Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-10-31

4 tAN ttk& u wednesday ana the EFDS
ident on Thursday. and they founs
lawaitinR them 4 condition a affair.
that caused them no little disarspoinf
menf. The news OF continued frou
bic in Samar, the constant friction
between the Civil Commission and
{ the military authorities, and the i'm
possibility Of reducing the military
force now ON the islands. nOfwifh
standing the fact that some 10, 0Ol
men viii have TO be brought home
because Of the respiration Of fheterm
Of their enlistment, all combine e
repudiafe Republican predictions
and worry the administration. Ac.
cording 20 the latest advices we are
trying Weyler's Cuban reconcentra.
do policy in Samar. All persons
found outside Of the towns will be
treated as outlaws. It's not sur
prising that Roosevelt squirms al
the pass 70 which Republican colo
nizing policy has brought US.
Senior Baretf0, chief translator for
the provost marshal general OF Ma
Mia IL in the city. He is a native
Philippine and knows the Philip
pine character well, and he SAYS that
the United States has been prema-
ture in undertaking 10 control the
islands by q civil commission, that
the insurrection has not been put
down and that the strong arm of mil
itary is essential to the maintenance
of peace. He intimates that the
Commission has been duped in the
choice of their native advisors and
OF their appointees and he cited the
case OF one Fedix Roxas who tiav-
ing failed in the position first as
signed him, that Of governor of Ba-
tangas, has been appointed Judge of
one OF the provinces in spite of the
fact that he has never practiced law, +"
Senator Aldrich, OF Rhode Island,
was in town recently and had a long
conference with the President. II
will be remembered that this is the
gentleman who last year gave notice
10 President Mckinley that the SEN
ate would ratify no more reciprocity
treaties and would permit no re-
duction of the Dingley tariff sched-,
ules. What he said to President
Roosevelt is not known though il is
presumed that he defined the SEN
ate's position along similar lines.
Representative Hopkins, of Illinois,
was also seen at the White House
this week. He says that he is tut
terly opposed 70. any change OF tariff
schedules. or any reduction of in
ternal revenue, that the country has
too many expenses to warrant any
such measures. He cites the pro
posed isthmian canal, an extensive
River and Harbor bill and other ex-
penses that will have to be provided
for. Dir. Hopkins proposes to do
his share towards the dissipation of
the surplus by the establishment
OF permanent Census Bureau.
That a permanent Census Bureau
might be maintained without any in
crease of cost and with, perhaps, an
increase OF efficiency, is not denied,
but Representative Hopkins bill
will not do so. His bill provides for
a salary of 81 800 for the Director.
Ex-Gov. w. r. Merriam, an assist
ant director at $4,000 per annum,
and numerous other positions with
salaries varying from $500, to. $1,000.
Undoubtedly with the present re-
publican majority in Congress- there
will be no trouble taking care of the /
The report comes from the White
House that the President is going
to introduce two innovations in his
present message. First, that he
proposes to write it alE himself, in
stead of assigning, 10 members of
his Cabinet, those portions dealing
with their respective departments,
and secondly, that be is going TO
send it to Congress in typewriter
form, 1t having been the custom,
heretofore, to typewrite it and then
have it transcribed with pen. The
manuscript copy was then sent to
Congress, which body Immediately
turned il over to the Governmer'
printer who set it up and furnis'
within an almost meredith i
time, printed copies to 49,
and Senate. / unders. ~ tiana
the President will anS ga. - aiV .S,s
establishment &c rennn,, 49,; ' 80
Commerce am nlenu ''i
~. w, a Industry.
~ ~ late Department., a some
d -por5ant change is to be mad
-le appointment of Mr.. Herber
!. d. Pierce, of Massachusetts,, :,
be Third Assistant Secretary, vic
Mr.. Thomas w. Cridler, resigned
Mr.. Pierce is now First Secretar,
OF the American Embassy at Sain
Petersburg, and is q protege @
Senator Lodge. Mr.. Cridler's res
lgnation was requested by Secretar,
Hay, owing 20 a difference of judg
ment between Mr.. Hay and himself
and is mo reflection on his abilit.
and integrity" Mr.. Pierce wa
first appointed to the DIPLOMAT
Service by President Cleveland.
| In the hope of getting furthe
light on Secretary of the Treasur
Cages financial beliefs, your col
respondent called on the Secretar
and asked aim to elucidate his PR
position Us propounded to the Banl
er's, Association in Milwaukee. Tn
, Secretary was so 10th to talk on til
subject that Is gave color to the r,
mor that the President was not n