The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-04-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oar Correspondent.

WAsuINGTov, April IA, 1867 1t
is rearettab.e that Congress is not liz
session, SO that the democrats could
inject sufficient ginger into Hlr. Nc
KInley to make him call Germany
down us they made him call Spain
do vn II year ago. The people ar.
stirred to deepest indi 5nation by the
nsws that German trea:hery i'll
Slmaa HIS been es2oasible Tor the
anbushing of small detachment of
Aneri AN and English marines by 500
n .tives and the killing of t~o
lie ltenants, one American and one
En- 5iisl, one American Ensin and
four MAJ ines, and the administration
is doin.; just as it WAS doing IL year
Il % ~aitin:.. Germany has dies -rvel
a sharp call down from this .overn
me It TOUR or five times slice tie war
with Spain began, but ii every in
st tnce the administration II IS above
itself 10 be placate1 With IL little soft
soap from the German Ambassador.
This Samoan business has arc .se the
20 ,pi,', and action is demanded. S-ni-
tor Stewart voiced public sentiment
when lie said: "Dors Germany want
to &shtl Ii so, she may be acco no
dated. We are a peaceful people, but
we 40 hot perniG others TO so arnunu
with chips on tie;s s.loul le-s.' And
Representative Hull 0, Iva, tepu-
blican, sad: In my section tbs feel
in las been strong against Ger:sIa"y
fer six months. he people believe
that she MAS hostile to Us in the War
with Spain. The people ae ii SUCH
temper that they viii not permit ANY
trlfing or led ,inS Oh the part OF ,h.s
government" The tine has ,o..e
~ hen the mind of the German Em
manner OF the iIea that this country
is afraid OF him.
War Department Off :ials are II,
last convinced that pea e i'll the Phi
lippines is still long ways oil, and
the admin tratiou is bt,innin. to re-
allie that the islands were not bar
gain at s220,0O0,000, ana that we vi
pay the money IL long time beto:e We
get po-sessioh III the property, such as
it is. Wien A u nal ,o's capt.. Il MAS
taken it was aauuuace1 hy iinin.s-
tration officials that tue lighting VII,
all o CT, yet during the Present weeh
there las almost b,.en continuous
ii Lighting over the t, aud our troops
did mt h ave TO do all the ;.ttackiA-
either Spetking to Several AMY
Office 5, Gen Snaft+r sal: ''C;entraI
LlwtolI and has iien are achieving
much SUI; 50 Jar as they so. The
ii shting against the Phil II in =, how
ever, Is ike tile brus.rin., ;.wt, OF les;
the mome"t The brushing is S opp,,.
they ceme back The Philippines are
boIn to give iii eventually, hut / lie.
lIeVe It Is IDuc irIre, sert us task tn
sUbdue tnen Ill IA most peeps hink.
Another array Oil ,er SAID, ii er noting
. rescmU an of General Lt~tun
ca IL .?ai, to thes against the A s,aci,e
Initns: "Ihe Philippines Viii set
5Irei OF chs Chase o.icr than the
American Indians Iii !, AM alter IA
few years ~I u tempting to seq up a.
ii int against the authority oil tie
United States tue insurgents Will uls-
appear or surrender" That's nice
thing to conCeu, piate isn't in Pay
500, 900, 00O and t.ous.,IiJs OF gGod
Amer AN lives Tor Islands which We
"ill set Complete possession Of in 1t
lie" years, ana wall not have any USE
for utter Nc get them.