The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
NAYS AND MEANS
SPLIT OVER THE
TARIFF
INciPIENT WAR WAGES IN CON-
MlTTEE-PUBLic LOST SIGHT
oF-oALzELL, sTAND-PATTER,
BACKED BY CANNON.
BY ALFRED HENRY LEWIS.

BY ALFRED HENRY LEWIS.
{ WASHINGTON, FEB. ls.-There Is
iucipient civil war between the Re
| publicans on the ways and means. Mr..
| Payne leading the revisionists. Al.
| Dalzell, the guardian angel OF the steel
trust, acting as captain OF the stand
| patters. The forces break about even.
With two OF the Republicans walking
the delicate fence. Mr.. Cannon Will
side with the standpatters. Mr.. Tar.
80 they say has already expressed him
self for revision.
The situation seems To possess the
rudiments or beautiful mix-up and
the Democrats are, OF course, de-
lighted They will hover about tn
suburbs OF the fight. with the happy
purpose or making all the trouble
they can.
The public Interest,"
That Is the last thing thought Of.
Every body feels as though he had eN-
hsrsted that subject during the recen.
campaign. Once In the District OK
Columbia. his constituents hull down
on the horizon. your congressman
whatever his Polltics-thinks only OF
himself and his party. When he has
most thoroughly thought OF himself
and his party he will perhaps think
OF the public The laUers chance.
however. is clouded or deep doubt.
This has been one OF my hit or miss
hither and YOU days. Mr.. Hord Is In
town. Mr. Hord colleC-s the govern
ments internal revenue in the Philip
pines. He says they never think OF
war with Japan in Manila. All in the
Philippines is gentlest peace. The
Japs have no foothold there. are seek
, ing none. In no wise are they rush
/ ing in.
There are $4,000 merchants In the
islands or these the American and
rhe English number 93l In Manila.
the hub OF all earthly Philippine
things. the Jap merchants-curio deal
ers for the most, and vastly IN
rocuous-number only 81 while
against them in slant-eyed rivalry are
arrayed a fhalanx OF Chinese com
nercialists, whose pig-tailed roil-caH
shows 2624 Among all the ISLANDS
there ere but cighty-two Jap me"
chants.
Scouts Yellow Peril.
These figures are upon the word ol
Mr. Hord, who does not believe In Tn"
yellow beril. What he does believe In j.
the removal OF our tarih against sugas
frcm the Philippines. which BELIEF ne
10 more or less engaged In laying be-
fore the ways and means. The Philip
pines furnish per cent of our sugar
Mr. Hord explains. The removal oil
The duty would mean little or nothing
TO us while II might be &c lapse int
the vulgar phrasirg of the kennels
the making OF the Oriental pup
Inaugural preparations have stirred
things To the depths. There came
! boiling to the recent surface OF al
I fairs tradition touching the organi
cation OF the Marin band. That cele
Erated body OF toOters Is so old ina
( rs origin is lost in the dimness and
/ the mists oi the heretofore. But this
is what tradition tells us-tradition
fostered about the navy yard:
say century ago. there was in the
navy a certain Captain Mcneil The
CAPTAIN loved music Also he was
willing to DO most anything 10 get H.
This meiody-luying sea dog. in com
mzna OF the nty-four gun frigate
Postop, was casually cruising about
the Mediterranean looking FOR mer
maid OF a siren or any one else that
could sing when brilliant idea
came all unbiddeu over his menta!
side
The Boston was of the island OF
sicily CHARTERED at Messina was a
regiment OF Italians. Also, that regl
n4ent had band
CAPTAIN Mcneil. hiding his chieaHe
beneath the lluff exterior OF d iolly
mariner. went ashore Speciously. ne
borrowed the regimental band II
was 10 come aboard the Boston anc
play fot Lall.'
The weakminded musical organiza
ton. relying upon Captain Mcneil
bsn talk and having in view lust'
Louorarium went aboard the Boston
In a moment the perfidious McNei
rae his anchors up. The next he ha
shaken out his head sails. and wit
inc wind aft was making water
tracks for far America. Not one o
those abducted troubadours ever say
sicily again. And az that they di'
not furnish the beginning OF Tn
u6Iine band save in his that the
acted as suggestion
Went Crafty Ashore.
The fame OF Captain McNeil's ex
ploit went up and down the sever
seas. in 1872 another naval officer
named Smith. set in motion by the
musical achievement OF Captain Nc
Neil. and being himself of the
Italian coast al the moment, re-
solved herolcally TO do likewise;
Captain Smith cruised slowly along
shx.e. listening for the mellow notes
of a band. At last the port watch.
which he'd the deek, reported band
of their starboard beam. i was In
full blast and might be heard for miles.
Captain Smith ordered a boat
IGown, and taking with him file OF
J marines went craftiiy ashore. After