The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-18
She HAS A STING
The Country May Hear From the
Bee Taylor Case.
She Has Made Very Careful Study
of the Philippine
a Problem.
From The Journal Bureau, Room, 10. Posi-
building, Washington.

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From The Journal bureau. Room, 10. Posi-
building, Washington.
Washington, June S-The decision may
be reached, ultimately, that the president
made a mistake when he amended the
civil service rules so as to permit the
discharge of Miss Bee Taylor Of Min
nesota, from the permanent clerical force
of the war department Said one very
eminent. authority to-day:
The president, himself civil service
champion, has struck the service a harder
blow than 1t has received for many a
year..
Under the amendment referred to-, any
head of a division may, at will, dispense
with the services of an employee, without
being called to account for it, hiding him
self behind the words of the amendment
that the removal Is for the interest Of the
public service. =
The action in the Bee Taylor case
was hasty. The administration has been
raWhided for months by the democrats in
congress, during the prolonged debate on
the Philippine civil government bill, and
Miss Taylor touched it in way that
caused a smart. Acting under the impulse
of the moment Secretary Root determined
on sdisnissing the offender. In order to
secure the removal quietly and quickly,
the civil service rules, which have always
provided, until the time Of this new
amendment, for regular form OF dis
missal, including a full hearing OF all
| charges, and the right of defense, had to
be altered. The alteration was made, and
three or four days thereafter Miss Taylor
was told to go. .s'-
In the meantime Miss Taylor is con-
sidering an offer to go into the employ of
the democrats. during the oncoming cam
| paign. She is also thinking OF taking her
zoe so iafN tIo rtc oh fharn
will then be an opportunity to know all
| about the circumstances attending the
dismissal. ......-
gentleman who is we'll acquainted
with Miss Taylor, and is in position to
speak with full authority on The points
which he discusses, said to-day:
There are not half a dozen men in
either house of congress who are as we'll
| posted on the Philippine question as Miss
Taylor. She has read scores of volumes
| regarding the islands, everything in fact
that she could get hold of in the library
of congress- in English and In Spanish,
and knows the history of the people as
we'll as most men know the history of
| their own land. She Is as bright as a
dollar and few people in washington can
! state the question from the Philippine
point of view as effectively as she can.
! She knows all about the civilization of the
islands, can call their prominent men by
name and give their biographies. She
knows what the Filipinos have contrib
uted to science, the, arts and to general
! literature. She is a sk1llful debater, a
public speaker of power and eloquence,
and if engaged by the democrats, she will
contribute much strength to their con-
gressional campaign
! Representative McCleary, whose sister,
! in-law the young woman is, very natural
! ly declines to discuss the case for pub
! no ri 1r no coid
] ever, that she has acted independently of
| him.. -
/ Miss Taylor was reared in a very
straight laced family and her ideas of
right and wrong have been shaped accord
i ingly.. She has read the history Of the
] islands carefully and intelligently, and
/ arrived at her conclusions as a result OF
her reading. It'll is possible that she was
not discreet in insisting on expressing
her views as forcibly as She did express
| them, while holding a government posi-
ton, but that, is not the question now.
She has. nothing to retract, and If pres
I emit indications are to be depended on.
/ she will let the administration hear from
l her IN a variety of ways. 6
/ Reciprocity With Canada.
The Minnesota delegation in congress
proposes to place itself at the head Of q
movement in the fifty ghth congress tc
secure reciprocity with Canada. Infor-
anally the plan has already been mapped
out. In that congress, which will convene
in Decem Der, 1908, it is believed there
will be a very strong sentiment in favor
of tariff revision. either by way of reduc.
i ing the Dingley schedules, or of ratifyine
reciprocity treaties 1t is the belief O,
the Minnesota members, and in this they
are Joined by the delegations from the
| Dakotas, that Canada will be very will
ing to give this country a freer market
for certain manufactured articles in re-
turn for a market here for. Canadian
! wheat, lumber and other raw materials
and on such theory the negotiations
will be taken up.
The Department of Commerce.. 4
It is hardly fair to Representative Hep.
burn, the chairman of the house commit.
tee on Interstate and foreign comm cree
to say that the Nelson department. o.
commerce bill, which his committee ha.
had in hand for some time, will go oyel
until the short session next winter, be-
cause Of his opposition. Mr.. Hepburn ha:
mot been enthusiastically in favor Of the
bill, but has stood ready to report 1t tt
the house at any time the conmnitte.
might say the word. The delay has beer
occasioned by the president, himself al
earnest advocate of the proposed legis
lation who has asked, in the interest O.
more nearly perfect measure, that the
committee discuss Its provisions in de-
tail with each member Of the cabinet
w. w. Jermane.
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