Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-25
tFrom our regular correspondent

Gen. Miles Will Be Retired.
tFrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, April II, 1902.
"The Civil Government bill, which
will come up for consideration in the
Senate Tomorrow, is an iniquitou:
measure" said Senator Cormack Of
Tennessee, yesterday, when | asked
his opinion. Gas a member of the
Philippines committee" continued the
Senator, al have had an opportunity
of listening to the testimony at first
hand and there is no ground whatever
for postponing the establishment of a
permanent government in the islands
Neither is it necessary that censu:
be taken in order that Congress may
act intelligently. The Filipinos are
an intelligent people quite capable Of
at least, local self-government. The
educated people of the islands, and by
that term 1 refer to those who can
read and write Spanish, are of a par.
ticularly high class, many of them
having enjoyed the advantages Of
higher education and their fathers be.
fore them for two hundred years.
Generals Macarthur and Whittier, DIR.
Schurman, Hon. John Barrett, ex.
Minister to Siam, Admiral Dewey and
the educators now in the islands have
all given testimony as to the education
and intelligence of the people and
have all practically declared them ca.
pable of representation in legislative
assembly of their own; and this would
be particularly true were their govern
ment to be organized with an upper
chamber, the members OF which were
appointed by the President. The
claim that it is necessary to take "A
census is simply ruse to permit the
disposal, to favored capitalists, of the
franchises and grants in the islands
before the people have voice in such
disposition. AS An example OF the
methods which are being followed
there, the first railroad, which will be
built with the Filipino's money, is to
be constructed from Manila up to a
place in the mountains which will he
used solely as place OF recreation by
the American residents during the
heated term. It will serve no indus
trial purpose whatever. 1t is all dis.
tressing. The exploitation of the
islands by favored corporations, if the
administrations policy is successful,
will be disgrace to the fair name OF
this country. Yes, 1 shall make q
speech on the subject, as will mum.
Der of Democratic Senators.
GAS to the conduct of the American
troops on the islands, that too is dis.
grace. Take the report of the Cover.
nor OF Batangas in which he shows
that one-third of the population of &C.
climated natives has died during the
last year of malaria I am afraid
that if the administration were not
Systematically suppressing the facts
that form of malaria would be spelled
STARVATION"
"Yes, 1 shall offer one amendment
which sincerely hope will be adopted.
1t will provide that any American cor
poratiOn, company or individual who
shall make any contract for slaves or
slave labor, shall forfeit all its rights,
grants and franchises. am credibly
informed that there are American syn
dictates which have contracted with
the Moro chiefs for the performance OF
labor on certain rubber plantations by
the slaves belonging to such Chiefs"
The action OF the Senate in discard.
ing the Chinese Exclusion bill report.
ed by the Committee on Immigration
and re-enacting the Geary law WAS in
accordance with the prediction made
in my letter week ago. The influ-
ence OF the large corporations on the
Pacific slope. which feared that the
stricter provisions OF the Chinese bill
would necessitste their paying higher
wages, proved all sufficient to induce
the Republican Senators to vote down
the bill. Senator Hanna, who an
nounced himself rs the friend of the
American workingman, repudiated the
idea that they would disapprove the
action of the Senators who favored
the Plat amendment substituting the
Geary law.
The Cuban reciprocity bill has not
yet passed the House OF Represents.
tives. Tomorrow evening has been
set for the close OF the general debate,
and the leaders say that it will pass
Saturday. That the bill will pass
without amendment is probably safe
prediction, but the gap which it will
leave behind it in the Republican
ranks will not augur well for the flu.
ture success Of that party. "Tyran-
NY" blackmail,"" hold.ups," are some
of the terms with which the beet sugar
contingent describe the methods by
which the administration has assured
success. The New York Press, the
leading champion of the extreme pro-
tectionist faction OF the Republican
party, characterizes the present ad.
ministration al" government by black
mall" Whatever differences there may
have been in the past between Demo-
Gratis they never compared in intensity
OF bitterness with the ruptures which
are rapidly forming in the Republican
columns. Representative Swanson of
Virginia during speech in favor OF
the reciprocity measure was asked if
he expected to start a free trade move
ment in the Republican majority and
he replied, 1--WE have already convert
ed them to 20 per cent. of our views"
and that is what the opposition fears.
The split between the President and
Congress. over constitutional preroga-
tives, which predicted weeks ago, has
materialized and . subcommittee Of
the House Committee an Military AZ
fairs is searching the records for prece.
dents which will justify its passage,
over his veto. of some OF the bills
which Mr.. Roosevelt has rejected.