Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-28
From Washington.
,o,,s.rooaanoe Of the Ale1andIls Gazette. !

efal f1Oyt mas ttktu OCSnsioh W ucASuN
the Secretary OF State before the So
preme Court from the recent public
charge that the head # the State De
psr,ment, on behalf OF the administra-
tioo, favored a cenlrsl zed fern of gov
erument. This defense appears IN the
form Of supplemental oral argument
filed By leave Of the court in the case OF
the State of Kansas against the State OF
Colorado, With the waters Of the Arkap :
sss river as the bone Of contention. The
United States has been permitted to in.
tervene as a party defendant. 10 main
tanning that there is conflict between the
States which ooly the national sovereign
ty ia competent to settle, Dir. Hoyt,
on the question of uniform State laws,
makes the following sweeping defense OF
the theory advanced In recent speech
d,livered 10 New York city BY Secretary
OF State Root The present Secretary
of State speaks with the authority Of IA
eminent public man ss we'll as counsel
learned 10 the Law. The pnrport OF his
recent uttsrances on uniform State laws
hiss been miscopceived. He says that IL
one State maintains las condsmned by
the public sense OF the whole country, or
lags and fails in the performance OF its
duty, then the instinct for self-govern-
ment of the people is too strong to per
nit them long to respect any ones right
to exercise power which be fsils to
exercise. His conclusion is that the
States must awake to their responsible
ties. must re.assume and exerc Sc their
power His searching words are plea
for more State power; greater states
rights, not less. F"
The total sum OF money nov held by
the National City Bank Of New York In
trust for the creditors of the bankrupt
republic Of Santo Domingo ia far in ex-
cess of 50, 900, 900. This represents %
per cent. of the custom collections made
by Col. Cotton since the United SIatts
undertook the supervision OF Domin'
lean fiscal affairs April l, 1905. Ae-
cording to the reports made TO the insu'
lar bureau of the War Department,
the sum deposited 10 the National
City Bank to October 80 last, was 81
03i, 966. The sum turned over 20 the
Dominican government for current ex-
penses was 81, 1927, 4GS. Customs re
ceipts have increased over 50 per cent
iu the past few months owing to the good
order which has been maintained
throughout the country and give promise
of further rapid increase. The customs
receipts will probably reach $3.50, 600 a
month In q short time. BY the lime some
arrangement is made for the cash settle
ment with foreign and internal creditors
the available cash will reach at least three
millions and perhaps considerably more.
Kuhn, Loeb and Co., the New York
bankers, are prepared to underw.ite a
refunding issue of approximately $50,
900, 900 und r contract conditioned on
treaty between Santo Domingo ard the
United States whereby the United States
will supervise further customs collections
provided Santo Domingo uses the pro-
ceeds of the new bcnds to settle al out
standing claims both foreign and internal.
DR.. Hollauder, OF Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore and Senior Vslezquez,
the Dominican minister Of 6nance, are
now working on the adjustment Of the
internal debt. II hardly seems probable
that their labors will be concluded in
time to present treaty at this session
Of Congress.
Congress will be urged TO rid the army
of all Of it's colored soldiers, when it next
takes M the consideration Of the
Brownesville affair. This drastic section
has been proposed aud is receiving ser
ious consideration from army officers as
well az members of Congress. -Four
regiments would be affected, the 9th and
10th Cavalry and the 9th and 25th 1t
fantry, The suggestion grows out oil The
fact that ever since the incidents which
led the President TO discharge three
whole companies Of the 25th Infantry, a
regular wave Of crime seems to have
swept over the negro troops Whether
or not 1t wac member Of the 25th In.
fantry that shot Captain Macklin at FL
Reno, az is suspected, there isno denying
the participancy OF members of the Mt
gro regiments in two disgrsceful affairs on
Christmas day. At Leavensworth, Kas
members of the 9th Cavalry INDUCED in
a street car riot, and at Fort Sheridan
Chicago, sergeant Of the 9th Cavalry
shot and killed q corporal OF his con-
pany. On Wednesday member OF the
25th Iniauty assaulted white woman
on the streets Of FL Reno. A continue
ton of such incidents will undoubtedly
provoke a strong movement for the re-
peal of the law which authorized the en-
lislment of four negro regiments, two ir
fantry and two cavalry, in the regular
army. Representative Slay den, of Texas,
has introduced a resolution in Congress
providing for the discharge of all the
regiments, and he intends TO press il
after the holidays. Undoubtedly the
recent crimes Of the colored soldiery will
increase the sentiment in favor OF it's
passage.
The United Stateg, through tho EN-
bassy at London, has made vertal
communication to the British govern
ment expressing the willingness of this
country to cooperate and act in sympa-
thy with England in any movement the
latter may undertake for the amelioratiOn
of conditions in tho Congo Free State.
This action on the part OF the admins
tration goes beyond the spirit of Senator
Lodges resolution introduced in the
Senate which has not yet adopted sug-
gesting cooperation with the powers sig-