The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-01-19
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Ian. 10,

Signs are plentiful that Mr. Nc
| Kinley is alarmed bv the extent of
the Senatorial sentiment against our
permanent ownership of the Philip
pines that has been brought out this
week. Senator Foraker tried to an.
swer the Constitutional argument
made by Senator Hoar against our
right to own the Islands, and Senator
Mason's speech in favor of his reso.
lusion declaring that the United States
will not attempt to control any other |
people without their consent, but the |
administration would doubtless nave |
preferred another and abler cham
pion. Other disturbing elements to |
the expansion -or-bust men were a res
olutIon for the recognition of Fill.
pino independence. offered by Sena-
tor Bacon, and another that any ag-
gressive action against the Filiplnes
on the part Of the administration
would be an exercise of Constitu
tional power vested exclusively in
Congress, offered by Senator Allen.
In addition 10 these, number of
Senators, by questions interjected in
the debate, made it plain that they
are opposed to our retaining the Phil
ippines. That things are getting
warm in the vicinity of the White
House was shown by the giving out
of semi. official statement that Mr..
| Mckinley had never expressed him
self In favor of permanent ownership
of the Philippines, and that his lnten-
tions had gone no further than to give
the Islands a military government
similar TO that now In Cuba. The
statement intimates, without saying,
that if the Filippinos show themselves
capable of maintaining a stable gov
ernment Mr.. Mckinley would doubt
less favor their independence in time.
Such statements are not binding on
Mr.. Mckinley, even if they were ex
plicit. He had an opportunity to say
just what his intentions are, when he
sent the treaty to the Senate, but he
didn't do it.
The Democrats on the Committee
on Foreign Relations interposed no
objections and the treaty of peace
was reported to the Senate last week.
The treaty will be ratified, but how
soon will depend upon whether its
opponents, who were more numerous
than they were at first supposed to
be, will be satisfied merely to go on
record against it with their votes.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is in Wash
ington, openly working against the
ratification of the treaty of peace.
He thinks that if Col. Bryan would
lrevise his advice and try to get Dem
ocratic Senators 10 vote against the
treaty, instead of voting for the treaty,
and afterwards against expansion, its
:. rejection would follow. He said :
k "All that hear indicates the increase
il Of the opposition, and l am quite en-
J. couraged to believe that the ratihca-
e tion of the treaty can be defeated.
According to my opinion, this is the
u opportune time for those who oppose
expansion to do their work. Only a
9 one-third vote is required to defeat
/ the treaty, whereas, with the treaty
> ratified, we will have to secure ma
s ority to make our views effective
If Hence, say that this is the time fol-
IS Mr.. Bryan and other anti-expansion
q lists to make the fight Hereafter we
! will not enjoy the advantage over ou
opponents that we now do, having
then to meet them in the open field.
=, Senator Morgan secured the con
|, sent of the Senate to vote upon hi
1, Nicaragua Canal bill, this week, anC
le he is confident that it will pass, will
ID amendments acceptable to him. TIL,
1t House Committee on Interstate anC
N Foreign Commerce is unanimously il
- favor Of the canal, but divided OIL
i how it shall be built.
ID The sword that Congress had mad
At for Dewey is on exhibition in Wash
IN ington, also the sword which the Roya
lie Arcanum had made at cost of 81,
t. 500 for Schley, but nobody is exhibit
S. ing sword that anybody intends TO
Sampson, who not being able to pul
"a a presentation sword will have to b.
ls content with having nulled more nrc