Washington sentinel., 1900-10-06

been taken, and being convinced that
The work Of flooding the country with
those sugar coated British imperiallstic
ideas which had been sanctified and
consecrated as being necessary to the
intellectual welfare Of the American
people by those allwise and incorrupti
BILE pedagogical doctors Ofthat far famed
intellectual ssnitarium, the Bureau Of
Education. would 90 on uninteTrup tedly
the Commissioner sailed for Europe
Some one will say that these charges
| are coiored partisan feeling, or that they
spring from pTeiudicial motives. To all
such ! will state that was employed in
the Bureau OF Education from the
beginning OF the Mckinley AdmIntstra-
ton until July 1899: that am personally
| acquainted with every person employed
by that Office; that they were all nv
friends until exposed this fraud; that
was promoted and transferred to the
Geological Survey July 27th, 1899; that
l am still employed in the Survey; that
| am thoroughly familiar with all the
workings OF the Bureau OF Education;
that am able to speak advisedly about
this matter since have sufficient evil
dence in NV possession to prove every
allegation that | have made; and that
have three men, who were engaged in
this work, who are willing to make
afidavits with me TO the charges made. |
There are others whose party feelings |
are so strong and whose party affiliations !
are so dear are so dear that they will be |
willing to smother all patriotism aud !
self respect in their hearts and try TO |
excuse the Administration from culpa- |
bilitY and completely in this conspiracy
against the American voters by arguing |
that the Administration cannot be held |
responsible for the acts OF subordinate |
officials. would like to point all who !,
hold these views to the fact that the |
Bureau Of Education is a part OF the
Interior Department; that the Secre'
tarY OF the Interior is a member Of the
Cabinet and is accountable by law TO
the President sEd the American people
for all the official acts OF every bureau
in his Department that the Commis.
sioner OF Education was appointed by
the President upon the Tecommeud dation
of the Secretary OF the Interior; that !
this fact makes the Commissioner an !
administrative agent Of the President;
that il IS within the Presidents power
to either ratiiy or repudiate his acts as
agent; that these charges have been I
extensively published; that they have
not been explained, excused or repudi- |
sted that by silence the AdmInistrs ton |
has ratified the Commissioned acts;
and that by every rul OF law and equity |
the Administrator s refusal to repudIate |
these acts has made it responsible for |
them.
The motives for this conspiracy,
which spTang out OF the s, cret alliance |
between Great Britain and the Ad min. |
istration, are not far to seek, The
ADM nistratIon was eager to excuse ITS !
sympathy for England and against the
Beers in the British war Of colonial
exploitation and criminal aggression
in South Africa. Il was trying IN an
indirect way 10 justify its atrocious and |
murderous war IN the Philippines be. |
cause Il was aware that il it extended |
any sympathy to the Beers, England |
would practice retribution by extending |
sympathy to the FilIpinos. It hoped to !
correct what Englishmen had termed |
an erroneous impression" in this coun- |
try with reference to the manner in |
which England proposes to benevOlently |
assImilate the Boer Republics. In order |
to befriend England in this way |
and to accomplish this dual purpose, it |
prOstituted the Bureau OF Education, |
which more than all other Offices should |
have remained free from political
intrigue and partisan service. The
Administration knew that public senti-
ment has been grossly outraged By its
attitude towards England IN the Boer
war; that the American voters were
cOndemning Il for having allowed Eng.
land 10 repeatedly violate international
Law by seizlng articles of American
production not contrahand OF var. by
allowing English officials to interfere