The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-04

enactment of legislation providing for this
great work. Both the senate and house,
in my opinion, will pass the bill without
delay
II don't think that the reduction of the
appropriation to 100000 from the total
of $l4O,OOo.OOO initiates against The success
of the canal. 1t matters not whether the
appropriation for the cost of the canal is
provided for in ONE Bill or whether it is
spread over a succession of years. as are
the appropriations for other public inn
proyements. The people are for the canal
and no congress would dare withhold a
dollar of appropriation for the prosecution
of that work. The Nicaragua canal is now
an assured fact
The fact that congress viii pass no river
and harbor bill at this session will not in
terfere in the least with the improvement
of the Warrior and other rivers in Alabama.
More money is already appropriated for
these works than be properly spent be-
fore the next December session of congress.
Both Mr.. Banldhead and Mr.. Underwood
are confident that the river and harbor bin
of the next session of congress will carry
$500 900 for the Warrior river and VAN
made the announcement ito the committee,
of which he is a member that he expects
this sum, and nearly every member of the
commattee has expressed his approval of
Mr.. Bankhead's suggestion. /. However,,
both Mr.. Bankhead and Mr.. Underwood are
anxious that strong committee from B.r-
mfngham shall visit Washlnngto and put
all the facts in connection with the neces-
committee. With the aid of the Blrming-
ham people they are confident of success.
The republican administration and presi-
dential leaders are in much political dis
tress over the manner and methods of de-
vising governments for Porto Rico and the
Philippines. Porto Rico is already the
actual property of the United States. How
ever, many of the republican leaders are
DESTROYS of establishing territorial form
of government similar to that existing in
Alaska. Such a government would permit
the free transport alton of goods from Porto
Rico into this country Some of the New
England senator's, and particularly those
from Connecticut. are vigorously objecting
to this policy, fearing that it would play
havoc with the Conneetfcut tobacco produc-
ton.
in regard to the Philippines there is a
strong element among the republicans in
congress in favor of letting the matter OF
esta blishing tine government go over until
after the presidential election, and throw
ing the burden of the handling of the Phil
drspines uoen the president until that time.
The admin.s,.ra ton hackers want congress
-. viQMes of the
president and his advisors as to a system
of government we're practically expressed
by Senator Fairbanks, CT Indiana in his
recent speech. 1t is nothing more nor less
than a colonial form of government. 1t
is, for the F'iltpinos, taxation without rep
resenltation. It is imperialism rum riot.
The republican leaders know the intense
antagonism of the American people for
imperial forms OF government, and they,
therefore, in face of a presidential cleo
ton, hesitate to take the step which they
would quickly take were the election three
years off.
If it is possible to let the matter rest
without any definite decision until after
the presidential election the republicans
will do so. And they likewise propose to
let the matter OF providing large stand
ing army for this country remain quiet
until after the election
The republicans. however,, propose i'm
mediately after the presidential election to
provide colonial form of government for
the Philippines, and to provide for stand
ing army of from 100000 to 10000 men,
Many of the republican leaders do not
hesitate TO express themselves in favor of
a large standing army. They want $1,000
Hit.
abroad or at home in the event CT neces-
slty-ipr6bably to be used at home as they
were used in Chicago a few years ago.
T.. w. B.