Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March, IA. 1895

The Washington end of this nasty
Spanish business is now in fairly salts
factory condition. Since Congress placed
$50,000,000 at Mr.. McKinley's disposal, the
administration has come out in the open
with its war preparations, and no time If
now being lost in gettingstogether the
fighting material that will De nece> sary to
enable us to drive the Spaniards off every
foot of American territory. Although Mr..
Mckinley deserved criticism for waiting SC
long to get started along the right road, II
is overlooked now, and he is given the
praise he deserves for the energetic manner
in which he is pushing things The
country is rapidly being put upon wal
footing the people have been on a wal
footing for some time.
No harm is done by Secretary Long
denying that either the President or him
self has any information as to what the
report of the Navy Court of Inquiry will
be, SO long as there is no let mp in the
preparations to be in position to act
promptly on that report, which cannot be
delayed much longer. There isn't the
slightest doubt that the report will show
that the Maine was destroyed by an out
side explosion.
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far as known, that he intended to couple
with the demand he makes on Spain Cd
account of the Maine, another that Cuba
should be free, although he has intimated
his intention to in some way combine the
two things. If he wishes to act in ac-
cordance with the dominating sentiment il
Congress, he will certainly take some
means of letting Spain know when the
NH1sw 80 10 hot
ment has stood the disgraceful condition OF
affairs in Cuba, Just as long as it intends
to, and that if Spain does not at once
voluntarily recognize the independence OF
Cuba, the United States will help the
Cubans to force her to do so. The talk O.
this subject among Congressman is plain
aud out spoken, and practically all ONE
way.
The new Spanish Minister talks az
though the most important issue between
Spain and the U. S. was the negotiation of a
reciprocity commercial treaty, aud says he
expects the representatives of the alleged
autonomy government OF Cnba who will
have charge of the interests OF the island
during the negotiations, to reach Washing
ton in few days. No one believes thai
such farce as negotiate for a reciprocity
treaty would be, under existing circum-
stances, will be allowed to begin by the
administration, and the Minister is prob
ably only INDUCING in such talk for the
purpose OF trying to impress MS the
peacable intentions of Spain toward u.s. He
is wasting time. We know SPANS real
attitute towards us AN attitude that has
worked the American people up TO such q
pitch that the determination to thrash
Spain has become universal among as.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, voiced the
almost unanimous sentiment of Congress
when he said concerning the report that a
movement had been started with view to
bring about an alliance between England
and the United States: do not think
that there is anything in the report, for il
would be one of the most foolish things
this or any other administration ever under
took. In the first place, we do not need
any alliance TO conduct our own quarrels
We are able to take care of ourselves, and
an alliance with some other power, partic-
ularly those on the other side OF the water
would be especially repugnant 10 the PEG
pie of this country. | am confident there
is nothing in it, and il there was, and il
it should be submitted to the Senate, as it
doubtless would be, that body would not
sanction it.
Those who had supposed that the fight
against the confirmation of the nomination
OF Terrence v. Powderly, to be Commits
asioner OF Immlgration-the price of Pow
derlys stnmping in the Presidential cam
paign-was over, were not well posted. It
is being waged quite brisklY, and one Of
the apparent results is an adverse report
from the Senate Committee on Immigration
on the nomination, and Powderly's oppon-
ents express confidence that they can get
enough votes in the Senate to ratify the
Committees adverse report Powderly is
now holding the office under recess APP
pointment.
Car Reed having succeeded in his efforts
to compel a majority of the House Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors, to vote
against reporting River and Harbor bill
at this session, Representative Wheeler, OF
Alabama. has introduced bill appropria-
ting $5O00O00, to be expended at the dis
cretion Of the Secretary of War, for the con-
tinuance of River and Harhor Improvements
already begun, preference being given to-
those which can be best operated during
the Summer and Fall months. Gen
Wheeler will do his best TO get his bill
through, but as it is opposed By the Gar,
the chances are rather against him.
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