Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-08-25
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The politicians of all parties are a
fraid OF the Philippine Islands question.
That has been made plain by the de-
clinations to accept the highly honor
able position Of Pace Commissioned
which the President has received. Evil
IDENTIFY the big pOlitians think the
chance of the treaty not meeting the
popular approval outweights the honor
OF serving as one of the commissioners
to negotiate the treaty. Secretary Day
who will close his public career as one
Of the Peace Com misSiOners, had no such
fear, because be is not = politician and
does not expect to become one, and new
er would have held Office except to
oblige his personal friend, President
Mckinley. In choosing Ambassador
Hay as Secretary Days successor, the
President has taken another Secretary
OF State who is not a politician, but
whose experience in the diplomatic line
has been wide wide, ranging from Sc
cretary OF an American legation and AS
sistant Secretary of State to Ambassa-
dor 10 Great Britain. The President
had no trouble in selecting men for the
Cuban and Porto Rican Commissions,
because, being strictly military, no pO'
litical question Was involved; he only
had 70 issue orders to have them Obeyed.
The officers chosen were, for Cuba, Gen.
Wade, Admiral Sampson, and Gen. But
Ter; for Porto Rico, Gen. BsccEe, Admir-
al Schlsy, and Gen. Gordon. The
Peace Commission il not to meet, at
Paris, until October 1, but the President
will announces the three American Conn
missioners who are TO act with Mr.. Day
and Senator LAWS, who have already
been chosen, as soon as he can yet men
Of sufficient prominence to accept the
appointments.
Consular reports show that the exam
pie OF the U. s. and England, in en-
plOying women in the public service, ID
being followed in Germany and in Nor
way to y cons derable extent. In Ger
many the employment Of women 10 sc
far confined to the postal service-clerks
and postmSsLCrs At the smaller Offices
The highest salaries paid women post
masters in Germany is $2S5 year, with
an allowance of Sl19 year for rent. II
Norway women are employed in posta
aud railway service. They act as rail
road station supervisors, government
telegraph operators, and in some instan
ces even do the work of luggage men.
Although nothing official has beer
said on the subj"ct, it is known that tbs
President is very glad that Dewey ant
Merritt captured Manila before the
news Of the cessation Of hOstilitieI
reached them. 1t is generally believed
in Washington that our possession o
Manila and the Island OF Luzou, o
which it is the Capital, will DO perman
ent, notwithstanding the official state
ment Of the Spanish government that /
expects TO regain control of the Philip
pine Islands. Inasmuch as Adm,ra
Dewey and Gen Merritt captured Man
ilA the day after the peace agreemen
was signed, many supposed ut first tina
it would not count, but the military eX
perts promptly brought out the article
Of war, which provide that no armistic
or even treaty Of peace is binding upo
officials in command of armed forces uu
Til an Otiiial notice Of the same has bee
sent to them. II must have been a
least three days after the capture c
Manila before the official notificatio
OF the signing Of the temporary agree
Insnt Of peace, by Spain and the U. s
a. Washington, could possibly hay
reached Dewey and Merritt. So tina
not only will the capture OF Manil
count but 50 will all the captures mad
by the ships OF Dewey's fleet whic
we're sent 70 raise the American flag u
on other islands OF the Philippin
group, and incidentally to capture fe
Spanish gunboats known TO be hid
obscure harbors.
II having been decided to muster OF
of service as rapidly as it can DO dor
at least 100, 900 Of the volunteers, pre-
sure is being brought u on the war d
partment 10y those who do not fame
soldering wuen there is no fighting
be done t. get certain regiments mu
tered out.