The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-12-19

Secretary or the treasury was aooo' w
resign promptly brought the needed relief,
even though it was necessary to violate
the law and accept wild cat security TOR
United States funds in order to afford that
relief, it will not be safe to count on MI
Shaw's adherence to his present statement
Since the death of Hon. Thomas B.
Reed it has become known that he was IN
Washn gton for the purpose OF sounding
congressional sentiment with view to
his anticipated candidacy as Wall Streets
choice in the next national republican
convention. Mr.. Reed was firmly con-
| WINGED that before that time Mr.. Roose-
welt would still further incur the enmity
of w all Street and he had received assur-
ances that be could count on the support
of the vested interests
There is evident in republican circles IN
Washington belligerent element which
would be glad TO see war precipitated with
any nation which the United States could
safely count on vanquishing. The expo
nents of this sentiment talk loudly about
the drastic measures which should be
taken in regard to Cuba and Columbia.
Cuba should be cowed into accepting the
Plat amendment in all its details and
should be given to understand that any
further evidence of reluctance would be
followed by the landing Of United States
troops on Cuban soil and the entry of
United States gunboats into Havana har-
Dor, say these bellicose advisers of the
President Columbia should be treated
to the same "coursc of sprouts" If she
does not promptly accept the proposals of
Secretary Hay as remuneration for the
zone of land, through which the canal will
pass. she should be held up and made to
do it at the muzzles of American guns.
These same advisers gently, but none the
less effectually, insinuate that with the
glory of few martial victories behind him
Mr.. Roosevelt would become the idol Of
the American people and ,thing could
stay his sway. Meanwhile, whatever Mr..
Roosevelt may himself think of these sug
gestioHs it is evident that he is making
every effort towards preparedness for
war" and the general tendency of his ad
ministration is bellicose.
A change, almost as ludicrous as it is
serious. has taken place in the House in
the past week and the chances of adequate
antitrust legislation are now nil. No
sooner had Representative jenkins been
appointed chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee than there developed on his part
an intense jealousy of Representative
Littlefield, whose antitrust bill had gained
him considerable prominence. This jeal
ousy was encouraged by the "conserva-
tive" members of the committee and mean
time the conservative republican Sena
tors acquainted Mr. jenkins with the fact
that no drastic remedy for trust evils
would be tolerated by them. Now, Mr.
jenkins has appointed sub committee
to draft trust bill which shall meet the
approval of the Senate, and which means
that it shall be as Intellectual in accom-
plishing its pretended purpose as is the
famous Sherman law. In this connection
it may be said that the prospect of dead
lock in the Senate, as result of Senator
Quay's fight for the admission of the ter
ritories, is hailed with Joy by many repub-
lican Senators who see therein prospect
of defeating all trust legislation because
of slack of time"
The attempt of Senator Culom to Sc
cure day for the consideration of the
French reciprocity treaty, in doing which
he stated that he was acting not only in
accordance with the recommendations of
the Presidents message but in accordance
with his expressed wish, met with prompt
and apparently effectual opposition from
those Senators who represent strongly
protected sections of the country. Sena-
tors Aldrich, Hoar. Lodge and Depew i'm
mediately protested against the reporting
of the treaty and Senator Aldrich moved
that the treaty be referred to the Finance
Committee, of which he is chairman The
reference to that committee would, of
course, mean that it would be buried there
forever Senator Cullom resisted, how
ever, and gave notice that he would again
call up the treaty, this week. 1t will be
remembered that while Mr.. Roosevelt did
not recommend in his message any revi-
sion of the tariff, he did suggest that a
modification of the French and other
treaties now resting in the Senate Com,
mittee on Foreign Relations.