Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-05
W4SRIN GTON LEI TER.
IsFzc,.r CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR
Washington, Mag god, 1899.

Washington, Mag god, 1899.
President Mckinley instructed Gen.
Otis to tell the representatives OF
Aguinaldo, when they left his line.
after their recent stay of several days
In Manila, comforting with the Amer
lean Commissioners, that neither they
nor any other sent out by the Fllipi-
nos would be again admitted to our
lines unless they came authorized to
make an unconditional surrender.
This means business and, in order to
put Gen. Otis in better condition to
force compliance with his terms, more
regular troops will be hurried to him
as rapidly as possible. President Nc
Kinley is just as averse to calling OUT
more volunteers as ever, but he re-
cognizes the fact that it may become
necessary to do SO in the future, and
If the necessity arises he will meet It,
Among the Presidents recent callers
was Hon. John Barrett, who was ap-
pointed Minister to Siam by Mr..
Cleveland, and who has just returned
from Manila, where he spent ten
months studying the situation. Mr..
Barrett said: 81 was not originally In
favor of the permanent retention of
the islands, but the more I studied the
question of our standing, politically
and commercially, in the Pacific, the
more convinced I became that our
control there was essential to our
prominence and prosperity in the far
East. We stand today as one Of the
great powers Of the Pacific. If we
should withdraw control over the
Philippines, we should abdicate po7/
sition that stands second to none apd
come after Great Britain, Russia,
Germany and Japan. The vast inter-
ests of our Pacific coast forbids this.
The East, and especially NeWIEngland
should turn in and co operate in this
move" Of the present situation Mr..
Barrett said: ''Next to the rainy sea-
son, the worst thing OR troops have
TO contend against in the Philippines
is the news of tie anti imperialist
agitation in this country, which is
being sedulousN gathered and finds
its.way to theinsurgents. They think
this movement means a great deal,
and that II they keep on long enough,
the agitation in America will come to
their rescue" Upon asubjectin which
practically everybody in the United
States is deeply interested, Mr.. Bar
rett said: "All this talk about Admiral
Dewey's health is misleading. I saw
a great deal of him, and spent day
with him just before came away. He
is not i'll in the sense that he needs
anything more than rest and quiet.
It is not generally known that he
he entered it until his final departure
few days ago. In all that time the
other officers and his aids made many
trips to Hong Kong and other points
for rest and recreation.'
The Civil Service order which has
been SO long deferred by more impor-
tant matters has been issued by the
President. It excerpts something like
4 600 positions from the Civil Service
rules-positions which every member
under those rules. It does not except
the employees Of the Government
Office. There is some talk
about another special order being is
sued, excepting these employees, but
nothing official can be had to that eff
feet.
The Dewey Home Fund is not grow
ing as fast as was hoped from the in.
dications when the movement was
first started, but it is growing stead
lily. Contributions have been made
by President Mckinley, Vice. resi
dent Hobart and many other promi-
nent men. The fund has just passed |
the So, 900 mark.
The failure of the Cuban soldiers to |
apply for their share of the money
sent to be distributed among them I
has caused no uneasiness in Washing |
ton. The general sentiment in Of
Hcial circles is Indifference as to |
whether they take the money Or not,
and no serious trouble is anticipated
from the disgruntled leaders who |
have persuaded the poor devils, who /
need the money SO badly, to go away /
from Havana without it, rather than
surrender their arms.
The South Carolina Congressional
delegation has been urging the Post
Office Department to reopen the P. o.
at Lake City, s. O., which was closed |
after the killing of the colored post i
master, but Postmaster General Smith
has not decided to accede to their re-