The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-14
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our Regular Correspondent.
Nos iprrfIp Top q, J.,

Washington Jan. 9th, 1899.
President Mckinley is no more in
clined to officially recognize Asuinal-
dos man, Agonciilo, now that he claims
to be Minister from the Philippine Re
plhlic, than when he came to Wash
iegtoa as Aguinaldo's personal agent,
Then the President consented to re-
ceive hin as an individual, with the
stipulation that nothing of an official
nature should occur at the interview
That is further thsn Agoncillo Is likely
to get this time. This fellow, aided by
the nti-ex"ansionists, in and out of
Congress, IS largely responsible for the
present unsatisfactory condition Of a.
| fairs III the Philippines. He gave Ag-
uina!do advance notice that the policy
OF this government would be conci,lat-
DRY towards the insurgents, and told
! hIm that the anti-ex pansion element in
this country was powerful, and that if
he would take bold stand, it would
aid him in getting recognition from this
government. The effect Of this inform
alton may be very disastrous to Aguin-
aldo and Lis followers, as it NAV cause
orders to be sent to Gen OTIS TO put
them down by forclble, instead Of per
suasive means.
Owing to the illness of Chairman
Hull, of the House Military Committee,
the Army BIZ has not been called up in
the House, but Mr.. Hull expects to re-
turn 10 duty this week, and to push the
bill through the house without further
delay.
Senator Morgan will endeayor TO get
the Senate to set a time for voting on
his Nicaragua Canal bill, this week, and
he Is confident of success,
WITH less than one third Of its mem
bers in attendance, the House, bv
maj ority of six, while sitting as com
mlttee of the whole, voted to strike ont
the appropriation for the Civil Service
Commission, but the vote was reversed
to-day, when the matter came UP be-
fore larger attendance.
making a bu!l's-eve when he said:
There ought to be law that every
President of the United States should
first serve term in the Senate or the
House. \ very large degree of Presi-
dent Mckinley's popularity is due to
the fact that he has been through the
Congressional mill and knows how to
deal with Senators and Representatives
He appreciates their difficulties and
helps them to the utmost, mauifesting
toward them a friend.iness when they
appreciate. If President Cleveland had
had Congressional training he would
net have made so many enemies. His
| lack OF that experience was one of the
rocks upon which he was wrecked"
The late James q. Blaine foreshad-
owed the annexation of Hawaii and the
Philippine islands i'll an editorial in a
Maine newspaper, years before he be-
came prominent As a statesman. He
wrotc-it seems like inspired prophecy
when read in connection with recent
eycnts-taat the time would come
when the United States wonld have 10
enlarge liz boundaries, il It was to hold
It's fair share Of the commerce of tile
world. and pointed out that IIawaiI and
the Philippines were within the natural
sphere of our influence, and predicted
that it would be absolutely necessary
for this country to control the Philip
pines, as the key to the trade Of the
Orient
There was no significance in the
adoption by the Senate of Mr.. Hoar's
misunderstanding the President, If not
incompatible with public interests. to
send TO the Senate all the instructions
given 10 our Peace Commissioners, al
though some OF tho aGti.expansionists
are trying hard 10 make themselves
and the public believe there was. The
resolution j 10 more binding upon the
President than his discretion makes il;
he can give or not give the informal
ton asked for. The anti's have some
how got the idea that Il Will hut ex-
panslon 10 bring out officially what
everybody has known uuotticia.lv Tor
months; that our Comml si0ners were
originally instructed 10 only demand
the island OF Luzon Of Spain, and that
their instructions were changed upon
reports made by them, after their ar
rival al Paris. - much has been told
to ind viduaI Senators already By their
r.l' Ian. ~.