Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-29

For Congressman. Fifth district
ROBERT G. COUSINS.
A SETTLEMENT PROBABLE.
All the Indications point to an early
and peaceful termination of the sreai
miners strike in the anthracite region.
Both sides of the contending forces APP
tlement. The operators. while asserting
that the miners are earning fair wages
now, and as much as they can afford to
pay, Sc en- willing to meet the men more
than half way by increasing their pay
10 per cent. 1t is freely predicted that,
with a concession thus made. nearly all
of the men Mill resume work again
early next week With the presence. of
troops on the ground acts of violence
have ceased and While the miners are
using all their influence to make the
and the hope OF a peaceful settlement is
everywhere EXPRESSED. II would be a
crime against innocent Women and chill
dren TO continue IT, The strike in the
first place VAS without justification, so
far as wages were concerned, if the
fair statements Of unprecedented observ-
ers are 10 be credited A MarshalltoWn
man who has q relative III the head oil
one of hess mines scouts The claim that
these men are poorly paid. To his per-
sonal knowledge they have been earn
ing big wages and working abou, two
thirds of the time by their own yelition.
The origin of the strike lies in the
scheming of the officers Of the union
supported by soft coal forces 10 compel
recognition of their organization by
the hard coal operators, notwithstand-
ing the fact that hard and soft coal IN
terests. are antagonistic To each other.
The officers have taken advantage of a
political crisis to preeipitates the strike
and it is freely asserted that they are
supported by laaders of calamity.
politics-and ffos al! OF which the poor
miners will foot the bill eventually.
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COLONIES c0NsTlTUTloNALLY LEGAL.
Charles A. Gardner, well-known
lawyer Of New York City, made, a
speech to q republican mass meeting
the other night that premises5t to become
the text Of future republican campaigns
ing. Lawyer Gardiner proceeded to de-
fend the administration Philippine
course from purely legal standpoint
and by explaining briefly a few points
in constitutional and International law
he was able With few supreme court
decisions to present such a clear case. III
j. stification of every act performed by
the president that ene reading Mr..
Gardeners speech is amazed al the sim
plicity of the PHILIPPINE problem and
even surprised al its perfect regularit; );
according to law and precedent.
The first subject considered is our IL
tie to the Philippines. This Mr.. Bryan
has questioned. The right 10 acquire
foreign territory, Mr.. Gardiner shows, is
derived from the cnumerated constitu-
tional powers to declare war and ID
make treaties. Quoting Chief Justice
Marshall, The constitution confers Az
solutsly upon the government OF the
union the power of making war and 81
making treaties, consequently that gov
eTnment possesses the power of acquir-
ing territory either by conquest or by
treaty. Our title u the Philippines
every one knows. was obtained b,
treaty after conquest. 1t is good b,
succession of discovery by conquest, by
purchase and By. treaty, four recognized
international sources of acquisition ans
each sanctioned by our cottrts Mr.
: Gardiner says spain discovered arc
occupied the islands in 157l For 80
years its occupation continued, it's GOV.
eminent was the only government
known, and its title was acknowledged
by every nation in the world. Hence
: when Spain sold us the islands her tia.
by discovery and occupation passed Il
and was vested absolutely in the United
states.' This legal truth is 50 appar.
ent thatone questions Mr.. Bryan.s sin.
cerity when he denies it.
Bryanis known as a demogogue. His
style Of argument is the catch phrase
the trick syllogism designed to catcf
the uniformed by artful statements
which, in their limited information, they
{ are unable to get around even tho the,
\ know the principle Of his proposition IL
be wrong. Hence we find him in one o,
/. his public speeches conducting a sclloo
Of instruction, not to explain public
4 questions. but to teach his hearers how
to combat republican arguments. One
Of his pet phrases is to ask. did WI
purchase the people or were they
Il thrown I'M with the land?" Mr. Gardi.
4 nsr explains that no one contends thai
8 we purchased the people. The United