Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
]. ?. MORGAN ALERT.
Said to Be Forming Syndicate to
Control Shipping on Atlantic.
CHINESE BILL PLACED ON CALENDAR.
General Debate on Post once Bill Closed
In tho House-Mr Cochran, Of Missouri.
Denounces the Administration
Bulls Introduced.

Washington, March 14.-Aftcr the
passage of a considerable number Of
unobjected bills yesterday the senate
resumed consideration of the ship
subsidy measure. Senator Berry, Of
Arkansas, a member of the COM
merce committee, which reported the
bill, made a vigorous argument in
opposition to 1t. He charged that it
would foster trusts and monopolies
in the shipping industry and that al
ready ]. P. Morgan and his associates
were forming syndicate for the
control of the shipping on the At
lantic. In this connection he be-
came involved in a colloquy with
Senator Hanna, of Ohio, who main
tanned that the ships acquired by
Mr.. Morgan from foreign countries
could not participate in the subsidies
provided by the pending measure.
Senator Perkins. of California, an
other member of the commerce COM
mittee, delivered carefully prepared
speech in support of the bill, main
tanning that it would add to the pros
perity of the entire country.
Senator Penrose favorably report
ed the Chinese exclusion bill and it
was placed on the calendar,
The house yesterday closed gen
eral debate on the post office appro-
priation bill and completed consider
alton of l2 of the u pages Of the bill.
No amendments were adopted. The
principal portion Of the general de-
bate was devoted to the discussion
of the appropriations for several
mail facilities. Mr.. Jenkins, of Wis
consin, presented detailed state
ment of his reason for his theory
that Cuba is now under the sover-
eighty Of the United States, which
sovereignty, he contends. cannot be
aienated without an act Of congress.
Mr.. Jenkins views attracted con-
siderable attention.
Mr.. Cochran, of Missouri, made q
ferven. speech denouncing the course
Of the administration relative to the
British war against the South Afr-
can republics. 1--WE have ignored the
rights Of those republics" he said,
"and we have trampled upon the law
of nations in doing it, We have an
Anglolnaniac in the state depart
ment who could see nothing in the
cause of the Beers and everything
sacred in the unlawful pretcnsions
Of Great Britain. In deed and in
truth at the outbreak of this war
every question Of international law
involved was decided adversely to
he Beers by the secretary Of state.
IAerv contention for which they are
fighting was east aside and every
unlawful assumption of power and
authority asserted by Great Britain
Was confirmed. And now il has come
to pass, when the walls Of the suf-
fering wives and children Of the he
role Beers are borne to our ears by
every gale, provoking a responsive
chord in the hearts Of sympathetic
people throughout the world, and
they are willing TO relieve the SUI
ferings OF these unfortunates. that
our secretary Of state discovers some
rule of international law that shuts
the mouth of mercy and palsies the
hand Of charity Shame upon this
farce. Shame upon this hippodrome
by which the American republic is
roled in the comDanionship of this