Milford chronicle., 1901-11-08
WASHINGTON NEWS

ects of protection and reciprocity.
His utterances may, therefore, be
as coming directly from
the White House. Speaking of /
reciprocity, Secretary Wilson said /
1T was never entertained as an eX-
pedient by which trade could be eX-
tended to the advantage of some Of
our industries at the expense of
others. It would have had scant |
welcome in any Republican CON
vention had it been proclaimed as a
measure by which new industries
that gave promise Of supplying the
home demand should be sacrificed
to the interests of strong industries
that had long enjoyed the Partially
of the American people. Speaking
of imports he said, when, within
a few years, we keep at home half
of the S42o, 100000 now paid for
agricultural products, our home
markets will have been strength
ened more than all the extension
that can be secured outside of our
jurisdiction. The growth Of our
country in so many directions JUS
titles the conclusion that we are de-
veloping towards a condition Of
completeness as a worlds national
unit. Half of our purchases from
foreign countries can be produced
within the states Of the Union and,
since our expansion into so MUCH
territory south of the twentieth par
allel of north latitude, it will be
entirely practicable within the lives
Of children now at school to pro
1uce the other half in those Islands
under our own flag" From these
utterances it seems safe to conclude
that the President does not antici-
pate any important reciprocity leg
islation in the near future.
As l predicted in former letter,
the President is deeply interested
in the proposed irrigation of the
arid lands of the West. He sent
for Colonel E1wood Mead, the ex-
pert on the subject in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Thursday, and
had long talk on the subject i'll
structing Colonel Mead to prepare
and hand to him data on the sub
iect. Colonel Meade tells me that
the Presidents experience with ir-
rigation OH his Montana ranch and
his knowledge of the ranch bust
ness leads him to believe that if the
supply Of cattle, known as feeders,
is to be kept up and our very eX-
tensiVe cattle exports are to be
maintained, some method of max
ing the arid lands available for pas
ture and the growing of forage must
be found, and that irrigation pre-
sents the only solution to the prob
lem.
Democratic predictions of a split
between Senator Plat and the
President have, as was to be eX-
pected failed to materialize. The
official announcement Of the APP
pointment of Mr.. George White
head to be Appraiser of the port of
New York, has been given out at
the Treasury. This is in accord
ance with the wishes of the New
York Senator and with the recon-
mendation of the Secretary of the
Treasury. When Secretary Gage
first recommended Mr.. Whitehead,
Senator Platt did not particularly
favor the appointment. but more
careful examination of the situation
led him, after his return to New
York, to write the President en-
dorsing the selection, Mr.. White
head covered himself with glory
some five years ago, when lie was
sent as special agent to inspect the
New York office, then under Mr.
Wakeman's direction. Mr.. White
head made numerous recommends
tions for Improvements in the man
agement that ought to be made ,anC
all of them have since been adopted
although some of them met for {
time the strong opposition of Mr.
Wakemar For the past three
| yeare Whitehead has been Col
Z rector Customs for Porto Rico.
Secretary Gage has resumed tn,
purchase of United States bonds o
the issues of I9o8-I9IS,of 1904 anC
of 1907. The Secretary, speaking
of his course said, My reason 70
making the offer at this time is tina
l find from to-day s-October 3Is
Treasury Statement that we tool
in in cash, this month, So, 1901 ,o5,
more than we paid out, and for thi
single day, the excess of receipt
over expenditures was 81 ,o8I ,444
The circulation of the country coul,
not long stand this drain withou
being seriously affected"
1t is reported that the entire Brit
ish Cabinet has now given its as
sent to the treaty regarding tn
Isthmian Canal, which Lord Pam
| cefote is bringing to this country
| The treaty is so favorable to Amer
: lean wishes that it will be rattle,
Immediately, and its ratification
> promptly followed by a bill pre-
viding for the construction of tn
>apal. 1t is quite possible tina
F. within a year work will begin. TIL
e new treaty is a source of much graf
E ification to the administration, nc
only because it has brought to
! close a lengthy and delicate diplC
e matte negotiation, but because it
y regarded as recognizing in its pre-
+ visions the equity of the Monrc
: Doctrine. With the doctrine r,
- ceiving such practical recognitio
| from Great Britain. Continents
: ratings may continue on paper, bl
d they are hardly likely to go farthe
i All recent reports from the Phi
;. ippines indicate satisfactory pr
7; = gress. The troops, whose tern
: will expire during the next yea
y will be brought home, and no he
regiments will be sent to fill the
places. Secretary Root has issu'
new orders to the TAFT Commissio
j., and hereafter the proceedings
- that body will be conducted alol
, the lines of procedure followed
N the Senate. All appropriate