Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-30
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effect that Japan. will shortly wage
an aggressive war to extend her
power in the far east. According to
Menchikoff the prudence of the Jap
anese will keep it from molesting
the possessions of the United States
and other great powers. The first
object of Japan's attack Will be
China. The Japanese restless ambi-
ton will never be satisfied until 1t
has annexed China. Japan will also
seize Hollands possessions in the
East Indies. The Japanese are ac-
lively preparing for this war of 'pn-
quest with their statesmen regard
as an inevitable step in development
of Japan's future world supremacy.
In February, according to re-
port issued by Commissioner of Pen
sions Warner, the names OF 2,699
civil war pensioners were dropped
from the pension rolls because or
death. The net decrease, however,
in the number of civil war soldiers
drawing pensions was only 1908,
there being 1896 added to the rolls
during the month. The total num-
ber of civil war soldiers on the pen
sion rolls February 2S was 673,9S5.
The total number of persons who
were drawing pensions from the gov
ernment on account of services i'm the
different wars on January 81 last was
S93,237 and on February 2S, month
later, the number was decreased to
99l,9O7-a net decrease of 1880.
The complete loss of the roll during
the month was 4.211. OF these, S.901
were by death, "a by remarriage, 11S
by legal limitation, 80 by failure to-
claim, and 3S by other causes.
THE prospect of ship subsidy
legislation at this session of congress
is growing gradually more remote.
Speaker Cannon has given no en-
couragement to the members VINO
sent delegations to urge him to give
consideration to the measure which
passed the senate, and which has
been pigeon-holed with the house
committee report on merchant ma
rine and fisheries. The feeling in the
committee Is by no means unit. On
the contrary it is so closely divided
that those opposed to the ship sub
sidy legislation claim q victory on
the grounds of alleged tie in commit
tee. They say the vote stands nine
to nine and because of this fact it is
impossible to carry the motion and
report the bill to the house. The COM
mittee has reopened the matter by
fixing April 4th, as the date on which
additional hearings on the subject
will be begun. This is known to be
merely a move for delay, and is not
accepted as a favorable indication.
In response to a resolution intro
duced by Representative Williams, the
minority leader, the president on We'd
nesday transmitted to the house re-
port OF Assistant Secretary of State
Herbert d. Pearce, report regarding
the consular service in the far east.
The message is accompanied by let
ter from Secretary Root, who makes no
hesitation in saying that the consular
service is not what ii should be. There
are cited several cases of consuls who
occupied high positions, and who abus-
ed their powers very considerably.
Some used their official positions to
collect debts for subjects of other ma
tions. and others lead licentiOus and
profligate lives that are disgrace to
the country they represent. Former
Consul General Goodnough, at Shang-
hal and Consul General Levi l.. Will
cox, of Hankau, are especially named
as among the most disreputable. There
seems to be no end of graft in various
consulates and not only are many OF
the consuls deserving of prosecution,
but it is evident that the system cam
not be restored to decency except by
a general overhauling.
What may be regarded as the fl
nal pronOuncement against tariff
revision at the present session of con-
gress, is contained i'm a letter from
Chairman Payne of the house ways
and means committee, i'm reply to
communication sent him by Repre-
sentative Mccall, on behalf of the
Massachusetts delegation i'm congress.
The Massachusetts view is presented,
that conditions have so changed as
to demand change over the Dingley
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In his reply Mr.. Payne first calls at
tention to the method by which tariff
legislation must be brought about by
a concurrent view of the majority of
the party i'm power. He next points
out that this concurrent view does
not exist. The house. he says. is di-
vded into groups of members, each
group favoring the modification of diff
ferent schedules, while, he says, ma
jority of the Republicans in the house
do not believe that there should be
any change at all. He says that the
people have not forgotten the dis
aster politically and commercially
that followed the tariff change of
1890.
- The New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is
enjoying some of the same sort of
vicissitudes that the insurance COM
panies have been lately victims Of
There is another organization i'm New
York which has been investigating
and showing up some of the doings
of the society. i'm a way that is very
unpleasant for the :. =. &. 4. 1t
transpires that the society has caused
laws to be passed by the Legislature.
which put them i'm control of the
beneficent business of preventing
cruelty to animals. 1t is found that
these laws forbid other people Of
other societies to undertake to COR
rect abuses. and the only method of
procedure is To report the case to
the $. p. G.. A. 1t is now charged
that the agents of the society have
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