Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24

modestly says that the enthusiasm
was not for him personally, out for
the principles he represents by reason
of his being the Official head Of the
administration. Not a single un-
pleasant incident occurred during the
long trip, and SO perfect were the ar
rangements for Mrs. McKinley's COM
fort that she suffered no lnconven
fence and returned to Washington
feeling better than when she started.
AS there are only about six weeks
left for President Mckinley to pre-
pare one OF the most important
messages ever sent to congress, be Will
be compelled to deny personal inter
views, except upon important public
matters, in order to devote his entire
time to the preparation of his mes
sage, which will necessarily be a long
one. It is already known that the
message will be strong for the per-
manent retention Of the Philippines,
and for action on the part ofcOngress
which will leave no doubt in the
minds of the Filipinos of the inten-
ton of this country to retain the
sovereignty Of the islands. Influenced
by the contractionists of this country,
the Filipinos now believe, or pretend
to believe, that public sentiment in
this country against the perma-
nent retention Of the Philippines is on
the increase. President Mckinley
wishes congress to show by its &C
ton that this is not true, believing
that such action will do AS much for
the permanent pacifcation of the
islands as whipping the armed Fill
pinos will do. The message Will also
probably contain a surprise for the
Democrats IN It's treatment of the
trust questions, which cannot be out
lined at this time without violating
confidence 1t Is sufficient to say that
President Mckinley is, as usual,
thoroughly alive to the interests of
the people at large, and that he will
show it in an unmistakable manner
in his message.
Admiral Dewey is quietly resting In
Washington this week. Next Mon
day he will start to Atlanta to pre-
sent thesword to Lieutenant Brumby
which his fellow Georgans have pur-
chased for him as evidence of their
appreciat iOn of the credit he reflected
upon his native state by his gallantry
ut the battle OF Manila bay. Admiral
Dewey bias accepted an invita- ton to
visit Philadelphia, as the guest of the
city, on the 31st inst, and that will
probably be the last of the public
welcomes he will accept, as he will be
needed in Washington to advise
President Mckinley on Philippine
matters, with which be is so thor
oughly familiar, and to take part in
the meetings of the Philippine com.
mission, of which be is member.
Consular reports received by the
department of state have long ago
shown that the IRON and steel max
ers of Germany have become alarmed
over American competition in their
own markets, which they were at first
inclined to make jokes about. A re-
port just received from frankfort,
Germany, encloSes extracts from the
annual report OF the chamber OF
commerce OF Bochum, which is the
center OF one OF Germany's most
prominent iron and steel districts.
1t shows an increase OF 16 per cent.
in the Importation OF American pig
iron during the past year, fine cast
and wrought iron % per cent, COM
mon ironware IS per cent, and bi-
cycles and parts LOG per cent, and
says: The value Of these American
articles imported into Germany in
1897 amounted to 100000; in
1898 to So, 100000 This extraor-
binary increase in so short d time
gives cause for very serious concern,
especially when it is considered that
the demand in the United States has
advanced enormously, so that no
large stocks were available for for
eign export. Consequently, we have
to reckon with certainty that the
import Of American iron and steel
will continue to increase"