The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29

been accepted, sails for Spain on Sun
day, next. He will be succeeded by
General Jimenez Castellanoes, a divis-
ion commander.
All four companies of the Second
regiment, volunteer engineers which
arrived on the Florida landed by $3.50
o'clock at the Marianao wharf with
colors flying. They formed at the
landing place and marched to their
camp, two miles away, filing past Cen
eral Greene and his staff, who, on
horseback, reviewed the men as they
passed. All the men, with the excep-
ton Of five who are still suffering from
seasickness and were taken to the
camp by train, were in line and are
all in good spirits and fit for duty.
One hundred and fifty Cubans of Gen
sral MenocaPs division were employed
in clearing the camp site and by IL
o'clock the tents were being pitched
for the first American camp at Ha-
Vana.
Apart from the few cases Of sea-
sickness, only two of the 2SO men who
landed from the Florida are on the
sick list. Patrick TOohing is suffering
from d%ysentery and the ThOs. LeOnard
from a dislocated knee cap, both had
their present complaints when they
left the United States. The men were
busy all the afternoon pitching camp
and fixing tents. The site selected for
the camp is excellent, on high ground
and we'll supplied with water. The
men have arrived with only heavy I'M
derwear. wooden blouses and cloth
breeches which are very firing under
the scOrching sun of the seacOast. The
medical staff considers it urgently
necessary that khaki uniforms be sent
at once for the comfort of the men.
The Spanish evacuation commits
sioners today delivered a note, an
nouncing the complete evacuation of
the Holguin division.
Owing to this expected early de-
parture, Captain General Blanco was
asked by the United States evacuation
commissioners today to appoint a day
and hour when they can visit him at
the palace to say farewell.
THE open DOOR" POLICY.
Washington, November 25.-Chair-
man Dingley, of the ways and means
committee in an interview with a Star
reported today, explained the term
open door, policy, as applied to the
future commerce of the Philippines in
case they should be acquired by the
United States.
1.-The phrase open door policy"
which is now being talked about so
much in the newspapers" said Mr..
Dingley, means simply equality of
treatment and not free trade. AS ap-
piled to the dependency of a country
it simply means that imports from all
countries are to be admitted on the
same terms as imports from the
mother country. AS applied to the
Philippines it would mean that i'm
ports from Great Britain and all other
foreign countries are to be admitted
at the same rates of duty as imports
from the United States.
of course this policy could not be
applied to the Philippines if they
should be admitted into the union with
territorial form of government. be-
cause the constitution provides that
duties shall be uniform within the
United States, unless there should be
an amendment to the constitution per-
hitting this.
Whether it would be possible to
apply this policy to the Philippines
after they should become a part of the
territory of the United States under
that provision of the constitution
which authorizes congress to make
nedful rules and regulations respecting
the territory or other property of the
| United States l am not prepared to
say. 1t is noticeable, however, that in
the resolution providing for the n
neXation of Hawaii, passed at the last
session of congress, it was provided
that the Hawaiian tariff should con-
tnue in force until congress should
otherwise determine.
1T is to borne in mid, however. that
the present talk about an open door
policy Tor the Philippines is intended
10 apply entirely to those islands while
under a military administration, which
would be permissible, and not to ap-
ply TO these Stands after they shall
nave been formally recognized as part
of the United States.
OF course. it would be competent
for the Paris commissioners to incor-
porate in the treaty with Spain a pro-
vision granting to the Spanish imports
| from the United States for a term OF
- "Aa ShoI i Ii Iut treaty.
when ratified by the senate and pro-
Jected into law by congress, would he
the law of the island.
In the discussion of the open door
Dolicy"of Great Rritian in her relations
with her colonies. 1t should be borne
in mind, however, that there is a ON
spiclous exception to this in the case
of Canada, her most important col
ony, which admits imports from Great
Britain at 20 per cent less duty than
they are admitted from the United
States and other countries. 1t is un-
derstOOd that this policy was adopted
by Canada. if not on the suggestion, at
least, with the approval of Mr.. Cham |
b~erlain, British secretary for the colo |
mics, and that he is urging other colo !
mics of Great Britain 10 give a similar !
preference to that country" 1