The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Communicated).
WASHINGTON,
January 7, 1901.

oHC Amy olll HdS brought OUT
several interesting points. The
Administration Senators have
been compelled to acknowledge
that the situation in the Philip
pines is today worse than it was
when Mr.. Mckinley wrote his
message to Congress, and that it
is more likely to grow worse than
better in the near future; that in
any event a large number of
troops, quite as many, if not
more than are there now, must
be kept on the islands for an in
definite period. Senator Hoar
resumed his old position of an
tagonism to the Mckinley Phil
ippine policy, and urged that the
Filipino leaders be given a hear
ing at Washington, and that the
policy of determination be aban-
doned. Senator Gallery denounc-
ed the Army bill, because its real
purpose, the determination Of the
FilipinOs, was masked, and de-
clared that although this sort of
thing might be called ''benevo-
lent asSimilation," it was no less
tyranny and simply a superimpos-
ed yoke of imperialism. Senator
Teller began his speech bv pre-
dieting that 200, 1000, instead of
100, 600 men provided by the bill,
would be needed to carry out the
present policy, and that for cen
fury to come the islands would
have to be heavily garrisoned.
He referred to his having, two
years ago, i'll a speech, laughed
at the idea of anything imperial.
lstlc being seen under the Ameri
can flag, and added impressively,
IL now retract that aSsertion.n
He characterized the actions of
the present Philippine commits
sion as gross imperialism un-
equalled anywhere on the face of
the earth, and said: "'Under the
law they have a right to be there,
but under Gods law. which is
higher, they have no place there
at all. Their actions are the
worst form of Imperialism" In
reply to a question from Senator
Catfrey, Mr.. Teller said: ''As Mr..
Lincoln announced in regard to
the Mexican war, a war that he
did not believe in. he would vote
for such a force as the govern
ment needed, so | have no doubt
that as long as our flag floats from
the Philippine Archipelago, will
(reluctant as | may be- vote to
maintain the army and the flag
there. If that is illogical. it is
illogical because there iSno better
way out OF it." In closing Mr..
Teller fired this broadside at Mr..
Mckinley: ''The President has
assured us that there is no danger
of Imperialism, but if Imperial.
ism can be made worse than it
is now in the Philippines, you
will have to increase the ability
of the human mind for absolu-
tism."
Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
has offered a resolution providing
for an investigation by the Sen
ate Committee on Foreign AT
fairs of the charges of crooked
ness i'll connection with a com.
bine of officials to control the
Philippine output of hemp, made
by Major E. l.. Hawkes., against
Colonel Hiestand and some other
prominent officials. In a few
remarks on the necessity for the
investigation, Senator Jones
says: "The ex army officer
(Major Hawkes) has been remov.
ed from the public service, as the
newspapers state, and as it is
stated by one Of the secretaries,
on account of his being guilty of
some bad conduct. The rumors
are that the other man was as
guilty as he was in connection
with those things. If it is true
that the man who remains in the
public service is equally as guilty
as the man who was removed, the
facts ought to be known. If there
has been any infamous conduct
Of that sort, it should be under
stood" In a letter to Secretary
Root, Major Hawkes. says of one
of his charges: Il will simply
say that they are true, or Adju-
tant-General Corbin, Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn, Governor
Allen and Judge Boyd mistake
the facts as to their connection
with the proposed hemp company.
That many inventors should
have desired to file the first APP
plication for United States
patent in the 10th century was
natural. The honor was secured
by DR.. Calvin j. Pollock, of
Kirksville, Mo-, through the
energy of Messrs. G. A. Snow
Il Co., of Washington, ID. c.,
his attorneys.
Representative Williams, of
Mississippi, came very near vote.