Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

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which have been such conspic-
uous feature in the senate this
week, as to our right to acquire
the Philippines, will all be for
gotten should the investigation
which has been started by this
government prove that the sus-
picions now entertained, as to
Germany furnishing Aguinaldo
with money and advice for the
purpose of opposing Americas
control of the Philippines are
founded on fact, and congress
will be as unitedly behind the
government as it was when it
appropriated unanimously S5o,-
600, 900, to be expended by the
president in preparing for the
war with Spain. 1t is because
we no longer have an open out
side enemy that our senator's are
working themselves up over their
construction of the constitution.
When there are outside enemies
to fight they forget everything,
except that we are all Americans
There was no opposition to
the treaty of peace in the cqin-
mittee on foreign relations, and
the treaty was favorably reported
to the senate by Chairman DAVIS,
who was one of its trainers. The
administration program is to
push it to a vote without delay.
The Canadians aided by Amer
leans, including Secretary Alger,
are making determined struggle
to get the Anglo-American COM
mission, which has resumed it's
sittlngs, to make a clause in the
commercial portion of the treaty.
they are working upon that will
provide for the Importation of
Canadian lumber into the u. S..
for 81 a thousand feet instead of
50, as at present. The other side,
composed of some of the richest
American lumbermen, is now
under command of Representative
Tawney, of MINI. Both sides
are represented by large delega-
tions, which makes Washington
hotel keepers wish that the strug-
gle may be a long one.
Two presentation swords are
now on exhibition in. Washing
ton. That ordered by act of
congress to be presented to Ad-
miral Dewey; which is said to be
the finest ever made in the u. s.,
which IS at the navy department,
and that rnadeIby the order of the
Royal Arcanuui. to be presented
by that organization to Rear Ad-
nairal Schley, at a local 1ewelry
store. Both are attracting crowds.
Senator Mason in his speech in
favor of his resolution, declaring
that the u. S. will not attempt to
tgovern the people of another
country without their consent,
was bitingiy sarcastic at times.
For instance, he said, speaking
Eof the Filipinos: sBut, Mr..
President, we are told that we
must civilize them. Which part
of our civilization must we give
them first? Shall we show them
how to run municipalities, with
Doodle aldernaen? / see the chief
of that great sethical society
known as Tantmany Hall says
keep the islands---hold them.
Shall we send him to teach the
Euntaught Filipinos cleanliness il
municipal politics? Shall we
teach them to worship money OF
the man who has it? Shall We
have special instructions to teach
them how to kill postmasters and
their wives and children because
of their complexion? Shall We
have Illustrations showing en-.
flarged pictures of the work o.
our mobs within the last ninety
days, ID North Carolina, Sont1
Carolina and Illinois? Shall we
teach them how to organize
TRUSTS, SO that one or two mer
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