The state herald., 1902-05-23


now building are what are termed
peace beats" Continuing, Mr. Foss
said: II know that there are some who
think that just because we whipped
Spain In fight of hundred days and
lost only single life, we could wipe
out the navies of the world. There is
an impression that the American navy
is strong and powerful. Yes, 1t is, as
far as 1t goes. believe we have bet
ter officers, better men, and that our
ships, ship for ship. are better than
those of any navy in the world. But
do not let us delude ourselves with the
thought that because we whipped n lit
tie nation, which had only little navy,
that, therefore, we can whip anything
that comes along"
Former Senator Manderson of Ne
braska, who has been attorney for two
beet sugar companies, was before the
Senate committee on relations with
Cuba. He related details of the cut In
sugar at Missouri river points and said
the action of the trust was for the pur-
pose of destroying beet sugar growing.
He said that all previous legislation
had been an invitation to grow beet
sugar but the proposed concession to
Cuba had prevented several factories
from being started. He said that farm.
ers We're going from the middle west
states to Manitoba but that the beet
sugar growing had arrested this emf
grafton for time. Mr.. Manderson con-
tended that every tariff bill and the
governments experiments have invited
them to embark in the beet sugar in
hrstrv ssrn in ~ hn ahy
direct or indirect methods, is to my
mind as Objectionable, IL not to say as
criminal. n blow us this country could
receive" The proposition for twen-
ty-per-cent. reduction, he said, had
caused many prospective beet sugar
factories on arid land In the West to
be abandoned temporarily. Answering
n question by Senator Platt, Mr.. Man
derson said that IL we Americanize
Cuba, either by annexation or any
other means, there would be rise in
the price of labor there which would
raise the cost of sugar production.
During the discussion of the naval
appropriation bill In the House Mr..
Mudd of Maryland offered his
amendment to exclude from the ma
val academy and from ships and gov
ernment libraries the history of Edgar
Stanton Maclay. Mr.. Dayton made
point of order against the amendment,
and the chair sustained the point.
Mr.. Mudd then offered n substitute
amendment providing that no part of
the money appropriated in the para
graph under consideration shall be ex-
pended in the purchase of any history
of the American-Spanish war written
by Edgar Stanton Maclay. for use at
the naval academy, in ships libraries
or In any part of the naval establish
ment Of the United States. Mr.. Dayton
made the usual point of order against
the substitute amendment. but the
chair held that the amendment was
germane. Mr.. Mudd. having succeeded
in getting this matter before the House.
said that the President of the United
States had stated to him that his work
should never be used In reply to
question of Mr. Dayton. who asked
why he wanted to put the amendment
on the bill In view of the fact that the
President would hold over the next
fiscal year, Mr.. Mudd said that while
Mr.. Roosevelt was very lively force
mt this time. ana promised TO live out
this term and lie ready TO take an
other he wanted to guard against any
contingencies. The amendment was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
In his testimony before the Senate
Philippine committee. George q. Board
man. formerly of the Twentieth lnfan-
try, said that before the order of Gen.
Jacob ii. Smith 10 kill and burn. the
soldiers OF his company, being In such
constant fear Of massacre. would sud
denly awake In their fright and ex.
claim, Get 'em. boys; get EN-" After
General Smith issued his order. he
said, the natives for the first time un-
derstood that the Americans meant
what they said, and the troops felt
safe. The difficulty, he said, was he
cause n certain order by General
Otis for the killing OF outlaws never
was executed and this made the natives
bold In their resistance. They all de,
plored the death of Luna, but hailed
with delight Agulnaldo's capture. Wit
ness said that Filipino prisoners were
treated too good. so much SO that they
preferred to remain prisoners TO being
sent back among their people. The
general course OF conduct OF Ameri-
can officers and men toward peaceful
Flllplnos. he said, was humane. The
men. however. were discouraged ON ne.
count OF the food they got and officers
would not object when the men were
hungry 10 their going into house and
taking fo.d. "Thc whole tendency OF
the army" said the witness. 'wns to
maze the men anything but pleasant,
toward the natives, They used the gun
TO shoot rather than To preach the gos-
pei with" His orders were TO treat
the FliIplnos kindly. but. he added.
''wnr IN hell. aud the boys are going TO
give the fillplnos hell while war pre-
walls"
Following is the text OF the prcsi.
dents special message TO Congress In
To the Martinique disaster: "'ro
the Senate aud House OF Representa-.
tives; one OF the greatest cnlnmniics
Ia history has fallen upon our neigh.
boring island OF Martinique. The con,
sui OF the United States at Gundnioupe
has ,clegrnphcd from Fort DE France.
under date OF yesterday. that the dis.
nsior IL complete: That the city of ~.
Pierre has ceased 10 exist. mud TINT the
American consul and his family hnyc
pcrshod. lie N Informed that 3ODup
people have lost their lives. and TINT
hO,ODJ nr. homeless and hungry. that
there N urgent need Of nli kind OF pro.
visions aud that the visit OF vessels
for the work ~ supply nnd rrsrnc In
required, Th. government
of France while expressing their
thanks for the marks OF sympathy