The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-09
The Work of CONGRESS-.
SOME REPUBLICANS OP.
POSE INCREASE OF
ARMY,

Washington. Jan. 7-Tbs debate 10
the Senate on the army bill has brought
ont several interesting points The
sdu Illustration senators have been eom.
pelled to acknowledge that the situation
10 the Philippines is today worse than
it was when M. Mckinley wrote bis
message to Congress, snd that it is
more likely to grow worse tbsn be.tsr
10 the near future; that 10 any event
large number of troops. quite as many,
IT not more than are there now, uust
be kept on tho islands for su iude6oi.e
period. Senator Hosr resumed his old
position Of antsgonism to the Mckinley
Philippine policy. aud urged that the
Filipino lesders be given . hearing At
Washington, aod that the policy of
exterminstion be abandoned. Senator
Ca6ery denounced the Army bill, be
cause its real purpose, the exter miuatiou
OF the Philipiuos was masked, .ud de-.
o'sred that althoogh this sort OF thing
might be oallsd benevolent sssimils.
tion", it Was 20 less tyranny and simply
. superimpossd yoke of Imperialism
Senator Teller began bis speech By
p,edletiog that 200. 600, instead Of tho
10000 men provided by The bill,
would be oeeded to carry ous tho pre-
sent policy. and that for . century to
come the Islands would have TO Do
heavily gsrrisoned He referred to bis
having. two years ago, 10 . speech.
laughed st the idea Of anything imper.
ialistic being seen under ,he American
dag. and added impressively :" I
now retract that assertion" /"
He characterised the actions CT tho
present Philippine commission ~ gross
imperialism onequaled any where 90 the
face OF the earth, eud said Under the
law they have right there, but under
Code law, Which is higher. they have
90 plsce there at oil Their actions are
the worst form Of imperialism. 10
reply TO . question from Seustor
Csfrey, Mr. Teller said ..As Mr.
Linoolo announced 10 regsrd TO the
Mexican war. Q war that he did not
believe iD, be would vote fer suoh q
force as the government needed, 90
| have 20 doubt that as loog % our Gag
floats from the Philippine archipelago.
| will (reIuc'aut as 1 may be) vote to
maiotain the army sod the Gag there
IT that is illogical. it is illogical because
there is no better way out of it" 10
closing Mr. Teller fred this broadside
at Mr. Mckinley: "The president has
assured us that there is DO DAGGER Of
imperialism. bot if imperialism can be
made worse than it 10 uow 10 the
Philippines. you';! have to increase the
ability of the hunsu mind for sbso
lutiem
Senator Jones, of Ark. has offered .
resolution providing for 40 investiea
ton by the senator com mittee on mill.
sary sfairs of the charge, of crooked
ness 10 connection With 6 com bioe of
officials to control the Philippine out
Pot OF hemp, made by Msj Il. L
Hawkes., against Col Heistsnd, aud
some other prominent of6cisls. 10 q
few remarks 90 the necessity for the
investigation. Senator jones says {:
"The ex army cfioer (Msj Hawkes)
has been removed from the public
service. as tho newspapers state. sud Is
it is stated by one of the Secretaries.
on account of bis being guilty of some
bad conduct. The rumors are that the
other man was ss guilty ss he was 10
connection With those things. II il.
10 true that the mao who rem aims 10 the
public service is equally a. guilty - the
man who VAS removed. tho facts oaght
to be known. If there has been any
infamous conduct of thst sort, it should
be understood In . letter to Score.
tsry Root, Maj Hawkes. says of bis
charges /; II will simply say they are
true. or Adj Gen Corbin. Assistant
Secretary MeikIejohn. Gov Allen, sud
Judge Boyd miss.ste tho facts % 10
their connection With the proposed
hemp company"
That many inventors should have de-.
sired 20 6Ie the 6rst application for U.
8 patent in the 20,h century was
uatursl The honor was secured by
by Dr. Calvin j Pollock. of Kirksville,
Mo. through the energy Of Messrs q.
A. Snow d Go. of Washington. D G.,
hia actorneva