West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-04-20
Peace in The Philippines A Long
EayS Or.
Mr.. Mckinley Playing for the Sun
port OF Gold Democrats Next
Year.
Zoo our specIaI corre.pondent.

NhLN W - NhfNAEAENI III Samoa
has bsen responsible for the ambush.
ing OF n small detachment of American
aud English marioes by 500 nutives
and the killing of two lieutenants, one
American and one English, one Amer
lean Ensign, and four marines, aud
the administration is doing just as 1t
was DONG n year ago-waiting. Ger
many has deserved IA sharp call down
from this govern nent four or i've
times since tho wal with Spain began,
but in every instance the a~dministra-
tion has allowed itself TO be placated
with a little soft soap from the Ger
man Ambassador. This Samoan bust
ness has aroused the people, and action
is demanded. Senator stewart voiced
public sentiment when he said Does
Germany want TO hghtP II so, she
may be accommodated. We are "A
peaceful people, but we do not permit
others TO 80 around with chips on their
shoulders" And Representative Hull,
of Iowa, n Republica n, said "Iu my
section the feeling has been strong
against Germany for six months. The
people behave that she was hostile TO
us in the war with Spain. The people
are IN such temper hat they Will not
permit any trifing or hedging on the
part Of this government" The time
has come when The mind OF the Ger
man Emperor must be cleared in an
effective II of the idea that this
country is afraid of him.
TIT
War Department officials are at last
convinced hat peace in the Philippines
is still a long ways off, and the adj
m~inistration is beginning to realize
that the islands were not a bargain at
$40, 900, 600, and that we will pay the
money "a long time before we get pos
session OF the property. such as it is.
When Aguinaldo's capital was taken
1T was announced by administration
officials hat the fighting was all oyer,
yet during the present week there has
been almost continuous fighting over
there, and our troops didn't have to
do all the attacking, either. Speaking
to several army officers, Gen. Shafter
said : Gen. Lawton and his men are
achieving much success SO far as they
go. The fighting against the Fill
pinos, however, is like the brushing
away OF flies; the moment the brush
ing II stopped they CONE back. The
%tilipinos are bound TO give in even
lnnlly hut 4 halfauo - =. "
serious task to subdue them than most
people think. Another army officer
said, after noting the resemblance of
Gen. LawtoR's campaign to those
against the Apache Indians The
%FiliPinos will get tired Of the chase
sooner than the American Indians did,
n after "A few years of attempting to
keep up a fight against the authority
OF the United States the insurgents
will disappear or surrender" That's
u nice thing 70 contemplate, isn't it ?
Pay $50, 900, 900 and "A thousand of good
American lives for islands which we
Will get complete possession Of in a few
years, and will not have any use for
after we get them.
TIT
Gen Shafter has had critics i'm plenty
ever since the charge was made and
meyer fully disproven that he had
'funkcd" IN the Santiago campaign
and that he would have made a mess
of the whole business if Gen. Joe
Wheeler and others had not prevented.
but his testimony regarding the can
ned %''roust' beef brought more harsh
criticism than any thing he had ore.
Yiousiy said or done. In the face of
the evidence Of nine out of every ten
witnesses who haye testified that the
stuH was IN ft to eat, Shafter said il
was good and that he ate il every dav
and enjoyed it. Either, he. overdid
the thing in his testimony or he was
furoishcd with q different sort ofean-
ned roast beef from that furnished
the rest Of the army. How his testi-
mony was received at the White House
may be judged from The tacf that he
was the guest OF homer at a dinner
given 10y Mr.. Mckinley, before a.. left
Lo"u' ana was assured that he would
be one Of the twO additional major
generals that the army viii be entitled
10 uuder the army reorganization act
TT
Mr.. Mckinley selection Of MIR. H.
Bartlett Trip, OF south Dakotah, who
was minister 90 Austria under the
CleY0land administration, TO repre-
sent the United states on the Inter
national Commission that will en-.
dcayor to straighten u the Samoan
tanglc, vas disappointing TO a number
Of Republicans who would like to have
secured tie plum Mr.. McKinIcy is no
novice in the game Of politics He got
elected by the support. directly or in
directly Of gold Democrats, and ho is
playing for The same support next
year. Mr.. Trip is % gold Democrat,
besides, be is Il neur relative. by mare
riage Of Senator Davis. Of Minnesota.
who is chairman OF the Senate Com
nittce on Foreign Relations.