Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrom our Regular Correspondent

the question ofthe hour III " "sn'"e
ION. At both the War and Navy
Departments 1t is stated that all the
news received indicates that the VIC
tories of the past week have demora-
lied the Filipinos, and that their ear
" submission is looked for. This is
decidedly cheering and there would
be great rejoicing were it not for
private dispatches received vi" Hong
Kong, which say that the war Is llKe-
" to 90 on for an indefinite PERIOD
and hat il is liable to break out IN
resh places any time, owning to the
troocberous nature of the Filipinos,
and their enmity to America; that
the natives in Manila itself are or
ranized and ready to take advantage
OF any opportunity they may get to
massacre and burn, and that the
whipping of Aeuinaldo's army as a
body will only result in turning the
war into a bush-whacking guerilla al
far. OF course, everybody wishes to
believe that the official news Is cor
rect,b the private news is sort ola
wet blanket all the same. One tnlng
everybody could and did rejoice over
-Dewey's report that the Oregon
had arrived in tip-top condition.
A warning has been sounded by
Senator Frye, concerning the crafty
methods that are being used to create
a sentiment in this country in behalf
of the Panama Canal, a project
through which the poor people OF
France have already been robbed OF
millions and scandal created which,
for a time, threatened the existence OF
the French republic, and which caus'
ed Ferdinand de Lesseps to end his
DAYS under the shadow of disgrace,
that is worthy of more than a pass
ing notice. Senator Frye found out
while he was in Paris rs a Peace Com
missioner, that the managers OF the
Panama Canal Company intended to
make the attempt to get control OF
the L. S. Congress for the purpose
Of getting legislation in favor of the
Panama Canal, and of course, a big
pile of Uncle Sans good dollars. The
scheme succeeded to the extent Of
getting legislation for a Commission
to investigate both the Panama and
Nicaragua routes, work which Sena'
tor FRYE points out was done by 4
Committee of which he was a mem
Der, more than twenty years ago. The
next move in the scheme Is free
trip given to such Senators and Rep
resentatives as will 90, for the alleg-
ell purpose of investigating and IN
specting the Canal routes. The trip
is TO last month and the steamship
that will carry the party will be fur
nished with everything good to ca
and drink, and no money will be &C
ceptel from passengers. Senator
FRYE SAYS he refused the most urgent
invitations to join this junket, and IN
Inmates his belief that some Of thos,
who accepted will live to regret hay
ing done so.
One mans prophecy is on genera
principles worth about as much no
tice as another's, but here is proph
ecy made by Capt. Thos II. Mckee
Journal Clerk of the House, whC
thinks himselfand is thought by many
Others to be high authority upon thu
drift of political events: Capt. Mckee
sAys; 81 prophecy that inside o
two years Cuba will be annexed e
the L. S. Business interests in the
island will urge such action. Thu
Cubans are entirely without revenues
and should they be left to govern
themselves, they would proceed t.
tax foreign corporations out of exis-
tence.
Let those who are short on faitl
make futile study of the paymen
of 100000 to Cuban soldiers it j
an object lesson on faith, from star
to finish. To start with, Congress
had so much faith in the President
that it appropriated SS,OOO,OOO to be
spent at his discretion; then the Pres
ident had filth enough in Hon. Robt
p. Porter to send him to dicker witt
Gen. Gomez, Commander-in-Chief O
the Cuban Army, for the disband
ment of that Army, and to offer tc
distribute the S3,OOO,OOO among the
soldiers, il they would return 10
occupations. Come has so much
faith in the offer that he accepted it
although only verbally made, on be
half of the Cubans, and in return THU
gov rnment showed its confidence in
him by making his o. X the onl!
thing that would enable a Cubar
soldier to draw his share of the mon
sy. 1t has been decided that eacl
man who served in the Cuban Arm
previous to the signing Of the prOlO
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