policy was a
dOpted our newspapers had furnished
tho Spaniards of every movement that
was TO be made by this government
This weeks appointments from civil
life include the following sciOns of
well-knOwn families: Stewart NJ. b ice,
son of ex-senator Brice; Seth NJ. Milli-
ken, son of the late Representative
Milliken; George s. Hobart, son OF tho
Wee President; William j. Sewell, son
of Senator Sewell, who declined a ma
iOr generals commission because he
could not take IL without vacating his
seat in the Senate, and William d. En-
glish, son of Gen. Hancock's running
mate in the campaign of 80. With the
exception of Milliken, who graduated
from West Point last year and resigned
to enter private business, mono of the
above have had any military expert
ence. And there arc others long list
of them.
The house has passed an eight bill,
which limits the labor Of all persons up
on government work, as well as those
actually in government service, to eight
hours IN each day; also bill for the
appointment of q nom partisan labor
commission TO consider legislative prob
lens affecting labor.
That Anglo-AmeriCan alliance, which
30 many persons believe will b. an ac-
complished fact in the near future, has
been very much at the front this week,
owing to the speech Of Hon. Joseph
| Cham berlain, member of the English
Cabinet, which seems to have created a
/ sensation among the European govern
ments. Although there is reason TO be-
lieVe that European politics figured in
the making of the speech, it has been
received with great cOrdiality in Wash.
! ington. Neither the President nor any
member Of his Cabinet would allow
themselves to be quoted for publication
/ u
| they were much pleased with Mr..
Chamberlain's speech; also. that they
regard it as an important factor IN ma
king any European government thai
feels disposed to give Spain more than
a timid moral support sue the wisdom
of not going further. In Congress there
have been many expressions OF pleasure
because OF the latest sign OF the in
crease Of friendliness between tho great
English speaking nations, and more
than one prediction has been made
that the triendlinpss would DO closer
yet. Whether anything like an ALI
ance between the two countries is Z
come out of the present situation II
more than anybody can tell at this
time, much Will depend on oiroumstan
ces, but that warmer feeling exists II
the United States towards England to
day than at any time since the lndepen
dence Of this country is apparent to ev
en- tho most casual observer,
Cuba will soon be cut of from cablt
communication with the world, excep
through the two cables to the u. s., an
they are under government supervision
orders having been issued TO cut al
others.
t The men OF Admiral Deweys squad
ron will receive about $500, 600 premium
money, under the law that authorize
the payment Of 500 for each man Of
an ensmy's warship destroyed in action
The Senate is leisurely discussing th
amended war revenue bill, but thrEs i
no sign Of an early vote. Some thin
the bill is being intentionally delayed
TO see what chance there is Of an earl
J end 10 the Wat