Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
HE DEALS WITH TRUSTS
Responds TO tho Sentiment. "Tell tho
Truth About Germany and Reform
the FiiipInos After We Reform tho
Reef Trusts aud Other Truats"-
The Washington Administration
snved- schiey and Miles Lnudod.
tBy Telegraph to vIrginian-pllot.)

hi6tI luG pdIlQuel VI luC
Mohawk Club, the leading Silver Demo-
cratic organization of Michigan. The
large auditorium of the Harmonic Club
house. IN which the dinner was served,
was gay with patriotic decorations. A
life sized portrait of Colonel William
Jennings Bryan was a conspicuous fca-
ture. Letters OF regret from Colonel
Bryan and others were read.
Hon. Thomas j.. Barliworth, Demo-
cratic candidate for Justice of the State
Supreme Court, responded to the toast,
"Partisanshp and the Judiciary, are
they Always Inseparable?"
The principal response of the even
Ing was by Congressman John Lentz,
of Ohio. to the sentiment. 'Reform--
Afterward."
THE TRUTH Told.
The Hon. John ]. Lcntz. of Ohio, re-
Truth About Germany and Reform the
Filipiaos After we Reform the Beef
Trusts and Other Trusts" He said In
part:
III 1t Is the duty OF government
to protect it's citizens from the dis
eases of the body which result from
unclean streets, how much more 1t is
brain from diseases which result from
unclean wells OF information.
Let but one side of any case be pre-
scented to Il jury, and of course n YER
dict will always be brought in accord
inEly. So the American people are like
n jury. and If selfish and designing men
possessed OF great wealth or political
power are permitted to CONTROL and
ABUSE the newspapers of the country,
1t will be easy for them to CONTROL
and USE the PEOPLE of the country.
One Of the curses of the day is the fact
that q newspaper lie, will travel around
the earth while truth Is putting on her
boots. There is no better illustration
of this than the floods of lies with re-
ference to the conduct OF Germany dur
ing the war with Spain.
PROPOSED BRITISH ALLIANCE.
"In order to promote a British al
lance and prejudice this country
against Germany, France, Russia and
other European powers, ii was repeat
ed asserted that England refused to
Join in the note to the President in
April. 1898. suggesting further nesotia-
tons for peace. The truth Is that the
Ambassadors of the six powers pre-
pared and signed the note at the Brit
ish Embassy, and went together to tho
President, to whom Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. Ambassador for Great Britain,
made n few remarks and delivered the
note.
notwithstanding this the English
Observation-Disclosures this the English and
American press rcvelod in such poisoned
gloved hand Of England holds Europe
from attacking the United States, and
even now the attitude of Germany is
uncertain Such ISLANDERS as these
against Germany were common, in
spite of the fact that the German Sec
rnt nj
nounced that Germany will shortly be-
gin the laying of Il separate cable to
the United States
THE TRADE OF GERMANY
THE British Consular Journal had
observed that Germany was continually
extending her trade; that her exports
for tie first quarter of 1888 had in
creased $lS,000,000, while the British ex-
ports had decreased $4,000, 900. 1t is not
strange that our Cousin John Bull
should begin to devise ways and means
of putting a stop to these cable and
commercial connections between the
United States and Germany, and the
rest of the world. which threatened his
commercial supremacy. He reasoned
that "A chain is no stronger than It's
weakest link and the United States
will be no stronger than it's weakest
and most remote island possession He
remembered that Lincoln had said: All
the armies of Europe. Asia and Africa
combined, with a Napoleon for COM
mander could not by force take a drink
from the Ohio river or make q track
on the Blue Ridge Mountains In a trial
of one thousand Years
JOHN BULLS HOPE.
THE Evening Telegram, of Toronto
stated John Bulls hope in these words !:
England WILL of course, be Favorable.
because every colonial accession to the
United States weakens the Republic
toward us. With Porto Rico and the
Philippines threatened by the UNEQUAL
ed sea power of Great Britain, Canada
VIII no longer be considered by the
united States as q hostage for English
good behavior in America, nor will
twisting the lions tail be a pastimA TO
Irish politicians at Washington as il
has in the past
GERMANY AT MANILA.
Accordingly the English press con-
tinued comments of which the following
from the Chronicle, Of Newcastle. is n
fair sample: The German Admiral
Diederichs, with an unnecessarily large
naval force. has been lending such
moral support to General August at
Manila that 1t is openly stated by those
on the spot that the place would before
now nave capitulated had IL not been
for the encouragement afforded by the
presence of the Germans. To such
venom and poison MS this the American
newspapers gave free circulation, with
conspicuous and emphatic headlines
1t is true a German boat did carry
the Spanish Governor Augusti from
Manila to Hong Kong last summer; but
why couldn't America also receive the
information that Dewey and Merritt