Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-23

( measure in detail. He said that while
we have 1873 ships built and building,
vet comparatively few of them have
any real fighting value. Most OF those
| now building are what are termed
"pcace beats" Continuing, Mr.. Foss
said: ~ know that there are some who
think that Just because we whipped
Spaln In n fight OF u hundred days and
!, lost only single life. we could wipe
out the navIes of the world. There is
an impression that the American navy
IL strong and powerful. Yes. II Is, as
far AZ It goes. l 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 lis delude ourselves with the
thought that because we whipped lit.
tie nation. which had only little navy.
that. therefore, We can whip anything
that comes along"
Former Senator Mandcrson 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 nm invitation to grow beet
sugar hut the proposed concession to
Cuba had prevented several factories
from being started. He said that farm.
crs Were going from the middle west
states TO Manitoba but that the beet
sugar growing had arrested this emil
grafton for u time. Mr.. Manicrson con-
tended that every tnrir bill and the
governments experiments have Invited
them to embark In the beet sugar In
instry. 'To inJurc IT," he said. "by
| direct or Indirect methods, IL To my
mind as Objectionable. II not to say ns
criminal. blow as this country could
receive" The proposition for twcn.
ty-pcr.ccnt. reduction. he said. had
caused many prospective beet sugar
factories on arid land In the West to
he abandoned temporarily. Answering
n question by Senator Piait. Mr.. Man.
icrson said that II we Amcricnnixc
Cuba. either by annexation or any
other means. there would In rise In
the price Of labor there which would
raise tho cost OF sugar production.
During the dIscussion OF the naval
appropriation bill Ia the House Mr.
Mudd OF Maryland offered his
amendment to exclude from the ma.
vni academy and from ships ana gov
crnmcnt libraries the history OF Edgar
Stanton Maciay. Mr.. Dayton made a
point of order against the amendment.
and the chair sustained the point.
Mr.. Mu,id then offered n substitute
amendment provi.iin. that no part Of
the money appropriated IN tho para.
graph under consideration shall b- cS.
pended In the purchase OF any history
Of the Amcricnn.Slani.h war written
by Eisnr Stanton Mnciny. for usc NJ
the naval academy. In ships libraries
or In any part of the naval establish.
mcnf Of the United States. Mr. Dayton
made the usual point Of order against
the substitute amendment. hut the
chair i,cii that the amendment wa.
s-rinnnc. Mr.. Mu.ii. having succcc'ird
in getting this matter before the nauss'.
said that the President of the United
State. had stated to hini that his work
should never H. u~ri. In rvply 10 n
question of Mr.. Dayton. who asked
why he wanted TO put the amendment
on the hill In view of the fact that the
President would hold over ih. next
fiscal year. Mr. Mnid said that whIi-
Mr.. Roosevelt was n very lively force
Mt thi. time. ani promised To live out
this term nnd hc ready to take an
other. he wanted 90 guard against amy
contingencies. Tile Amendment was
adopted without dissenting vote.
In his testimony isrforc the Senate
Philippine commiiir-.. George a. Hoard.
man. formerly OF the Twentieth ihfan.
try. said that brfor., the order of Gen.
Jacob II. Smith to Kill AMI burn. the
soldiers OF his company. tr-rinE in such
constant fear Of massacre. would sui.
denly awake in their fright and cs.
claim. SECT 'cni. boys: get EN- After
General Smith issued hi. ari-r. he
said. the natives for the first time nm.
icrs,ooi that the Americans meant
what they said. and the troops felt
safe. The difficulty. he said. was L..
cause n certain order by General
Otis for the killing .f outlaws never
was executed and this made the natives
bold in their resistance. 11lcy all lie.
piorcj the death of Luna. but hailed
with delight Aruinal,io's capture. Wit.
ness said that Filipino prisoners w-fc
treated too good. so much 80 that they
preferred to remain prisoner. TO being
sent back among their people. The
general course Of conduct Of Am-fi.
can officers and men toward peaceful
t'iiipinos. he said. was humane. The
men. however. were discouraged on nc.
count Of the food they got and officers
would not object when the men were
hungry 10 their going Into n house nnd
taking fo.d. The whole tendency Of
th. army said the witness. ''was 10
maze the men anything hut pleasant
toward the natives. They used the gun
to shoot rather than 10 preach the xos-
pcl with His orders were TO treat
the filipinos kindly. hut. he added.
''war is hell. and the boys arc going 10
give the F1lipincs hell while war pre-.
ycjls"
Following IL tho text Of the rrrsi.
dents special message to Congress in
relation TO the Martinique disaster: ITO
tile Senate and House Of Representa-.
tiycs: One Of the greatest calamatics
in history has fallen upon Our neigh.
boring island NJ Martinique. The con.
sui OF the United States at Guadaloupc
has t-lceraphcd from Fort Dr France.
under date OF yesterday. that the dis
nstrr Is complete: that the city of NJ.
Pierre has ceased 10 exist. nni that the
American consul and his family have
pcrishcd. He is informed that 3D.pJ
people have lost their lives. and that
lDDpD are homeless and hungry: that
there IL urgent need OF all Kind OF pro.
visions and that the visit OF vessels
for the work OF supply and rescue IL
impcrntiv.ly required. The government
Iii.