Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Corcspondent@
WASHINGTON, May 29th. 1899,

Gen. Gus TO tell the representatives
of Aguinaldc, when they left his
line. after their recent stay of sew
eral days in Manila, comforting
with the American Commissioners,
that neither they nor any others
sent by the Filipinos would be
again admitted to our lines, unless
they came authorized to make an
unconditional surrender This
means business and, in order to
put Gen. Otis in a better condition
30 force compliance with his
terms, more regular troops will be
hurried TO him as rapidly as pos
sible. President Mckinley is just
as much averse to calling out more
volunteers as ever, but he recOg-
nizes the fact that it may become
necessary to do so in the near
future, and if the necessity arises,
he will meet it. Among the Presi-
dents recent callers was Hon.
John Barrett, who was appointed
Minister to Siam, by Mr.. Cleveland,
and who has just returned from
Manila, where he spent ten months
studying the situation. MIR. Bar
rett said: II was not originally
in favor of the permanent reten-
tion Of the islands, but the more !
studied the question Of our stand
ing, politically and commercially,
in the Pacific. the more convinced
| became that our control there
was essential to our prominence
and prosperity in the far East
We stand to-day as one Of the
great powers of the Pacific. If we
should withdraw control over the
Philippines we should abdicate a
position that stands second to none
and come after Great Britain.
Russia, Germany and Japan. The
vast interests of our Pacific coast
forbids this. The East and cspcci-
ally New England should turn in
and cooperate in this move" OF
the present situation, Mr.. Barrett
said: ''NeXt to the rainy season
the worst thing our troops have to
contend against in the Philippines
is the news Of the anti-imperialist
agitation III this country, which is
being sedulously gathered, and
finds its way to the insurgents.
They think this movement means
a great deal, and that if they keep
on long enough, the agitation in
America will come to their rescue"
Upon a subject in which practically
everybody in the L. S. is deeply
interested, Mr.. Barrett srik: "All
this talk about Admiral Dewey's
health is misleading. saw great
deal of him and spent a day with
him just before | came away He
is not i'll in the sense that he needs
anything more than rest and quiet.
1t is not generally known that he
never left Manila Bay from the
time he entered it until his final
departure a few days ago. In all
that time, the other officers and
his aids made many trips to Hong
Kong and other points from rest
ana fecfedtlOn.
The Civil Service order which
has been so long deferred by more
important matters has been issued
by President Mckinley. 1t ex-
cepts something like four thousand
positions from the Civil Service
rules-positions which every mem
ber of the Cabinet agrees should
aOt be under those rules. 1t does
not except the employees of the
Government Printing Office. There
IS some talk about another special
order being issued, excepting those
employees, but nothing official can
be had to that effect.
The Dewey Home fund is not
growing as fast as was hoped from
the indications when the move
ment was first started, but it is
growing steadily. Contributions
have been made by President Nc
Kinley, Vice President Hobart,
and many other prominent men.
The fund has Just passed the So, 900
mark.
The failure Of the Cuban soldiers
to apply for their share of the
money sent to be distributed among
them has caused no uneasiness in
Washington. The general senti-
ment in official circles is indiffer-
ence as to whether they take the
,.o1oy or lot. G21 20 serious
trouble is anticipated from the dis
gruntled leaders who have per-
suaded the poor devils, who need .