The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-16
In the Philippines Is Thought to Be
the Limit.
A POPULAR ASSIGNMENT
SIXTY DAYS OF WAR AND SIXTY
MORE OF SETTLEMENT.
Congress Asked For An Appropria-
ton For Artesian Wells For r.
rigation Purposes-Protection For
Miners Who Want to Enlist-Rep-
resentative King As Preacher.
Washington Office of The Herald,
1415 G Street, N. w.


Washington, May 11.-With the ex-
ception of the boys who ride with
Colonel ]. L. Torrey, the Utah contin-
gent in the volunteer army will see its
active service in the far distant Phil
ippines. This will, in the opinion or
the Utah senators, be very popular
assignment. 1t is probably true that
the occupation of the Philippines will
not be attended with as much relative
danger as the taking of Cuba But the
occupation of Spanish Asia is highly
important service, and the experience
Will prove very valuable to the Utah
soldiers. The only uncertainty about
the Philippine invasion is the length OF
time the troops will be absent from
home 1t is now estimated at the war
department that four months will be
all the time that will be required OF
the volunteers. This contemplateS the
ending of the war in so days and the
conclusion of the peace conventions
within go days more. The sentiment In
favor of the absolute annexation Of the
Philippines is constantly gaining in
congress, although it has not yet been
adopted as an integral part of the adj
ministration plan. If the treaty that
ends the war involves our acquisition
of these islands, then the return of the
Utah boys to their homes will be neces-
sarily delayed for a much longer pc
riod, and they may spend the better
part of their enlistment in the Phil
ippines.
There is no doubt that life in the Phil
lipine archipelago will be more pleas
ant than in Cuba, even if the seizure
of the group is attended by less excite
ment than the occupation of Cuba The
troops from the eastern states, which
are now being rushed off to Cuba, are
lamenting that they cannot share the
good luck of the boys from across the
Rockies.
1t is estimated that the troops will be
afoat on the Pacific for nearly a
month before they land at Manila.
Many of them WILL in fact, not land
at Manila at all, for other important
points must be occupied. The second
island of the group in size is Mindanao,
but the most important city after Ma
Mia is Iloilo, the great sugar entrepot,
on the comparatively small island of
Panay. Next in consequence is the port
of Cebu, on the island of the same
name. There are also several good
cities on the long, smoky-looking island
of Palawan, which stretches for 400
miles along the SoOloo sea, nearly to
the great island of BorneO.
AS the regulars from San Francisco
will be the first to leave. they will GER
tainIy occupy Manila. and points on the
Greater Philippine. or LuZon. 1t is,
troops will be assigned to occupy some
of the other islands of the group.
There are plenty of them, little known.
which are as big as the New England
states.
The Utah senators are much pleased
at the prospective success of Captain
Willard Young in being made a colonel
of engineers. They have pressed his
claims with persistence and have re-
ceived assurances that seem to make
his nomination certain.
Representative Osborne of Wyoming
has presented a memorial of the legis-
Iature of that state, asking congress
for appropriations looking to the estab-
lishment of a system of artesian wells
to assist the work of retaining lands
in Wyoming by irrigation. This me-
mortal was presented in the wyoming
legislature by Senator George Cross
and passed by unanimous vote. Con-
gresham Osborne presented the petit
ton formally in the house and 1t mas
been referred to the committee on IT.
rigation of arid lands.
CONGRESSMAN Shafroth of Denver is
still trying to secure action IN the
house on his bill to cede to each arid
land state a million acres OF Such
to recognize him, but has not yet been
able to get the bill up under circum-
stances that warranted reasonable hope
of it's adoption.
Delegate Mark Smith of Arizona has
introduced bill to relieve owners of
mining claims who enlist in the United
States army during the present war,
from performing assessment work dur
ing their term of enlistment.
ri.
stirring speech in the house, comparing
the condition of Cuba with that of the
American territories. In this speech he
said:
PIRATE here on other questions about
patriotism, justice and humanity II you
will, but how can you justify this
thing? No place this side of Russia,
no man worthy 70 be citizen OF any
freer than Russia, can or Will
even attempt to justify a vote against
home rule for Arizona.
Nothing but politics, mean, con-
politics, has beaten the home
rule bill for Arizona, and politics of no
better type has kept us out of the
Union. The country has divided on a
great financial question, and because
we would not bow down at the foot of
Baars idols, we were told to stay out
Of the Union (Applause). Well. we
will stay out until that question is set
tied. and settled right. l know and you
know that you will not admit state
that you cannot control in favor OF the
single gold standard. Our people are
for free silver.
They are right. They cannot be ca
joled, bought or bulldozed into change
Of principle. They are not of the knee
bending habit. that fawning may bring
thrift. We know you will not let us
have two silver votes in the senate as
long as you Republicans are in power,
but can you not. just out of the album
dance of your sweet mercy, let us have
b little taste of that autonomy you
are talking of giving to Cuba? 1augh-
teri Justice as well as charity should
begin at home. Let it not for minute
be inferred that our people are against
Cuba.
"They glory IN the valor of the in
surgents, and long to see freedom and
victory at once perch upon the banner
their valor has carried through fam
me, fire and battle charge. The heroic
fortitude exhibited chains our admira-
ton, and the insurgents course would
be fully justified if Spain had treated
her a whit less ungratefully or with a
whit more of wrong than the federal
government persists in visiting on its
In the course of his remarks. Dele |
gate Smith was interrupted by Repre-
sentative King, who said: THE gentle !
man from Arizona should not forget |
hat a great many patriots from the |
states need office in the territories"
That is the whole trouble" replied |
Delegate Smith. THE gentleman from |
Utah knows full well. for he has seen
t operate in his own state before its
Representative Kings address from
he pulpit of the Peoples church was
IN able and eloquent effort. Rev. Alex
inder Kent, the pastor, regards it as
me of the best that has been made in |