Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-21
QUITE A SENSATION
WAS CREATED IN THE HOUSE BY
WHEELER OF KENTUCKY.

European flunkyism-Ensland Is Not Sincere
in Her Professions Of Friendship p Paunce
totes Perfidy Visit Of Prince Henry he
Spared No One. but Appeared to Have It
"In for Secretary Hay.
During the debate on pension bill
in the House last Friday, Mr.. Wheeler
of Kentucky created a sensation by a
speech denonncing 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 flunkyism." Until 1896,
he said, all Americans had gloried in
the splendid isolation of the republic
and its determination to hold aloof
from foreign entangling alliances.
Less than five years ago. he declared. a
President legged on by the pitiable
flunky in the State Department" had
stretched his arms across the seas in
adulation to the people Of Great Brit
ain, and to-day the government was
hugging to its bosom a nation that
since the battle of Yorktown had sys.
tematically and persistently plotted
our downfall.
He sneered at shoulder strapped,
gold laced flunkies," who were to be
dispatched across the Atlantic to bend
the knee and to kiss the hand Of the
English king, whose government, he
declared, had attempted to form q
coalition Of European governments to
thwart US while we were seeking to
strike the shackles from Cuba. Hon.
est, straightforward American diplo-
macy, he declared, had given way to
European diplomacy. He said he re-
spected the present occupant OF the
White House. He was, he said. too
straightforward for many OF his party
colleagues. slightly quixotic, perhaps,
and hasty tempered, but honest and
brave enough, he thought, "to boot
out the man in the State Department
who had brought ue to this humiliat-
ing position"
Turning to England's war in South
Africa, he denounced her tyranny and
the part We had in it in allowing war
material to be shipped from our shores.
II half that wac said "of this man
Pauncefote" was true, he declared, he
ought 10 be shipped across the water
"and the sooner the better"
Referring to the fact that = member
of the Presidents family was to attend
the coronation, Mr.. Wheeler eaid it
was perhaps unbecoming to allude to
it. Nevertheless, he said, he consid-
cred it most unfortunate and unprece-
dented and to be lamented by every
liberty loving American. It was but
one more link in the chain.
Mr.. Wheeler then turned to the
prospective visit of Prince Henry.
With . gesture Of contempt he de-
clared that the European maniacs''
were falling over each other to see the
little Dutchman."
There were thousands of Americans
following the pillow who were as honest
and as noble - he.
"Why should the American people
give heed to this fiunkyism of the
present administration" he asked.
d" We should treat our visitors politely,
but why fall down and worship them!"
The whole House was aroused by
Mr.. Wheeler's philippe. Several
times the Democratic side burst into
applause. As he was concluding Mr..
Grosvenor OF Ohio asked if Mr.. Wheel
er had been living at the time of the
visit Of Lafayette, as the representative
lof the king of France, whether he
would have opposed the reception ac-
corded the Frenchman by Washing ton.
II should have been proud to re.
ceive the Marquis de Lafayette" re-
piled Mr.. Wheeler. "He helped to
fight our battle for our liberties" I"
Democratic applause.)
Mr.. Gillet of Massachusetts, called
attention to the fact that President
Buchanan, q Democrat, had received
the Prince OF Wales. "That was .
different thing" retorted Mr.. Wheeler,
amid Republican jeers. "He came in
an official capacity Of heir apparent to
the British throne"
This statement Mr.. Grosvenor de-
MED, declaring that the Prince came
incognito, and was received and enter.
tanned at the White House by Dem.
ocratic President.
eff the gentleman is correct" an.
nounced Mr.. Wheeler, "then I con.
denim the action Of President Buchan.
an"
Mr.. Boutell of Illinois vigorously de.
Tended the head Of the State Depart
ment. No man in recent years had
reflected such credit upon our diplo'
matte affairs as he. He referred espe'
cially to the Chinese crisis, and said
his acts throughout that time had WOE
the commendation of the world. Mr.
Boutell said be could not be silent
| while such an attack was made upon