Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-25
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON LETTER
fFrom our Regular Correspondento
Washington, D. c., Dec. 2l.-Presl Il
lent Roosevelt's Panama policy was
,pvereiy arraigned by Senator Hoar IN
a spee,,h on his resolution calling for
on the origin of the 18TH
,,;an revolution. Mr.. Hoar is a staunch
but does not allow party
LOYALTY to blind him to the unwarrant- I :
ed attitude of the Administration TO
ward the revolution in Panama. He Il
said in part, Nov. Mr.. President,
vant to know-I think the American
people want to know, and have a rignt |
To know-whethe this mighty police
man. instructed to keep the peace on
that Ithmus, seeing man about to at
tack another, before be had struck MS
blow manacled the arm of the attack
ed 40 that he could not defend olmse''
leaving the assailant free. and tnen IN
stantly proceeded to secure from tno
.assailant the pocket-bOok OF the vlctlm
on the ground that he was the De facto
Iowner,n The Senator's speech was READ
from q carefully prepared mauscrlpt
and caused CONSERVATION among MS
repub,ican colleagues. Senator Fora
ker answered the speech declaring that
Mr.. Hoar had no right to demand
from the President proof that ne nso
told the truth in bis message, and ADD
ed that the Senator's speech shouio At
least have been made in executive ses-
sion. Mr.. German supported Senator
Hoar and declared that the President
was a second Napoleon. "a secona
Napoleon 1ndeedi Has it come to THIS
that the United States must have .
Napoleon to shape It's destinies aud 10
Idistort the residential office from lie
nroner function Senator Bailey
CONGRATULATED Senator Hoar for being
:. IN the democratic side Of the ques
:. tion.
Without any opposition, the Senate II
d executive session ratified the Chlnes'
T commercial treaty. Mr.. Nelson, o
Minnesota, criticised the agreement
X for not giving the United States sui
in ficient open porJs. and placed tue pialn
for this on Russia. He warned Tn
n Senate that there was posslplil'y
n trouble with Russia over the sian
that government had taken IN NAL
n. churia. Senator Lodge urged the III
th mediate ratification of the treaty,
fsnch was thought by the State Depar
/. ment to be essential. He said that &c
ia ratification of the treaty would nave
good effect in settling the far Easter
question.
The Northern Securities case again
Ter the United States was argued for t'
m. DAYS before the Supreme Court, VINO
oh. decision is now awaited with lnteres
the Attorney General Knox represent
yn the government, ann Mr.. John u. JOB
q 70 son. of Philadelphia, and former q
nd torney General Griggs and others col
on nosed the counsel retained by the CO
80, nanies. During the hearing ma
lille Senators, members of Congress a
rit. prominent business men cro"oeo
A. court room.
hen Assistant Postmaster General Bf
pod tow's complete report has just Of
ua published and several copies OF 1t "a
ess heen given to each member OF Congre
the The report of Holmes Conrad q
lion Charles j. sBonaparte has likewise OF
bljc unfinished. 1t holds Perry 5. Hes
directly responsible for the frauos
the W shington Post Office and II
ion TO saddle some of the blame Tor
put nostal scandals upon former Postm
ears ter General Charles Emory Smith,
u it claiming that be did not pay sumcl
EN- attention to the warnings which :"
cure given him.
= 7 ~ The Cuban reciprocity bill was sll
ERE. ad nv the President with b gold
ent. supplied for the occasion by Senior
d by Gonzalo de Quesada, the Cuban M
!, IN. at lister. The bill passed the Senate o
10 vote of 81 to IS, many democrats g
,ctly porting it and one republican vot
the AGAINST it. On the last day OF the
liars uo;,a, roada an able Al
90 ment against the constitutionality
!, the action of the President and Ser
0, Q. in negotiating treaty which ca
for a reduction of the tariff ano
making the validity of the treaty
tingent on the approval OF the DO
He declared that such an act was
yS' trary to the provision of the Const
,ood. tion which declares that all revt
acts shall originate in the House.
ough question will probably be taken De
i. the Supreme Court as soon as the
!, Viii fiji iprocity bill goes into effect.
te or According to a cablegram rece
' y os: here from Manila. an agreement
to do been made by Governor Taft and
Philippine friars, whereby Tue
rheu- ..lapd question will be settled.
n n I Il. Pope has approved the terms OF the
ected Element and the approval OF the
department is now awaited. ACC
teaay ing to the agreement, the 4oS wv a.
lousn nr;s,ro all the agricultural ls