Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-06-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

| WhSntNulUN uuSoirs
| Washington, June-There is a II
publican revolt against the Panama
tainted Hanna programme for the ad
mlnistratl0n on the Istbmian Cana
question, that. with the assistance o
democrats, led by Senator Morgan
will knock out the Panama lobby, i
it has the strength republicans O
prominence say it has. According t
the talk in eminent republican circles
in Washington, the revolt has beel
thoroughly planned, and it include
the making of Senator Lodge, a stanct
advocate of the Nicaragua route fo
the Canal, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, q
position upon which precedent gives
Senators Frye and Cullom prior claims
1t will be easy enough to dispose OF
Frye's claim, as he is president pro
tenn OF the Senate and is, besides, anxi
GUS to give much of his time, during
the next session, to pushing new
!&hip 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. However, 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 de
claring 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 It's
death blow. The most interesting
thing about this revolt ia the claim Of
it's 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
If Awards wish to increase the num-
GER of those who believe official his
,ory to consist largely of plain every
lay lying, done to boost the record of
;he whilom favorites OF the powers
hat be, they are on the right track;
)ut if Mr.. Mckinley and Secretary
Long wish to do so, either can head off
he perpetuation of historic lie by
his Board. No official announcement
If that fact has yet been made, but
.mong Naval officers it is understood
hat the Board has decided that the
lead of Rear Admiral Sampson, shall |
.ppear upon one side of the official |
medal to be presented to the officers
nd sailors who participated in the de- |
truction of the Spanish fleet, off San ,
iago, Cuba, thus sending him down to
as participant in that bat
le, when be had no more, personally,
o do with it, than Mr.. Mckinley did,
Intil after the battle had been fought
nd won. 1t would only be common
ecency to call this Board down, and
neither Secretary Long nor Mr.. Nc
Ainley will do it, Congress may con-
lude to take a hand in the game.
How soldiers, even those of the reg
lar army regard service in the Philip
ines. is Enthusiastically shown by a bit
f official correspondence just made
ublic by the War Department. A
umber of regulars, now in the Phil
)pines, whose terms of enlistment will
hort!y expire. Informed their officers
hat they would re enlist, if assured
hat they would be allowed to return
D the United States when the organi-
ations to which they belong, We're or /
cred home, anG that assurance has :
cen given in q letter from the Ad- ]
liant Generals office, showing that 1
le War Department has full knowl-
dge of the discomfort of the men with
ervice in the Philippines.
Aguinaldo has been promised by
ZEN. Macarthur that he would be al
,wed to visit the United States in the {
all if the War Department did not OBJ
,ct. The War Department will take
be matter under consideration, and
onditions in the Philippines will de-
ermine it's final action.
Ex-senator Mitchell, of Wisconsin,
7ho has just return from sojOurn of
wo years in Europe, has not changed
lis mind against annexation of foreign
err1tory. He said: 81 am as thor
ughly opposed as ever to annexing
eople without their consent. l do not |
ind such power given specifically in
he Constitution, and without the |
,ower specifically indicated, l do not |
hink we can do it. In addition to that |
do not see either political or business
ense in annexing the Philippine Is
ands."
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