The times., 1901-06-05
Circulation Statement.
No ENtrn Session.

No Extra Session.
We are Informed that, as result Of
the Cabinet conference yesterday, the
President has decided that it is un-
necessary TO call Congress together in
extraordinary session. This decision,
we assume. is in agreement with the
opinion of Attorney General Knox that
the Spooner amendment is sufficient to
cover what the Administration may de
sire to do in the way of imposing tariff
taxes on domestic trade; or. II II IS
not. then the duties can be levied and
returned should the Supreme Court re-
verse itself in October.
The decision of the President not to
call Congress together at this time will
be hailed with joy by Senators and
Representatives. They have hard
time of it, poor fellows, and at five
thousand dollars a year can hardly be
expected to attend to their duties more
than during regular sessions. Between
times they are lawyers. or lawyers and
promoters combined, and the long va
cation is their seed time, if not their
n3IAtSA WHICH usually AeAliN' 49,
ward. while they are burning the mid
night oil in committee work None of
them like summer sessions, and small
blame 10 them. Nobody does except
Washington hotel and boarding house
keepers. whose plants are generally de-
molished Tor repairs at this season Of
the year, and who might find it diff
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OF visitors to the Capital in July. Mr..
Mckinley has earned the gratitude OF
his political henchmen in relieving them
of this extra duty.
AS for the country. it does not mat
ter. The American people have not yet
recovered from their astonishment at
the Brown decisions. and are not even
now ready to say what they think of
them, or of the institutional changes
they involve.
Whether the Immediately future gov
ernment of the Philippines is to be
carried on under tie Presidents war
powers or under Taft civil govern
ment based on the Spooner amendment
does not signify. 1t is plain that
the Administration has received a court
fat to do as it adjectively pleases with
the colonies, and there is no appeal
The Constitution has been divorced
from the flag. not only a menso ct
thoro. but vincuIo matrimonii. and
that settles the matter for the present.
The United States is not a term COM
prising States and Territories. as Chief
T.
garchy Of States holding Territories in
subjection and without rights save such
as the legislative body representing the
States may, be pleased to extend as
matter Of grace. In the absence Of
Congress, the President is Supreme Die
tator and Emperor Of the Colonies and
the Territories. This is a fact which
needs to be kept well in mind, and may
account for many things which we are
about TO see, which would be inconsis-
tent with the Constitution Of the faith
ers, but entirely consistent with the
new Constitution enacted by the dicta
of Brown.
Whatever objections we may have to
the Brown Constitution, il must be said
III II A-Ae- Al 4F4l4Bft - AllE Ae1SL bflStdt.4-
TO the annexation Of Cuba. Under the
late Constitution the acquisition Of that
island would have entitled it to un-
restricted domestic free trade with
other parts Of the United States We
can only contemplate with horror the
anguish such a thing would cause 10
the Sugar and Tobacco Trusts. But
now that Mr. Justice Brown has de-
cided that the President and Congress
have plenary power To ignore the pro-
hibition Of the old Constitution, and to
impose export and import taxes upon
the products Of Alaska. Arizona, and
the District OF Columbia, the case is
very different. The trusts would like
to see Cuba American, for purposes Of
exploitation and loot. They are happy
to think that such an aspiration can be
realized, while still treating Cuba as
foreign ground for purposes of tariff
oppression. So, unless our island friends
acquire a propulsion. they VIII find
themselves subjects Of the great Re
public next winter OF we are greatly
mistaken
That is not the only surprise which
may be in store for them or US. There
is nothing that we can see in the Con-
stitution IS amended by Mr. Justice
Brown to prevent an executive decIar-
alton that the Territories, whether in
sular or continental, are Crown Col
onies. Under such a theory Of gov
ernment ii would be easier than it now
is to turn over the undeveloped re-
sources Of Arizona, New Mexico. and
Alaska TO friendly monopolies. The
fgment Of home rule which has existed
in them heretofore might easily be
banished, and the areas they include
transferred TO the control Of our best
business interests" or. in the case Of
Alaska, ceded 70 Great Britain. II is
a great imperial expansion with which
we are in contact
The Evacuation of Chfna.
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