The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 16, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCI-NO. 137. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS ALLIED BOSSES FAIL TO OBTAIN FROM THE CONVENTION OF THE STATE LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS A DISTINCT INDORSEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF HENR NATIVES | WILL BE | AVENGED Brutal Army Officers toReceive Prompt | Punishment. _i | || 1 | General Jacob Smith | | Among Those on the List. H President Is Angered . by CruelDoingsin { Philippines. ; Special Dispa: to The Call. BUREAU, 406 G STREET, N.| | GTON, April 15.—The recent ns regarding the manner in wh has been conducted in the | & ve stirred President Roose- It is authoritatively an- he President will appoint to investigate the manner | American army is conduct- | these islands. The com- esent the President per- ter a thorough sifting of to him. The announce- commission will be made President can decide upon | | | feels that he should exercise wi in no wise represent tment. In the selec- || who compose | | e has several names | | s ion It is stated| | | The President’s he does mot in t wh r the | | according to the | | lized warfare. 11 satisfed with the| I ller court-martial. He | w more concerning the | given by General Smith to Major | the expedition started. The pents concerning the ap- er cure” have stirred nent may ve resorted find that the e ducted | ] TO0 FIX m f F os by United States Root has made public | | ndence | F NT. WASHINGTON, | | 1 beg to ac- | | copy of the testi- Private Lewis | | xth Infantry vesterday. 1 has been e y on any he United State of war or of Secretary of War. States Senator, | | | N ORDERED. WASHINGTO! ZL 2, § XN TYRRELL BOTH FAPPY. 5 e 278 CARTOONIST WARREN % um for the adju follows T was sent you In- , & copy of charges er of Tayabas Pro- | 4 gemeral allegations of | ives, and de of the | a cable dis- | 3y ng action with all with thorough and searching the 4th of March a cable vou directing diseiplinary duce obedience to the Presi- 2 On sent [ Commen&afion of _-Governror Is Limited —to 5 a) Blanket Resolution Embracing All Republican State Officials. AN JOSE, April 15.—Harmony | was maintained to the finish president. election There was no discord in the of delegates to the National of the league cqnvention. Sac- | League Convention, which probably will ramento was selected as the | be held in Cleveland, Ohio, next Septem- place of meeting in 1904 »and | ber. Alden Anderson was re-elected’| The Primary League of San Francisco, | + Pardee Makes Sarcas- |-+ tic Reply to UGage Letter. represented by Norman W. Hall and L. E. Savage, went to the rescue of the letter carriers to-day, and assisted in the adop- tion of the only amendment to the. plat form. This action was taken in accord- ance with wired instructions from the di- rectors of the Primary League. In indorsing the Republican State ad-, ministration; the convention did what Re- publicans of all factions expected that it would do. The point was urged from the outset that no indorsement of Gage's can- didacy would be tolerated. The mention of Gage’s name at all was a concession’of. the majority to the minority for the sake! of party harmony, as the forces opposed to the machine outnumbered the Gage push two to one in the convention.’ Never- Continued on Page Two. - | | | AN JOSE, April 15.-With the opening of , the' second - day's scssion’of the California State League 6f Republican Clubs the Augitorium this = morning s came ‘the first indication of a division of sentiment among the delegates irelative .to ithe ;purposes - for * which -meéting - was, calledl. Anothér weak at- ‘tempt, was made by’the committee on res- olutions te create enthuniiasm for Go ernior Gage by giving him'the personal in- dorsement ‘of ‘the league, In connec- official’ and legislator, in ope of the planks: of the platform offered for adop- ‘tion, ‘but ‘with the 'exception of .@ mere handful' of Gage's vociferous boosters: the méntion of his, name was met with a. si- lence;that chilled. . The éffect of his. inja- ‘diefous letter to the conyention served to dampen the ardor of even those Who had r:‘nne to ‘the convention half-resoived (o Indorse” his candidacy if the opportunity afforded. The result was a reactlon, which in the opinion of the party leaders ‘must Inevitably end in a rejection of Gage «and his faction by the Republicans of the ‘State. Dr. ‘George C.' Pardee in his_address i'or nat, the | tion iwith ‘every .other Republican State | 2 & | |Exciting Debate Ends in an Indorsement of the Letter Carriers’ Campaign for Higher Wages. gave Gage an indirect slap when he s: that it was the duty of every Republican who had the inferests of his party at heart, be he a candidate for nomination | to attend- the gatherings of the party to which he.owed allegiance. adoption, of the report of the committee on resolutions; the spat that followed the | amendment by Senator: E. 1. Wolfe in- dorsing the struggles of the letter carriers for better ‘wages and -the addresses by several speakers of prominence in the pafty rendered the morning sefsion of the convention unusually lively. | DAY’S ORDER OF BUSINESS. ‘ | | The | On calling the convention to order at 10:15 o'clock President ~Anderson - an- nounced that the various committees ap- pointed yesterday, with the exception of | that on resolutions and platform, were | ready to ‘report. H. G. W. Dinkelspiel, | chairman of the committee on order of | busisiess, flled a report, which was unani- mously adopted, making the following or- der of business: 1—Repert of committee on order of business. 2—Report of memorial committee. Continued on Page Two. subordinating military offi- | government in pacified provinces ting you to relieve Major Edwin E. ( in James A. Ryan from duty | Manila to await investiga- | in accordance with in- mail. On the 24th of ons were mailed you containing i against these officers | Smith, as the basis of | | b H on ordered by the cable of | structions in both matters are re- wing facts: Press dis- pon the trial of Major Wal- Corps, testimony was given | by other witnesses, Jacob H. Smith instructed him to | e more be killed and cased General Smith would > time to take prisoners, and Waller asked General Smith for killing, he replied: | imony was given, and the facts tablished, you will place Geperal| | by court-martial, ! OFFENDERS TO BE TRIED. || ““Yesterda »efore the Senate Committee on ne Affairs, Sergeant Charles Riley | tnd Priv Willlam Lewis Smith of the Twen- -sixth Volunteer Infantry, testified that the Continued on Page Three. orous punishment. PLATFORM OF THE STATE LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS HE California League of Republican Clubs, in convention assembled, does hereby declare: FIRST—That we proelaim ancw our adher- ence to the traditions and policies of the Repub- lican party, and announce our unswerving alle- giance to the principles of that party, as con- tained in its national platform adopted in Philadelphia in 1900. SECOND—We extend our greetings to and cxpress ur utmost confidence in President Roosevelt. Vigorous. upright, conscientious and fearless, we believe that he will fulfill his early promise to carry out the policy of his illustrious predecessor. We pledge the President and his dministration the full support of the Republicans of alifornia afliated with our league. THIRD—We commend. the able, economical and fear less administration of the Republican Governor of Cali- fornia, Henry T. Gage, and we commend the economy and conservative course of the Republican members of the Legislature and the efliclency of the other State officers. FOURTH—We indorse the recommendation of Presi- dent Roosevelt in reference to anarchists, contained in his first message to Congress, as follows: *“That in the exercise of its wise descretion it should take into consid- eratio; the comin, to this country of anarchists or per- s professing principles hostile to all government and justifying the murder of those placed in authority. Such individuals as those who not long ago gathered in open meetings to glorify the murder of King Humbert of Italy perpetrate & crime, and the law should insure their rig- They and those like them should be vention to legislation party; declining years; which give preference to veterans tn the employment in the public service shall be strictly enforced. NINTH—The people are indebted to the Republi party for the enanctment of a statute giving th tion of the law to primary elections of every ,x Lept out of this country, and if found here they should be promptly deported to the country whenee they eame, nna far-reaching provision should be made for the punish- ment of those who stay.” { ¥ FIFTH—We favor the enactment by Congr law providing for the permanent exclusion of Chinese laborers, such legislation being of vital importance moral and industrial welfare of the Paelfic Coast. . > SIXTH—We strongly favor a natiomal system of irri- ®ation, having for its object the reclamation of the arid lands of our country. B SEVENTH—Inasntuch s the Inws of the United States give a preference in the employment of mechanies at the navy-yards to veterans of our wars, we favor the plan to build and repair a portion of eur navy at the Government navy-yards, and we urge the next State Republican con- pledge our Congressmen and Senatars to favor to that end. EIGHTH—The Republican party will ever hold in grateful memory the services of the loyal soldiers and sailors of rll our wars, and we insist that every eflort shall be made to protect and.care for the veterans in their and we demand that the existing liyws the primary is the only proper form for the set- tleme: of differences within the Republican party. loyal Republican will refuse to be bound by the ¢ P of a to the thoroughly united. the State. election district, a publican party. . resentat ‘of California, in 1d bill and acaks further * 1tienl Senator Lodge, No decision tion. of an honest primary and of a convention properly con- vened and fairly conducted. the Stnte can perform no better segvice for the party than to use their best efforts to make the primaries, soon to be held for the election of delegates to the party con- ventions, open and fxir, and to induce as many Republi- eans as possible to participate thereimy TENTH—The only msnner in which the country ean receive the benefit of Republican principles is through the election of Republican can polln it in essentinl that the party be fully organized and The best method of securing perfect | | organization ix through the institution and maintenance of Republican clubs coverinz every election distriet im We deem it, therefore, the duty of every man who sincerely believes in the doctrines of the Republican party to become n member of the Republican Club of his d the duty of every Republican Club to henartily and unitedly support the nominees of the Re- WHEREAS, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and Rep- ‘e Willlam Alden Smith of Michiganm have intro- | dnced bills numbered Senute bill 237—House bill 6279, for inereasc of the pay of letter carriers; RESOLVED, That thie State Lengue of Republican Clabs onvention assembled, heartil for its speedy passage; R RESOLVED, That the secretary of the convention is | hereby Instructed to notify onr Congression: “fl Spenker Henderson and Congressma William Alden Smith of the action taken by =3 The Republican clubs of datex. To suceceed at the therefore, bhe it indorses nd be it delegnation | nection with the | to Lord Milner | to a satisfactory | on the subject of the South African pea | negotiations, | stances, could any information be impart- | 000 as announ Y 1. GAGE HITCH DEILAYS PEACE Boers’ Request for an Armistice Is Re- fused. Question of Amnesty Also a Stumbling Block. Prospect That War May Go on for Some Time. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, April 16.—A serious hitch, the Dally Mail understands, has arisen in con- peace proposais. The Cabinet, at its meeting yesterday, from which only Earl Cadogan and Lord Ash- hourne were absent, considered a strong request by the Boer leaders at Pretoria for an armistice during the progress of the negotiations. This was absolutely re- fused, and, in the opinion of all conver- sant with the circumstances, right It was not, there is reason to +bell supported by any of his Majesty's ad- y so. visers. Despite this, however, it is not expected | the refusal will cause the withdrawal of the Boer leaders from the conference. There Is another and more serious matter which has produced what threatems to form an obstacle to any further negotia- tion. if not a complete deadlock. This is the question of amnesty and the banish- ment proclamation. The Boer terms raise two points which it seems the Cabinet declined to accept. The i ctions sent do not, it would seem, place later Cape rebels on the same foot- ing as the Burgh as regards an am- nesty, nor is there any apparent official inclination to withdraw the banishment proclamations. The situation, therefore, no longer inspires the same confidence as ssue of the negotiations wkich was feit a few days ago. A very short time will prove whether there is any way out of the difficulty. FIGHTING IS KEPT UP. The following dispatch, dated Pretoria, April 15, has been received at the War Oi- see fice from Lord Kitchener: “Bruce Ham- ilton’s columns arrived at the Standerton line last night, having taken 145 Boers, including killed and wounded, during the movement from the Middleburg line.” The Government leader, A. J. Balfour, replylng to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, announced that the Ministers had no information to impart nor, under the eir m- ed at the present stage of the nego tions. The ment, Balfour added, would immec inform Parliament of the fact when it had any news to com- municate. During the course of the debate on the resolution authorizing the loan of £32,000,- when the budget was presented, the Chancelior of the Excheq- Gove; d uer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, said the grant for the relief of the West Indie. pending the operation of the provi of the Brusseis sugar conference, probably not exceed £250,000, but assist- ance was nec f the sugar producers were to be saved from absolute ruin. SHARING COST OF WAR. ary Discussing the financial prospects of South Africa, the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer ‘said both the Transvaal and Orange River colonies would be able to share in the cost of the war. He could not announce the amount definitely, but he believed that within a few years cer- taln sources of revenue, representing cap- ital of the value of £30,000,000, would be set aside for this purpose. Regarding the reports of differences be- tween himself and the Colonial Secretary, Joseph Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer admitied they had a little difference_of opinion. He thought the Colonial Secrelary was more sanguine and more anxious than himself to make a charge upon the Transvaal. Yet it could not be supposed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was bdckward in a mat- ter of this kind. Sir Michael, in answer to a question, said a rebate would not be allowed om forward grain contracts, as was allowed in the case of coal contracts last year. The Chancellor added that he could not say on the spur of the moment whether the term “graln” ineluded haricot beans, peas, somolonia, etc., but he was inclined to think they were included in that term. ARE GOLDEN DREAMS. Sir William Vernon Harcourt (Liberal) characterized Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's expectation of Transvaal revenue as “golden dreams,” useful only for float- ing fresh mining companies. The speaker declared the Government lacked the moral courage to put the war tax on the present generation who were responsible for the war, and purposed to lay the bur- den on posterity. The resolution providing for a loan of £32,000,000 was adopted by 229 to 13 votes. The loan is to be raised by an issue of 2% per cent consols. The Standard announces in a financial Continued on Page Three.