Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-01-24

value of the stock of the co,eerns ~.
volyed. Put some OF these fellows
70 laii' was the demand OF the Demo
cratic speakers, and soon the At.
tempt viii be made to put somebody
in JAIL
IL is not yet known who ia to be
Mr. Wilson's attorney general bn,
whoever he is to be he will find work
ahead. Upon the next attorney gen.
eral VIII depend largely the future Of
the Democratic party. II he shall sue.
coed In sending to Leavenworth or 70
Auahta, or to some other federal
prison some Of the men who have
violated the federal laws and have
gained millions thereby, the Demo
Gratis say he will do more perhaps to
Drlng the people to a mind that the
democracy is the right party in the
right place than any other cabinet
ohcer can do. no matter how energet
ically he performs the duties OF his
Office.
ne incoming attorney general viii
ma pending several trust proseeu.
tlons of major nature. Naturally It
Is 10 De supposed that he will take
them up and push them under the
laws as they exist The United States
steel Corporation case hardly can be
completed before Mr.. Wilson takes Of
nee. Then there are the international
harvester company's suit and the
New Haven railroad case It can be
taken for granted that other trust
prosecution cases will be before the
public eye not long after Mr.. wilson's
attorney general takes office. No one
pretends to believe that all of the
combinations of big business which
are open to attack on legal grounds
have been attacked.
Fillplnos to Wait.
II seems to be assured that II the
bill introduced by Representative
William A. Jones of Virginia to
give qualified independence in gov
eminent to the Filipinos for .
period of eight years passes the
house of representatives at this SEES
sion, 1t will be killed in the senate
The Jones bill has been reported ia
vorably by the committee which pass
ed upon 1t, and 1t Is now on the cal
endar of the house waiting a vote.
There has been a marked change In
the attitude of some OF the Demo-
cratic leaders recently toward the
question OF the wisdom of the pass
age of the Jones measure.
1t is certain that the bill. if 1t
does reach vote at the present SEES
sion, will be passed by a large ma
Jority in the house. The senate is
Republican, and 1t probably will mega
tive the measure. At the next SEES
sion, with a Democratic senate, 1t is
probable the bill would 60 through,
but, as has been said, there are some
indications that the Democratic lead
ers are becoming afraid of the bill,
and 1t is possible that If 1t Is defeat
ed by the senate at this session, it will
not be allowed to come up in the
house at the extra session.
Since the year 1900 Democratic ma
tional platforms have declared for the
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ence under an American protectorate
The party, therefore, Is committed to
the measure, and it naturally is ex-
pected that an attempt will be made
to pass 1t as soon as the Democratic
party comes into full power in the gov.
ernment The trouble seems to be
that some OF the leaders after hav-
ing read the reports OF government of.
ficials who are intimately acquainted
with conditions In the Philippines, ap-
pear to have doubts as to the real
ability of the Filipinos at the present
time to govern themselves, even I'M
der the limitations OF the partial indie
pendence which the Jones bill would
give them for the next eight years.
All Favor Ultimate Freedom.
AS far as the Washington inquirer
can learn, nearly all the members OF
congress, regardless of party, believe
in ultimate liberty for the Filipino
The Republicans, following the exam
pie of President Taft, who once was
governor Of the islands, seem to be-
lieve that Uncle Sans eastern wards
will not be ripe for freedom for many
seasons to come. Not even the ex-
treme conservatives, men who have
been called imperialists, will say one
word against the final freeing of the
islands from American control. The
controversy in congress therefore, re-
lates wholly to the date when 1t will
be wise to write a Declaration OF In.
dependence for the Little Brown
Brother
1t must not be understood from
what has been written that the Demo
Gratis f. congress as body have re-
ceded from their position In regard
to Philippine independence. 1t is SIM
ply case OF fear on the part OF some
of the leaders that too much haste
may have been made in providing for
qualified independence, and that 1t
would be better to wait until the
American system of education has
done more for the Filipino before TAX
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