The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 18, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCI—-NO. 139. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1902. SENSATIONAL SPEECHES ON CUBAN RE CushmanDeclares the House Is Run by Machine. ASHINGTON, April 17.— General debate on the Cuban - reciprocity bill will close to-morrow at 3 o'clock, and it is the intention of the House if possible, to force a final vote ssage of the bill before adjourn- morrow night. All day long the TS wWere counting noses and prepar- r the final struggle to-morrow. The are badly split on the bill. ents of the bill occupled most me of the debate to-day, the ure being a vigorous speech by Cusn- (R.) of Washington against the e. Cushman arraigned the Com- on Rules and the House leaders and at times sensational fash- A portion of his criticism was in a orous vein, but some of it was caustic. De Armond, one of the mittee in a breezy ion. semi- decided Jeading Democrats of the House, deliv- ered a forcible speech in favor of tarift reduction on trust articles. The other speakers were Plerce of Tennessee, Doug- Jas of New York and Lacey of Iowa for the bill, and Jenkins of Wisconsin, Gaines of West Virginia, Warner of Illin- ols, Gardner of Michigan, Jones of Wash- ington and Loud of California against it. Loud declared that directly and indirectly Cuba already had cost the United States one thousand million dollars. OPPOSITION TO BILL. The House began its session at 11 o'clock in order to expedite the Cuban reciprocity bill. A veto message was re- ed from President Roosevelt of a bill pensioning Thomas F. Walter, and was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Consideration of the Cuban reciprocity bill was resumed and Jenkins of Wiscon- #in spoke on the political status of Cuba, maintaining that there could be no - sus- pended sovereignty, and that at the pres. ent time Cuba was under the political do- minion of the United States. Jenkins opposed the bill because our relations toward Cuba were not jsuch as to permit of the proposed reciprocity treaty. Gaines of West Virginia also opposed the bill, declaring that it was unnecessary and unwise. Warner of Illinols, who followed, was also against the bill. He insisted that the measure was not along Republican lines and when he declared that at heart a majority of the members on the Repub- lican side were opposed to the Republican measure, the Republican opponents of the bill gave him a round of applause. DE ARMOND AND TRUSTS. De Armond of Missourli made a speech which attracted much attention. He em- ployed his vitriolic comment upon the at- titude of members with his accustomed freedom. Calling aftention to the fact that members of both sides, whether they opposed or advocated the measure, | ] - - CIPROCITY their party principles, he remarked that viewed from these diverse standpoints, the measure was indeed a remarkable departure in legislation. He commented upon the statement 9f General Grosvenor a few days ago that later the high rates of the Dingley law would be reduced and revised by friends of that act. If the rates were too high, he saw no reason why the reduction should not occur now and in this connection referred sarcas- tically to the Babcock bill, to place steel on the free list. Its author had. voted against the bill in committee and he inti- mated broadly that the purpose of its in- roduction was to hold up the steel trust and other kindred trusts for the benefit of his party in the coming campaign. Speaking of the sugar trust, he observed that to hear members talk one would think there was nothing so friendless in the House as this trust. HIDING BEHIND RULES. “Fortunately,” he said {ironically, “there will be opportunity later on for members to show by their votes that they have not misrepresented themselves.” It was contended, said he, on the other side, that the tariff which' had developed the gigantic trusts should be reformed by its friends. “I think,” he exclalmed, “that’ the tariff should be reformed by the friends of the American people.” Proceeding, De Armond explained that iater on a motion would be made to amend the bill to take the differential off refined sugar—the differential put in the bill for the benefit of the trust. Then, he sald, would come the “beautiful spec- tacle we have witnessed so often—the rules would stand in the way and mems, bers would hide behind the rules.” But De Armond warned the members that they could not justify themselves with such a plea. ‘That will be our chance,” he sald. “You are either for this trust or you are against it. If you are against it do not let a spider-web rule stand in your path. 1, for one, do not purpose to allow such a film to bar my way when I have an op- portunity to do service for the Ameri- can people. The man who votes to sus- tain the chair will stand in history and before his constituents and this House as opposed to the propositfSn he refuses to consider.” (Democratic applause.) * CUSHMAN SCORES SYSTEM. Cushman of Washington made a breezy speech against the bill. He declared that a majority of the Republican House to: day were opposed, although a majority were to-day convinced that it would be |- Detter for them to favor it. He intimated | =3 CONGRESEMEN WHO FIGURED IN THE SENSATIONAL DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES YESTERDAY DURING CON- SIDERATION OF THE CUBAN RECIPROCITY BILL. i 3 that the Speaker’s position was responsi- ble for the change of attitude of many of the members, and followed this state- ment with a very outspoken and almost sensational criticism of the power exer- cised by the Speaker. He declared that he was prepared to make the statement that no bill, private or public, could be considered without the Speaker's ap- proval. “If there is any qge here who desires to deny that statement,” said he, paus- ing, “I am here to bear valuable testi- mony for his benefit. Why is it the Speaker sets up his immaculate Judg- ment against that of members?’ he asked, and then proceeded to describe, amid the applause of the Democrats and many Republicans, how a bill, after its introduction, was finally worked through the committee to the calendar. “It is called the calendar,” he sald, “although it should be called the ceme- tery, because it is strewn with the whitened bones of legislative hopes." POWERLESS BEFORE MACHINE. On the calendar the bill remained until the Speaker was ready. to have it con- sidered. He disclaimed any Intention of reflecting upon the Speaker personally or publicly, as he had the highest regard for-him. It was the result of the mem- bers themselves, he sald, that they were powerless before the machine that'con- ‘rolled the House. “We adopted a set of rules,” sald he, “which are an absolute disgrace to this House. They are unrepublican,’ undem- ocratic and un-American. (Democratic applause.) They are rotten at both ends. They rob the individual member of his rights and ' place upon some members duties which they have no chance to fulfill.” (Renewed applause and laugh- ter.) £ Amid general laughter he quoted Cas- sius’ speech to his. conspiratore, describ- ing Caesar as a colossus and 'blaming the conspirators themselves for being un- derlings, and saying it was a waste of time for the people of Washington to pay to see the Liliputians, who are giv- ing an exhibition at a local theater, vyhen they could come up to the House gal- lery and. witness the exhibition on the floor of the House. He announced that ‘he proposed to devote his attention to putting some spokes in the wheel' of the machine which its designers had not ordered, gnd promised later to deliver a speech on the rules “so hot that it would have to be printed on asbestos paper.” Then turning to the sponsors for the bill he pald his respects to Payne, Dal Continued on Page Two. - etee form frign: At A mzn 1 i AL Mitner tlied | This was on Tuesday, when it seemed | likely, in view of DICTATE TERMS AS VICTORS British Consider the Boers as Beaten Foes. Basis of the Peace { Offer IssAgreed Upon. Burghers to Secure Voice in the New Council. Speclal Dispatel to The Call. e — LONDON, April 18.—Despite the diffi- culties previously referred to, the Daily Mail is able to annotince that it has ob- tained reliable information that the basis of peace has been practically agreed on at Pretorla between his Majesty's Gov- ernment and the Boer delegates. Some ‘time must elapse before the details are fully perfected, but the main fact appears to be established. The first real nego- tlations commenced on Monday, with Lord Milner, at Pretoria. The first step of the Boers was to make an urgent re- quest for an armistice—this being the sec- ond appeal of the kind—the armistice to last during the progress of the négotia- tions. Precedents were adduced, notably what happened in the Franco-German war. - The Cabinet on Tugsday met this de- mand with a point blank refusal! Such was the uncertainty prevailing in official | circles as to how the Boer delegates would take it that there was a distinct feeling of pessimism. The Boer delegates, however, accepted refusal. Then came discussion. There were many attempts by the Boers to alter the ferms which the British lad lald down. TERMS TO BEATEN FOE. There never was any question, it now seems, of the Boer terms being consid- ered as a basis of negotiations. In point of fact, tliey have made no formal pro- posals whatever to the Government. The Cabinet took the view that there ccuid be no treaty ot convention of settiement, | as after the Crimea campaign or war of 1870-71. It i8 simply a question of terms | to be given by the victor to the beaten foe upci surrender. e The Boers, however, obtaiied in suff- ! roposals, but’they proved.very stubborn, particularly on the question of amnesty, banishment proclamation, early restoration of responsible government and their representation on the executive council to succeed the military adminis- tration, which' would terminate at the earliest practicable date. the firmness of the British Government and the stubbornness of the Boers, that negotiations were head- ing straight for deadlock and collapse. BOERS SAID TO AGREE. The result of { Tuesday's deliberations was cabled to the Cabinet, which on Wednesday reaffirmed the British posi- tion, refusing to alter any of the terms. The Boer delegates met again on Thurs- day at Pretoria, when the decision of the Cabinet was laid before them, practicaily placing them in the position of agreeing to peace on the British terms or reject- ing them and terminating the conference. In the interval, however, their general disposition had undergone a change. They displayed, according to the Daily Mail, a more reasonable attitude. Lord Milner was empowered to grant them one or two seats on the executive council, subject to the approval of his Majesty's Government, pending restoration of re- sponsible government. As a result of this conference the Boers practically agreed to accept the British terms. As an instance of how matters are progressing Lord Milner has sum- moned to Pretoria from Johannesburg an Australian expert to afford him assist- ance in estimating the cost of rebuilding and restocking the Boer farms, for which a money grant will be made to the Boers. Up to the present the Boer delegates at Pretoria have acted quite independently of the Boer reprsentatives in Holland, . DISCORD IS ALLEGED. Serious difficulties, it is sald, have arisen among the Transvaal and Free State delegates who are discussing peace terms at Pretoria. General Botha and Acting sident Schalkburger, it is re- ported, have given the Free State repre- sentatives until April 21 to come to a de- cision, threatening that thereafter the Transvaal delegation will continue the peace negotiations independently of the Free State deiegates. It is further de- clared that Botha and Schalkburger had practically agreed upon terms of surren- der prior to their visit to Klerksdorp, but that out of loyalty to their allies they in- sisted on a conference, though with slight hopes that their views would be shared by Gereral Dewet and the other Free State leaders. GENERAL BULLER'S BLUNDER. All the official dispatches referring to the defeat sustained by the British trocps | under General Buller at Spion Kop, Natal, January 24, 1900, were made pub- lic yesterday. Those hitherto unpublished merely emphasize how hopelessly mud- dled were the preparations for the en- gagement. The controversy between General Buller and General Sir Charles Warren is proved to have been even more bitter than previously hinted at, while a news extract from one of Lord Roberts’ dispatches brings additional cen- sure on General Buller. Lord Roberts declared that General Buller's endeavor {o put the responsibility for the defeat on General Warren was not justifiable; |'Roberts: holds that it was Buller's duty to intervene when he saw things were going wrong. This remark was caused by a dispatch from Buller, in which he says: “I saw no attempt on the part of War- -+ s | | | | | 11 | | | | 1l | | | | | | * 1 Socialists Gain One ; Point in Exciting || [l Debate. ‘ RUSSELS, April 17.—The de-| } bate on the proposed revision | | | of the Belglan constitution | . 32 | was resumed in the Chamber | | i of Representatives to-day. M. | | MILLIONAIRE WHO IS THE | Braun, Liberal, advocated a LEADER 01-: THE SOCIALISTS speedy closing of the debate in the inter-| | OF BELGIUM. est of the whole country, and the Pre- | ; B4 mier, M. de Smet de Mayer, heartily in- = dorsed the suggestion and proposed that ;'::e “:::d:f:o::cee;i s Phcbia) 1ok the House continue sitting to-day until ed. nt. emier, the question is settled. ’ The Socialists “protested against the adoption of the proposal, but the Premier icsisted. M. Van Dervelde, the Soclalist leader, criticized the Government's atti- tude. Instead of extending the olive branch, he asserted, the Premier offered fresh provocation. The Soclalists were ebsolutely opposed to the conclusion of the discussion to-ddy on the ground that it is believed important events may occur. The Speaker then pointed to the fact that there were 300,000 men on strike and that they enjoyed the respect of the middle classes. SIGNAL FOR REVOLUTION. This statement was greeted with So- | cialists’ shouts of “‘The Government thirsts for blood.” The Premier maintained the wisdom of the proposal for a speedy close of the debate. Soclalist “Treachery revolution.” At this juncture M. Van Dervelde cross- ed the floor and held a brief conversation with the Premier, durlng which M. Tro- clet, Soclalist, cried: . ““Then you want blood to flow to-morrow?"” The Premier having reiterated his un- alterable adhesion to the proposal (o close the debate, the Soclalists broke out Into considerable uproar -and clenched their fists threateningly, but they con- fired themselves to that amd to uttering shouts of defiance. The debate was then continued by 'the Premier, who, amid frequent interrup- tions, declared that a further revision of the constitution would not accord with the desires of the country. He did not belleve that universal suffrage would be conducive to the maintenance of free In- stitutions in Belglum. The Government was prepared to examine hereafter an arrangement calculated to improve the condition of the country, but it would not agree to adopt universal .suffrage, pure and simple, which, he asserted, the Sccialists alone desired. A revision of the constitution, the Premler asserted, would plunge the country Into turmoil and the Government utterly refused to'be driven at the direction of the populace and under threats of strike agitation and violence. CLOSURE IS WITHDRAWN. Renewed Soclalist uproar, including threats of civil war, and shouts of “You L e e e e o e R SR Y ) ren to either grapple with the situation or command his force himself. We lost our chance by Warren's slowness. He seems to me to be a2 man who can do well what he can do himself, but who canndt command. I can never employ him again on an independent command. 1 ought to have assumed command my- self when I saw things were not going well. I blame myself now for not do- ing so.” Buller explains that he failed to super- sede Warren because it might have dis- credited the latter with the troops, which was an especially serious matter, as, if Buller had been shot Warren would have succeeded to the supreme command. The question of the responsibility for the actual retreat from Spion Kop is shrouded in a maze of dispatches prov- ing that a mistake was made In sending a hellogram and that there was a general desire to shirk the onus. Beyond this | washing of dirty linen nothing appears to ‘have been lshed ‘the publica- shouts arose of “Trickery, * “It will be the signal for a Jreat sald} the existemce _of -thelr remiarking that he declined to notice such nal _institution$ was at stake. The Government was responsible for the honor' and destiny of the country and was conscious of its duty. He then in- vited the Chamber to reject the pro- posed conslderation of the fproposal to revise the constitution. After a violent speech by M. Janson (Progressionist), who declared the Gov- ernment was forcing the country over the brink of civil war, the Premier sald the Government was willing, for the sake of peace, to withdraw the closure proposal. M. Van Dervelde agreed to this and | the Chamber unanimously fixed the hous for the vote on the question of a revis. ion of the comstitution at 5 o'clock to- morrow afternon. LEADER A MILLIONAIRE. M. Van Dervelde, the leader of the So. clalist party in Belgium, although an 4d- vocate of the partition of wealth, is a millionaire. He is a lawyer In Brussels, is a doctor of laws, and is professor of the school for higher studles. He is 36 vears old, and- has been In Parliament for a number of years, being for several sessions. the youngest member. He is one of the most active men in the Chamber, taking part energetically in all discus- sions, and the King's flercest critic. His arrest on Saturday was 'due to mistaken identity, and after his release he ad- dressed the mobs and asked them to de- sist from violence. The. strikers in.the Liege district now number 40,000, and the strike at Vervier has extended to all the surrounding com- munes. The striking miners at La Lou- | viere, however, declared to-day that they would resume work shortly. At Herstal 2000 men have returned to work. The strike in'the Brussels district has practically ended. The diamona workers of Antwerp did not striki R T FINAL APPEAL IS MADE. King Leopold Still Refuses to Dis- solve Parliament. BRUSSELS, April 17.—After the ad- Journment of the Chamber to-day a mon- ster Soclalist meeting was held in the Maison du Peuple. M. Van Dervelde and others made speeches, but the gathering was orderly. Seaator La Fontaine to-night made a final appeal to King Leopold to avert a struggle by some concessions. According to the best information, however, the King Is not.inclined to dissolve the Parlia- ment. Risting is reported to have occurred at Arlon, where several strikers and a mem- ber ofthe Civic Guard were wounded. It is rumored that a company of the Civic Guard has mutinied at Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels. The strikers are receiving money and assistance from England and Germany. GRAND DUCHESS HELENA IS SAID TO HAVE ELOPED Vienna Newspaper Reports That Shs ‘Was Caught and Her Compan- ion Sent to Siberia. VIENNA, ‘April 18.—A newspaper here reports “that ‘the Grand Duchess Helena of Russia recently eloped with a student, that they were arrested at Warsaw and that the student was sent to Siberla. The report is discredited here. The Grand Duchess Helena of Russia is the only. daughter of the Grand Duke Viadimir, ungle of the Czar. She was tlon of the dlspatches. {porn January 29, 1882 | General Passenger Traffic | sociation PRICE FIVE CENTS. MOOTED TRAFFIC CORNER Southern Pacific and Rock Island May Combine. Harriman Hand Visi- ble in San Diego Meeting. Santa Fe Road’s Busi= ness Liable to Injury. Spectal Dispatch to' The Call. HOTEL DEL CORONADO, April 17— The master hand of President E. H. Harriman of the Southern Pacific was very evident at the meeting of the Transcontinental Passenger Association to-day. In fact there were two railroad meetings being held and have been ever since the railroad men arrived here. There is the association meeting, and an- other between Harriman’'srepresentatives, Manager E. O. McCormick and John Sebastian, pas- senger manager of the Rock Island, with headquarters in Chicago. From the present outlook every indica- tion points to the fact:that the South- ern Pacific and the Rock Island men are having a rand love feast, and within a short time they will come to an agree- ment whereby they will corner the freight and passenger traffic in Southern California. Ever since the opening of the meet- | ing McCormick and Sebastian have been in a number of consultations which last- ed for hours. Both raflroad men have been conspicuous by their absence at as- meetings, and have only dropped into them for a few minutes as a mere matter of form. For several weeks there have been rumors to the ef- fect that the Rock Island would with- draw from the association, but as yet no formal communication to this effect has been received by Chairman Chafl- ton. At the same time it is generally conceded that the railroad will do so in the near future. HARRIMAN INDEPENDENT. President Harriman is a railroad man who is strongly averse to combinations or pools. He belleves that any road that he is connectgd with is able to take care OF “Teselt. Sii the Rock Istand withs draw from fhe association, it will be looked upoxnl by railroad men at this meeting as the advance signal for the Harriman system of roads to follow suit. Should the Rock Island and Southern Pa- cific come to an agreement they will seri- ously injure the traffic of the Santa Fe in Southern California, as at the jres- ent time the Southern Pacific-Rock Isl- and connection makes better time to Chi- cago than the Santa Fe, with the ex- ception of the California limited, which the latter road runs. The Santa Fe representatives at the meeting here appear to understand that there is something in the air. To say that there is a chilliness arising between the Southern Pacific representatives and the Santa Fe men would exaggerate the matter, but at the same time there is not the friendliness shown here. between the two roads that there was in the past. Although both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe roads disclaim that there ever was an agreement in regard to rates and the distribution of traffic it is a known fact that such an agreement was made. Should the Southern Pacific leave the as- sociation: this agreément would immedi- ately.be dissolved. NEW RATE SCHEDULES. At the meeting to-day a rate was made to those who wish to attend the “Sum- mer School” at the University of Calt- fornia. They were given a $0 rate from Chicago, the same rate as to the Shrin- ers’ meeting, with the exception that they are allowed till August 20, while the Shriners’ ticket will expire August 10. The letter carriers hold a convention at Den- ver September 1-6. A committee will con~ sider a rate and report later to Chairman Charlton. The Negro People’s Christlan Congress at Atlanta, Ga., August 6-11, was .then acted upon. The rate is one fare and a third, with a nine-month ticket. The Iron Molders’ Union of North America, in Canada, July 7-28, is also one fare and a third, with nine months’ time. For the National Grand Army Encampment at ‘Washington, D. C., October 611, the rate will be one first-class ticket one way, with thirty days’ time. The Southern Pa- cific and Santa Fe roads will send repre- sentatives to this encampment and en- deavor to bring the next annual reunion to the coast. The Old Guard of New York will come to this coast in May, 193, There will be about 500 In the party. The rallroad men decided that action on this matter was premature and it was de- ferred. Military business and inter- changeable mileage are again on the docket for to-morrow. SANTOS DUMONT TO GIVE EXHIBITION IN NEW YORE He Will Attempt to Sail His Airship Around the Statue of Liberty. NEW YORK, April 17.—M. Santos Du- mont, who circled the Eiffel Tower Ia Paris, will attempt to sail his airship over and around the Statue of Liberty early in the summer. A gyndicate of $60,000 has been formed by the Brooklyn Rapid Tran- sit officials and prominent New Yorkers to detray the expenses of the daring Bra- zillan aeronaut’s demonstrations. The exhibitions will open at Brighton Beach and continue one month. M. Santos Du- mont has verbally agreed to the arrange- ments, and he will sign a written contract when he returns in ten days from St Louis. He will send to Paris for his Balloon. \ e