Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28

bill differs in several important par \
ticulars from the bill passed by the \
house. but the strength Of the reor- \
gained army remains the samoa \
minimum Of 5S,G00 men aud a maxi
mum OF 100 Tire clause in the 4
original Dill aboIishing She army can
teen" has been struck out and one in
serted providing that beer but no
other form Of intoxicant may be sold
In the post exchang $. This action is
the result of the testimony given by
army officers in favor Of the sale OF
beer to he soldiers 10 keep them
away from the dives and low resorts
which always abound IN the neighbour
hood OF army posts. 1t is likely 10 be
sharply antagoniz d by the opponents
of the canteen when the bill < Is b.
fore the senate.
The American people love courage,
whether moral or physical. There
fore they VIII not fal To give Secretary
Hay full credit for his moral courage n
making an onioial stat amenl In Which
he assumes absolute RS possibility for
the wording Of the liay-rauncefote
treaty, which the senate 50 radically
amended before ratifyiug. Secretary
Hay said IN that sta cement. ny iiai-
ever odium there. is in connection
with the so-ca!Ied liay-i aun e:cte
treaty rests entirely with the state de-
partInent. The compact was entirely
drawn up by the state department and
submitted to Great Britain with the
result that 1t was approved without
change, even the crossing OF "t' or
the dotting of an 81" Every line,
word and letter Of the treaty is as it
was prepared by the state depart
ment. THIS eifectua!ly disposes OF
! the string of ridiculous stories alleg-
! by Lord Pauncelote or in the British
/ foreign Office in London, and other
! idiotic things 1t also makes it evil
dent that there are no insurmounta-
BILE obstacles in the way OF the accept
ance Of the amended treaty by Great
Britain.
Capt. William Folger, commanding
the u. 5. $. kearsage. said in his re-
port to the navy department or the
performance Of the submarine boat
Holland, In the experiments at New
~. ;e 4 h.. iE,,ll. Il
type will play very serious part in
future naval warfare. There is no
doubt whatever that the vessel at
Newport can approach a turret Ship
unseen, either by night or 10y day.
The only danger is that she may be
run over herself by picket or large
vessels" Admiral Farquhar, COM
mander-iu-chef OF the North Allan
tic squadron: Capt. Mason, command
: ing the torpedo station at Newport,
) and Capt. Nathan Sargent, command
: ing the L, ). :. scorpion, all com
mend the Hollands work in their re.
ports. These reports were sent to the
senate by Secretary Long in compli-
: ance with a resolution offered by Sem
: ator stewart.
Notwithstanding the predictions OF
| the democratic press oil eXtravagant
5 appropriations by tha republi ans ut
! this session OF congress not Single
! appropriation blll las passed winch
l contained an item which any demo-
: GRAFT characterized as eXtrayagant.
+, AS a matter of fact, some mo IA S
are strongly urging eNtravasant ap-
! preparations, to be spent in their ON n
1 localities, for The river aud harbar
! bill, which the house committee had
$ almost finished II there sany ex-
traNagauce at this session Of congress
f, II is likely To be found in that bill.
| II seems impossible for RIVER and
harbor bill 20 get through any con-
: gresS that does not contain pproprla-
: tons that may justly he all ID extray-
, agant by these WHO have no person. |
or neighbarhood interest la the ex-
pendtture of the money
Senator hanna thus disposed OF 4 g
: many sensational stories about COM
} hlnatlons Ia prevent The paSsage #
the ship subsidy bill; Il will say naw
what | have always said. that TINS
bill is for the best interests Of the coun-
try, and ! believe it is going to pass
The senate, know the storie. they
: are telling about what the opposition
: to the bill processes 10 be able TO do.
: | have said from the fist that this
TINS bill must go through congress in
Il perfectly clean way and ahsolut ,y
upon It's merits. And that is the way
: 1t is going through, ii at all. Iwill
stake my reputation as business
man OF u good many years experience
and as shipper on the prediction
that this bill viii de what we claim
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