The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-01
National Affairs.
Special Washington Correspondence.

Cpecadt washington correspondence.
!" HE people of the United States
u of the fact that their President
is entirely fearless or that he
proposes to administer the affairs of the
Government with absolute justice, re-
CARELESS of his own political fortunes,
but they have received it in the courage
Gus position assumed by the President
with regard to the employment of union
labor i'll the various departments of the
Government. The case of William Mil
Ter, an assistant foreman of the Govern
ment Printing Office, called forth from
the President the enunciation OF policy
which for fifty years no President has
dared proclaim. This is to the effect
that no discrimination shall be made be-
tween union and non-uniOn labor in the
employ of the Government. Mr. Roese-
welt cites the decision of the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission in support of his
decision, the commission having decided
that men in the coal mines must not be
Disseminated against becatrstsThey were
not members of Il, uniOn..-.. -
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Reports@from Oyster Bay are to the
effect that Speaker-to-be Cannon has
agreed not to- eppose THE. consideration
of financial legislation which will be pre-
scented ut the next session of Congress.
Mr.. Cannon was summoned to" Oyster
Bay by the President TO confer on this
g,,l,, 4, a..
of zsfav6I Importance, Some sCeptcal
perSnns--ni',iHttin thrtt-Atr.-tunnon has
not yet made any promise which amounts
to anything for the y reason that it is.
never necessary for the Speaker to OPP
pose legislation as no legislation can re-
ceive consideration ttiileSs he actually
favofs i. IT. isl generally believed, how
ever, that some measure will be devised
which will remedy existing defects in
the financial system and which will, ut
the same time. meet with the approval of
the Republican leaders III both Houses
of Congress: Tile device which appears
to he mUst'in favor is Il law authorizing
all National Banks to issue notes to the
fytGilt Of % per cent. of their capital
stock subject to II tax of , per cent. per
ahnum. II is maintained that such notes
would be issued only in time of emer
gency. iind.*wWIld, he prnmptly retired
when the emergency was passed because
the tax would render their maintenance
in circulation Anproitablp. once the EN-
Urgency had passed.
y \ fter years of discussion and contcn-
tion, ship building in the navy yards of
the country has ut last found favor with
the higher naval officers who have come
to believe that it would he desirable for
the Government to build its own vessels.
There is now considerable delay because
of the labor troubles in the yards of the
Trust which has the contracts for the
building of thirteen vessels. Moreover
it is claimed that the constant work
which would enSuc. were the Govern
mcnt to build its own ships, would ma
terially increase the value of the yards
and would have II tendency To prevent
the labor difficulties which now arise
from the necessity which cOnfrOnts en-
ployes of finding work elsewhere ut GER
tain seasons of the year. Rear Admiral
BowleS is now preparing for Secretary
Moody II statement based on the work
of building the Connecticut in the New
York Navy Yard: The Admiral has al
ready found that not less than , per cent
of the total cost of the ship will be saved
on the inspection expenses rs result of
government construction. The govern
ment is preparing to complete the crui-
ser Galveston. now mt Norfolk. and will
build the sailing vessels Intrepid and
Cumberland. The training brig author
lied by the last Congress will be built in
the Portsmouth (N. H. Navy Yard.
Secretary Hay is doing all in his
power to avert Il war between Russia
and Japan. although there is still pos
sibility that it will be impossible to re-
strain the cocky little oriental nation. \
new cause of contention has just arisen
in CoreH where the Government. which
is dominated by Japan. has just order
ed telegraph poles cut down along tn"
line of Il railroad owned by Russians.
1t is claimed by the Japanese that the
Russian Navy has never been tried and
probably would not fight to advantage,
whereas the Japanese Navy has already
demonstrated its prOwcSS.