The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-01-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER..
WAsHINGTON, D. c., JanuarY eth.

termined upon Il policy which it is beiev-
ed will prove most effective, not alone in
furthering the interest of the party also
of Stcmmng the tide of plutocratic legis
laton which. it is expected the republican
ma iolity will attempt to impose upon tie
county. Some of the members did not
consider it within the province of the eau
Gus to reverse any of the decisions of the
last national convention but apart from
their contention it was determined that
there was no necessity at this time for so |
doing. 1t was further decided that it
would be wiser for the members of the
party to devote their whole attention to
checkmating raids of the opposition on
the Treasury and endcavoring to protect
the whole people from legislation insrir,
ed by the great vested interests whose lib
eral campaign contributions, secure for
them such extensive influence in the coun
ellis of the opposition.
The Ways and Means Committee is still
giving bearings to the representatives of
the beet sugar and tobacco industries in
this country and in Cuba. The beet sugar
lobby is growing desperate andis contcm-
plating coalition of forces with the dem
ocrats in al effort to reduce the protec-'
ton on refined sugar The beet sugar
men are, of course, inspired by luminosity
to the Sugar Trust but they frankly ad-
nit that they would be in Il better posi-
ton to develop their industry if the Tru
were destroyed even if recirr"cl rrivi-
leges were gran ell to Cuba. The demo-
Gratis are naturally and consistently op
posed to duty which puts immense prot
its into the hands of the trusts at the en-
pense of the vast body of consumer
Representative Mccall, Republican mem
Der from Massachusetts, tells me that he
Viii vote for reciprocity as he does II I
consider that a moderate concession Won /
injure American interests and he believes
the United States owes it to Cuba at
least to start her on the rad t, prospect
ty.
Apropos to the beet sugar question: there
is story going the rounds in inner cir
Giles of very stormy Cabinet meeting at
which the President is alleged to have
tod his Secretary of Agriculture that he
was "sick and tired of having his express
sions ON the subject thrown i'll his face.
Mr.. Wilson, | am told, expressed regret
at having given utterance to his views and
assured Mr. Roosevelt that nothing more
would be heard from him on the subject
H e has pcrsistently refused to appear be-
fore the Ways and Means Committee, al
though it is well known that he is adverse
to any reciprocal treaty which will lower
the duty on beet sugrr. Or course II e
above incident has given rise to renewed
gossip in regard to Cabinet changes but
no change in the Agricultural portfolio is
contemplated at this time.
The question of Chinese exclusion is
still being considered by the Senate Com
mittee on immigration and ex Secretary
of State John ". Foster and General o.
Howard have both testified in opposition
| to the re enactment of the law, while
Commissioner of immigration Powderly
the subject yesterday, Senator Dubois, of
| Idaho, told me that he was unalterably OPP
posed to the admission of the Chinese.
| 'They can never be assimilated,' he said,
| .'for the simple reason that they do not
want to be. The most favorable laws
| would never induce the Chinese in any
| considerable numbers to become Ameri-
can citizens Their one aim is to save Il
little money and return home. All that
they make they send home rs fast as they
can spare it. Entirely aside from the la
Dor aspect we are opposed to having
among US a race of men who are unWili-
ing to become citizens and who shirk the
responsibilities of jury duty and of sutl-
rage Such men can never have the best
interests of this country at heart and that,
alone, believe to be sufficient to war
rant the position we take against their
mission to the country. ''*
Senator Mason attempted on Friday to
commit the Senate on the Schley matter,
at least to the extent of thanking the Adj
mral for his brave and able conduct
while in command of the American fleet
at the victorious battle of Santiago and
presenting him with a sword, but the OPP
position was on the alert ami, despite
Senator Masous protests, Senator Hale
insisted upon the reference of the resolu-
,, ton to the committee on Nlval AHA rs
, where there is every reason to believe it
will be buried.
The House has passed the Urgent De
, ticiency Bill, but did not until the demo-
Gratis had compelled Mr.. Cannon to amend
the wording to the appropr alton OF the
clause providing 100000 for the estab-
lishment of military barracks at Mani
la. Sixteen democrats voted for the bill,
not because they approve of the C 'urse'"t
the administration in the Philippines, but
because they felt that American soldiers
should be provided with comfortable
quarters where ever they are. There Is i'll
fact, reas IN t. believe thru mrny other
democrats would havev"ted for the prop
ositon had their votes been necessary to
carry it and upon the same ground, but SO
long as the republicans had the strength
to enact the measure they felt it to be
their duty to protest against the imperial
istic policy of the administration
Representative Henry of Connecticut,
who, he xt to chairman Wadswnrtl., is the
ranking member of the House Agricul-
tural Committee, told me yesterday that
the committee had perfected bill re
strictng the sale oleomargerine which he
would ask the II ouse to refer to the Com
mittee and which it would report in place
of the Grout Bill The new bill contains
some important features not included i'll
the measures which have been referred to
the Committee, notably clause which de-
fines any person who colors oleomarser-
inc aud then sells it, as Il manufacturer
and subject to the same restrictions Mr..