The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-02-01


ly be possible, because Of the following
which was promulgated by Gen. Mac
Arthur in 1900, and which has been
strictly adhered to:
Neither officers nor soldiers are al
lowed to make use Of their position or
power in the hostile country for private
gain, not even for commercial transac-
tons otherwise legitimate. Offenses to
the contrary committed by commits
stoned officers will be punished with
cashiering, or such other punishment
as the nature of the offense" may re-
auire; IL by soldiers they shall be pun
ished according to the nature of the
offense"
T. H. Pardo de Tavara has resigned
his position as member Of the United
States Commission in the Philippines,
assigning as reason his belief that the
Filipinos should have portfolio. His
resignation has offered an opportunity
for one Of his colleagues to express q
desire that in future there be Filipino
delegate in Congress.
Commissioner Ide is receiving thou
sands Of congratulations on his appoint
ment as Governor-General Of the
Philippines, which Is universally APP
proved, though many regret the trans
fer to Japan Of former Gov. Wright.
Senator Burton, Of Kansas, has
refrained from setting foot
in the Senate Chamber since his trou-
bles began, which was commendable
action on his part, and should be a
model for others to follow who are un-
der like conditions. But-he could not
absent himself entirely and draw his
which is quite a figure in his
case. being about $500 for the session.
Had Senator Burton go much as walked
from the main door to the cloak-room
door. a distance of five feet. he would
have been in the Senate Chamber, but
at the same time Mr.. Bailey. of Texas,
might have cast his beagle hye on the
Senator from Kansas and that would
have meant material for an Executive
session, for the things Senator Bailey
would have said would have some
what marred the pages OF the
Record. and must
needs have been said in secret
Senator Burton has kept to very mar
row path since his troubles began, and
has made friends by his evident desire
to embarrass the Senators as little as
possible; but to get that mileage. The
law requires that in order for a United
States Senator to draw mileage. he must
have been seen in the Senate Chamber
by an official of that tribunal.
Senator Burton has often visited the
cloak rooms of the Senate, access to
which is made by means Of low win
dow from the corridor, and it was ar
ranged that while In the cloak room
last Saturday. he should stand in the
door leading into the Senate Chamber,
when two officials would "see" him and
the thing would be done. This he did,
and the two officials were able to say
that they saw him In the Chamber"
and he got his mileage.
Baron Rosen. ambassador from Rus
STA. has presented to the United States
Steamship Mayf1ower. in behalf Of
Count White. himself and the other
delegates to the Portsmouth Peace
handsome punch bowl, in
recognition of the hospitality which
was extended to the delegates on board
that vessel during the course Of the
Peace Conference.
sian silver bowl. fanked by q knight
alarms of the period Of the Middle
Ages and armed with shield and battle
az. The bowl Is very deliberately
chased. and is decorated with a num-
Der OF large and precious stones. There
are number Of precious stones also
in the shield Of the knight.
Russian ambassador and the Embassy
staff and the commanding officer and
officers OF the Mayfower on board that
vessel at luncheon. in recognition Of the
the bowl having been pre-
sented to the Mayfiower through Sec
rotary Bonaparte. The only other
guest, besides those intimately con-
sistant Secretary Newberry.
Poultney Bigelow, the magazine
writer who learned all about the Pan
anna Canal in stay there of "a hours
or maybe II was only 18-and who
came back to the United States and
proceeded to give the whole scheme
black eye through his journalistic con-
nectfons, was summoned before the
as to what he really knew" and could
not make good At least. he said that
he did not know things Of his own
knowledge. but that all that he had
written had been told him In confidence
by prominent persons down there, and
he would not give the names. There Is
where Poultney fell down. He fell real
hard. too, for now nobody Will believe
q single word that he has written, and
mighty few will feel that his word is
to be trusted at any time i'm the future
AT first the consensus OF opinion in the
Senate Committee was to proceed to
fine and imprison Mr.. Bigelow, as It
has the authority and power to do, but
they concluded the game wasn't worth
the candle. Mr.. Bigelow would be ac-
quiring fictitious fame during his in
generation. and would coin IL into dol
lars as soon as he came out and he
declared that IL the Senate Committee
condemned him to- bread and water
down on the Isthmus in the dark
dank, loathesome houses which he had
described there, he would not give the
names OF his informants. The Senate
Committee seems to have sneaking
notion that Poultney coined the "im-
portant persons" (officlals) out OF his
brain also, and that he could not give
names, SO they refrained from making
martyr Of him. much to his proba BILE
disappointment Poultney has been
forced to resign his professorship i'm q
Boston University where he held the
chair of history. Presumably the
faculty indicated to him that II was not
his kind Of handmade history which
they wanted taught at their institution
OF learning.
Secretary Taft. President of the
American National Red Cross, has sub
mitted "A report to Congress on the af-
fairs OF that organization for 1905. The
report states that since reorganization
the new society has organized branches
in the Philippines. California. District
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