Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
OH HOW HARMONIOUS!
LOUD INDEED ARE THE ADMO-
NITIONS FOR PEACE.


NITIONS FOR PEACE.
Charges of Treason Made Against Those Who
Criticise the Methods of the Administration
Admiral Dewey's Dubious Definition of
the Word "Ally"-Senator Bacon Gives I'm
periaIism Lively Shakc.Up Senator Teller
Regrets He Did Not Include the FiIipinOs
with the Cubans Regarding the Policy to be
Pursued Towards Them The Ship Subsidy
Lobby at work-BIackburn Says Kentucky
Tragedy is Natural Sequence Of the Repub-
Iican Programme.
From our Regular CorrespOnj dent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1900.
The administration programme is
receiving some severe jolts in Con-
gress, and its path is getting rocker
every day. This week several Repub-
lican Senators went to see Mr.. Nc
kinley and requested him to with
draw the reciprocity treaties now be-
fore the Senate, in order to save them
from formal rejection, which would
not only humiliale Mr.. Mckinley but
would advertise the difference of
opinion between him and members of
his 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 Dem.
ocrats having expressed themselves in
favor of it on general principles, al
though it is not likely that any con-
certed action in its favor will be taken
by the Democrats. The Republicans
of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee have reported a substitute for
the administration bill for free trade
with Porto Rico, which provides for IA
duty of % per cent. of the present
tariff on Porto Rican products.
These things show that the much
talked about Republican harmony is a
fake.
"The threat of treason will not de.
ter us from disclosing the facts as
they may come into our possession"
was the def thrown at the imperial
lists by Senator Pettigrew after he had
been ruled out of order when trying
to read quotations from a 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 ss an ally, except
to make use OF him and the soldiers TO
assist me in my operations against
the Spaniards." That except" is an
important word. In making use Of
Aguinaldo and his soldiers did not
Admiral Dewey make an ally of him
in spirit, even if there was no actual
agreement to that effect?
Senator Bacon's speech against the
imperialistic policy OF the administra-
ton in the Philippines was full of con-
servative but unanswerable arguments
against imperialism, which he de-
clared meant a standing army of 4O0,-
600 men and an annual expense Of
800, 100000. He told the imperial
lists that "the thirst for empire is like
the desire for human blood" The
following extract gives a good idea of
the general tenor of the speech :
"The conditions which now exist,
and which will undoubtedly exist
hereafter if we permanently retain the
Philippines, makes it impossible that
they can ever become a State; and to
told them as subject colony makes
necessary revolution in opr system
of government which should not be
aided by anyone who is loyal to the
principles upon which that system is
founded. It is revolution which,
while it denies liberty to other peo-
pie, endangers the liberty OF our own
people" In answer to questions from
Senator Spooner as to what this Con-
gress could do, Mr.. Bacon said it
could make the same declaration re.
garding the Philippines that the last
Congress did with reference to Cuba.
Senator Bacon was followed by Sena-
tor Teller, who WAS the author of the
Cuban resolution adopted by the last
Congress, and he took occasion TO ex-
press his most sincere regret that he
had not included in that resolution
the people of all the Spanish posses.
sions acquired by the United States,
as well as the Cubans. This was help
from an unexpected quarter, as Mr..
Teller had been counted az support
er, albeit lukewarm one, of the re-
tention of the Philippines.
The New York Reform Club, OF
which Hon. John Dewitt Warner is
president. has stirred up the advo-
Gates Of the ship subsidy job by circu.
lating a letter against it containing
this sentence: Lobbyists in the
employ OF the prospective beneficiaries
of the bounty have already carefully
'canvassed' Congress, which means
that every 'approachsble' Senator and
Congressman has. by some sort OF a
promise or bribe been reasoned with
and made to see the benefit of subsi-
dies" There was a regular circns of
time at this weeks meeting Of the
House committee on Merchant Ma
rine, which has charge of the subidy
bill, when Representative. Grosvenor,
OF Ohio, chairman OF the commi tee,
road that letter.
Kentucky Democrats in Congress
are even more indignant at the action
OF Gov. Taylor in adjournir g the Leg.
islatnre and ordering it to meet Feb
6, at London, and declaring martial
law in Frankfort, than they were at
the dastardly assassination OF Goebel
They regard it all as a part of the po-
litical game thatTaylor is playing. SEN
ator-elect Blackburn came very near
to v0icing the sentiment OF every Ken
lucky Democrat in Congress when he
said of the whole business: "The re
organization of the militia of the
State by Bradley, during the latter
part of his administration, placing the
military affairs of the State upon sub
stantially a Republican party basis !;
the importation of armed ruffiaus
from the mountains into Frankfort
within the last few days; their indie
feasible conduct there, coupled with