Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fprom our Regular Correspondept3

assistance of all the members of the
Cabinet. The Secretary of the In.
terror, for instance, has more than two
hundred bureaus, institutions commits
sions and agencies to superintend, and
the new Secretary of Commerce and
Labor is expected to try to cover about
as many. That part Of Mr.. R0osevelt's
annual proclamation which refers to
tariffs, banks, and finances will be con-
tributed by Secretary shaw; That part
which refers to the Panama swipe and
our foreign affairs. by Mr.. Hay, sc.
They are all now busy debating and
''boiling down."
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday
the President counted noses and figur-
ed on how many it would be desirable
or possible to retain. Secretary Taft
called again In the afternoon and talk
ed with the President about the threat
ened revolt in Panama and what ought
to be done about it. Admiral Walker,
Chairman of the Canal Commission,
met him at the White House and the
coincident call is regarded as signif
cant. Being intercepted by a newspa-
per man on coming out, Secretary Taft
smiled in an amused way when the
new revolution" was mentioned to
him and disposed Of it by saying IL
believe the standing army of Panama
consists of about 200 men-half Of them
boys. AS we have over 400 msrines on
the Isthmus, do not think there is
danger of serious trouble" He left
yesterday for 1.-The Seat of War"
though all seems to be quiet there to-
day.
The President, having preserved the
dignity of his office by keeping off the
stump during the campaign, is now
ready to "swing round the circles to
a certain extent as soon as be can get
away from Washington. This will not
be till Spring, OF course, but then he
means to make large sweep including
Georgia and other portions of the
South. He thinks he may have been
misunderstood there to some extent
and Georgia newspapers seem very
much in need of conciliating and hope
be will retract some of the things he
has said and not mako a social call on
Booker Washington.
The admission of the negro, William
Pickens, to the Phi Beta Kappa So
ciety at Yale is making some senation
among the Greek letter chapters here
abouts, in consideration of the fact
that all members are required to meet
on the same social plane. Whether
Southern fraternities will recognize
'sBrother Pickens" or ''cut'' him and
invoke penalty is thequestion which
they are now up against.
1t was affirmed by the sol disant anti.
1imperialists that the suppression Of
newspapers in Manila for constructive
treason would be followed by limita
tions of free speech in America. Now
comes the news that w. A. Suther
land. of the War Department, hal
vigorously censured" one Migue
Nicdao, young Filipino student al
the Illinois State Normal School fol-
speaking and writing disapprovingly o
the friars contract and 1.-THE method
of the Catholic church in the Philip
pines" Who is Mr.. Sutherland, tina
he shonld use the muzzle?
Since writing the above question,
have called up the War Department b.
telephone and connected with Mr.
Sutherland. l asked him about re
primanding young Miguel. He replies
Il did not reprimand him, but onl,
warned him not to publicly discus
politics or religion while we are send
ing him to our schools"
Whose schools do you refer to 2''
asked.
Amy school in this country" b
said.
'Who is sending him to our schools !?
"We are-the United States govern
ment.''
"Who pays for his schooling, if 20
please ?'
"Why, the Filipinos pay for it."
'As l understand it, then, a Eli
! pino boy whose board and tuition al
paid for by the Filipinos themselves
cannot be permitted to discuss tn
religious or political affairs of th
Philippine Islands while he is With
our borders ?"
81 did not censure him at all-not th
i. least"
"Ah, you only warned him in tn
name of this governm ent ?"
who are you? 1 don't like to tai
over the telephone.
Your correspondent revealed himse
to the War Department and added th'
he presumed he was talking with M
Sutherland, of the Insular Bureau an
$ Superintendent of Filipino pupils
the United States. He asseIted an
added that he had only done his dut,
; Woodward-Rhodes
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