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Washington Letter on German threat and tariff fights
A Washington dispatch surveys how administration voices may spark jingoism toward Germany to push navy growth while avoiding war, notes Sen McLaurin’s patronage leverage, Babcock tariff reform infighting in the Republican ranks, and ongoing debates over foreign arms purchases for the War Department. It also mentions President Kruger’s U.S. visit and skims assorted moralizing quips and society notes.
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Germany
Washington
Senator McLaurin
South Carolina
McLaurin
Wade Hampton
Courth
Watauga
Headquar- Columbia
Hampton
Coffey’s
Gen. Hampton
Senate
Representative Babcock
Wisconsin
Babcock
Campain
Congress
McKinley
War Department
Department
Army
Board of Ordinance and Fortifications
Ordinance Bureau
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
United States
Montague White