The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-31
MUST YIELD A POINT
DEMOCRATS IN A POSITION TO
FORCE A COMPROMISE ON
EXPANSION
FREEDOM FOR THE FlLIPIN0S
laratiOn Against Coercion Before
There Is IL Final Vote on the
Paris Compact-House VIII Pass
the Hull Bill-MflIions for Pen
sions-Shipping Bill In Favor.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S0.-(Special)- y
The week in the senate will be occu-
pied, outside of the daily considera-
ton of the treaty in secret session,
with discussion rising out of the Hoar
and Mason resolutions against enforc-
ing sovereignty over an unwilling peo-
pie. Mr. Spooner speaks on Wednes-
day, Mr.. Rawlins on Thursday. Mr..
Money on Friday, and Mr.. Chiffon on
Saturday on various phases germane
to the subject.
AS it now seems altogether probable
that the Democrats will succeed in
exacting their condition precedent to
the treaty, the adoption of a declara
ton against coercion, the blatant and
famboyant expansionists are already
explaining that "it won't amount to
anything anyhow" 1t may be remem-
bered that certain antedeluvian skep-
tics made similar remark once when
it began to rain. These same gentle
men have been also protesting for a
year that the solemn disclaimer of the
United States against any intention of
anneXing Cuba is of no effect. How
natural il is for those who conten-
plate the breaking OF one command
ment 10 turn around and smash an
other, just to show how easily 1t can
be done.
Meanwhile others Of the imperial
lists adopt the soothing method, as
suaging the pangs of public morality
with the catnip of indefinite promises.
They haven't ultimate designs against
the Philippines; perish the thought
Of nrlx Cd
by the idea that he broke his all-protec-
ing silence the other day like a dumb
old woman in an accident, while Mr.
Henderson assured the house that he
entertained grave doubts as to the
wisdom of holding the Philippines
against their will" Ultimate how
ever, is the saving grace; they all
urge the necessity Of present control,
forgetting Macaulay's words that 'if
men must wait for freedom until they
grow wise and good in slavery, they
may indeed wait forever"
HULL BILL WILL PASS.
The Hull reorganization bill will pass
The house. but after much battling Of
wind and buffetting of wave. The
hull, indeed, may be saved; but the
or tossed away The amended bin
strikes out the creation of a lieutenant
general, and provides for a minimum
force Of $4,000 men, with discretion to
increase resting with the president
There IS little or no prospect of this
bill being passed by the senate Be-
tween the necessary reduction of the
army as soon as the treaty is ratified,
and the constant demands for rein
forcements from "our colonial posses
sions in the East" as the expansion
lists term our foothold in the Philip
pines, the administration faces cruel
dilemma. Add TO this the certainty of
an epidemic among the troops in Cuba,
and the growing demands of the volun-
teers to be relieved from garrison duty,
ana one is reminded of Punch's famous
cartoon on Imperialism, which depicted
Louis Napoleon riding headlong to-
wards a yawning chasm. The path
of glory leads but to the grave
MILLIONS FOR PENSIONS.
The senate contemplated the fruits
of war the other day, when it passed
the pension bill calling for the ex-
penditure of $145 900, 600. Not one pen
ny Of this amount, as Mr.. German
pointed out, can be devoted to the
payment of pensions growing out of
the Spanish war, though more than
20 per cent of our soldiers who served
therein are estimated as proper ap-
plicants for pensions. Mr.. German
maintained that, within three
years from this date, the pension roll
will amount to s165, ,OOo, GOO a year. If
you add to that the cost of your army
(S1 ,0G0 a man. the American republic
Will. in the year 1900 expend more for
its army and pensioners than any 9TH