Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MoNIToR.

| PRESIDENT mckinney Will, IL Is eA>
pected, shortly issue a proclamation
offering an unconditional pardon to
such of the Phil pine rebel, as sur
render before 4 =ven date, and Civ
ing notice a, u all found with arms in
| their han1s after that date, will be
considered brigands and outlaw, and
treated as such. This may cause a
! few spasms among the 'aunties," but
it is the right and proper thing to do.
There is no longer even an apology
for Filipino government, aDd no
organized force of any size anywhere,
and the peaceably inclined Inhabitants
are entitled to the protection of this
government, which can only be made
effectual by breaking up the small
roaming bands of armed rebels, living
by depreciation.
The house disposed Of the Rob-
ert's case last week, by shutting
him out, but the house committee on
mileage still has to decide wether he
is entitled to mileage. Chairman
Barham has been trying to get at the
legal state of the matter. He talked
with attorney General Griggs about it
and was referred to Comptroller
Tracewell, of the treasury, who would
have to pass on the account, it Rob
erts should be allowed mileage. The
comptroller said he would be guided
by the action of the committee on
mileage. Speaking of the matter, Mr..
Barham said: "Personally, [ should
ike to pay Mr.. Roberts the amount of
his mileage. He came here expecting
to receive not only his salary, but the
perquisites that belong to the Office
of representative; but I have exam
ined the law very carefully, and do
not see how we should be justified in
paying him. That is only my person
al opinion. The committee may de-
cid otherwise.''
Democrats are very fond of talking |
about muzzling men, but they seem
to overlook the the recent muzzling |
of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan was muz-
zled by the New York democratic club,
which is another name for Tammany,
when he was dined without being al
lowed to speak, and he was again
muzzled by the gridiron club, of Wash
ington, which had him as one of it's
guests at a dinner, given Saturday
night, where he was free to speak,
but with the knowledge that an in
violable rule of the club prohibits the
publication Of speeches made by its
r
really enjoyed being muzzled, and it
is certain that the democratic party
would be better off in the end if he
were permanently muzzled, as is clear
to close observers that he is driving
old democrats into the republican
party every day by his moss back ut
tersnces, which show an utter ina
bility to read the signs of the times.
The y. S. government is confident
of its ability to protect its interests
and those of all it's citizens under any
and all circumstances; therefore, it
other governments to become party
to negotiations, having in view de-
finition of the right Of neutrals and
an agreement on what shall constitute
contraband of war. These things are j
already sufficiently defined by inter-
national law and precedent to enable
any government, which dares to stand j
up for its rights, to maintain them.
Our representatives. at the peace con-
ference, at The Hugue last year, pro-
posed that all private property at sea
should, in time of war, be respected, :
but the conference declined to agree
to that proposal, and that ended the j
matter. {
A report to the department of state
from Z. j. Albert, U. S. consul at ,
Brunswick, Germany, is devoted to
the remarkable increase Of ship build
ing in Germany, which has become [
second to Great Britain in ocean tran ,
Sportation, and which has obtained {
this enviable position in the short 7
period of ten years. How this jump I
forward in a great industry was Y
brought about, is told in a single sem {
tence, which is the strongest sort of '
in favor of the passage of
the bill now pending before congress, /
providing for the increase of our own ]
marine, by a system Of fed {
eral aid to ship building. "This rapid t
development Of ship building in Ger !
many is to be attributed to the en-
given by the govern {
ment to the ship building interests !
through liberal subventions allowed \