Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-14
A SENSATION
IN CONGRESS
Representative Wheeler Of Kentucky Has a
Violent Attack Of AngIophobia and
Scores Hay.
The EUROPEAN FLUNKEyISm
No Calls Prince Henry Little Duchman and Declares
Ambassador Pauncefote Ought to Be Driven Out Of
the Country-Pays His Respects to
President Roosevelt.
THE EUROPEAN FLUNKEY|SM
HOUSE.

washington, FeD. l4.-ll was agree
to adjourn today to meet Monday next
Payne, floor-leader of the majority
gave notice that on Monday he woul'
call up his bill for the repeal of the wa
of the whole, took up the consideration
of late b,asion bills.
During the debate upon the pension
BILL Wheeler, Kentucky, created ;
sensation by speech denouncing the
attitude of the administration ant
state department in connection with
what he termed the recent exposure Of
the attitude of Great Britain" toward
the United States.
Wheeler excoriated what he termed
a modern disposition toward European
flunkeyism.''
"The government was hugging to its
bosom nation that since the battle of
Yorktown had Systematically and per-
sistently plotted our downfall" He
sneered at the Shoulder strapped.
gold-laced funkeys" who We're to be
dispatched across the Atlantic to bend
the knee to and kiss the hand of the
English king, whose government, he
declared, attempted to form coalition
with European governments to tfwart
us while we were seeking to strike the
forward American diplomacy, he de-
clared, had given way to European di-
plomacy. He said he respected the
present occupant of the White House.
He was straightforward, for many of
his party colleagues slightly quixotic,
perhaps, and hasty- tempered, but hon
est and brave enough, he thought, to
"boot out that man. in the state de-
partment who had brought us to this
humiliating position"
Turning to England's war in South
Africa, he denounced her tyranny and
the part we had in it in allowing war
material to be shipped from our
shores. If half that was said of this
man Pauncefote' was true, he declar-
ed, he ought to be shipped across the
water, and "the sooner the better"
Referring to the report that a member
of the presidents family was to at
tend the coronation, Wheeler said it
was perhaps unbecoming to aliude to
it. Nevertheless, he said, he considered
1t most unfortunate and unprecedent-
ed, and to be lamented by every liberty
loving American" It was but one more
link in the chain. Wheeler then turned
to the prospective visit Of Prince Hen
ry. With a gesture of contempt, he
declared the people with the European
mania" We're falling over each other to
see the "little Dutchman."
'There were thousands Of Americans
following the plow," he said, "who
were as honest and noble as he" We
should treat our visitors politely, but
why fall down and worship them.
The whole house was aroused by
Wheeler's philippe. Several times the
Democratic side bursts into applause.
Boutelle, Illinois, vigorously defend
ed the head of the state department, |
and said he could not be silent while |
such an attack was made upon an Am
er,can who had cast such lustrc oh our
diplomacy. The excitement then sub
sided.
Later Grosvenor replied at some
length to the speech made by Wheeler,
severely criticising the Kentucky lnem-
ber for what he termed the latter's
: ;nopportune speech" He said the
speech would be read at Kiel tomorrow
morning, on the eve Of Prince Henry's
departure as the message of the Am
erican people.
Wheeler at the conclusion of Grosve-
nor remarks, made an impassioned
response, protesting against the official
reception Of Prince Henry.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate
began consideration of the house bill
creating permanent census bureau.