The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
WASHINGTOY LETTER.
tFrom Cur Regular Corresp0ndent.) WASHINGTON, May I7, 1897.

WASHINGTON, May 17, 1897. President McKinley's policy oi protecting American citizens in Cuba goes great deal furthsi than protecting them in their po- litical rights, as he has fully made known to Congress. It includes protecting them from the starva- tion that Is staring so many Of them in the face, as result of the policy of Gen. Weyler in cooping them up in the cities and towns of Cuba where there is no oppor- tunity for those who are dependent upon their labor for living for themselves and families to obtain employment. President McKin ley has asked Congress to appro- priate money to furnish food, cloth ing ard medicine tor these suffer ing Americans, and Congress will promptly do 1t, and the relief will be distributed by U. s. officials. The Spanish minister wanted to have the distribution made by Spanish officials, but he was promptly informed that it could not be done; that as long as Spain had by it's policy caused these people, American citizens and non- combatants, to be deprived of the work by which they lived, it should have seen that they were in some other way provided for; that hay ing failed to do it's duty, the U. s would relieve its own citizens either by birth or naturalization without help or hindrance from Spain. That is as far as the matter has gone, but there is little doubt that the sending of relief tC Cuba for suffering Americans by this government, Is the first ster towards intervention, either peace ably or by force, to put an end tC the bar rbarous condition of affair: on the island. It will follow as 6 natural sequence. If present con ditions were allowed to continue the U. $ Government would have to establish permanent relief de- pots in every town on the island The first duty will be to clothe the naked Americans, feed the hungry and see that the sick get proper nursing and medicine; then the conditions that brought about the suffering will have to be changed There will be no occasion fol .trouble, unless Spain makes it If she does, so much the worse fol Spain.
 Mir. Frank A Vanderlip, who has been acting .as private gecre tary to Secretary Gage, since ht entered the cabinet, and who hal been nominated to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, is on' of the youngest men who eve
 filled this important position, bu
 his ability to properly perform it; duties is unquestioned. Although MT. Vanderlip is only g years old
 he has had an extended financial experience, having been for eight years financial editor of the Chicago Tribune, and ever since his school boy days close student of finance and political economy.
 From a Republican point of view, Florida neither gains pol loses to any marked extent by sending ex-R Representative Stephen R Mallory to the Senate in place of Mr. Call, whose term expired with the last Congress. Although MT. Call served three terms in the Senate, he was more widely known because of the httle episode con nectei with his wearing fancy socks and taking off his shoes while the Senate was III session than for any craftsmanship dis played during his eighteen years l service.
 The tariff debate will not begin until next week. although Senator { Aldrich will, on Thursday of this week, call the bill up for the pur- pose of making a statement cover