The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-15

official or other sources information as
to the reliability of reports that British
and Canadian officials are removing
and destroying ancient landmarks ana
monuments, long ago erected by the
Russian government to mark the Alas
kan boundary.
Senator Patterson of Colorado pre-
sented a memorial signed by over 300
American citizens residing in Hawaii
praying the enactment of legislation
completely excluding Chinese and Jap
anese from any American territory
and providing that all labor of every
description performed for the federal
government shall be done only by cit
izens of the United States. The petit
TONERS say that seventy-fiVe per cent
of the labor in Hawaii is performed by
Orientals, to the exclusion of Ameri-
can labor. and they call attention TO
the fact that $1,000 of the 10000 pop
uation of the islands are from China
and Japan.
The Denver News correspondent says
that Speaker Henderson has finally
agreed that the bill granting statehood
to New Mexico. Arizona and Oklaho-
ma shall be brought up in the House.
However. he has not yet set the date.
The friends of statehood for these ter
ritories have decided that they VIII
wait two weeks for the speaker to fix
Il date for the consideration of the bill.
and ut the end of that time to begin
seriously to consider their right of
privilege and have the measure dis
cussed without the sanction of the
speaker The bill is ut present on the
privileged calendar, and may be
brought up at any time its advocates
demanl. However. they do not wish
. I,ft than l. pppasSDrv
ana will therefore rely upon the speak
er's promise for n reasonable length of
time None of the advocates of the
bill donbts that the speaker Will do as
he has promised. but they fear he VIII
put off the measure until such late
day that it will be useless TO call it
up and Try to pass 1t.
The House committee on banking
and currency. by vote on party lines,
ordered a favorable report on the finan-
cial bill framed by the Republican
members of the committee and intro
duced by Chairman Fowler Ito main
tain Che gold standard, provide an elias
tic currency, equallZe the rates of in
terest throughout the country and fur
ther amend the national banking
laws" The details of the measure
were given when Mr. Fowler introduc-
ed it, and since then the changes made
have not effected any of the princi-
pies of the bill 1t brings together
many plans which have heretofore
heen urged separately. \ division of
banking and currency is created in the
Treasury Department with Il board of
control of three members, superseding
the present comptroller of the currency.
The methods by which banks may take
out circulation are provided; the parity
of the silver dollar with gold is estab-
| lished; provision for the establishment
of branch national banks is made; sill
yer bullion in the treasury Is to be
coined into subsidiary silver; guaranty
funds are provided to protect against
insolvent banks.
In his testimony before the Senate
committee on the Philippines General
Macarthur took up and discussed econ
Omic conditions in the archipelago, say
ing that they are the finest group OF
Islands in the world, occupying a stat
egic position absolutely uneNcelled.
Continuing he said that the archipela-
go must necessarily exert an active
and political influence upon the affairs
of the entire East. both in political
and military way. The China sea. only
T50 miles wide. he considered a safety
moat. The Islands would therefore
stand to protect our interests in the
Orient without the eNertion of much
physical power on our part. Hence,
he concluded that our presence in the
| Philippines will always insure all the
protection needed in the East, and no
one can now say how great those needs
may be. Their position is such. he
| said. that from these islands we may
/ observe whatever passes along the
| coast of Asia. as it must pass under
/ the shadow of our flag. Therefore. he
/ concluded that the possession, the per-
manent possession of the Philippine
! archipelago. is not only of prime inn
portance. but absolutely essential to
| American interests" He believed. he
adued. that when the Philippine people
{ come to realize the mission of the
/ American people among them, and that
they are a chosen people for the dis
Semination of American ideas, they
would rally to this inspiring thought
and cheerfully follow and support the
/ American flag.
In the hearing by the Senate commit
teee ON the Philippine archipelago,
Senator Culberson. one of the Demo-
cratic members of the committee. took
occasion to call attention to the omis-
I sion of the report of the civil governor
of one of the Philippine provinces
from the records of Governor Taft's
4. testimony. This is the report referred
to in the correspondence between Gen
eral Miles and Secretary Root, of
which the secretary said: The refer
ence in the memorandum to the letter
of Governor Taft to the secretary of
war, dated. February ., 1901, transmit
ting, for the purpose of an investlga-
tion by the military authorities. re-
port by the civil governor of the prov
ince of Tayabas, containing in general
terms. and without specifications or
names. serious charges against the mil