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VOLUME 10NUMBER 15
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blanketing movo. Tho war dopart
mont roport, on examination, fully
Justifies ouch n movo. It discloses
negotiations between tho war depart
ment and attorneys of tho purchas
ers of tho friar lands in tho Philip
pines for sovoral months prior to
tho salo; also between the war de
partment and tho Phlllppino govorn
piont, whereas, tho war department
in a communication published in tho
congressional rocord on March 28-,
mado tho statement that its first in
formation concerning tho salo of this
cstato was rccolvod through tho pub
lic pross. This affirms my conten
tion that this deal had boon under
way for somo months, and was er
ratically consummated boforo Attor
ney Gonoral Wickorsham was asked
for an opinion. It was also stated
that when tho secretary of war hoard
about this matter, through the news
papers, he cabled tho Phlllppino gov
ernor gonoral to hold up tho salo un
til ho could got an opinion from At
torney Gonoral Wickorsham. No
such cablegram appears in tho in
formation now furnished. On tho
contrary, thero appears ono from tho
war departmont to tho governor gen
eral dated Docombor 4, 1009, tho
vory day Wickorsham's opinion was
nslcod for, approving tho salo of tho
Ban Joso estate, which had already
boon mado. Another cablegram
from tho governor gonoral, antedat
ing tho roquost for Wickorsham's
opinion, shows that tho salo was not
to Poolo, as heretofore represented
by the war department, but to Poolo
or his nominees. Poolo's nominee
will bo a subsidiary sugar trust cor
poration, probably tho MIndoro De
velopment company, already or
ganized by dummy incorporators un
der laws of Now Jor8oy. Then thero
is a cablegram, dated October 22,
from tho governor general to tho sec
rotary of war stating that Prentiss
and Poolo desired to purchase tho
San Jose estate, which cablegram re
fors to negotiations by ono I-Iam-rr
mond with tho war departmont ow
ing to tho frair lands. This Ham
mond, It dovolops, is a member of
tho firm of Strong & Cadwallador of
New York of which Henry W. Taft
is now tho second member, to which
rank ho was promoted from fifth
placo when Mr. Wickorsham loft tho
firm to become attorney Konoral. Mr.
Hammond opened negotiations with
tho war department, and then ob
iously, for appearance sake, turned
their consummation over to another
firm of attorneys. Hammond repre
sented Havomyer. Havomyor is tho
sugar trust. I could point out many
other things, but tho proper timo and
placo to point them out will be in a
congressional investigation. The ad
ministration must investigate this
matter or stick its head in tho sand
like an ostrich to blind its eyes to
tho storm that is coming. I have
chaTged tho administration with hav
ing begun a policy of unlawful ex
ploitation In tho Philippines, and
every development goes to establish
tho truth of tho charge. If the ad
ministration has boon falsely ac
cused let it take off the lid."
WORKMEN'S PENSION
Tho workmen's pension bill which
has boon tho subject of legislative
controversy in Franco for four years,
passed the chamber of deputies and
passed the senate in somewhat
amended form by a vote of 280 to 3.
Tho Associated Press dispatches thus
descrlbo tho bill:
Tho benefit of tho law, which has
been modified to include in its
schemo tho previous old age relief
law, will bo enjoyed by about 17,
000,000 persons, including every cat
egory of workors except railroad em
ployes, miners and seamen, who al
ready enjoy pensions. As all state
employes aro retired upon pensions
at a specified age, this law, therefore,
practically extends tho old-age pen
sion system to all tho laborers of
France.
The plan Involves contributions
from threo sources for tho creation
of tho pension fund. First, obligatory
yearly contributions from tho wage
earners amounting to nine francs for
men, six francs for women and 4
francs for minors; second, tho con
tribution of the employer, which
equals that of the wage-earner, and,
third, tho contribution of the state.
Even tho experts differ as to what
the last will bo, but the generally ac
cepted figure is 180,000,000 francs
($36,000,000) for tho first year, the
amount decreasing until the scheme
works normally, when it will be
about 125,000,000 francs. The bene
ficiaries aro to draw their pensions
at the age of 65, or after thirty years
of sorvice, with certain diminutions
for advance payment. The full pen
sion at tho lowest unit of contribu
tion will bo 414 francs per annum,
except for farm laborers, whose con
tribution and pension is slightly inferior.
all these have tamed the north pole
tamer and brougnt him, with a meed
of bitterness, perhaps a larger
measure of humility and savior faire.
Ho seems certain to grow in popu
larity. Chicago Evening Post.
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roads savo; how to keep roads in most perfect condition;
shows accurate photographs o what Glide Road Machines
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tolls about tho most practical and economical ft?
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draft thnn others. The onlv perfect one-man. two-horso road machinal
made. Docs work better and cheaper than any other machine no matter!
hov largo or expensive Blado of hlgh-grado steel reversible nndl
adjustable 6-Inch shoe-runners, Hanged, provent skidding. ivowcst-
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After an extended and heated dis
cussion a bill to confer tho rank and
pay of lieutenant gonoral retired, up
on Major General Daniel E. Sickles,
waB defeated in tho committee of the
whole of tho house of representa
tives. Tho fight will be renewed in
tho house proper.
"PERSONAL LIBERTY"
Those who were foolish enough to
think that the United Societies stand
for "personal liberty," except the per
sonal liberty to make profits by sel
ling alcoholic liquors, will now have
an opportunity to revise their opin
ion. This organization has had the
colossal impudence to post the names
ui Liiuat: wiin KiiriiRn rna irvfi,- i,
petition in the localities where the
signers live and to accompany this
public posting with the suggestion
that the signers aro to be boycotted.
This petition asked only that the
voters have a chance to express their
opinion upon a question on which
there is certainly a decided difference
of opinion. Do the United Societies
propose to terrorize those who dare
to ask for such a vote? This piece
of impudence and tyranny is but
.um,o ui me iorces tnat are be
hind the "wet" campaign. It is
probably a good thing that the ques
tion Is not to be on the ballot this
spring. It will bring other and more
important issues to the front. But
when any body of profit-seeking poli
ticians propose to intimidate those
who dare to ask for a referendum it
is time for the character of such a
gang to be thoroughly recognized.
Chicago Daily Socialist.
Leaders of tho national woman's
suffrage association express regret
for tho hissing of tho president.
A BELATED DISCOVERY
Commander Peaty explains
that
his work as an explorer is ended and
ho will never again invade the arctic
and antarctic circles. It took Mr.
Peary almost a, quarter of a century
to find out that p-o-l-e spoils
trouble. Kansas City Star.
CORIMANDER PEARY ON VIEW
It seems from all accounts to have
been a very chastened and subdued
Peary who lectured under the aus
Plces of the Geographic Society last
n ght. Save for slight infelicity in
his response to Governor Deneen's
introductory remarks the norfh pole
discoverer was modest in his bearing
and restrained. The egotism was
curbed, unlike his former bJok
'Nearest the Pole," it was not "I and
I and I" but rather "we and we and
blnV C Vhe way' r alT their
bluff and bluster, the American peo
ple much prefer it. His unpopula?
ty, his grudging welcome 2nd the
largo and vociferous following which
attached itself to his charlatan rival
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