The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, d. c., May eth.

Mr.. EDrToR:-Thcre is a republican
revolt against the Panama tainted Hanna
program for the administration on the
Isthmian Canal question, that, with the
assistance of democrats, led by Senator
Morgan, will knock out the Panama lobby
if it has the strength republicans of promi-
nence say it has. According to the talk
in eminent republican circles in Washing
ton the revolt has been thoroughly planned
and it includes the making of Senator
Canal, Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, position upon
which precedent G ives Senators Frye and
Cullom prior claims. 1t will be easy
enough to dispose of Fryc's claim, as lie
is president pro tenn of the Senate and is,
| besides, anxious to give much of his time
during the next session to pushing a new
Ship Subsidy bill; but Cullom will not be
so easy to push aside, as he would like to
have the honor of being at the head of the
Committee on Foreign Relations. How
ever, the republican steering committee,
| if controlled as claimed by the revolters,
can probably ''persuade' him that he
| would better hold on to the Craftsmanship
of the Interstate Commerce Committee
and voluntarily relinquish his claim
With Lodge at the head of the Foreign
Relations Committee resolution, declar-
| ing the Clayton Bulwer treaty abrogated,
is to be reported and at once brought to a
vote in the Senate. With the adoption Of
that resolution the Panama scheme would
receive its death blow. The most inter-
esting thing about this revolt is the claim
of its promoters that Mr.. Mckinley is in
secret sympathy with its object and wishes
to see Congress take the action that will,
in addition to killing the Panama job,
force the hand of Great Britain and show
to the world that the Isthmian Canal is
going to be strictly American institution
from start to finish.
If the members of the Naval Board of
Awards wish to increase the number Of
those who believe official history to con-
sist largely of plain everyday lying, done
to boost the record of the whilom favor
ties of the powers that be, they are on the
right track; but if Mr.. Mckinley and Sec
rotary Long wish to do so, either can head
off the perpetuation of a historic lie by
this Board. No official announcement of
that fact has yet been made, but among
Naval officers it is understood that the
Board has decided that the head Of Rear
Admiral Sampson shall appear upon one
side of the official medal to be presented
to the officers and sailors who participated
in the destruction of the Spanish fleet off
Santiago, Cuba, thus sending him down
to posterity as participant in that battle
when he had no more, personally, to do
with it than Mr.. Mckinley did until after
the battle had been fought and won. 1t
would only be common decency to call
this Board down, and if neither Secretary
Long nor Mr.. Mckinley Will do it, Con-
gress may conclude to take hand in the
game.
An amusing scene took place in the
Washington police court, in connection
with the arraignment of negro for the
theft of a game rooster. The prisoner
said: "Jedge, jes' seen dat chicken on de
sidewalk, an de chicken acted kinder
friendly. Use fond oh game chickens
wherever sees dem, an had dat chicken
in my arms rubin it down an admirin
il when dis heah policeman come up an
SEE, 'Wher did you git dat chicken:' Den
he run me in. had no mo- 'tention oh
takin' dat chicken dan a saint in heben."
The judge accepted the plea, but in dis
charg ing the prisoner, amid the grins of
those present, he said: II would advise
you the next time you meet chicken to
take the other side of the street."
How soldiers, even those of the regular
army, regard service in the Philippines is
Enthusiastically shown by bit of official
correspondence just made public by the
War Department. A number of regulars,
now in the Philippines, whose terms of
enlistment will shortly expire, informed
their officers that they would re-enlst if
assured that they would be allowed to re-
turn to the United States when the organi-
cations to which they belong were ordered
home, and that assurance has been given
in letter from the Adjutant Generals
office, showing that the War Department
has full knowledge of the discomfort of
the men with service in the Philippines.
Aguinaldo has been promised by Gen.
Macarthur that be would be allowed to
visit the United States in the fall if the
War Department did not object The
War Department will take the matter I'M
der consideration, and conditions in the
Philippines will determine its final action.
Ex-senator Mitchell, of Wisconsin, who
has just returned from Il >ojourn of two
years in Europe, has not changed his mind
against annexation of foreign territory.
He said II am as thoroughly opposed as
ever to annexing people without their
consent. l do not find such power given
specifically in the Constitution, and with
out the power specifically indicated l do
not think we can do it, In addition to
that | do not see either political or lu>-
ness sense in anneXing the Philippine
islands"
Deer Park Hotel, Deer Park, Nd.
MOST DELIGHTFUL SUMMER RESORT OF