The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-06

day c. a EDWARDS. !

Washington, April 2.--(stan speciai,)--
There is some more trouble ahead Tor the
administration from the good temperance
people OF the country, They will soon be
camping on his tMcKiniey's) trail like
chicken after q June bug. Naturally they
are interested in having the new posses
slons OF this country made as temperate
as II Is possible to get them and they nave
been working to that end. but with very
/ little success. All the islands are under
military law and a word from Mckinley
TO any OF the governors would have ef-
fectually stopped all unusual sales oil
strong drink. The word has never been
given and thereby hangs trouble for the
administration.
| large delegation of good Temperance
workers was before the insular affairs
committee OF the house the other day for
the purpose of urging that committee and
congress to take some action against the
free and unlimited use OF intoxicants In
the Philippines and the other Islands now
under the domination of this government.
1t appears from the testimony which they
furnished the committee under oath that
when the American troops landed at Ma
Mia that city had only about half dozen
places where intoxicants were sold, and
that only light wines. At this time they
say there are over 400 saloons In Manila
alone. all owned or operated by Americans
These owners OF these drinking places pay
the sum OF SO a year for license to sell
liquor. At least that is all the govern
ment gets out Of 1t. and there is no telling
where the rake-off goes. 1t would be a
very easy matter for the shrewd republi-
can boss. Mark Hanna, to order McKin-
ley to have General Otis pull the leg OF
each one of these saloons to the tune of
$500 or $500 and turn 1t into the republican
campaign fund. I do not charge that this
Is being done, but what would be easier?
This temperance delegation says that
drunkenness in the island OF Luzon Is in
creasng with wonderful rapidity and that
the sales TO the various American regi-
ments are astounding. Extracts from
prominent liquor journals in this country
were introduced to show the great increase
in the sales of American liquors in that
island. The testimony showed that the
incest business streets In the city OF Ma
Mia, formerly occupied by leading bust
ness houses, had been converted into
streets OF dramshops and the other lines OF
business had been compelled to move in
order TO get the trade of the best people
/.
These people testified that they have
been 10 Mckinley and begged him to take
cogni7ance OF this state OF affairs over
there and that they could get no satistac-
ton out OF him as to what course he would
pursue in the matter. They admit that
under martial law word from him would
make Otis take a reef in this wholesale
debauchery OF our soldiers, but that he re-
: fuses to state whether he will say that
: word. In this extremity they have gone
TO the lnsular affairs committee and they
beg that some action be taken and be
I taken quickly.
There is no doubt OF the truth of the
\ assertions they make concerning this mat
! ter and II would be interesting to know
: how some of the expansionist preachers in
. this country feel on the subject. Some O,
h them have been very earnest In their ad
vocacy OF Mckinley and his policy OF i'm.
q perialism In those islands, giving as &
/, reason that they saw an opportunity tC
: spread the gospel Do they think this ad.
!, ministration is helping them out any in
u refusing to either put stop to this whole.
u sale debauchery of our soldiers, by closing
8 some of the many places where they car
phe liquor traffic is about the only one
a that has grown to any extent in our new
1 possessions since the game of "beneyo.
: lent assimilation" began.
!.
,r AS chronicled In the press dispatches
/ Hon. Webster Davis. the assistant secre.
!. tary of the interior today resigned his pc.
siton in this administration. He has no
Is been In his office to do any work since hi.
Z return here last week. Web. is now max
" ing extensive preparations to lecture al
!, over the country in the interest Of tn,
It Beers. or course he could not do tina
ID and remain in the position he has beer
n occupying with credit to himself and thu
IS office. on account of the very pronounced
10 pro- English sentiment that has permeatet
~ this administration since It's very incep
ton. That. however. Is not the cause o
his resignation. He could not get alonl
10 with the present secretary OF the interior
ar Hitchcock. and he has had serious troubl
le with II. Clay Evans, the cranky commits
- sioner of pensions. That is the cause o
II his recent vacation and trip to South AZ
to RIGA and that is the cause OF his resigna
J. ton now.
AS soon as HITCHCOCK got INTO MS OFFICE
n place that he knows no more about thar
ID do of navigating a ship, and the ap
$ pointment to which paralyzed everybod,
n here with establishment, he found out tina
. Weo. Davis was bigger man than him
:, self and he set to work to get rid of him
a. Hitchcock was put into that job as the re
TO suit OF deal with Kerens. Elkins 4 Co
l. and because he was at the head Of the BIZ
m glass trust in this country The glas
,e trust has been for several years trying I
grab the rich gilsonite beds In the Ute In
dian country In Northern Utah and South
ern Idaho and the decision as TO whethe
y these lands could be opened up and worke
~ or not was left to the secretary OF III
y interior. This decision was not rendere
k by Hltcheock's predecessor and It cam
Ia over to him as a legacy from Bliss. /
h, Is not hard to tell how this thing will b
~ decided when the glass trust gets ready 70
W the decision, You might as we'll send
= friend beefsteak by hungry lion. Well
this gentleman came TO the eonclusio
., that Web. Davis was in his way and tina
!, he must be made to walk the plank. II
made 1t so uncomfortable for Davis tina
'r he could no longer stand It and retail
: his self-respect and he took the frs
a, means OF getting out from under the domi
ie nation OF an ignorant money grubbei
IN Hence the trip to South Africa and tn