The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
TONGUE TERROR STRIKERS WIN
Kentucky Statesman Illus
trates Anew the Capabil-
tiles of English.
Washington, Feb. 14.-In debate upon

Washington, Feb 14.-In a debate upon
a pension bill Mr.. Wheeler (Ky.) created
a sensation by a speech denouncing the
attitude of the administration and the
state depart ment, in connection with
what he termed the recent Exposure of
the attitude of Great Britain" toward the
United States. Mr.. Wheeler excoriated
what he termed the modern disposition
toward European tlunkeyism. Until 1896,
he said all Americans had gloried in the
splendid isolation of the republic and it's
determination to hold aloof from foreign
entangling alliances. Less han five years
ago, he declared, president, legged on
by the pitiable turnkey in the state de-
partment" had stretched his arms across
the seas in adulation to the people of
Great Brit ain and to-day the government
Wah hugging to its bosom nation that
since the battle Of Yorktown had system
atically and persistently plotted our
downfall.
He sneered at the shoulder strapped,
gold-lace funkeys" who were to be de-
spatched across the Atlantic to bend the
knee to and kiss the hand of the English
king whose government had attempted to
form coalition Of European government S
to thwart US while We were seeking to
strike the shackles from Cuba. Honest.
straightforward American diplomacy had
given way to European diplomacy. He re-
Spected the present occupant of the Whit q
House. He was he said, too straightfor-
ward for many of his party colleagues,
slightly Quixotic, perhaps, and hasty tenn
pered, but honest and brave enough, he
thought, TO boot out that man in the
state department who had brought us to
this humiliating position
Turning to England'S war in South
Africa, he denounced her tyranny and the
part We had in it in allowing war ma
terial to be shipped from our shores. II
half that was said of this man Paunce-
1ote" was true, he declared he ought tC
be shipped across the water and ''the
sooner the better" Referring to the re-
port that a member Of the president
family was to attend the coronation, Mr.
Wheeler said it was perhaps unbecoming
to allude to it. Nevertheless, he con-
sidered it most unfortunate and unpre-
cedented and to be lamented by every
liberty-loving American 1t was but one
more link in the chain.
Mr.. Wheeler then turned to the pros
pective visit of Prince Henry. With q
gesture of contempt he declared that the
European maniacs were falling over each
other to see the little Dutchman' There
were thousand Americans following the
pillow he said, "who were as honest and as
noble as he.'
why" he asked, "should the American
people give heed to this flunkeyism of the
present administration? We should treat
our visitors politely, but why fall dow1
and worship them?'
The whole house was aroused by Mr.
Wheeler's philippe. Several times tn
democratic side burst into applause.
Mr.. Gillett (Mass.) called attention Il
the fact that President Buchanan, demo
crat, had received the Prince of Wales.
THAT was different thing retorte'
Mr.. Wheeler, amid republican jeers. III
came in an official capacity as the hei
to the British throne" --.
This statement Mr.. Grosvenor denied
declaring that the prince came incognit
and was received and entertained at tn
White House by a democratic president
IF the gentleman is correct announce
Mr.. Wheeler, then I condemn the action
of President Buchanan
Mr.. Boutell Qll.) vigorously defende
the head of the state department.