Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oar Regular Correspondent

From nnr Regular Correspondent
Washington, ID. .. Feb. FL -
1t is perhaps fortunate for the
country that the power of decar.
Ing war is vested IN Congress, and
not in the yellow Journals, which
have since the blowing up and
destruction of the battleship Maine
a III 250 Americans. in the harhOr
of II ,vana, been busIIy engaged IN
IL Naming The public mind and al
dug to the existing excitement by
Publishing sensational manufac.ur.
oil stories for the purpose OF show.
ling that the terrible calamity was
the result OF tout play on the part
OF SDIniarls, and demanding all
.rts OF ridiculous things from this
Q government, not the least of which
VS. an lmmediate declaration OF
Frag last Spun. They attack
nlNlir, the administration in
G r, Issue because it has assumed
n .he expl0sion was accidental,
III ItI, other wise proven. There
Il grave su"picIon that there was
III pay connected with the blow
|tg up of the Maine, but there is
8, proof. The ony way that proof
AN he had is by investigation
\ ID an investigation 10y naval
officers has been provide for. IL
is claimed by the administration
that it has made public every
Telegram received or sent since
the frat news OF the sinking OF he
Maine was received, and that it
intends to continue this open
policy. and there IS not u scrap OF
evidence showing this claim to br
IN rue. That Congress, which is
on The grouaJ, has filth in the
IN inner il which the Executive
brAneh Of the government Is hlni
Ing this Il, llcate and trying cas-
WIS sh DHn by the manner In which
S .naior Mason's resolution, pro
vidlng for a Congressional investi
CATION, was received. Senator
A len was the only man who pub
hcIy lndorsed the idea. Th It tn"
President is aertly guarding our
RIGHTS was shown by his refusal to
allow tue Spanish authorities AT
II .rana to take p.rt in the in.
vesligaiiOn to be con lucted ~ our
naval offic re, he says he desires
the finding to be such that it Will
carry conviction 10 our people,
aud consequently would not alloS
foreigners to havs anything ID do
With it, the situation IS crltical
emo Igh without adding sensation
al LES II may result In War. Il
foul play is shown. it cartnliy
will. Therefore all good citIz,ns
should Join In trying to keep Gown
excitement until the truth is
known. Ii has always been the
proud boast of A nericans tiBt In
the face OF foreign complications,
partisansbip was forgotten aud
every American stood shoulder to
shoulder IN support Of the GOV
eminent, aud the yellow jOarn lis,
which have no higher mission han
Increasing their circulation and
making money, should not be al
lowed to change that condition
now.
CAnada's attention has be- n
called by this government to the
Injustice of q number of regulat-
ions 1t has adopted governing en-
trance to the KIondIke country by
u. 8. citizens, and abrogation OF
some of them have been politely
asked for. 1t is expected that
Capada will grant this request,
but If il doesn't, its own citizens
will be made to suffer, AS Congress
lis fully determined to takea hand
lif diplomacy fails to obtain just
and fair treatment to our citizens
who intended golSg to the KIon
dixie.
Senators PrItchard, Lodge, and |
ElkIus, of the Senate Civil Ser.