The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-11
WASHINGTON LETTER



interesting points. The admins
tration Senators have been com
PEELED to acknowledge that the stu
alton in the Philippines is today
worse than il was when Mr.. McKin
ley wrote his III ssage 10 Congress
and that il is more likely to grow
worse than better in the near future :
that in any event large number OF
troops, quite a. many, il not more
: than are there now, must be kept on
the islands for an indefinite pc
. Rod. Senator Hoar resumed his
old position of aniagonism to the
Nc kinney Philippine policy, and
urged that the Filipino leaders be
given a hearing at Washington, and
that the policy of determination be
abandoned. Senator Caffery de-
lnounced the Army bill, because its
real purpose, the determination Of
the FlliDlnos was masked, and de-
clared that although this sort of
thing might be called benevolent
assimilation" ii was no less tyr
ranny and simply a slperimposed
yoke OF imperialism. Senator Teller
began his speech by predicting that
2OO, 900, instead of the 10000 men
provided by the bill, would be need
led to carry out the present policy,
and that for century to come the
islands would have to be heavily
garrisoned. He referred to his hav-
ing, two years ago, in a speech,
laughed at the idea Of anything i'm
perialistic being seen under the
American flag, and lded impress
sively: 81 now retract that asser-
ton" He characterized the actions
Of the present Philippine commits
sion as gross imperialism, unequaled
anywhere on the face Of the earth,
and said; "Under the law they
have 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 i'm
perialism." In reply to question
from Senator Gallery, Mr.. Teller
said: Gas Mr.. Lincoln announced
in regard to the Mexican war, war
that he did not bslieve in, he would
vote for such 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 il
logical. because there is no better
way ont of it, In closing Mr..
Teller fired this broadside at Mr..
Mckinley: "Ths President has as
sured us that there is no danger Of
imperialism, but if imperialism can
be made worse than it is now in the
Philippines, you'll have to increase
the ability of the human mind for
labsolutism."
Senator Jones, Of Ark, has Of
ferred res olution providing for an
Investigation by the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs Of the
charges OF crookedness in connec-
ton with a combine OF officials to
control the Philippine output of
hemp, made by Maj. K. L. Hawk 5
against Col. Heistand, and some
other prominent officials. In few
remarks on the necessity for the in
vestigation, Senator Jones says:
The ex Army Officer (Major
Hawkes) has been removed from the
public service, as the newspapers
state, and 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. II il 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. II there has
been any infamous conduct OF that
sort, it should be understood" !" In
a letter to Secretary Root, Major
Hawkes. says OF his charges: III
will simply say they are true, or
Adj. Gen. Cvrbn, Assistant Secre-
tary Meikeljohn, Gov. Allen, and
Judge Boyd mi. state the facts as to
their connection with 1.-THE proposed
hemp company" ;
That many inventors should have
desired to file the first application ;
for y. $. patent in the 10Th cen
tury was natural. The honor was
secured by DIR. Calvin j. Pollock, Of ,,
Kirksville, Mo-, through the energy ,
Of Messrs. G. A. Snow & Co., OF ,
Washington, y. c., his attorneys.
Representative Williams, Of Mis-
sissippi, came very near voicing the ,
sentiments Of conservative members
OF the House, regardless Of politics
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