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llil The Commoner. VOLUME 4, NUMBER j, 12 lt I r WEEK AT WASHINGTON - An Associated press -dispatch, under dato of Washington, February 14, says: A uostion of importance in re lation to tlio CuLan interpretation of tlio reciprocity treaty with that coun try, which became operative! Decem ber 27, J 003, has come to the atten tion of this government. In answer to a tolographic inquiry from the treasury department, word has been recoived from the American minister at Havana to the effecL that articles the product of the soil or industry of tyio United States, exported to other countries and thence imported Into Cuba, will not rccelvo the bcaofit of reduced rates of duty provided in the reciprocity treaty. The treaty pro vides, in effect, that all artcles of merchandise not free of duty, being tlio product of the soil or industry of the United States, imported into the republic of Cuba, and reciprocally Into the United States, shall bo admitted by each country at a reduction of 20 per centum of the rates of duty now imposed. Acting upon the plain meaning of these words, this govern ment has uniformly allowed the 20 per cent reduct:on on Cuban merchan dise imported into another country and thence into the United States, tlio only essential fact insisted Upon being that the goods admitted shall be "tho product of the soil or indus try" of Cuba. Still another question in connection with the interpretation of the treaty is ns to which rate of duty shall bo assessed against goods brought into tho respective countries and In bonded warehouses at the time tho treaty went into effect. Tho treas ury department in carrying out tho plain letter of'ttio law, has held that Biich goods, upon withdrawal pay tho reduced rate of Cuba, while Cuba in sists that they shall pay the rate in force at tho timo the goou3 were placed in tho warohouso. It is alto gothor probablo that tho secretary of tho treasury will call the attention of tho state department to this wide dif ference in tho construction ot the treaty, $;h a viow of its a-ljustmcnt through diplomatic channels. - A sonat& committee has reported favorably.jm. tho nomination of Geo. K. Prltchard of North Carolina to be United Statos marshal for the central district of Indian territory. Demo cratic senators opposed tho nomina tion on tho ground that Prltchard 1b a non-resident. Tho agricultural appropriation bill as recommended by the senate com mittee provides senate amendments aggregating $361,140 With these amendments tho total appropriations amount to ?6,073,380. Among the items of incroaao are $30,000 for pub lic road inquiry; $50,000 for bureau of animal Industry; $50,000 for experi ments in animal breeding; $40,860 for bureau or forestry; $49,2G0 for buroau oT chemistry, and $33,238 for bureau of soils. In tho senate on February 15 tho bill providing for the payment of $200,000 to ox-Queen Lilioukalani was first amended to appropriato $150 000, and thon on its ilnal passag3 was defeated by a tie vote. An Associated press dispatch, under date of Washington, Fobruarv 16, says: The robols in Santo Domingo nave committed anothor broach of in ternational law which, added to. those preceding, aro making up a formida ble case that may justiiy th United States government in intervening to restore order and protect the property in tho distracted island. Today Min ister" Powell ropoited to tho state de partment that ho had recoived belated advices from Jean Viliiaa tho vice consul agont at Samana, dated Feb ruary 9, to this effect: "Insurgents entered our consulate at Saraana with armed force and took two refugees out." The state department promptly communicated this information to tno navy department, with a request that proper action be taken by the naval authorities to protect the United States consulate. This was prompt ly transmitted to Admiral Wise and it is the belief that he will not only pro tect the consulate, but will demand tho punishment of the perpetrators of the outrage, and if the provisional government Is not able to do this he will employ the United States naval force to chastise tho insurgonts. W. Cameron Forbes, of Boston, has been appointed to the office of Philip pine commissioner, vacated by the resignation of Governor Taft, and tho promotion to tho governorship of General 'Luko Wright. An Associated press dispatch, under dato of Washington, February 17, says: As a .result of the investiga tion of tho wholesale public land frauds in many western states, the grand jury of ths District of Colum bia today reported a joint indictment for conspiracy against John A. Ben son, a wealthy real estate oporator of San Francisco, Frederick A Hyde of San Francisco, closely identified with Benson in land affairs; Henry C. DImond of California, an attorney representing Benson and Hyde, and Joost H. Snyder of Tucson, Ariz., an agent of Benson and Hyde. Senator Hanna's funeral was held in tho senate chamber February 17. Dr. Edward Everott Hale, the senate chaplain, conducted the services. Ihe Cleveland funeral took place Feb. 19. The state has adopted a resolution offered by Mr. Morgan calling on the president for information as to the status of the Panama government. The house has passed a fortifica tions appropriation bill. An amend ment providing that no part of the money was to be used in the Philip pines was defeated. Representative Wade of Iowa has introduced in the house a bill provid ing for reciprocity with Canada. An Ardent Champion of tho Trusts. No wonder the Nashville American entered with zeal into the conspiracy to destroy Mr. Bryan. No wonder it has been violent in its antagonism to all correct demo cratic teachings. That paper now has come to the front not only as an apologist for tho trusts, but as a bold defender and en thusiastic champion of that system In its endeavor to justify the indus trial scheme as employed in this coun try that paper throws away all sub terfuge and previous deception and stands out in tho open a8 the advo- tCraustsdfendCr and chamPlon the It is not tho least ingenious in net ting under tho wing of the industrial monstrosity. It says the svSim ?J right, and hesitates to ha so hS as to term the combinations rZ$ It is customary with some men and newspapers," that paper savs charge the' trusts', so-called with th? SnRSntfrat,on f Waltl in what Ito falsely term a few hands. But trmSJ are the fruits of wealth if tw ta no wealth there woufto f noruIS? means? Is it fair to charge that the men who furnish the funds upon which these combinations are founded are dishonest, and that they acquired their means by dishonest practices? Let us be fair. Let us render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar s. While a large element of the demo cratic party is fighting to keep tho party free from the domination of the trusts, here is a so-called democratic newspaper attempting to commit the party to the service of an unrighteous and unjust cause. Probably the American does not know it, but it will be a logical and inevitable result that when the fact is established that the trust is scien tifically, morally and legally collect, the foundation for government owner ship of all means of production will have been established. Those arJent trust advocates who argue that it is right to enslave tho people by capi talistic and industrial combination will have a problem on their hands when the socialist advocate, with his already strong and increasing force, accepts the trust as correct and do-, mands government protection to tho producer of wealth. It will be a pro blem when the producer says. "The trust is scientifically correct, and. there is but one step to make it perfect, and that is for government to take control and allow each and every "man to have the product of his labor instead of permitting a set of highwaymen to accumulate it." If the trust is correct, we are on dangerous grounds. We are approach ing a perilous era. If we cannot cor rect it, if we cannot restrain it, there are millions of people who will be ready to ask the government to as sume the guardianship and throw off tho yoke of this monstrous oppressor. But we say the trust is an evil. We say it can and must be corrected. There is but one hope of relief, and that is through the agency of the democratic party. The American and its crowd stand with Roosevelt and the republican party for tho trusts. Tho democratic party is against them. Nashville Daily News. NEWS NOTES. D. E. Thompson of Lincoln, Neb., and now minister to Brazil, has an nounced that ho will not be a candi date for United States senator. The republican state convention for Louisiana met at New Orleans Feb ruary 17, and adopted resolutions de claring in favor of white supremacy, ihe convention also indorsed Presi dent Roosevelt's administration, and asked for his nomination. A state ticket was nominated as follows: For fnrV?iTfr' Fl,mer Mayor W- J- Kenan; for lieutenant governor, J. A. Bentiey for secretary of state, Pierce Phillips' "?? F; FItzserald; for treas urer, Walter A. O'Neil; for attorney general, J. M. Machen. d"orney Four hundred and fifty clerks am- weTonV f depilSSS'aSS went on a strike February 17 Tho proprietors had refused to sign a union working agreement. g a to'ZiffrovJS113 Wh are 0W1 SmSlVl Ey15Lonaro ganizing a irwTo 1Ui uue Purposes of-defeat, ing Governor Cummins in his amhi tfon to be a delegate at Targe to iL republican nnHnnm .! ' 7?r. t0 tho Ultl ;uu volition. February l& and-imanimouslvJ? against tho foTTrust ZuT cWoa to. raise $100,000 to car n " 19, says: Two cars of dynamite at tached to a work train on the Ogden Lucin cut-off of the Southern Pacific railroad exploded with terrific force lato this afternoon, at Jackson sta tion, eighty-eight miles west of Og den, killing at least twenty-three per sons, injuring ns many more, and de stroying a large amount of property. The list of the dead and injured had not been received up to midnight, but it is thought a largo proportion of the victims were Greek laborers. Among the known dead are Conductor George Dermody of Ogden and his train crew. It is also reported that a fireman named Burt, with his wife and three children, were killed. The explosion wrecked everything within a radius of half a mile. At the Chicago market on February 19 May wheat went as high as $1.03 per bushel. , It is said that except during the corner In 1898 May "wheat has not reached this record since 1891. Opposed to Judge Gra.y. The democratic league of Delaware is not friendly to the boom of Judge Gray for president. They say that not only is he an appointee of the president, but , too thick with the rough rider,. The league also op poses him for the reason that he did not support the democratic candidate in 1896 and 1900. Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald. A Pa.cked House. Notwithstanding tho inclement wea ther William J. Bryan spoke to a packed house at the Bijou theatre yesterday afternoon on thi subject of "Political Morality" and from the fre quent burst of applause it was evi dent that the crowd was impressed with the earnestness and sincerity of his idea.Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald. Subscribers' Advertising Department Advertisements will be received for this department only from subscrib ers to The Commoner. The intention in the establishment of tho impair ment was to make it a clearing house for Commoner subscribers and that intention will be "rigidly adhered to. 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