The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS.

80, ~ l. OH he Interesting to note WHICH side develops
~ .. strength before the struggle is finally endeu' i
tior o the house committee on insuar affairs IN su's
, everything in the bill except the enactns eaus
d ,bst,tipg the house bill therefor, is taken 10 e
that SO far as the house is concerned the hght VIII " "
finish and the trouble the senate republicans nave
had with the bill may be regarded as proof positive ta
will relnquish none OF the main Ie"t"ieS - W
without being compelled to. IT.
AS has been stared in the Washington dispatches !"
Post the principal points OF difference between 'n
are furnished by the clauses therein providing iof 'n
sI sste of the islands and for the establishment OF |
0t+~eo which is to make the laws for the FilipinoS
d the nroooed new order Of things. The senate Dill as
has been heretofore explained length in this CORE
ndenoc provides for the coming OF bullion silver money
for use in the archipelago while the house bill provides i0
the adoption Of the straight gold standard
On the question Of civil government the senate Dill pro
1 for the continuance the present regime and foF ne
gradual extension Of authority to provinces ana to"ns
iii framed under the direction OF Chairman cooper OF e
house nsuar affairs committee provides for legislature
the upper house OF which is to be the Philippines coni'S
sion The lower branch be elected by the Flipinos'
-
While many well informed persons predicting that
the senate bill be backed in such way as to conpe W
conference committee adopt it compromise taVoraoe
10 there are others who hold the opinion that on account
of the fact the system proposed III the measure
framed by the senate will be regarded backdown on
the part OF the republicans be found advisable to &C
cent the financial provision made by the house 1t Will De
committee with regard the proposed free coinage OF SILVER
in the islands was hrst made puoc tNcre was @i
OF criticism in evidence on the part OF e fepuO'0'
have always welded the gold standard idea and VINO
feared that the adoption OF silver currency plan somewhat
similar TO that for which the democratic party has fought Tor
eight years might tend weaken the chances OF the now
dominant party IN the coming eiectonS n 'ns o' Nauu
the knowing ones claimed tnat TINS recosho" Oh U "H''
metal would nave the eHeet OF coH'HaN"I!s ''e "'0s
the Western sVerprodutuS states "N~" NCe 'ou'' j."
the democratic after the last presidential cleo
uons variety OF arguments pro ana con were Icse"'e
at the time and IS safe to assume that all Of tte" W."
be again brought out WINE inc pi IS uehB Nonsi -
the conference committee Unless all present signs IAN
struggle OF considerable proportions VIII De Drought aoou
and much time consumed IN the settlement OF the matter
An interesting feature in connection with these foreign
possessions which have cost much in human life and
IN other ways since we acquired them from Spaif was
brought ont on Friday last in the remarkable speech deV-
cred at Arlington cemetery by the president as part OF the
Memorial Day services being held there Inns feature was
the acknowledgment on the part OF the executive OF the eN
istence OF in the Philippines. Just at this moment
said Roosevelt in one portion Of his speech the army OF the
United States led by men who served among you in the
great war is carrying to completion small but peculiarly
trying and duneut war IN "heh IS 'nVoVed not only the
honor OF the flag hut the triumph OF civilization over forces
which stand Tor the black chaos OF savagery and barbats
The president appears to have lost sight OF the TACT that
congress alone has the right to declare war on the part or
the United States against any other country Congress has
not declared war against the fpnos yet the president oil
the United States the highest executive officer IN the lana
found referring the peculiarly trying and difficult
war now being wagcd in the Philippines! It would be in
teestinF know just what there is for such
statement OF course by this time every has been made
eoFnant OF the fact that the president regards himself
being superior in every possible way to any and all of the
common ordinary citizens whom he would like rule
as some Of his friends among the European royalty rule their
people He has two three different occasions in
recent past demonstrated his belief that he has the right
/ refer
standing the fact that expressly forbidden by the laws
and tho s,,tio, from, doirr s,,cI, ,t. ;4t A. -,
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VICE ana consent OIL the IaW-mang body But he is going
little too far waen he assumes declare where SO far
An eo.naop Of tis ycr torosno o G , Os sNls
be gratefully received by the people OF this country we'll
as by the Filipinos.
This peculiarly irving md difficult ,,,-, , l. l;,
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