Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27

bill. which would levy tax on cotton
sold for future delivery. 1t would
assess a tax Of one-tenth Of one cent
a pound on all cotton sold, agreed
to be sold or agreed to be purchased
for future delivery upon any cotton
exchange, board Of trade, or other
similar place. The amendment woulo
provide, however, that when COTTON
thus sold for future delivery actually
was delivered in good faith, the TAX
levied should be refunded to the
person or corporation which paid II,
under regulations to be prescribed py
the secretary or the treasury. tne
measure is designed to prevent stock
tobbing and gambling in cotton
futures. The secretary Of the treasury
under the proposed amendment would
be authorized to conduct inspections
necessary to collect the tax. Elk
changes, persons, or corporations VINO
failed to pay or attempted to evade
payment would be liable to fine OF
from $1,000 to $4,000 for each
offence and in the case Of individuals
or unincorporated associations addi-
tional punishment by Imprisonment
for not less than one year nor more
than three years. Senator Clark VIII
push his amendment before the caucus
when the cotton schedule Is reached.
1t resembles general amendment IN
troduced by Senator Cummins whicn
would provide for q special tax on ali
commodities sold through stock ex-
changes or boards OF trade.
-Lesslie's Weekly: The wild Moham-
medan Moro tribes of the Philippines
nave been the greatest obstacles to
orderly and peaceful government In
the archipelago. The Spaniards never
succeeded in subduing them, and prior
to American control of the islands,
the Moros made periodic raids upon
the Filipinos. The United States has
been very successful in keeping them
quiet, and to this end the direction
and assistance of the government In
securing them economic independence
such as they never before enjoyed
has been a small factor. Major John
B. Finley, c. s. A., who has had charge
of this delicate mission, has inspired
the good will Of the natives To sucn
an extent that they have styled him
father and teacher" Despite all
assurances, the Moros, VINO are
Mohammedans, could not be wholly
convinced that they were to be lett
undisturbed in their religion, and to
overcome this uneasiness Major Fin
lev undertook q special mission to the
Sultan Of Turkey, the head Of Turk
ish Mohammedanism. Having success
fully completed negotiations, Major
Finley Is on his way to the Phliip-
pines with an autograph letter from
the Sultan to the Moros watch will
undoubtedly settle this point for the
future. In the debate concerning the
early independence Of the Philippines,
the Moros are a factor that cannot be
be omitted. They have never been
conquered, but our government has
them subdued to O. degree that was
never possible under Spanish rules.
Were the stupendous blunder MADE
of granting independence to the
Philippines eight years hence, the with
drawal of United States rule would be
signalized by savage and destructive
raids by the fanatical Moros. Between
them and the other inhabitants OF the
islands there Is no point Of contract,
and in case of a too early granting
of independence to the Philippines
the Moro raids and incompetency and
political rivalries among the Filipinos
would be sufficient to wreck the
government, wholly apart from inva-
sion or interference from the outside.
Washington June %: Free sugar
in 1915 and free raw wool are now
established in the tariff revision bill,
having been approved late today by
the Democratic caucus Of the senate,
after a two days fight. The sugar
schedule as reported by the majority
members Of the finance committee and
practically as II passed the house,
was approved by a vote OF 40 to 8.
Free raw wool as submitted by the
majority, and just as 1t passed the
house, swept the senate caucus by q
vote Of IL to 6. This ratification of
President Wilson's policy, he having
insisted upon the wool and sugar
propositions before the ways and
means committee in the beginning
came after a long series Of develop
ments since the tariff bill passed the
house, in which the president was an
active participant. When the fight OF
the anti-free sugar and anti-free
wool Democrats was getting hot, the
president issued a public statement
declaring that any suggestion OF
compromise on the wool and sugar
schedule ideas was absolutely out OF
the question and later he stirred anti
administration leaders to action when
he made his charge about the ex-
istence in Washington Of an in
sidious lobby" investigation Of which
favorable to the tariff bill. The six
Democratic senators who voted
against free sugar on the final vote
approving the final schedule were
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Newlands, Ne
vada; Ransdell and Thornton, Louis
lana; Shaforth, Colorado, and Welsh
Of Montana. The sly who opposed
free raw wool to the end were
Chamberlain of Oregon, Newlands OF
Nevada, Ransdell and Thornton OF
Louisiana, and Shaforth and Walsh
No attempt was made in the caucus
today to bind the members to
the action of the caucus. The question
will come up when the entire bill
has been passed upon. Some members
fought 1t, but administration leaders
said tonight they believed only the two
Louisiana senators would ask to be
is submitted. The general opinion Is
that q binding resolution will be
offered.
San Francisco, June 25: Clayton
Harrington, Federal investigator OF
white slave cases for the United States
department of justice, who gathered
the evidence in the Diggs- -Caminett
cases, and who called upon President
Wilson to remove Attorney General
McReynolds from office for his action
in delaying the trials, was suspended
from Office today on an order from
Washington. The order was signed by
A. B. Bielaski, chief Of the bureau
of investigation, department OF JUS
tice, and was as follows: l am advised
that telegram has been received by
the president of the United States
sent by you seriously rejecting upon
the integrity of the attorney general
You are hereby suspended from duty
without pay, pending receipt Of any
explanation you may care to make
Just prior to receiving this infor-
nation Mr.. Harrington had dispatch
ed the following night letter to Presi-
dent Wilson: "As a citizen Of Cali
fornia I charge that officials In the
department of justice and of com
merce and labor. in disregard of judg-
ments of the courts and in violation
of laws, have prevented the deporta-
ton Of French prostitutes in this Case
/ demand an investigation OF these
matters, complete information as to
which is in the files at Washington
On March IA Secretary Wilson was
informed about some of these cases. y
In a public statement issued tonight
Mr.. Harrington said: 1.-The president
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