The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28

sugar there now as any other man; that
he has fifteen hundred acres of land that
he says is worth $50 an acre. It occurred
to some of us that there must be some
thing behind his interest in American af-
fairs that made him so anxious to have
free trade. An investigation proved that
instead Of paving S1.60 hundred. as he
| has been paving under the Dingley act,
he was not willing to pay the 40 cents a
| hundred that he would have to pay if he
had come in under the original House bill,
or the u cents a hundred coming in un-
der the present bill. Why did he object
Simply because he could put every farth-
ing in his own pockets and not single
dollar of it go to the poor people of the
island"
Air. Williams Comment.
Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. Williams. Il
have now heard the explanation. Monies
laborante nascitur ridiculus mus l am
now informed that the chief executive Of a
great nation of 10 GOO of people, that
the legislative body Of that people, repre-
senting the traditions. the history, the as
pirations of the greatest Republic upon the
surface Of this earth, has changed policy
of plain duty of evident justice for
fear that some money might go into the
! pockets of man named Finley. Is there
any other explanation from that side OF
the House of any reason existing now that
did not exist at the time the President
| wrote his message"
Let me say further that this man is not
paying cent of taxes on this land, said
Mr.. Steele.
Il understand that" replied Mr.. VIII
lams Il am taking for granted that this
| thing would enrich Finley; l am taking it
| for granted that Finley is British sub
ject; / am taking it for granted that Fin
| ley is the arch devil himself. and yet L
cannot see that all the decisions of the
Supreme Court of the United States as to
| uniform taxation between the parts of the
United States and the hitherto traditional
policy of the United States. which has been
that whenever we added population to our
people we treated them Just as we did our
other people. should be set aside
Chairman Hull Speaks.
Mr.. Hull OF Iowa. Chairman Of the Com
mttee on Military Affairs, said that as a
member of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee he was interested in
the statement reported in Washington
newspaper and purporting to be made by
a Republican member. He said no man
| who would make such a statement and
withhold his name was worthy of belief.
The han would never dare to let his name
be known, so that it could be proved that
he was a common falsifer. The paper.
Mr. Hull said. had no right to send out
such a charge anonymously so that MEM
bers we're helpless to prove its falsity.
Mr. Hull, referring TO the criticism made
upon American possession and occupation
| of the Philippines. read number Of de-
spatches circulated among the insurgt nts,
to show that they are supported by the
Democratic party here; and that If they
could but hold on until after the election
the United States forces would be with
! drawn from the islands. The war. what
was left of it, MIR. Hull said, was con-
tinued tpon the faith in word sent from
the United States.
Mr. Parker of New jersey said Demo-
Gratis had challenged Republicans to state
their policy in the Philippines. 1t was"
he said. ito shoot back as long as we are
shot at" He devoted his time TO dis
cusson of the necessity Of Army reorgani-
zation.
Mr.. Sulzer of New York addressed the
committee on the Boer war. saying: Since
the commencement of this session of Con-
gress. several resolutions expressing sym
/ pathy with the South African patriots have
been introduced In this House by myself
and other members. The Speaker has re-
ferred these resolutions to the Committee
| on Foreign Affairs and although ample
! time has ELAPSED that committee has
taken so far as We know. no action con-
! corning the same. For that reason and
lest more favorable opportunity shall
! rot be available desire at this time to
| express and 10 place on record my abhor-
renee and condemnation OF the unjust, the
inhuman the predatory. the crlel and
| the barbarous war the Empire of Great
Britain is re,ntlessly wagilg in South
| Africa TO destroy and exterminate two
brave little Republcs-sisters OF our own
and as free and independent
In conclusion he said
The truth is. and history will so record
it. that England wants the control of this
| country because it is the richest in gold
| in the world.
The Beers will never surrender. They
can only be conquered by being eXter-
minated and England must not be per-
mitted to exterminate them aud steal their
homes. Her criminal march of devasta-
tion must and will be checked. America
must do It's duty. The great Republic. the
beaconight OF the world in the name Of
liberty, humanity and justice must de-
mand peace. and make that demand good.
| We have the right to interfere and Insist
on peace. We have the right to express our
| sympathy. We have the right to aid the
Red Cross Society. International law
gives us these rights and we shall exercise
| them.
In my opinion the defeat of the Beers
| will be the severest blow to republican
Institutions that has been struck in more
than a century and every friend of liberty.
the world over, should feTvently pray that
Dom Paul may be successful How pa
tFiotic citizens OF this country can sympa-
| thize with Great Britain in this cruel, un- =
just and unholy war against our two sis
ter Republics Is beyond my comprehension.
| Their defeat viii be a terrible blow to
free Institutions on this hemisphere. and
give thrones and empires a renewed lease
Of life at the very dawn OF the twentieth
century,
The Philippine question.
Mr. Lentz of Ohio followed with a gen.
eral criticism of the Philippine policy OF
the Administration. He quoted from the
interview with General Lawton by the
Rev. Mr.. Mcqueen. in the Congregation
alist." in which General Lawton was re-
ported to have said that the accursed war
ought to be stopped; that the time had
come for diplomacy TO step in. The truth
of the statement had been questioned and
Mr.. Lentz had written to find out the facts.
| Mr. McQueens secretary had replied that
the report OF the Interview had been writ
ten from notes taken at the time. and the
only change made by Mr.. Mcqueen had
been. as he was writing TO a religious pa
per. TO change the word 'damnable' TO
| "accursed."
The speaker referred to the statement
in President McKiRIey's message that vol
unteer soldiers willingly extended their
| service in the Philippines beyond their
| term of enlistment. In this Mr.. Lentz said
| he had been misled. The officials of the
War Department he said had written to
him that thousands of requests for dis