The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-10

According 10 the 1ofec4St gwen 20 the
New York World by 100 members Of
the congress there are several meas
ures that win not be passed The optn-
ions are that no reciprocity treatise viii
20 through. and no tariff revision meas
ures whatever can possibly pass And
that Is what the Messenger ventured
to foretel more han one Frye's
ship subsidy scheme OF robbery and in
justice will not pull through. The same
opinion pevails as to the passage OF
any antitrust legislation. The N
gress is run by h republicans and
they are run by the great manufactur-
ere and the great trusts It is also
thought the Danish West Indies treaty
VIII die aborning. This Is not pleasant
reading all through. II nothing can
be done as to trusts then it shows the
slavery of the people and the a~ll-power-
ful grip the monsters ave upon the
legislation Of the country. 1t is thought
that possibly Cuba may be helped as to
the tariff upon it.
It is believed hat the Nicaragua
canal bill will go through easily. 1t is
also thought hat present high war
taxes will be repealed. The Pacific
cable bill will be adopted, n strong
measures against the anarchists will go
through. as we'll as the re-enactment
of the Chinese exclusion act. The ex-
pending Of great sums Of money will
net be forgotten and a big navy will
be attended to.
AS to the annexation Of Cuba, it is too
soon for newspapers to speak definite
ly II Roosevelt shall throw all of his
influence for it, enough votes may be
obtained to carry it out. 1t is plain
that there are republicans as we'll as
democrats who oppose the subsidy
stheme Of u American merchant ma
rine, corruptionist Hanna leading the
advocacy. Certain changes, it is
thought, will be made TO try to placate
thieving measure.
There will be discussion over the
sugar and tobacco interests if an at
tempt to favor Cuba is made with the
advantage of a reciprocity treaty.
Mr.. H. S. West in a paper in the
New York Forum on the congress, says
that the republican leaders will, dur
ing the present session, attempt the
task of formulating general legislation
for the Philippines, regarding such ac-
tion as an absolute necessity. The I'M
dertaking will be necessarily extensive;
and in the house, as well as in the
senate, we may look for an exhaustive
discussion Of the Philippine question.
The recent disturbances in the islands
will afford the democrats a much-de-
sired text for condemning the acquisi-
ton OF oriental territory; the congress
sional campaign of 1902 being a natural
inspiration for their %oratory."
1t is not expected by newspapers or
politicians in the dominating north,
that anything Of importance will be ef-
fected as to trusts and it's mother and
father. the huge republican tariff tax.
speeches will be delivered. Mr.. West,
the political editor of the Washington
Post. says in his paper in the Forum:
"Non-action will not remove the
threatened evil of 4 lack of foreign
markets for surplus production, or
Danish the growing opinion that trusts
are fostered bv tariffs which prohibit
competition. These problems must be
met and solved sooner or later; and
failure in the present congress merely
leaves the task to be undertaken at
some later day"
IT is impossible to shut out the con-
sideration Of taxation. 1t is. in fact
the great question. 1t will not down
at the bidding of the congress. The
people should be deeply concerned as
to this vast question in which is in
volved such immense burdens for the
people. h rights Of freedom to be
taxed justly. equally, constitutionaIly
There are no populists now in the con
gress as the six in both houses have