Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-03-06

stitution, but congress has the power
to adopt so much of its provisions
as 1t deems wise" OF our rule in the
Philippines he said: an spite of our
elves we have colonial possessions.
We have no policy to declare, no
glittsring resolutions or proclama-
nations to Ike and IN culture to
emharrass u.s. We will stamp out
the insurrection and establish a
stable government. We will organize
local government. We will constitute
courts. We will insure with tt e entire
power of the United States security
for life and property, freedom OF re-
ligion, and the equal and just ad
mlnistration of the law The kinder
garten of liberty, under competent
instructors, rapidly develops its
pupils for larger responsibilities, and
an increasing share in their local and
general assemble One year OF rule
by the United States IN Cuba is a
convincing object lesson. Brigands
have become farmers and revolution
lists conservative citizens. Order has
taken the place of anarchy and law
OF license The Cubans are develop
ing their Industries and rapidly ac
curing ha bits OF self government. So
the uplifting of the people IN the
Philippines to the com prehension
and practice OF orderly industry, re-
spect tor individual rights, confidence,
and then participation in govern
ment will add enormously to their
happiness and reciprocalIy to the
strength, prosperity, and power OF
our country"
Senator Frye said of the shipping
bill, which has been favorahly re-
ported to the senate: 1T is my opin-
ion that the immediate effect OF the
passage of this bill will be to insure,
within five years, the construction of
approximately half a million tons Of
new ships in American ship yards, to
increase the efficiency Of our shipping
in the foreign trade at least three
fold in that time, to largely and per
marently reduce rates of ocean trans
portation, to thus increase our eX
j port trade, to eventually bring the
cost of constructing ships as low in
/ the United States as it Is elsewhere
! to place tall times al tn Immediate
4 command of the government effective
ships and trained men, to have our
mails carried free, and to gradually
and [ hope rapidly-put an end to
our present payment OF $175, 600
600 year to the foreign shipping
doing our foreign carrying
General Ludlow, military governor
~ ii q ,Uho 10
this week to confer with President
Mckinley and Secretary Root on ex
listing conditions in Cuba, said be
fore starting back to Havana: "The
president expressed himself as pleased
with the conditions as [ explained
them to him, and | have reason tc
uelieve that be will be glad when the
people Of Cuba are in a position tc
adopt self-government. The mum
cipal elections, which are to be hello
in all the cities on the island in May
will show which way the politica
wind blows
There are two little obstacles in the
way Of the yellow journal story that
Attorney General (ftig5s was To sue
coed Justice Gray, of the United
| States supreme court-nelther gen
!! tlema,n has any idea of changing bis
! pr sent position.
Representative Cannon stated the
Republican position on the Philip
pine question in u nutshell VIII. N ht
said: "I'm for keeping the Philip
pines, under the treaty and under the
constitution, subject to the legisla-
ton of the country that owns them
and work out the good results fol
them, and the good results for us
I'll risk the peoples verdict on that
ISSUE"
The house military committee has
favorably reported bills to give the
adjutant general of the army the
rank of major general, and asking
the president to promote brigad lei
general who was in command of ar
army in Cuba to be major genera
on the retired list. The last DILL ap-
plies to General Shafter, but his
name could not be used in the BILL