The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26

| generals SO thick in Washington. There
| were sufficient number OF them alone
to suppress an ordinary rebellion. Mr..
German declared that under the pres
| ent head of the army proper organ
izatfon of the service could not be eff
| fected
Mr.. Tillman, interrupting Mr.. Cor
man: Then there is nothing in the
Dill to prevent recurrence of the en-
balmed beef Scandal
Mr.. Gorman passed off the question
lightly. saying he knew little about it.
Mr. Tilln1an-"None of us know any
thing about it, perhaps, but there is so
much OF it in the air we can smell it."
Alser Abused.
Il do know this replied Mr.. German,
the secretary of war is much-abused
man. He Is not responsible for the de-
partment in which that scandal origin
ated, department in which the officers
are appointed for life
Mr.. German, in conclusion, made an
appeal to the senate to fix the number
OF men and the amount of money nee
essary TO meet present eXigencieS, and
both would be given them if only time
limit We're placed on the CALL If this
suggestion Of his was refused and the
bill forced through congress, then let
the responsibility be taken by those
who advocated it.
Mr.. Carter member of the military
affairs committee replied to Mr. Cor
man. He said that every auditor Of
Mr.. German, felicitous and eloquent
orator. must have been impressed with
the pathetic solicitude of the Maryland
senator for the present republican ma
tlonal administrator.
After discussing she CRY of militar-
ism Mr.. Carter declared "militarism
comes to us as a necessity, not as a
desire. The present conditions were
evolved from the war with Spain. That
war was evolved from the sense of out
ragged humanity for an oppressed and
stricken people who desired only free
dom and chance to breathe in Gods
sunlight. That war was not brought
into existence as a grand crusade of
arms
After discussing at length the result
or the war with Spain, showing how
the Philippines fell into our hands, he
asked If it was desirable to leave those
islands to float about the Pacific as
political derelicts. To do that, he de-
clared, would be the national crime of
the century. Having accepted those
islands, we had undertaken also the
responsibility for law and order there
We will first perform" said he, "the
duty of the hour, and there is not
man who breathes in this chamber
tonight who would be willing to sur
render our flag and position to Aguin-
aldo and his followers"
In due course of time. Mr.. Carter be-
lieved. ON each of these liberated islands
the people would meet on their national
holiday to celebrate the landing of
American troops, which brought them
freedom. Mr.. Carter estimated the
number of men REQUIRED as 10000 for
the Philippines, 10000 for Cuba, $4,000
for coast defenees, and $4,000 for duty
at the various Indian posts in the West.
This would account for $1,000 men, and
Mr.. Carter pointed out that quite one
fifth of the total number of 100000. ac-
cording to statistics, would be inca
pacitated for duty
The Duty of the Hour.
Mr.. Carter in conclusion said that the
duty of the hour would be performed
in such a manner by the American
government as to call down upon it the
benedictions of History.
Mr.. Smith, defn.s N. j., in stating his
reasons for supporting the bill. said
that as general and broad principle
he was opposed to large standing
army in ordinary circumstances.
LII Vic ilcllllS VI d less ScIupulUuS
man than President Mckinley" said
he, "a large standing army may be
used to repress freedom of speech, and it
might be used to sustain large corpor-
ations in unlawful combinations. 1t
will cause an immense expenditure of
public money. There is no necessity
for large standing army when view
ed from the lessons of the past glorious
battles of the volunteers.
Il will not see the flag displaced or
the country Inundated through any
action of mine. ] am democrat, and
shall always remain SO, but l am an
American citizen"
He believed in giving the president,
while the war continued, all the forces
necessary for it's successful prosecution
The army bill was then laid aside for
the da-.
After passing Al pension bills the SEN
ate at 6:35 p. m. adjourned.