Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-06-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular orrsspondent.)

cldl prOclamaIlOn against HlHOuS-
tering and tue s 'cretary of State
gets the Secretaries of the n avy
anG Treasury AMI the Attorney
General to issue Ordt RS directing
the employees of their respective
departments to be on the alert to
keep American 6Ilibusters out OF
Cuba, that the Government OF the
United States was determined at
all hazards to cut off American
aid from the RevOlutlonists. But
that isn't the view of the matter
taken Ivy tho knowing ones. THIS
sudden activity on the part OF the
owes Its origin Ia
representations mace by the
Spanish Minister, AMI is intended
as much probably more~tO prevent
Spain having a good Case for
damages against the u nlted States
as to brighten intending American
International Courts
of Arbitration are not slow to
award damages IN such cases
the verdict against Great BIitaln
In the Alabama claims case Is
readily recalled by most people,
and was doubtless discussed at
the cabinet meeting previous to
The Inauguration of all this actiy-
i'y. 1t isn't then a question Of
S mpalhy, as many seem disposed
to think, Opt Of plain, every day
dollars md cents. The United
States must officially take precau
TONS to pr 'vrnta violation OF the
International neutrality Laws, or
find Itself called on to pay a big
bill of damages if Spain succeeds
III subduing the revolt. The admin
IslratiOn thought 1t wise to take
those precautions, but nobody III
Washington appears to believe
that any of our officials on board
The cruiser Raleigh, now in Fonda
waters, The revenue cutters, or oil
shore will straIn their eyes or sit
up U'night TO find and arrest
Americans upon administering beut.
Those officials are all Americans,
and doubtless 10 "A man their
are with the CIbLns.
or course if they see any Violation
of law they will be prompt in
arrests.
Judge Springer, who seems TO
take as naturally to his ldlci Al
duties as though all the years he
spent IN the turmoil of the House
had passed on the bench, is in
Washington on business. He says
of his new home: "Indlau Terri.
tory is improving very fast in every
way. White people of a good
class, honest and industrious, are
pouring in rapidly, aud The towns
are growing and developing along
the same lines of municipal progress
that we see III the various states OF
the union. 1 think th report OF
Dawes commission has been
largely responsible for this. Every
bod rea ICES the ultimate destiny
of Il @ territory. Sooner or later It
" i'll become a state, and even now
n population, wealth, area, and
resources 1t has all The prerequisites
Of statehood" When asked his
opinion of the silver movement,
Judge Springer assumed his most
Judicial cast OF cOuntenance and
said something a6Ont it not being
proper fOI judges to express Opln
IONS on such subjects Well,
well, things change and men
change with them. Sui, it is
for a Washington news
paper man to realize that "BIll"
Springer hesitatrs to express an
opinion upon am thing.
There is On4 thing about pnttiDg
tie Government Printing O1ic,
under the civil service rules, which
has been accomplished nOtwlth
standing the opposition tuereto.
It the rules are properly enforced
Jhe Public Printer will have more
line to devote to the legitimate
work OF Ills Office than he has ever
lad before. Under the Old method
VI making appointments the greater
Jart Of the Public Printers time
vas taken up by listening to The
riends OF applicants tor appoin'.
tents. This was particularly true
, hen Congress was in session,
nd the greatest OF the new sI stem
, Ill be " hen Congress reassem bles.
)f cOur,e on general principles
here can be no valid Objectl IN to
making appointments anywhere
Olely on merit. B t accusations
4 iavOrilism have been made IN
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