The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
CLEANING AsD connExr.

@PO- 1@ A1' S11N 49,
published. The board recommends pro-
ceedings against monCpolies and urges
criminal laws to be adopted that will
cover rate discrimination. Mr.. Phillips
has been in the house of representa-
tives. He quotes trust magnates who
were called as witnesses to show the
LANCER OF ~monopolies. The majority
recommends as follows:
Federal prosecution for violation OF
the antitrust laws.
Uniform state legislation against
trusts and combinations in restraint OF
trade.
Stringent federal and state laws max
ing penal and criminal rate discrimi-
nation to destroy local competition.
State legislation to prevent o~vercaoi-
talization.
Publicity for corporations.
The republicans in the congress are
reported as badly split" They are
not agreed as to certain policies. They
are out of harmony as to some issues.
The republicans. according to a special
ton of the 9th. inst, are divided on the
following questions:
General reciprocity for the promo
ton of foreign trade.
Reciprocity between the United
States and Cuba.
WAR revenue reduction.
1.-The Philippine tariff question.
1.-The Philippine government bill.
1.-THE Isthmian I'M question
THE Ship Subsidy bill.
THE proposition to reduce the tariff
on trust-controlled products.
"All proposed legislation relating to
ance
AN the great questions before the
congress are economic. and on all of
them the majority party is divided"
The democrats are not all huggtng
and kissing but there is not so much
disagreement as in the opposition
party. They are rule-bound. what
ever that means. That is the rules of
the house are potent il putting 1.-The
gag on minorities. The Suns CORE
spondent saws and we hope it is true:
while there is not complete CO.
operation within the minority ranks
there is a nearer approach to harmony
than there has been before in a number
of years. Just to the extent that the
DEVELOPMENT of issues appeal to the
principles of the ~old-fashioned democ-
racy the party in congress becomes
united.
"In the senate, where expression may
be given to a purpose, the party Is III
absolute harmony thus far, and the
democrats Of the house are In perfect
sympathy with their colleagues Of the
senate"
The Germans in the Eeichstag are in
earnest in their desire to strike back
heavily for the high, prohibItory fea-
lures of tie remorseless, unconstitu-
tional American tariff tax. I. Is a tax
on Americans. pure and simple. The
Germans are studying the Dingley
monster and with purpose. 1t is said
tina the proposed tax in retaliation is
high. Americans studying the proposed
German rates find a high tax on
products. For instance, they
find that the proposed duties of 5S.56
per 220 pounds on hams. Of STA per 22O
pounds on bacon, and Of Is per cent. ad
on cattle as almost prohibitory. |
But these duties. high as they may |
seem, are lower than those which may
be imposed.
The tariff committee OF the Rs:chstag |
has accepted an amendment to the
pending bill to the effect that in the
of treaty s~tipulatlons the same
rate of duty shall be applied to for
eign products as is imposed In the
country in which they originate on
German products.
Is it unfair in Germany to feed
out o1 the very spoon thew
are feeding Germany out of? Not a
bit.
There is a movement among some
people to have $4,000 negro volunteers
raised for service in the Philippines
If they should prove as turbulent and
unmanagable as man. of the negro
proved which were raised for
the Cuban war, Uncle Sam will have
trouble with them as will the
Filipinos. The democrats WHO favor
are confined to the small class who
favor the retention OF the Philippines
under American rule upon constitu-
lines. General Chaffee says so. 900
men are necessary and for an indefinite
The Philadelphia Record says
"It las been suggested that it might
be well to recruit a volunteer army Of
blacks in the south Atlantic aud Cult
states for service in the Philippines.
Black troops would be already accli.
and capable OF resisting tropical
diseases almost as well as the natives.
AS soon as such a force should be put
into service the government would be-
to withdraw an equal number
of regulars from the archipelago and
the regular esla blishment. Nv
this volunteer force the gov
would be saved the enormous
number Of enlistmentS of white regu-
now necessary by reason of the
for climatic diseases"
What huge elephant Uncle Sam has
got on his hands in. that Philippine
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The New Fork Tribune entirely re-
publican and a severe tarif-monger, is
candid enough to look at the Cuban
through undimned glasses. 1t
sensibly as to Cuban sugar. 1t
caprot control Amerfc,n marchapts ba- |