Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-17

blunder seriously than l can the an.
nounced retirement OF John Sherman
from politics. Ii this act OF the Italian
government be seriously taken and
followed to its logical conclusion it
can mean but one thing-war. Had
the same thing been done by that
government at the court of any first
class European power it would un-
doubtedly ere this have resulted in a
declaration of war. But in this case
there will be no war. We cannot fight
Italy because we have not the ships,
and Italy cannot fight us because al.
though she has the ships, she has not
the money.
What will we do to resent this in
suit Nothing. Our minister to
Italy will remain at his post, unless
the Malta" which King Humbert evi.
IDENTIFY fears more than the citizens of
New Orleans did, shall compel the
government of Italy to send him his
passports, in which case he will return
home and Italy will not he represent
ed at the Worlds Fair.
An official statement of the affair
has been made public, which makes it
plain that the administration is i'm no
way responsible ior the slap in the face
it has received from the nation of or.
gan-grinders and bogus counts, and
which takes as dignified a stand rs is
possible. considering that the absence
of navy powerful enough to cope
with that OF Italy stands in the way of
our trying to assume too aggressive an
attitude.
The following remarks made by Rep
resentative McCreary, of Kentucky,
who was chairman of the House Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs in the Fif-
tieth Congress, and who will probably
occupy the same position in the Fifty.
second, represents the general senti-
ment in regard to the occurrence ::
"The Italian government has acted
hastily and without the dignity which
ought and usually does mark diplo
matte negotiations. In the first in
stance Italy had a grievance, or be
lieved she had, in the killing of three
OF her subjects in a riot. The United
States promptly responded to her de.
mands by instituting an inquiry into
the matter in perfect good faith.
While this investigation is being made,
before the United States has had time
to take any action further than to in
stitute the inquiry, the Italian govern
ment suddenly recalls her minister
and breaks off diplomatic relations
with the United States. This turns
the tables. The United States is now
the party having a grievance"
The popular Gong, "They're after
Me-" is particularly applicable to the
man who disburses $l35 900 600 year
in the payment of pensions. The
"they" in the present case are several
hundred department clerks who have
invested something like $4,000 in a
suburban real estate scheme of which
Commissioner Raum was at the head.
that is apparently rs great fraud as
was the Refrigerator company so
cleverly unearthed by Representative
Cooper last year. This "snide" enter
prise, and Commissioner Raum's con-
nection Herewith, has been brought
to Mr.. Harrison's attention, and once
more there is rumor that Raum's re-
signation will be asked for.
Elk Secretary Whitney and ex-private
Secretary Dan Lamont were welcome
visitors to Washington this week.
They are now associated in business.
IL is expected that Mr.. Harrison and
as many of his cabinet as care to go
will start on that much talked of trip
to the Pacific coast on the 18th of this
month. 1t has been decided to make
it stag party.
Senator Faulkner's wife died at his
residence here last Tuesday evening.
She was very popular.
Secretary Foster has often ded the
Knights of Labor by refusing to make
an investigation of certain charges
they preferred against the chief OF the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
They threaten to bring the matter be-
fore the House when Congress meets.