The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-03-23
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That IL the Kind Of Campaign
Gen. Otis IL Waging In
the PHILIPPINES. -
An American Battle Abbey Again Pro
posed-Cuban Assembly Cutting
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Members Of the Cabinet who are In
Washington are very much pleased with
this weeks news from General Otis, con-
cerning the victorious campaign be Il
waging against the Filipinos. A few
more days Of the same sort Of work and
Aguinaldo win be either . prisoner or Z
fugitive and his followers will have An
opportunity to ascertain how badly they
were deceived when they allowed them
selves to be persuaded that the Amer.
leans were their enemies. There will
be no let up in the Aggressive features
Of the campaign Of Gen. Otis - long -
there are hostile Filipinos to be found.
The details Of the fighting show that
the Filipinos do not stand before the
American charges, even when they have
three times - many men, any better
than the spaniards did. They also show
that the American soldier, either regular
or volunteer, is without . superior - .
fighting man, no matter what circum.
stances he fights under; that he always
fights to win and does II.
Negotiations for reciprocity treaties
With France, Germany, and with Great
Britain, for the British West Indies,
which were interrupted by Commis-
sioner Kasson's duties q Q member Of
the Anglo-American Commission, have
been resumed and are being pushed,
as the period within which the Dingley
tariff authorizes such treaties tobe made
will expire on the oath Of next July.
Russia has also opened negotiations for
reciprocity.
A level head is one of mans most rare
and valuable possessions. Had Civil
Service Commissioner Proctor possessed
1t he would not have exposed his cha
grin because Congress, in the exercise
of its unquestioned privilege, chose to
provide that employees Of the Census
Bureau should be chosen without the
assistance Of the Civil Service Commits.
sion, by announcing in Newspaper In.
terview his intention TO worry Senators
and Representatives by advising Office
seekers to follow them around and keep
nagging them al the time. Should he
attempt to live mp to his announcement,
he would soon be hunting for . job, -
he certainly would not be SLOWED to
keep the one he now holds. Competency
to fill the position viii bs required Of
every member Of the Census Bureau,
but that will not prevent q large major
ity Of them being Republicans. The
census 10 be taken under . Republican
administration.
Representative Joy, Of Missouri, thus
characterized the story alleging an anti
Reed movement among the Republicans
of the next House, which has appeared
in VARIOUS versions in the country news
papers recently: II guess the dull season
for the papers have arrived and the boys
must have something to write about.
Butto reitsrate such nonsense - this
also argues the arrival Of the silly season.
II the gentleman from Maine lives, he
will be speaker Of the Ffty.sixth Con-
gress without opposition. So far q
uow ~. Rssdt health y very robust. {"
Secretary Algsr has issued an official
order to army officers calling attention
to The elssss Of tAsaemy act Of the late
Ooasrsa abolkhin9 s'army cantsena''
and forbidding the sale Of liquor at any
camp or post under the control Of the
United States.
Thesntics Of the so-called "Ouban A.
sembly" are cutting NO figure in the
plans of this government for placing
Cuba upon apeacsabls basis and givina
IT. people an opportunity 10 organise Z
government Of their own, to which the
island can bs turned over nor are the
schemes Of the American monsy.lsndtss.
who hsvs offered to Aoat aA issue oi
bonds authorized by the ''Cuban Assem-.
bly," at . usurious profit, II the United
States government would guarantee the
bonds. The United States government
isn't going into the business Of guaran.
teeing bonds. even when they are issued
BY recognized government Of Cuba,
and It isn't going to recognise the "Ou.
ban Assembly" - having in any way
the right to represent the people oi
Cuba. This government has arranged
with Gen. 0omes tor the disbsndment
Of the Cuban army and the distribution
Of 3. .000. 900 among the men, in order
that they may return to peaceful svoca.
tions, and II expects those arrangement
to b suoosssfully carried ont.
The idea Of erecting handsome build
ing In Warrington to bs known - the
American Battle Abbey. and to bs filled
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