The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-08
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Feb. (,

The administration programme is
receiving some severe jots in Con-
gress, and its path is getting rocker
every day. This week several repubh-
can Senators went to see Mr.. McKin-
ley and requested him to withdraw the
reciprocity treaties now before the
Senate, in order to save them from
formal rejection, which would not
only humlliate Mr.. Mckinley but
would advertise the difference of opin.
ion between him and members OF mis-
party in Congress. He has also been
told that the only chance the free
trade section of the Porto Rico bill
has to become law is by the help of
democratic votes, many democrats
having expressed themselves in favor
of it on general principles, although
1t is not likely that any concerted
action in its favor will be taken by
the democrats. The republicans ofthe
House Ways and Means Committee
have reported substitute for the ad.
ministrstion bill for free trade with
Porto Rico, which provides for a duty
OF IS per cent of the present tariff on
Porto Rican products. These things
show that the much talked about re
publican harmony is fake.
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s.The threat of treason will not deter
us from disclosing the facts as they
may come into our possession" was
the def thrown at the imperialists by
Senator Pettigrew after he had been
ruled out of order when trying to read
quotations from published statement
made by Aguinaldo as to his relations
with Admiral Dewey, and been called
traitor by Senator Hawley. Senator
Lodge read a letter from Admiral
Dewey denying what Aguinaldo had
said. This denial of the Admiral said
OF Aguinaldo: 81 never treated him
as an ally except to make use of him
and the soldiers to assist me in my
operations against the Spanards." "
That "except' is an important word.
In making use of Agulnaldo and his
soldiers did not Admiral Dewey make
an ally of him in spirit, even if there
was no actual agreement to that effect?
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Senator Bacon's speech against the
imperlaistic policy of the administra-
ton IN the Philippines was full of con
servatlve but unanswerable arguments
against imperialism, which he de
clared meant standing army of 400,
600 men and an annual expense o.
$Ioo, 900. He told the imper
ialists that "the thirst for empire i:
like the desire tor human blood,
The following extract gives gooc
idea of the general tenor of the speech
''The conditions which now exist, anC
which will undoubtedly exist here
after if we permanently retain tn,
Philippines, makes it impossible tina
they can ever become a State; and t.
hold them as subject colony make
necessary revolution in our system
of government which should not b
aided by anyone who is loyal to tn
principles upon which that system
founded. 1t is revolution which, Will
it denies liberty to other people, er
dangers the liberty of our own people.
In answer TO questions from Senate
Spooner as to what this Congres
could do, Mr.. Bacon said it coul
make the same declaration regardin
the Philippines that the last Congre:
did with reference to Cuba. Senate
Bacon was followed by Senator Telle
who was the author of the Cuban res'
luton adopted by the last Congress
and he took occasion to express h
most sincere regret that he had NJ
included in that revolution the peop
ofal the Spanish possessions acquire
by the U. S., as we'll as the Cuban
This was help from an unexpect'
quarter, as Mr.. Teller had been cour
cd as supporter. albeit lukewar
one, of the retention of the Philippln
The New York Reform Club,
which Hon. John De Witt Warner
president, has stirred up the advocat
of the shipsubsidy job by circulating
letter against it containing this SCI
ence: "Lobbyists in the employ
the prospective benehciaries of
bounty haze already carefully 'ca
vassed' Congress, which means Il
every 'approachable' Senator a
Congressman has, by some sort o
promise or bribe been reasoned W
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