St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Correspondent.

The social season al tne Cdpltdi 10 HOW
AT its full heighth, and there is very little
rest for public officials or members OF
their families. The president has given
three evening receptions to which only
those who received invitations were ad-
mitted.
The strain on the president and Mrs
Mckinley has been very great but they
have stood up under il remarkably well
the president never having looked IN
better health A great many private
receptions and dinners have been gwen
by members of the cabinet and promi-
nent senators. so there is no complaint
that the season thus far has not been
gay one and fully up TO previous years
Looking For Fight.
The reports received from the Phil
ipplnes are of a very disquieting char
acter and army officers are becoming
more and more convinced that 1t VIII
not be possible to adjust matters with
ont a fight with the natives, although
the administration is bending all Its en-
ergies to prevent such result Inc
marked change in the attitude OF the IN
surgent leaders within the past rev
weeks is believed here to be mainly at
tribuatable to the information which
they have received as to the opposition
manifested to the ratification of the Paris
treaty on the part Of the anti-expan-
sionist leaders in this country, Aguin-
aldo. the leader Of the Filipinos, has
trusted agents or emissaries in TINS coun-
try who keep him constantly ADVISED
by cable Of every step taken by those
senators who express determination TO
oppose the ratification Of the treaty un-
less accompanied by a declaration of
policy that the government has no IN
tention of anneXng the Islands to the
United States. but to aid in establish
ing an independent government there TO
be governed by the natives. Members
of the administration are satisfied mat
knowledge of these facts have done
more than anything else in preventing
a peaceablc solution of the disturbances
there. strong efforts have been MADE
To induce the administration to consent
10 the massage Of the declaration OF pol
lev against our acquiring the Philippines
as part Of the territory Of the United
States as the price of the ratification OF
the treaty. but the president and his adj
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forgiven GeheraI Miles Ior naN'ns
spired ana authorized "hen at Ior
Rico, that now Famous arrangement
the war department mat pe'u'ah' pre-
lamaton of ms sense OF INJURY II
chance offers General Miles VIII nave