Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13

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Entered at the Postoflce at Marsh alltown.
IOWA, as second-class mali matter.
RENEWAL OF OPERATIONS IN PHILIPPINES
Now that the country has approved
the republican administration a vigor-
GUS and systematic effort will be made
to crush the rebellion in the Philip
pinea simultaneously with this ems
dorsement the enforced military in-s
activity due to the rainy season has
ended and with the disappearance OF
the two chief causes of armed resist
ance to the United States, suggested in.
the foregoing, it is believed in Wash
ington government circles that pro-
nounced progress toward pacification
will be reported to congress at its open
ing session.
The plan of campaign, which is said
to be Of thoroughly comprehensive
character, was prepared by Gen. Mac
Arthur last month after a council of Of
ficers, and has received the unqualified
approval of the war epartment, with
out material modification. 1t involves
extensive naval cooperation. includ-
ing all the regular warships on the.
station, as Well as the numerous gun
boats purchased from the Spaniards,
which are to be distributed in hotillas.
each with a larger Vessel as. flag ship.
Admiral Remey in the flag ship Brook
Ign, has just returned from China TO
Manila to assume personal charge Of
the operations, which Admiral kampff.
in the Newark, already at Cayite, has
been mapping out in. conjunction with
Gen. Macarthur, for several weeks.
OF course the plan of campaign Will
not be revealed by the war department,
and should not be. as it would be COM
munieated to the al,ettors of the re-
bellion at Hong Kong and elsewhere,
and only tend to prolong the struggle.
Enough has been revealed to show that
it will be systematic and vigorous and
WICuOuL8GOuUtg 3eliStliAC.5ts+ NlOlIStlS
the weakness of these bushwackers the
country has dallied long enough With
those who refuse TO be reconciled and.
they will be brought to terms speedily,
if indications are to be relied upon. The
republican policy, 50 far as II has been
developed, is to trea. the people fairly,
literally and accord them all the bless
ings OF an enlightened and just repub-
lican government.
A RISE in MEAT.
The populistic Imagination of the
Cedar Rapids Gazette is fired to urid3
flame by the fact that the prices Of meat
products have advanced at the great
packing centers 1t has figured hastily
a profit Of $4,000, 900 to the Chicago
packers if said advance in price VIII
hold for a year and is Mortified at the
extortion Of laboring men therein con
tained.
The truth of the matter is asst the pack
ers say. meat products have beer SELL
lug NUGlUN@5 CUs'l XIV tile
& advance in the price Of butcher stock
which took place over a year ago. Ii
the Gazette does not believe this let 1T
inquire of the local butcher. If the
7 Gazette can find butcher in Cedar
Rapids that has made profit on his
business during the last two years
will be a remarka BILE case and every
butcher that tries to Kill HE own meats
will say that the competition of the
great Chicago packers is ruinons to
meet. If the syndicate butchers OF Chi
9cago can ship the steers from Iowa to
Chicago, butcher them and ship the car
cases back again, having first paid the
z cost of travelling salesman TO drum"
up the trade, and sell the meat cheaper
than the local butcher can afford 10 do
by buying stock tight on the ground. it
must mean that the high price of meat
on the hoof has had something to do
With the price Of meat ON the block.
hogs have brought good prices in Chi
cago for some time and toWnspeople
know that the price of meats has ad !
vanced very little. Local butchers know
that it must advance to afford a living
profit. So for a newspaper to go into
& antitrust Mysteries because of reas-
enable and inevitable advance in prices
indicates a sad lack Of information or
an insane hatred Of the class of great
producing corporations
THE INDIANS TOO WELL FED.
The recent annual report Of the com
missioner of Indian affairs contains a
recommendation tina the indiscriminate
distribution Of rations be stopped at
3 once as it tends to encourage idleness
and beggary and STILES energy and