The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-04
NEWS HND COMMENT

According to the Cortez brothers, ma
tive Filipinos now in Washington, the
Fiipinos should be treated gently. "They
are peaccable people," said one of the
brothers recently, "but they don't un-
derstand the attitude of the American
government toward them. What they
need is the presence of Admiral Dewey
and Consul General Wildman at Manila
and lloilo. The natives respect Admiral
Dewey and they know and love Consul
General Wildman. lie supplied them with
arms and helped them organize their
fight for freedom. He possesses great in
fiuence with the leaders. If these two
men were sent to Iloilo they could ar
range matters quickly and quietly. 1t is
not necessary to annex the islands in or
der to restore peace and tranquility" he
added. IF the United States would sat
isiy the insurgents that all they wished
to do was to restore order and then de-
eide the future government of the islands,
| think this might be done. If the Fill
pinos were granted independence at pres
ent, | fear anarchy would result, for the
bad elements could hardly be kept in
check. Later the islands might be made
Independent or they might be made
territory of the United States. The peo-
pie do not want q military government
such as the Spanish had. They are will
ing to be governed, but civilly ana without
force The first thing to do is put In
force the legislation of the United States
Let that apply there and let the people
know they are free under it's provisions
and there will be no further trouble. The
Spanish kept $4,000 men at Manila and
governed through fear alone. That was
wrong"
The new secretary of the interior, Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, of Missouri is, says the
Sun, the fifth representative in the cabi-
net of one of the largest most populous
aud most important of the states of the
country. Missouri, admitted as a state
in 1921, and the eleventh to be so admitted
cast at the last presidential election 675,-
900 votes, a total exceeded only by New
York, PennsylN ania, Ohio and Illinois,
which have had respectively in cabinets,
90, 25, q and members. The measre rep
rescntation of Illinois was due to the fact
that since 1860 four presidents and two
vice presidents have been chosen from it
for terms amounting collectively to
twenty-four years. Missouri has re-
malned. since it's admission, unrepresented
in either the presidency or vice presi-
dency, and there has been no Missouri
secretary of state or OF the treasury, and
no Missouri secretary of war. Missouri
has seventeen electoral votes; four only
of the forty-five states have more. Dur
ing Democratic administrations this
strongly Democratic state has attained
no higher cabinet honor than secre-
tary of agriculture, in 1889, for a few
weeks. For the first two years of Presi-
dent Lincoln's first term, Edward Bates
Missouri man, was attorney general,
and. although Missouri has been for many
years not only a strong Democratic state
but the most populous of states uniform
ly Democratic, the present Republican ad-
ministration is the third to have Mis-
souri, secretary of the interior. President
Harrison had a Missouri secretary of the
interior, in John w. Noble, for four years.
The mayor of IIaverhill. Mass, has in
teresting ideas. He advocates the pass
age of an order establishing the minimum
wage for street employees at 81 for eight
hours work, and the recognition OF
union labor only; also, for the relief
of the unemployed he proposes: First
that a suitable tract of lanG be secured
for the raising of food products and that
such of the unemployed as desire be per-
mitted to use said land, the city to fur
nish proper seeds and tools; second, the
enlargement of the fuel yard at the city
farm to such proportions as will permit
all who desire to earn by their labor such
fuel as they may require; third, the APP
preparation of such an amount of money
as circumstances may warrant to be used
in providing employment directly upon
public works, not in competition with the
regular employees Of the city, but upon
special works, such as improvement of
the park system and construction of bl-
cycle paths through all principal thor
oughfares.
"If were called upon" says Judge
Day, "to state the most gratifying cir
cumstance of our foreign relations dur
ing the war ii would be found in the uni
formlY cordial and hearty friendship OF
the English nation before and during the
struggle. Observing the obligations of
neutrality and never stepping outside
the requirements of international law
we had the sympathy and good VIII or
that great power. | do not believe either
nation seeks or would be benefited by
formal alliance. Nevertheless, the ex-
istence of cordial relations between peo-
ple kindred by blood, speaking the same
language, and having the same ideals OF
civil liberty and good government, is
fact the potency of which can hardly be
oYerestimated,'
Commander Bradford. chief of the naval
bureau Of equipment, says: beware OF
the unframed recruit, be he naval mill
itiaman or a volunteer in the army. l
say this in no spirit of disparagemen. of
the American volunteer, but the time has
come when war has been reduced to such
an exact science as 10 need men especial
~ trained lot IL, ana none utleF VIII 40
In saying this / voice the sentiments OF
the regulars. both Of the navy and the
army, and anywhere you meet two of
them together they will agree on this
point"
When the battleshlps Oregon ana Iowa
steamed into Callao harbor a delegation
of Cubans resident in Peru went aboard
them and presented to each ship a gold
plate bearing the inscription: "All honor
to the commander, the officers and the
crew of the United States ship -,
victorious In the navl combat off Santiago
de Cuba on the Sd day of July. 1898. This
plate is given as a testimony OF the pa
triotio gratitude Of all Cuban citizens OF
Peru"