Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-10
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Bryan Attempts q AlsNst I1l .
johns Critisisns q ~ fal \ l
About Sulp Treaty. iI;1)) .jj
Admits He Made llissts III eats Il q
1hen Makes More Falso M s
Conclusions. ss::E

Conclusions. ssi a.
And Tries to Cover Up His Csaf
sion BY Attack oa Porte q
Rico Law. g1s5 Us u
Kalamazoo. Mich. Oct. Il. William SIS
Jennings Bryan today took cogntsAnce @
of the letter sent him by Assistant 1ec-
retary OF War Meikeljohn. given ans
yesterday, and prepared reply. which
says: SEs
1T is true the president two months
after the signing OF the sulu treaty,
sent to Gen. Otis the instructtons from S
which you quote. You will note tho
treaty or demand, as the president de-
scribes. is confirmed and approve
subject to the action OF congress-, ~ ri
the only exception he made was III ls.gsISg
gard to Article 10, relating to slayegy.
You can but know, however. that sineos
| the president sent those instructi01
the republican party, with the appeoval
OF the administration. hos adopted tho
theory that the constitution does noA
follow the flag and therefore the thix.
lteenth amendment does not interfere
with slavery in the sulu archipeiaSo.
The Porto Rican law asserts the
doctrine that the people Of Porto Rice
are beyond the protection Of the con-
Istitution and can be governed by tlo
arbitrary and unrestrained power q 4
| the president and congress. II the en-
4 stitution itself can not reach the West
Indies. how can the thirteenth amend
ment find Its way across the Paciacx
| into Asia? The president does NOT te
Ipudiate Article 13. which reads: sIhe
United States will give full protecttoA
to the sultan and subjects IL any fore
eign nations should attempt to imDnse
4 upon them. B
I'm view OF the fact that the peesi-
dent in his letter Of acceptance de-
clares it Is dangerous for the United
States to agree to protect . Christian
republic in the Philippines, would e
not be wise for him to withdraw an;
4 agreement to protect Mohammedan
8 3island? The agreement does not re-
q pudiate Article Il. which reads: The
4 United States will not sell the island OF
), Sulu or any other island of the Sulu
) archipelago to any foreign nation With
!. out the consent Of the sultan Of Sulu.
, ssIf we took all the Philippines from
q Spaindwithout the consent OF the sinhA0-s
.sIitants is it fair that we should agree
( lnot to sell any Sulu island without the
9 consent of the sultan? In other words
Ills it more important that the sultanss
s wishes be consulted than that the In
81 terests of the rest of the people should
be regarded 2"
Benton Harbor, Mich, Oct. 10. Nv. j..
Z Bryan today began two days tour OF
Michigan, making his first speech In
1.-the state at New Buffalo. Before he
Preached that place he made short ad-s
I Idress at Michigan City. Ind. At New
,8 IBuffalo he said he would be satisfied to:
$ have all who are loanning money IN
Europe to vote for Mckinley, IL those
who are not loaning money there would
ivote# for him. Benton Harbor was
reached at 9 o'clock. while Bryan was
Ieating breakfast. The speakers plat
t form stood at the station and an inn
! mense crowd which had congregated,
5 waited patiently while Bryan hurriedly
a finished his meal He talked for half
: an hour. dwelling especially on trusts
{ and imperialism. ass 4
BIG DAY FOR RoosEvELT.
r Indiana Gives the Rough Rider =
Warm Welcome.
Monon Ind. Oct. 10. Governor
e Roosevelt this morninG 0DRned three
d days campaign in indiana, speaking at
s. Hammond to the largest crowd that
k ever assembled at that place. He was
y met at the station of the Monon rail-
n way, over which line he came, by local
g committees and, with several compa-
s nies of rough riders, and escorted to the
y public square. A stop of two minutes
was made at Rennsaeler, where mer
q and women gathered about the platform
n Of the car to shake hands with the gov
+ ernor while he was speaking. At La;
y fayette there was a large procession
: embracing a heavy escort OF mounted
II rough riders and the crowd was aug
'e mented by the arrival of several e1cur.
N sion parties from nearby towns. Owin{
: to the fact that the special was nearly
70 an hour late. the governor spoke briehS
q and left for Frankfort. x-Miniatei
~ Barrett, who left the train here, where
20 he speaks tonight, conversed 6or mort
= THAN an hour with Governor Roosevelt
q discussing the situation In the Philip
% pines Barrett, who was appointed b,
$. Cleveland and who. until the presen
a troubles in the Philippines began, was (
= staunch democrat, is now supportinl
=, n Mckinley and Roosevelt and in g. fes
10 days will leave for the Pacific coast
Y. Y where he will speak until the end Of tn
campaign. He assured the governo
THAT the election Of Mckinley will b
Followed imme ediately by q cessation 9
Operations on the part Of the natives.
Chicago, Oct. 10-Governor Roose
velts special train arrived from 9
- Louis 1t 8 o'clock this morning and hal
an hour later departed for Indian,
where the governor Will spend the mex
ng two days The party is In charge q
u Senator Fairbanks.
on steel Nails for New Zealand.
Cleveland. o., Oct. 10.-A train Z
vs.. forty fiat cars. loaded with 1000 tons (
ct. steel rails. for New Zealand. was starte
from the youngstown steel mills Tues
ayl day The rails were made at ii
ne Youngstown plant Of the National 9ts
Company.
y Andrew c.. Armstrong. one Of. I. .tf
fni,ndAre az Srrihner'ss 8 Monthly and OF