Middletown transcript., 1901-01-05
Washington Letter.

DRESlDENT MCKINLEY has been as
sured by Senator Hawley, Chairman
OF the Senate Committee on Military Al
fairs, that there would be no delay in put
ting the substitute for the House Army
Reorganization bill, prepared by his COM
mittee, through the Senate as soon as
Congress reassembles. Senator Hawley
also expressed the opinion that an agree
ment would be speedily reached with the
House when the bill was sent to Confer
ence. The latter opinion is fully shared
by Chairman Hull of the House Military
Committee, who made careful perxonal
canvass OF the Senate before the recess
Secretary Root is naturally prejudiced in
favor of some sections of the House bill,
which was prepared by him or under his
directions, but he says he will not stand in
the way of legislation that is so urgently
needed by opposing the substitute, or in
any way raising obstacles to delay the
passage of the bill just because it does
not meet his personal views in all its de-
tails. He wants authority to enlist men
needed, and wants it as quickly as pos
sible, regardless of the details of the law
providing therefor.
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Mr.. Charles S. Francis, Editor of the
Troy, N. Y, Times, who is in Washing
ton for the purpose of getting his COM
mission and instructions as United States
Minister to Greece, Roumania and Servia,
is one OF the few men who accept official
position for sentimental reasons. In his
own words, 81 have little ambition to
hold public Office further than the senti-
ment that attaches to occupying the same
position in the public service that my
father had before me. was with him in
Europe during his diplomatic service as
his Secretary"
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A movement is on foot and being yigor-
ously pushed to have the Senate inaugu-
rate the goth Century lenislation by rati-
Tying the treaty already favorably repor-
ted, which binds the United States to
prohibition of the sale of intoxicants in
Africa, between twenty degrees north
latitude and twenty-five degrees south
latitude, and to add resolution inviting
the nations of the world to join in pro-
tecting barbarian native races every
where, on the first legislative day of the
new century, Thursday, January 3rd.
The movement also includes the passage
by the House, on the same day, of the
Gillett bill prohibiting the sale of intoxi,
cants or firearms by Americans to the
natives of the New Hebrides islands,
traffic which England has already pro-
hlbited. The idea of this movement is
to emphasize the attitude of the United
States on progressive christianity and
moral reform
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Among President McKinley's callers
Saturday was Maj. John R. Lynch, the
only colored paymaster in the army, who
IS home on a furlough from Santiago,
Cuba, where he is stationed. OF the
present situation in Cuba, he said: "The
people are divided into three classes.
The foreigners, which include the Span
lards, are the only people with any
considerable amount of goodwill toward
us. They like us better than any of the
others. The next class is composed of
Cubans who have amassed property.
This class and the aforementioned want
to the United States, or PROF.
lection from US. The third class, made
up OF the mass of the people, wants
independence, and wants it quick. They
haven't particle of good feeling for u
and apparently do not remember us witty
'he least gratitude. The men actually
dislike being seen talking to an American,
or fear that it will hurt them politically.
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Dr. L. H. Bugbee, of New York, who
s the almost exact double of President
Mckinley in appearance, came to WASH
ngton for the express purpose of seeing {
he man for whom he had been so often
As the two men shook hands,
he likeness was remarked by everyone
resent After the interview, which was
he first time Dr. Bugbee had met the T
resident, he said: 'It is great honor
0 be like the President, but it is an
wful annoyance to have people making
he mistake all the time. IL Washington,
is different from other cities. People
o not bother me here except to peel
uriously at me as I sit in the jhotel o.
ak the streets Occasionally they lii
1eir hats in dignifed salute, But rare
lolest me. Several have apprb bached D
} ask favors, practical iokers having to
lem that was the Presidentl In 9th
ties, especially if the President happe
} be in the same place, have mul
ouble. Once or twice the police had
most rescue me from mobs of curiosit,
ekers. guess look more like the
residents photographs than like the
resident himself"
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rred against Col. Heistand, Adjutant-
eneral of the Army in China, in con.
,ction with an alleged combination Of :
ficials to control the hemp output Of
e Philippines, by Maj. Hawkes., who
as dismissed from the volunteer service
r making corrupt use Of his position :.
e unworthy of notice; that they place
awkes in an ugly and unenviable no
ion; if true, they show that he had
ed to get into corrupt combination
d if untrue that he was guilty of
alicious attempt to i1iure an innocent
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