The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-24
ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND
Congressman Sulzer, of New York
Scores the Mckinley Admin
istration.

Congressman Sulzer recently introduced a
resolution into the House of Representatives.
calling upon the War Department for Intor
nation ms 10 what Notifications Great Britain
was erecting upoa the Canadian border.
The committee on Military Affairs ga Tues
day submitted a reply from AdJutant. General
Corbin saving such information Vas secret.
bur that Great Britain was erecting 30 works
which threatened our rights.
The committee recommended that the res
oluiion lie upon the table.
Upon this motion Mr.. Sulzer obtained leave
10 speak for five minutes and he used hiS Iiule
veil Ia score the Mckinley Administration
He said
Mr.. Speaker this resolution ipfroduost 10
good faith and al popular demand for Legitimate
fnfarfnasior which the War ncparinent shaaii
furnish TO this House. There h nothing ia the
Olutinn hich calls for any secret information from
the War Det.ar tment u is very ssrsuge % setas
TO me. that the Committee Military AtEirs ar
80 sensitive in res2Tt g this resolution
The report from the AdJntNni-,sencral i pups
fcrous aud untcnahis he sAys tlaaE Grgai hrstaln
Is nos trespzsSing upu oar territory No ofe COT
tends that Great Britain is rcsTssssing Epssa oar
territory. How ridiculous y Is for the Adlliani
General % say that ia this report Waat Ne do Sc
clare and what every thinking aud intelligent ca.
rem Of this country knows Il that while Gr.t Brit
aiu is pretending b. friend she l. siulo1siy
and Sisaiiously au consistently crrsing grrat iof
tiHeafious on our northern frontier which inamarr
Of "a hours eou DESTROY our ciIes our tosus ami
LAY waste the property % cur people,
IL seems 70 that today the Administration j.
bring humburgcd by the Administration Of 0rcsi
Britain Nothing Dc done unless se Eri the
convent Of Downing street
I say that on this resolution Z waut a. Ert the
sense % this House and fnd who tac friends
OF Ausertca and ho the friends Of Great Brit
ain We ought % have this information The get-
fieSnzn fron Illinois the other day reported % tAs
HOUSE the Fertilization btu Carrying sPproIft4.
ton Of three four millions more than the LAST
appropriation bill We want this information ia
order to intellgcnfy know what fergiaaaiians 80
ought = erect in opposition 20 TIE tortncaIioos
Great Britain l. erecting
There isa feeling all over this cuuntrr 1hat iise
Admin istrafiou has Absolutely aud abjctly suTruF
done so in Alaska. Il has done N regard % the
NicAragnA Canal u Is doing 40 uuw In thc nrlcnt,
ia the Philippines and Ia China IL has tzsHn
done by Great Britain in this in south Affs-
ca. Applause on Democratic SIDE
II q had not been for what the Administration
did the other day after consultation with Lord
EAuncefole-after being told WhAf 20 DO BY sails
hury-thare would have becu concert % knrng~aH
powers which would have demanded the CESSATION
% war IN South Africa The Administrator here Is
more English than the Administration in L0rsion.
and Il Is time for samc 70 staBi ZIP here aut
talk for American rights agntnsl British Interests
Loud applause on the Democratic SIDE.
At the conclusion Of Mr. SulLers remarks
on a raising vote the motion 10 Law the rrso-
luton on the table was carsied-s4 To -.
Thereupon Mr.. Sulzer demanded the yeas
and nays. which were ordered, and the reso-
luton was laid upon the tAble-ll0 10 81.