The citizen., 1899-05-05
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
lngton.
( Communicated

w ASH lNGToN, May /, 1917.
Long headed men are not do.
ing any premature hurrahing be-
cause Aguinaldo asked General
Otis to agree to suspension of
hOStilitieS until he could call the
Philippine Congress together and
have it decide whether the war
should be continued. 1t may
mean an end of the war, and it
may be only a trick of Aguinal-
dos to gain little needed time
to put him into better condition
to continue the war. but it is Just
as well to wait and see whether
Aguinaldo accepts the terms of
peace offered by General Otis as
an ultimatum. unconditional sur
render and amnesty for the Fill
ipinOs, before rejoicing. OF
course, everybody, the supporters
as well as the opponents of the
administration policy in the Phil
ippineS. wishes to see the fight
ing, of which the country has be-
came very tired, cease over there.
1t is admitted that Aguinaldo is
no fool. In fact his proposition
would prove that. If General
Otis had recognized the Philip
pine Congress he would officially
admitted the existence of the
Philippine government, and that
admission would have queered
the administration policy. Per
hapS that may have been all that
AguinaldO was after. a little pa
tience and we shall know.
The hint has been passed
around among the western mem
berS of the House that the
Hanna Mckinley candidate for
the speakerShip will be western
man. There is much curiosity to
know why that was done SO early
in the game. There is only one
eastern candidate, Sherman, Of
New York, who is thought to
have any chance at all. and he is
understood to be Mr.. Reeds
choice. Perhaps that explains it.
Hanna may have thought it nee
esSary to drop that hint to head
off any Democratic members who
might be inclined to place their
votes for Sherman, or it may have
been put out as Il bluff to try to
make Sherman pledge himself to
stand by the Hanna Mckinley
program, if given their support.
Henderson, Of Iowa, and Hop
kinS, of Illinois, are the most ac.
!. lively pushed for the western can
didates, but many doubt whether
either of them will get the
, Hanna Mckinley support. One
. somewhot diSgusted republican
Said "The trusts will name the
next Speaker. Quite number
of gentlemen imagine that they
are making a canvass for the
place, but they will find that
they are mistaken. Sometime
this summer, the representatives
of the trusts will get together, in
New York, or some other cOnven
lent place, and settle the matter
After the meeting is called to
order the chairman will ask what
is the business before the meet
ing. The naming of a Speaker
of the House of Representatives,
will be the response. Different
names will be considered and fl.
nally after due deliberation, the
gentlemen will take a vote.
Some one will be selected, and
he may not be anyone whose name
has been previously mentioned
for the place. His election, how
ever, will he assured. See if my
prediction is not fulfilled" That
is not a picture to be proud of,
but such things have been done
before by the same crowd.
Including the $50, 600, 900 paid
to Spain through the French Am
basSador, the treasury deficit for
the month of April was S24,0SS,
437.
The report of the Military
Court of Inquiry has been in che
hands Of Acting Secretary Meikle.
john, of the War Department for
two or three days, awaiting Mr..
McKinley's order to be made
public.
Commissioner of Pensions
Evans does not seem to be greatly
worried because the Kansas q. A.
II. asked for his removal and the
appointment of another commits.
Sioner "Who will execute the
laws in accordance with the true
spirit which prompted their en-
actment." Speaking Of the mat.
ter Mr.. Evans said: 81 did not
make the laws. They are the
same which have been in eXis-
tence since 1890, and | am gov
erned by them. The Pension Bu-
mann l., ln.;,n,.,