Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-05


: but they intend that the country shall be
thoroughly acquainted with the enor-
nous and permanent taxation which
those who are behind the scheme are
trying to put upon the people. The
report OF the minority OF the House Com
mittee on Military affairs. signed by
every democratic member OF the commit
! tee. has been filed with the Clerk OF 2he
/ House-owing to the railroadlng OF the
Hull bill through the Committee and re-
porting to the House before the holiday
gress adjourned-an it is an interesting
document. 1t points out that while an
army OF 1907 600 men would be menace
to our liberties in time Of peace, 1t would
be too weak to cope with any tirst-clas>
power in war that the cost OF the Hull bill
would be about s 50 900 900 year, which
added to our Pension payments would
bring our Military expenditures up to
nearly 500, 1000 ,0O0-more than is paid
by any one Of those great European
nations which keep their armies practi.
cally on war footing all the time. Here
is clause Of tie report, especially de-
serving consideration 1t is we'll under
stood that the great corporate interests
OF the country demand this large army
for obvious reasons. \ President with
such Il force behind him, could invade
our liberties, suppress freedom OF speech,
and even deSecrate the ballot ITSELF
The democrats ON the committee accom-
panv their report with Il bill. with which
they will put the House on record, 10y
Offering it a. il substitute ior the HUI!
bill. 1t provides Tor regular army ul
thirty thousand men, and for the enlist
inent, for not more than two years, OF
$4,000 volunteers, for service in the new
possessions OF the L. :. and in Cuba
There is no reason, at this time, to be-
lieve that We will have any actual need
for an army of more than 10000 Two years
hence, as the islands which We are now
compelled to garrison are likely To he
either governing themselves by that
time, or owned 10y some other govern
ment
Professor Blair. Of n. c., who is in
Washington, said; The purpose vi the
North Caroinians to follow the example
OF Mississippi, South Carolina and Louis.
lana and accomplish the partial disiran-
chisement OF the negroes, is worthy and
commendable OF all supporters OF the in
situtions OF this country. 1t is quite in
line with the most advanced idea os the
Mckinley administration, REPRESENTED by
Senator Cullom's Hawaiian Commission,
which, by the way, has modelled Il splen-
did plan for the Acknowledgement of the
North Carolina negroes, without inten-
tionally doing such thing. The bill he
has reported, DISTINGUISHING the natives
Of the Hawaiian islands, is very good
one, in that the natives of the islands are
not fit to govern AN American territory.
If this is true in Hawaii, it is doubly true
in North Carolina
Gen. Miles badly frightened number
OF persons. and some of them hold L. :.
commissions, when he said that lie was
making IL ,ri >unal investigation into the
sending q; rmbalmcd" beef ro eur sol
,licis in Cuba and Porto Rico. IN in
Vt~tlgatiol.-a real in"cstiga,iou-i> the
last thinG anybody connected with that
in ll" iIsl pace, it would SHOW tnat
those high IN authority agreed to makil
an experiment that endangered ne
health ard lives OF thousands Of soldiers
for no norn apparent reason than that
1t Wruid lie very profitable Ion those who
sold tIr government the " embalmed"
beef
senator Gray, the only democratic
member of the Peace Commission, which
has just returned from Paris, bringing the
official copy OF the Treaty OF Peace. ex-
iies-cd pleasure 10 learn that democratic
senator's generally had accepted co...
Bryan, idea, that the question Of expan-
sion was not in any way involved in the
treaty, and that consequently there would
be 10 party opp )sllon to the ratification
OF tie treaty. Failure to ratifv the treaty
Nigh. cause international complications.
while its ratification will clear the deck
lOr domestic contest, rs to whether we
shall keep the Philippines, give them
their independence or dispose OF them to
some other county. Senator Gray de-
ciined to express an opinion on this mat
ter, further than to say that he was IA
democrat, which probably means that he
will oppose our keeping the Philippines.
There is one thing connected with the
treaty of peace that may force an extra
session cf the next Congress. That is
the $40, 000, 900 which we have got to pay
Spain. The treaty provides that this
money shall be paid within six months
after the interchange Of ratification OF the
treaty between the two governments