The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-12-18

wreck the japanese government imam
caliy.
1T " absolutely SHY, continued I'M
statesman TO tax ABOUT war WI,
Japan IL IL almost as shy 10 t"i'
about our going 10 war with any ma
uon OF the world None OF them wan
10 hght US because they would nav
nothins to gain we need only to Keel
our armament up to REASONABLE
Standard and We need have no war To-
htii century.
CURRENCY REFORM.
Arriving conpressuen invariably in
fuence the prevailing sentiment or
congressional questions. Two or tnre'
weeks ago currency REFORM iesisia.loi
was nlling the washington ar Inc
bankers had been agitating ior IL. IheS
mad agreed upon plan ana thus con-
rounded speaker cannon VINO mas oeeH
fond OF observing nonchaiantIy'
wen, L nave never hearo Oh any t"e
bankers agreeing upon that question
Guess we had better let currency re-
form aione tll the bankers hiiu ou'
"hat they want lheh we VIII try
10 ma out whether the country agrees
But the bankers nave agreed ana IN
the Hrst nush oi their Victory II oio
seem as tnoush some currency reform
ies,sia''o, "ouia go throush ,he HOUSE
kitihs. IL may YET. But strangely
enough tne statesmen III town this
week ior the ohiy assennoiage tnat ever
brings 900 members ana W sehators IN
10 one city at the same time, are near
~ al silent ABOUT currency iesisiatloh'
II is Ewing thein ii''ie concern Ahey
must Do wakeo up on 'he question II
any iesisia'ioh Oh currency is u oe
enacted
3 TWO PRESSING SUBJECTS.
On the other hand two topics that
made Congressmen weary toward the
close of that session are now foremost
In interest-ship subsidy, or ship sub
vention as the friends of the bill prefer
to call 1t because it Is a less offensive
term, and Philippine tariff. 1t seems
that the wires are already laid for both
those bills to become law at this ses-
sion. The President is behind them
and the parleys for arranging the de-
tails will begin forthwith. The friends
of ship subyention are already thronp-
ing the hotel corridors. The Merchant
Marine Committee of the House is to
meet before the week is over and, al
though it was said that the committee
was evenly divided over the bill last
session, it is now freely predicted that
there will be a majority for a fayora Bile
report to the House,
Nevertheless there will be a lot of
pulling and hauling before the act is
written on red bordered parchment,
signed by Speaker Cannon and Vice
President Fairbanks, and passed on up
to the White House for the signature
of President Roosevelt. Strong oppo-
nents are standing in the path: they
will fight. The Democrats are opposed
to it, almost to a man. so is Represen-
tative Theodore Burton, of Cleveland,
Ohio, in some respects the strongest
personality in the House. He stands
high as a Republican and will probably
Save many Republican followers among
the members from the Middle Western
States. 1t is not believed, however,
that his opposition will prevail, for the
word has gone around that Speaker
Cannon acquiesces.
That is a struggle for the House. It
is the one thing that now enlivens that
body. Otherwise legislative interest at
that end of the Capitol is dormant. No
other big measures are looming on the
horizon, although there are many that
look mighty big to the localities they
affect. 1,
The Senate's big struggle, on the
o,ner nanu' pioii''ses 'o pe the FhiiiP-
Piiie iariii p'ii. mere VIII oe other
s'russies ior .he senate peiore tne
sess'oil ehus' put fhiilPpihe tarlH Is
'he one Dig auh'inistratioh measure
peiuihs there' senator HAZE, OF Name
quiet put sagaclous' cooped that Dill up
III committee last session so enectiVely
that senator Lodge the CHAIRMAN,
never quite UNDERSTOOD now II was
ooie 'iii the committee vote had peeh
.aheh' Mr Haie helo the relns weii
al hana tiii the last DAY OF the session.
purihs 'he summer ne mas relented
anu other thihss nave happened 10
neip .he fhiippihe tarii1 Dill on lts
may anu consequently TO make pig
pni rat secretary or war, more
oheeriu'' ior II there is one thins Mr..
Iait wants congress TO do 1t Is to pass
'he fhiippihe Dill. Mr. Hale still
wants the SUBSIDY DILL which the SEN
ate passed last year, to become law.
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