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THE MORNING- OEEGONIAN, WEPffESPAT, MAY 20, 1901.
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ITS LABORS ARE I NDED
XAST DAY'S SESSIOJf.OF THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLE'
Trounle Occurred Over the Selection
of a- Clxalrmaxof the Revision.
PHTJADEI-HIA, Mayk-The nsth
Presbyterian General Assembly -was ; Ab
solved at 6:15 o'clock tonight by Mod
erator Mlnton? after living been Jn ses
sion nearly "two -weeks during which
time many matters of the utmost im
, fit tK church "were -considered
Cl. . .nr. m-oc ii mieation. re-rw
rardin-r the revi-Hon of the-xonfesslbn f
faith. After a discussion continuing
nearly elxdays, this momentous ques
tion wsSSreSSSj&.t a. special committee.
whlcVritf makeVecommendatlons as to
the SwJb 'which the creed should be
revised and present them to the next
general assembly, which will meet In
New York: . -v , ..
Todays ;lQr the first time since the
assembly convened, the equanimity of the
commissioners was disturbed by the In
troduction of personalities. The trouble
occurred durlnff the discussion --on the
chairmanship of the revision committee.
Rev Dr. J. D. Moffatt suggested a change
in the minutes of yesterday's session,
so that the records would show that a
new committee iBd.Jeen appointed to
revise the creed, regardless of the old
committee of "which Rev. Dr. Charles
AlPIckey was chairman His suggestion
was adopted and- d&Bfc. JDr.m James E
KofCfttt, of umberfend, JMh, moved that
Moderator Mlntopbe elected chairman 01
"the coSmltteTOTncensed.lhe Mento
of Dr. Dickey, andr althoaghJDr. Mdffatts
motion prevailed, lh5 subject was re
vived later In the session. by Rev. 5. J.
Nicolls, of St. Louis. Dr. Nicolls
moved to reconsider the" motion, but as
he had not been present during the ear
lier days, he was declared out of order.
The motion to reconsider "was then re
newed by Rev. W. D. Crockett, of Can
ton -Pa., and many of the commissioners
participated In the debate that followed.
Realizing the delicacy of Tils position.
Moderator Mlnton relinquished, the chair
to Vice-Moderator Pltcalrn.
The matter was finally adjusted by Dr.
Dickey, who advised the assembly
against reconsidering the inotion, saying
he was confident there had been no at
tempt to cast any reflection upon mm.
but that the commissioners .merely de
sired to Ixonor Ills successor as iloder-
Drl Dickey's friends wanted the elec
i r.t i. stVioiT-mnTi tfi he joaJe bv the
committee, in which event It Is conceded
tv nuiroir wnnitf hnw been re-elected,
The motion, however, was lost. There
are still six members of the revision
committee tobe appointed; hut Moder
ator Mlnton said today that lie had not
yet made, any selection
ThrSn? hours3 ol : the assembly were
"T.-T-'T- .1.' w. "t iccnivimr
devoted, to routine matters, "in, dissolving
the assembly, Jaoaerator ju.im.on inuue m
eloquent address, and before the final
benediction was pronounced the commis
sioners sang "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds."
The first order of the day was the re
port of the special committee on vacancy
and supply, read by Judge Robert N.
Wilson, of this city. The report contains
plans for the employment of unemployed
ministers, and the supply of vacant
churches. To carry out these plans the
adoption of the following resolution is
recommended:
"That all ecclesiastical changes will be
reported, upon their occurence, by the
stated clerk of the- presbytery4 to the
stated clerk of the general assembly, who
shall Issue a supplement to the minutes
at regular Intervals, containing a list of
such changes. These lists shall be fur
nished without charge to the chairman pf
Presbyterian and synodlcal committees to
the clerks of presbyteries and synods,
and, upon Tequest, to unemployed min
isters and to the clerks of sessions of
vacant congregations.
"That a standing committee of the as
sembly, consisting of five ministers and
four elders, Is- hereby constituted, to be
known as the standing committee on
vacancy and supply. To this committee
shall be referred for consideration all
matters connected with the subjects of
employed ministers and the supply of
vacant churches."
The committee, with the exception of
Rev. Robert R Sample, chairman, deemed
Inexpedient the establishment of a per
manent committee of the Assembly to
act as a bureau of information in the
matter of vacancies and supply. Dr.
Sample offered resolutions appointing this
permanent committee, with a salaried
corresponding secretary. The portion of
the report In which all agreed was adopt
ed, and the remainder referred back to
the committee, to be reported upon at the
next assembly,
Dr. Roberts, stated clerk, as chairman,
read the report of the special committee
on young people's work. The committee
expressed the opinion that the pastor
should be the recognized head of all de
partments of young people's organiza
tions. The committee also presented a
plan for the Presbyterian and synodlcal
supervision or "oversight of young peo
ple's societies." The report was finally
taken- Tip verbatim. The resolutions
authorising a plan of oversight and estab
lishing a standing committee on young
people's work were defeated. TThe" re-
mainder of the report was adopted.
At the afternoon session, Rev. Dr. S. A.
Freeman, of Buffalo, Tead the report of
the committee on temperance, which
snad- the Xollowing, recommendations,
which were adopted.
"We urge the ministers and laymen of
this assembly and of our church at large
to call the attention of the congressmen
of their districts to the need of the com
pletion of legislation, already begun for
the protection from the drink traffic of
the native .Inhabitants of the Islands of
the Southern Pacific Ocean. We earnestly
request our national .authorities to take
effective actlqn fQr the suppression and
exclusion of the traffic In lntoxlcants
from our new possessions and depen
dencies. ""Wo heartily, endorse the petltlonxwhloh
our foreign board ndjnany other. Ameri
can missionary societies-have sent, to the
President asking that out Government
Shall Initiate proposals to the powers that
6hall lead in connection with the settle
ment of our Chinese difficulties to the re
lease of China from treaty obligations to
tolerate the opium traffic, which she has
long desired to prohibit
'Inasmuch as the cigarette habit among
the young people of our country has
reached such alarming proportions as to
demand decisive action, we recommend
that our permanent committee be directed
to call the attention of our churches to
this great evil and urge them to use
their utmost endeavors to counteract the
same."
The committee to which was referred
the plan for selecting standing commit
tees, known as the "Peoria plan." report
ad that the method was desirable. The
report was adopted. After treating, of
the necrological list. Moderator Mlnton
announced the appointment of the fol
lowing members of the special commit
tee on evangelical work: John U. Con
verse, Philadelphia, chairman: Rev. Dr.
George T. Purves, New York; Rev. J.Wil
bur Chapman. New York; Rev. W. J.
Chichester, Chicago; Rev. S. S. Palmer.
UOlumous, J.. -rvev. joun x. onaw, ixew
wiumDus, vj.. .rvev. juuh x. ou, -c
York; Rev. George P. Wlleon, Washing-
4 urn., xvc. uvulae a- I'liwn, .,ou.i.0-
ton: Elders William E. Dodge. .New
York: J. J, Buchanan, Pittsburg; Charles
te tTnlt Phlwurn.
Rev. W. EL Boggs, of the First Pres
byterian Church, Jacksonville, Pfa.,
made an appeal to the assembly for aid.
His church was destroyed In the recent
tils cnurcu was ucsuujcu cue icv-cm.
m ., .... v.t .lo-hin.
conuaBrnuon, u uwv i '""r'""4""
frs were renaerea almost aesutuie. ae
ald ne neeoea $id,uaj.
When Mr. 3ogs had. concladed hlsap-
peal. Moderator. Mlnton addressed" the as
sembly as follows:
"We hava come to the final moment of
the assembly. We came here full of an
ticipation, and many of us felt some ap
prehension. Some of the brethren have
spoke flatteringly 04 me. I assure- you
that -whatever I have .done.you- have,
made possible. During all of our ses
sions there was never e moment when a
word was spoken which" might he re
gretted." The moderator complimented bis as
sistants, and urged the commissioners
to remain steadfast in the faith, and dis
solved the assembly. The commissioners
sang "BlesI Be the Tie That"Blnds,"aha
Dr. Mlnton pronounced the benediction,
the final act of the assembly.
CHANGED THEIR- CREED.
United Preaoyterians Toole ActlOB oa
the Q.uetlon of Secret Societies.
DE&.MOrNES. May. 2g. By a vote ot
90 to S3, this afternoon, the General As
sembly of the United Presbyterian Church
adopted the judiciary committee's report
with regard to an Interpretation of artl-
.1a IE nf ia nrnisJ Tho OCtfnn flf the aS-
TnViiir in n ffwt tfi Avclnde members
xt secret orders from admission to the
church. It is also interpreted Dy eome
delegates to mean the exnulsion Of mem-
hers of the church who now belong to .se
cret societies. The final discussion on me
question was long and heated. M. C. Mc
Klttrick, of Los Angelee, Cal., said- he
would rather cut oft his right hand than
to vote for the exclusion of members of
secret societies already in the church,
"If we let this j-enort cro through as it
Is," said Dr. McCreery, of Pittsburg, heat
edly, "we are saying that men wno nave
been good members of the United Pres
byterian Church for years must be turned
out nf doors. I want, to tell'you. fathers
and brothers, that if we pass this report
without amendment we are going to mane
more trouble than the United Presbyterian
Church has ever .seen.
Some members of the assembly violent
ly opposed to secret orders objected to
the section of the report of the committee
which removed the ban of the church
from organizations which do not "incul
cate a Christless religion." R. G. Camp
bell, who moved to strike out the section
of the report wilch said the testimony
doea not Include such orders,, held that
labor unions should not be approved by
the church. This idea was strongly op
posed.
The assembly this morning plungea into
a discussion of the report of the judiciary
committee as to the change In creed
with regard to admitting members of se
cret orders into the church. Rev. R. G.
Campbell, of College Springs, la., moved
to amend the report by striking out the
following section:
"This nr-tlnn is not Jo he construed as
to -exclude from the church the memoer
shlp of a large number of societies which
are not bound by oath or affirmation or
do net pledge to secrecy In things un
known or to Inculcate a Christless relU
Blon."
Dr. -T A. f!rlpr chairman of the com
mittee on judiciary, protested against the
change for the reason that there has
been a constant call for a definition.
"The article." said the doctor, "does not
nut such societies as the G. A. R. under
the ban. and on the other hand we are
not Indorsing them."
Dr. J. A. McClerken. of Pittsburg, .Fa.,
said he favored the judiciary report be
cause it discriminated between the good
and bad secret societies.
Dr. J. M. Wallace, also of Pittsburg,
said: -
"I dn nnt hpHfv thai the church should
he stirred up over an overture. For the
sake of the Tvorklngmen I do not want
this part of the report stricken out. The
worklngmen have just as good a right to
form a union as Morgan has a trust, and
I do object -to te woTklngmen being kept
out of the church because they form
themselves into a union to protect them
selves against their oppressors."
Rev. J. P. Ross, of Ohio, favored the
amendment because the secret orders' are
rivals to the church for the reason they
trade in a false religion. '
"They have wine parties, card parties'
and many other snares," concluded the
speaker.
In closing up the debate Dr..-Grler said:
"T am ashamed nt the United Presby
terian Church In its shuffling in the mat
ter. The report of the committee is more
-to the point than the amendment rpro
posed. In the report we say we shall
not take pagans Into .the church, even
If they are called Masons. We say la
boring men, Grand Army men and such
have rights in the church."
"What will be the effect of this re
port," asked Dr. McConriell, "on those
who are already Masons and In the
church?"
"That Is a most difficult thing to han
dle.' said Dr. Grier. "but when men
know the truth and do It not to them It
Is to be counted a sin."
Rev. Dr. Little offered an amendment
which would permit Masons to become
members of the church, but It was voted
down. Then came the vote upon the
amendment offered by Rev. Dr. Campbell,
and It was also voted down. A vote was
then ordered on the report of -the ju
diciary committee, but on a point Of
order It was postponed until the afternoon
session.
SUES TO RECOVER STOCK.
Cnse Against a Trnstee of the Car
negie Compnny.
PITTSBURG, May 28. Attorneys today
filed a 'bill In equity for William W.
Blackburn, secretary of the Carnegie
Company, 'in his capacity of trustee for
the Carnegie Company, against Andrew
M. Moreland, president of the Moreland
Trust Company, and ex-secretary and
trustee of the Carnegie Company, in
which Mr. Blackburn names the Carne
gie Company as codefendant, and seeks
to secure the transfer and control of
Carnegie Company stock of the value of
&376.0C0, acquired by Moreland when he
held the Carnegie Company trusteeship,
and which stock he now holds and has
refused to transfer unless he .is paid
$500,000, claimed as compensation for serv
ices as trustee.
The stock which Mr. Blackburn alleges
is unlawfully held by MOrpland Is part of
the $3,200,000 of the capital stock of the
Carnegie Company set aside -at the time
of Its Incorporation for the beheflt of de
serving employes and officials of the com
pany. The bill of .Mr. Blackburn showe
that the stockholders of., the Carnegie
Company entered Into an agreement to
set aside 2 per cent of each Individual's
holdings to enable the employes and of
ficers who were not stockholders to ac
quire an interest in the companjv follow
ing out the plan of stock distribution
which Andrew Carnegie had made a feat
ure of the business in past years, in
which manner many of the incorporators
of the Carnegie Company secured their
Interests.
iloreland's right to commission for his
services as trustee Is denied, because he
was an officer of the company, and when
the stock was placed in his custody he
was simply acting In the line of his duty
as secretary, as his predecessor in the
Carnegie Steel Company had done.
Trial of Ex-Oaptaln King.
MOBILE, Ala., May 28. Ex-Captain
and Quartermaster Cyril W. King, in
charge of the construction work at Fort
Morgan, Ala., has been put on trial in
the United States District Court, charged
with receiving a bribe from Contractor
J. H. Hobson. Hobson testified that last
Summer he did 5S00O worth of work at the
fort and that King rejected a great deal
of material. In October King offered to
he easier with him for a consideration.
Hobson paid King $2000 in installments.
the jast batch of money being marked
jjjg jagrt oaten 01 money oeing maro.
and verified by a Government detective,
f ter these payments began King wat
After these payments began King was
less exacting upon noDSon s worK.
Treasurer of DrHlds Arrested.
uAr.T. TTVTT -Mars-. Mav 2 Dr.
i..- . . -, -.. - --
vm-tnnoi TTnt-ris nf this citv. treasurer
r. .r: "". i-l Am,
ot uie oupiciuts x.wunwi . . -w..w
Order of Druids, was arrested today on
complaint of other officers of the supreme
council, charged with grand larceny.
There is an alleged shortage of $3500 In
his accounts.
ADJOURNMENT OF COURT
PBUMPPDTK CASE WUA NOT BK'DE
CIDED UNTIIi FAIX.
Commeat oa the Several Decisions
of the Halted States Snpreme
" Coart "Header ea " Mbafiay.
WASHINGTON, May 28. The Supreme
Court adjourned without handing down
decisions in the remaining insular cases,
namely the second Dooley case which
involved the validity of the collection of
duties under the Foraker act on goods'
taken into Porto Rico from the United"
States, and the 14 diamond rings case,
involving- the entry free of duty of rings'
brought Into the United States by & re-'
turning soldier from the Philippines. Noi
decision can now be had until the October-
term.
SEXATOR FORJUKlErf'S VIEWS.
Decision Vindicates ,. the w Position
"Held by the Repa'bllcaas.
NEW YORK, May 28. Senator J. B. For
aker made the following statement con
cerning the Supreme Court decision:
"In order that the decision may be fully
understood it is necessary to bear in mind
that Porto Rico has passed through three
distinct periods that have relation to
these-cases. In the first place, prior to the
Spanish-American War, Porto Rico was a
province of Spain, and as such foreign
territory in every sense of the word. The
island remained foreign territory In -a
legal sense, notwithstanding our conquest
and military occupation, until the ratifi
cation of peace, when It ceased to be for
eign territory and became a possession
or dependency of the United States, but
not a part of the United States. Being a
dependency of this country It was domes
tie territory as contra-dlstlngulshed from
foreign territory. It Is domestic terri
tory still, but it underwent a further
change in Its legal relations to this coun
try when Congress enacted the law of
April 12, 1900, providing a civil govern
ment and the tariff duties for the support
of the same. Since April 12, 1900, it is ter
ritory belonging to the United States with
respect of which Congress has enacted
legislation fixing the status or- Its Inhab
itants, providing a government for them
and providing also for the necessary reve
nues to support the same. Between the
ratification of the treaty of peace and this
legislation of April 12, 1900, it was tefrli
tory of the United States with respect of
which Congress had not exercised any
porter whatever toy legislation or other
wise. .
"What the court decided was while we
were occupying Porto Rico prior to the
ratification of the treaty of peace it was
foreign territory and our occupation and
government was military, and all that was
done, was In the nature of a military ne
cessity and valid on this account; that
from and after the ratification of the
treaty of peace it was no longer foreign
territory, but domestic territory In 'the
meaning of our tariff laws, according to
which tariff duties can be collected only
on Importations from foreign countries,
and that consequently the duties collected
on imports from Porto Rico after the rati
fication of the treaty of peace and prior
to April 12. 1900. when Congress first legis
lated,, wpre illegally collected illegally
collected, however, not because Congress
was without constitutional power to im-
Ixrse such duties on Importations from
Forto.-.Rlco, but because during that pe
riod Congress had not so legislated.
t"The third proposition decided by the
court "and the one of supreme Importance
was-that PortonRlco 'being a territory of
the United States Is' not a ixtnvt of the
"United States, but only terrltory.belonglnjr
to the-"Unlted States, and that It Is there
fore within the constltutlonar"powef 4 of
Congress so to legislate with respect to It,
in'duding'-the,, imposition "of tariff duties,
as it may see fit; as Congress, had so"leg-
islated-April 12, 1900, ;the provision's of
that law are valid and to be upheld -and
enforced. In other words, the effect of
the decision Is that the Constitution does
not follow the flag, and that Congress
has plenary power under the Constitution
to govern our insular acquisitions accord
ing to their several necessities. The Su
preme Court goes even farther and says
that If there were no constitutional pro-,
visions Investing Congress with this pow
er. It would nevertheless 'ex-necessltate'.
have this power, since the states acting
in their statal capacity could not provide
the necessary legislation, and political
sovereignty can be exercised only by the
political department of the Government
- "The decision Is a complete-vindication
of the position held by the Republican
party with respect to the power of Con
gress to legislate for Porto Rico and the
Philippines, and settles it once for all
that the United States Is the equal in,
sovereign power of any other independent
government." -,
- SCENES-IN THE COURTROOM.
Crowd Anxious to' Henr the Supreme
Court's Decisions. ,
NEW YORK, May 28. Describing the
scenes in the courtroom of the United
States Supreme Court when it rendered
its decisions in the insular cases, a special
dispatch to the Tribune from Washington
says:
No such crowdj either as to numbers or
distinguished personnel, had. been seen In'
the room as that assembled, and long
lines of eager people stretched' in both
directions from the doors down the
gloomy corridors of the great Capitol J
'building. The colored bailiffs at the doors
had all they could do to noia xne anxious,
throng- on the outside In check and.iiro-t
tect the august trlbunaf from being rudely
shocked. . The -bare rumor that the court
would render its decision in the insular
suits sent people to the Capitol In a
frenzy of excitement.
Promptly at noon the court crier an
nounced the appearance of "the Honora
ble, the- Chief Justice of the -United States
Supreme Court, and the Honorable Asso
qlate 'Jus'tlces," as those dignitaries in
their black robes of office emerged -from
an ante-room on the north of the cham
ber. Disappointment darkened every face
in the chamber save the nine faces of
those on the bench as; Justice McKenna,
in a trembling voice, began to read a de
cision in some ordinary litigation Vy di
rection of Chief Justice Fuller, imme
diately after the Justices were seated.
Justice McKenna. the youngest member
of the court In point of service, was fol
lowed by Justice Peckham, the next
youngest member, who droned out half
audibly a decision in another case of no
general Interest.
Bar and spectators were about to de
spair of hearing the long-looked-for opin
ion delivered before Justice Peckham had
finished his task, when the voice of Justice
Brown rang out the now familiar title:
"Dellma against George R. Bldwell, Col
lector.'' The crowd then knew that the court
was rjeady to deliver its decision In the
great cases, and impatience immediately
turned to an eager finterest, which was
marked by a silence that was awe-Inspiring.
Justice Brown had read scarcely a
third of the opinion before it became evi
dent that the decision was against the
Government. In the second opinion, read
by Justice Brown, it was made manifest
that the reversal ot the court below in the
Xiellma case was not a defeat for the
Government, because the Dellma case
was based on grounds materially different
from those on which the Government -had
planted Its etandard. Dellma had paid
tariff duties prior to the passage of the
Foraker act, and mpst of the other -cases
were a challenge of'thls law. The latter
cases were air decided In favor of the
Government.
Justice White was particularly eloquent
and forceful in expounding his views,
showing a depth of ' conviction and
breadth of learning" that will give him a
high standing among the great jurists of
the world.
In his dissenting opinion Justice Harlan
Tras passionate and oratorical. It Is de
clared by people who heard bis famous
dissent In the income tax; decision that he
was qyen. more .earnest and vehement
than he was on, the other occasion. Jus
tice Brewer, 'who also dissented from the
majority opinion, spoke not a word dur
ing the entire proceedings, nor did Justice
Shlras, who agreed with the majority de
cision. Chief Justice Fuller's dissent is
regarded as a fine specimen of composi
tion, and It was delivered With a- calm
demeanor that is Characteristic of the
learned head of the-court. '
RICHARDS' INTERPRETATION.
Insular Policy of the AdralHlstratioa
Sustained.
WASHINGTON, May 28.r-Socltor-Gen-.
eral Richards, of the Department of Jus
"tlce.. who had charge ot the Insular cases
before the Supreme Court, made the fol
lowing statement containing his. interpre
tation of the decisions of the court todayr
"The Important question involved in
thw? cases was whether the Cession of
territory contained In the treaty of Parhrj
made Porto Rico and the .Philippines in
tegral parts of the United States within
the meaning of. that provision of the
fTnnstltntlon renulrlne- all duties, imposts
land excises to be uniform . throughout
the United States. Thecourt held -tnay
the cession simply made Porto Rico and
,he Philippines, domestic .territory of the
,Unltcd States, subject to ihe full control
-,of Congress, which control .could bd ex
.erclsed without reference to those limita
tions. This limitation, the court held, was
intended to apply to the states of the
Union, and does not apply to acquired ter
ritory unless by treaty and by subse
quent act of Congress it Is Incorporated
within and becomes an Integral .partof
.the United States
, "The decisions are substantially -a. vic
tory for the Government They sustain
to the. fullest extent the so-called Insular
policy of the Administration. The Gov
ernment now has the sanction ot the Su
preme Court for governing these islands
as their neds and our interests may re
quire. The court holds tha the-Constitu-tlon
did not of its own force, afonce apply
tQ those ceded territories,, placing their
people, their products and tielr ports on
an immediate equality with burs and con
ferring upon them all the rights, -privileges
and Immunities enjoyed by the peo
ple, products and pbrts of the several
states.
Whlle their fundamental rights are
preserved by those underlying principles
of the Constitution N which- apply every
where, the status of their citizens and
the nature of customs and commercial
regulations are to be determined by Con
gress, and the e.xerc!se of the power,
vested by the Constitution In Congress vto
make all needful rules and regulations re
specting territory belonging to the United
States. Obviously, -what,! have said re
garding PortO RlpO applies equally well to
the, Philippines, so that the President Ms
perfectly free under the "Spooner act to
govern the Philippine' Islands as their
nee'ds and fhelr Interests may require.
"At the same time that the court 'has
sustained to the fullest extent the conten
tion of the Government In these' cases, it
has directed as a matter of statutory
construction that the Dlngley act could
not 'be held to Impose duties on goods
brought from Porto Rlco. -because, by
cession Porto Rlco became domestic ter
ritory of the United States,' and there
fore ceased to be a 'foreign country.'.
The decisions of the court call for -no
change In the administration of the raw.''
The 'court did "not decide what Is known
as the second Dooley case, which Involved
the 'validity of the" collection of duties
under the Foraker act of goods-taken Intp
Porto Rlco f ronr ' the United States'.
While I'have-Jio information on the ,sub-.
ject" It- may be- thati-the caurtt tlynks
there is involved In the- ease another ques
tion aa toi whether such'duties should, not J
amount to duties on articles exported rorn
a state. - .- - r .. - v
"The court also failed to dispose ol-what
fourteen dla-
e entry .fee.
Hhe -UnUed;
States by a' returning-' soldleV from theSJ
Philippines.'! t -, .
1 , t ?' J- '
"VICTORY Fblt'ADMIPflfSTKATQN,
fEx-Attorney-GenernI Grlps'ls'Thar-
NEW YORK, May 2?. Ex-Attorney-General
Griggs, in an Interview on
the Supreme Court Porto Rlco decisions,
said:
'"It Is a splendid victory forvthe Admin
istration onf the vital principle of expan
sion. It is unnecessary for me'to say that
I "am thoroughly satisfied with 'the result
It Is a clear-cut victory for the Govern
ment on the only really Important point
Involved. t
"Three distinct classes of action were'
Involved; one-protesting against the 'col
lecting of tariff upon Imports from Porto
Rlco after the date of our armed occu
.pancy, of the island and before the date
of the ratification ,qf the treaty of peace;
'another protesting against tariff charges
on' Imports between the ratfftcatlon and
the pasage of the Foraker.act, and a
third attacking the Foraker law as uncon
stitutional. -
; "The decision scores a victory for. the
Administration in the first of these classes
a-hd uoon the alt-lmnortant' third.. 'The
'antl-Admlnstratlon'party wins in the sec
ond class. That triumph is a mere matter
of dollars and cents. Importers -will get
back the money paid in tariff between the
.ratification and the passage ofwthe Foraker
act. Importers 'who paid without
protesting will not get their money bacK.
, "Tlie court decides that;the Foraker act
Is constitutional, that this country has
the legal right to govern Its new posses
sions as territories, to make special laws
for them and to tax their products. This
has been the contention of the Adminis
tration from the vpry start. It was .the
principal IssUeMn the last campaign for
President' Our- Porto -'Rlcan-legislation
was selected by Mr. Bryan as-the main
point of attack In his Indianapolis-speech.
The decision puts a quietus upon that
sort of thing and takes the matter. out
of politics for all time.
"This decision Is final. .There can be
no anDeal The decision will not hurt
'Porto. Rlcan. trade- in the teast,"
- - Secretary Iiong's Vlesvs.
1 COL.ORADO SPRINGS. Colo.,' May 28.'
Secretary of-the Navy Long and Senator'
McMlllen. of Michigan, who are In the
city, were Interviewed upon the decision
of the Supreme Court upon, the Insular
cases. Said Secretary Long. "It estab-:
llshes the power of Congress .to legislate
for the territories and the new Insular
possessions. I do not care to discuss It
further." - - - (
Senator McMlllen said: "I anticipated
the decision, and, like all other good Re
publicans, am well pleased with It. It Is
good for the country. The decision will
enable President McKlnley's -plans to be
carried out now and in the future."
Want to DIscnss Arbltratlou.
LONDON, May 29. "No official infor
mation from the United States Govern
ment has yet been received." says the
Buenos Ayres correspondent df the Times,
wiring yesterday, "by Argentina, Brazil
or Uruguay with regard to "a. modlflcatlon
of the programme agreed upon as a- basis
for the Pan-American Congress. If the
United States insists upon restricting the
discussion and setting aside free debate
on arbitration, thereby satisfying Chilean
pretensions, it Is certain that Brazil,
Uruguiy, Bolivia Paraguay, Peru and
Argentina will not be represented In the
Mexican Congress."
No Unrest in Guatemala.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-J.' . McNally,
United States Consul-General to the Re
public of Guatemala, arrived at "the Audi
torium Annex last night en route to his
horpe In Pittsburg on a leave of absence.'
"Guatemala never was more peaceable"
or prosperous than at the present time,""
said Mr. McNally. "There are no evi
dences of unrest or dissatisfaction among
the'neople. Our trade with tlia't country
Is increasing. American-made liaber
dashery and farm implements take the
lead'OYer all others." - - v -"
PORTO RICANS COMPLAIN
MUCH DISSATISFACTION 'WITH THE
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Those" Whs Understand Its Import
ance Predict aa Immediate
ReTlval or Business.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rlco, May 23. The
first report ot the Supreme Court's deci
sion, lh the Dellma case reached here last
night It was Interpreted aa declaring the
taxation of imports from Porto Rlco to the
the United States at 15 per cent of the
Dlngley duties to be unconstitutional, and
wm reeetvprt with crrent satisfaction. To-
dayr when the full report of the Dellma.'
case vwas published, there was evidence
of a" general feeling of disappointment
among Porto Rlcan merchants, who had
hoped that the court's decision would give
a year's free trade. Porto Rlcans are re
luctant to believe that today's" fulj report
is true. "
The consensus of opinion of the mat
ter -seems to he that the Porto Rlcan
Legislature should be convened In extra
session", to declare Porto Rlco self-supporting
without theeollectlon of customs
on exports between Porto Rlco and the
United Btates. A general -spirit of com
plaint that all (he Supreme Court's de
cisions were against. Porto Rlco Is no
ticeable. When San Juan merchants were
questioned on the subject, they manifest
ed much regret at the outcome, as they
had hoped to have refunded all the
moneys paid under the 15 per cent appll
cat!6n of the Dlngjey duties. It was gen
erally expected that the. court's decision
would" grant Porto Rlco free trade and
her citizens full citizenship and consti
tutional privileges. When told that If the
latter privilege had been granted the In
ternal revenue laws of the United
States would be applied to the Islands,
and that all funds and customs thereunder
collected would be deposited In the Eed
eral Treasury, all Porto Rlcans questioned
In. the matter acknowledged that this
would bp bad. and that their present
status was preferable as they did not be
lieve that, the island "would stand the
collection of the United States Internal
revenue, and that such collections, If at
tempted, would necessitate an even heav
ier property. tax for the maintenance ot
Porto Rlco.
Only a few Porto Rlco business men un
derstand the Importance of the Supreme
'Court's decisions. Those who are bank
ers predict an immediate revival of busi
ness, now that the status of the coun
try haa been decided. The manager of an
Important bank, who requests that his
name nor be used, sayn that he Is- In.
fav.ar of the tariff unless it js absolutely
proved that Porto Rlcan internal revenues
are' sufficient for the Island's needs.
The,J. T.'SUva Banking Company said:
"The whoe thing is a fiasco. We would
like, to be citizens of the United States,
but ' without the application of United
States revenue collections. The latter
would .kill our Industries."
The Frltze Lundt. Company,, the largest
shippers of sugar In Porto Rlco. said:
The Constitution of the United States
applies when against us, but not when In.
our favor.. This has always been so since
the beginning; .If the tariff had heen re
movedat first, Porto Rlco would now
have double, crops. The American system
of taxation cannot be applied here; there
shpuJdjbe some, sensible -tax on flour and
rice, but susraf should be free. This legis
lation -appeats to" be for Americans and
" Mdllenhoff& Korber, a large banklng
h6usei"sald: ''Thls'ls a big step, forward.
'Spain wdiild not have returned anything.
lit would be-Ja hard blow If the internal
revenues "of' the United States were ap
plied" here?' :?" " 5
'WD'. Marr, "in&na'g-er of a 'big sugar
plantation, said": "The' distinction Is, too
Seise, itfben jth B;olfan(deri hllLpmes into?
full force,. JUy l, otherwise we wm ue
under nractlcallv double taxation. Our
Legislature has-been ,laxv-lt should have
notified.'thc President that crorto uco- is
self-supporting. I can- see now that the
matter Is settled and much Improvement
will take Dlace- in the. future." t
. By agreement wth New -York houses.
many torto xucan smypt-ja wu inc
half nf the amounts refunded under the
new decision. The people, generally are
as much dlsappqlnted at npt being grantea
American cltizenshlR as they are with
the court's decision In regard to the
tnHff Tho TORmhers of the Cabinet seem
'to favor free trade. The island's yearly"
budget I-r'2,OCO,O0Q. A rough seml-omciai
estimate gives an income at aw.uw u. "
from the property tax; 575O.00O from ex
cise collections under the Hollander bill,
and $750,000 from custom collections, im
ports and exports to and from countries
other than the United States. The prop
erty tax will be In force July 1, and assess
ments will be ma'de on an estimated valu
ation of $100,000,000. - Excise duties are'-now
being collected. Porto Rlcans are gener
ally of the opinion that thelr-Legtslature
should now act. It is understood that
Governor Allen Is giving his earnest con
sideration 'to the practicability of -securing,
at 'an early, date, free-trade rela
ti6ns between PortoRlco and Germany.
As a result or the consultations in Wash
ington, between Governor Allen and Mr.
McKlnley, Mr Hollander will In a -few
days submit a report to Governor Allen
showing the. operations of the formers
new revenue act, from which It will ap
pear that expectations are entertained as
to the adequacy of the measure. It has
been fully realized that the Insular treas
ury is rapidly .approaching a position
where It can dispense with the customs
receipts accruing from 'the trade with the
TTniror 'States without in any "wise en
dangering" the present secure financial po-J
sltlon or tne lsiana-
By the "provision of section 3 of the
Foraker- bill, free trade becomes oper
ative whenever "the Porto Plcan Legis
lature passes' a resolution that an ade
quate system ot insular taxation has been
put Into operation and President McKln
ley, upon notification of this resolution, is
to.proclalm free trade, for Porto Rlco. If
the Dlan now in contemplation Is carried
out. Governor Allen will convene the
Legislature. In extraordinary session solely
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Tnft Commission Dlscnsaes Eeorgaa
izntfon Bill.
MANILA, May 23. The Philippine
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bill to reoranlzo the courts. Concerning
"the criticisms of the nonappolntment of
native Judges, Mrv Ide said the commis
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effect, that., other things being-equal, Fili
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WASHINGTON. .May 28 Jn reply .to a
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Corbln's Trip to Manila.
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