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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
5
The notice from The Tribne notes mail matter and urges signed letters on current topics. It states editorial revision may occur and outlines rates and constraints for cards of thanks and similar classifieds.
Scranton May 14 1902 open field and fair play is the theme as John P Elkin of Indiana declares his bid for Pennsylvania governor subject to the will of Republican masses.
Reports from Hazleton describe speculative talk about strikes while the loyal core follows John Mitchell. The mature faction, backing Mitchell, plans and acts rather than forecasts. In Shamokin and Hirzeton the shift tests his command but Hazleton again shows renewed backing of Mitchell.
Amid Franco British maneuvering and a global crisis crisis unfolds as the United States seeks swift relief funding. President Roosevelt urges immediate appropriation, with Congress proposing 200000 to aid naval and military relief efforts. The debate reflects broader questions of intervention and the nation’s moral obligation. The piece also recounts historical wartime brutality debates and defends American armies actions from 1812 to the Philippines, arguing for measured force and restraint.
Dispatch details the urgency felt by the president to meet the duty toward the West Indian Islands, as France and other powers seek immediate help. The French ambassador pressed for swift action while the president resisted long delays, earning credit for bypassing red tape. The piece also notes a call for a federal investigation into Luserne’s district primaries and related plot allegations.
The speaker defends U S policy in the Philippines praising General Chaffee and General Davis while condemning critics. He argues peace in Samar Luzon and Leyte remains fragile with Moro and Mindanao unrest, cites heroic actions of Twenty-seventh and Baldwin, and asserts civil government should replace military rule. He praises American soldiers and laments opposition seeks scandals to attack policy.
Fragmentary poem-like text relays a duty filled appeal to builders of the state. Obscure names and phrases appear in a formal cadence urging enduring governance and national progress, with references to leadership and the fate of the commonwealth.
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