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The Commoner.
Vol. 2, No. 47.
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PRESIDENT HAS A HEART-TO-HEART TALK WITH THE VAST.COR
PORATION POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE TRUST. ' '
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NO. L-'TOUJl INDUSTRIAL v DEVELOPMENT MUST
NOT BE CHECKED."
NO. 2 "YOU SHOULD BE MANAGED UNDER PUB
LIC REGULATIONS."
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NO. 3.- "YOU CAN DO NO HAJUtf IP YOU ARE
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BUT I SHALL FAVOR PUBLICITY."
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.'; .NO. 5-" AT THE SAME TIME I AM NOT HOSTILE NO. 0-"BUT I AM GOING TO ASK AN APPROPRIA
f. YOU." j , , TION TO ENFORCE THE ANTI-TRUST LAW."
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NO. T "THE TARIFF MAKES MANUFACTURERS
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NO. 8 "BUT THE QUESTION OF" THE REGULA
TION OF TRUSTS . STANDS APART FROM THE QUES
TION OF TARIFF REVISION."
Courtesy of the Otettgo Record-Herald.
News of the Week
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Iti view of the aspect of affairs in
Venezuela it is evident that that coun
try is seeking tho resumption of dl.
plomatic relations with various pow
ers. It was recently reportted that a
Venezuelan general had been appointed
as minister plenipotentiary to Fratue.
It will be remembered that Venezuela
and "France h.ive had no diplomatic
relations since 1894. The same dispatch
containing this news also says: The
news that Germany will send threa
warships to reinforce tho German
squadron in Venezuela waters, which
already numbers three vessels, has
produced a feeling of apprehension in
ihis city and especially in official cir
cles. The following is a quotation
from the semi-official papers, which
comment on the cables treating of the
attitude of Great Britain and German v
toward Venezuela: "We will await
confirmation of the cables before
epealung more clearly, and we must
suppose, with respect to the decision
of the German government, that those
cables are unfounded."
On November 30 it was announced
from Washington that the president
has announced the names of the mem
bers of the committee -of experts 10
canvass tho business of the department
of the government and determine what
bureau can be transferred to the new
department of commerce. The com
mission is composed of Judge Ryan,
assistant secretary of the interior;
Mr. Ailes, assistant secretary of tho
treasury, and John Hyde, chief sta
tistician of the department of agriculture.
Colonel Adair, chief surgeon in the
-Philippines, has made a report to tha
surgeon general of the United States
army to the effect that the number of
cases of sickness among the Ameri
can soldiers in those islands is on tho
increase. Added to this is the infor
mation that the sanitary conditions in
Havana are unsatisfactory again, am'
concern is felt as to the condition of
the marines stationed on the isthmus
of Panama.
, A Washington dispatch of December
1 says: Rev. W. H. Milburn, the blinl
chaplain of the senate, who is now
in California, has forwarded his res
ignation to Senator Frye, president pro
trm. It will be placed before the sen
ate tomorrow. His successor will "3
elected by the senate. Rev. Mr. Mil
burn, in his letter to Senator Frye,
says ill health compels him to retire
from the position, and he adds: It
is with deep sorrow that I have como
to this decision, as it was my cher
ished wish that, under the favor of the
senate, I should conduct its religious
services during the remainder of my
days."
On December 1 the secretary of tho
treasury presented to congress an es
timate of the cost of running the gov
ernment departments for the coming
vear. The total asked for is $589,958.
112 which is several millions of do.
lars. less than the estimates for pre
ceding years. These estimates are for
the official year beginning June 30,
1903.
On December 1 Admiral Dewey loft
Washington to take direct command
of the large fleet engaged in the ma
neuvers in the Carribean sea. This is
the first time that tho admiral has
been in actual service since his uriusa
in the Philippines.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is
reported by tho Associated press as
saying that it is intended to ask con
gress fdr&an appropriation of Ji.oui .,
000 to euro tho cattle disease that is
r.ow so prevalent in the New England
states and is hindering fbe exportation
of cattle to other countries.