The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-05-22

! first step towards Intervention, either
peaceably or Ey force, to put an end to
! the barbarous condition of affairs on
! the island. 1t will follow as natural
! sequence. If present conditions We're
/ allowed to continue, the [. S. Govern
! ment would have to establish perman-
ent relief depOts 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 occa-
sion for trouble unless Spain makes it.
If she does, SO much the worse for
Spain.
Mr.. Frank A. Vanderlip, who las
been acting as private secretary to Sec
rotary Gage, since he entered the cab
met, and who has been nominated to
be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
is one of the Youngest men who ever
filled this important position, but his
ability to properly perform its duties is
unquestioned. Although Mr.. Wander
lip is only 30 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 fin
ance and political economy.
| From a republican point OF view,
| Florida neither gains nor loses to any
marked extent by sending ex-Repres-
entative Stephen r. Mallory to the
Senate in place of Mr.. Call. whose term
! expired with the last Congress. Though
| Call served three terms in the Senate,
| he was more widely known because Of
| the little episode connected with his
wearing fancy socks and taking off his
shoes while the Senate was in session,
than for any craftsmanship displayed
| during his eighteen years 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 purpose of making a
statement covering the views of the re-
publicans of the Finance Committee on
the amendments. No agreement has
been reached as to the length of time
the bill wil be debated by the Senate,
but the talk of individual Senators of
all parties indicates that the debate is
likely to be much shorter than it was
several weeks ago supposed that it
would be. Republicans of the House
take no stock IL the story that the tao
ties by which the Senate compelled the
House to accept its amendments to the
Wilson bill, are to be again brought to
bear, and many of them do not hesitate
to say that if the attempt Is made, it
will fail. Ny own impression is that
the House would remain in session
until the opening of the regular session,
next December, before it would accept
all of the Senate amendments.
Even as stauncE an advocate Of the
civil service law as Senator Lodge said
at the last meeting of the Senate Com
mittee that is investigating that subject
that he considered it absurd to have
placed stable-men, char-WOmen, form
carriers, watchmen and other unskilled
labOrers in the Government Printing
Office in the classified service. Public
Printer Palmer appeared in person be-
fore the Committee and emphasized his
previously written opinion that the
civil service rules, as they stand at this
time, are an obstruction. rather than
an aid, to economy and efficiency in
the Government Printing Office, and
added reasons for his belief that he
should have more to say in appointing
the employees of that establishment.
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