The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-03-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Cores ondent.
Washington, March 81, 1898.
There is no cooler man in Washington
than President Mckinley, although his
Is the greatest individual responsibility
in deciding W hat action shall be taken
upon the report Of the Naval Court OF
Inquiry. That report will probably be
received in day or two, certainly this
week. Opinion differs as to whether
the report vii be at once sent to Cong
ress and made public. Senator Chand-
Ter, whose relations with the President
are such that his opinion is as good as
that of any other man, said: ut is
barely possible that the character of
J the document Wiz be such as to render
it inexpedicnt TO give it out until Cong
ress can be gradually made aware of its
contents. L, for instance, it indicates
beyond doubt the official culpabi,ity of
the Spaniards in connection with the
/ Maine disaster, i would not be wise to
place Congress in immediate possession
of the facts officially, for fear that war
would be declared instantaneously, and
without due regard for all the condi-
tons" One thing is certain, Congress
and the public will have the report at
the earliest possible moment it can be
| given out without detriment to public
| interest.
Another certainty is, that President
Mckinley will not allow himself to be
| Influenced by any of the numerous
stores as to what European nations
may think that he should do. but will
act solely in the interest of the national
honor of the United States, without re-
| gard to The probable approval or disap-
prevail of his action by any European
power or powers. The Maine was our
! ship, the Court that made the investi-
CATION and report was composed of our
/ Naval officers, and it is our affair to
take what action we please upon that
report, and we are going to do it. This
I isn't spreadeag leism, but plain every
day patriotism, which is shared by ey-
! cry American whose heart is in the
right place.
Congress and the country will be fur
! nished au itemized statement showing
| every cent expended from that special
! SO 100000 emergency appropriation,
| President Mckinley having directed
| the preparation Of a special form of
reGulsition for these funds, which must
/ be signed by the President himself be-
! fore they can be honorcd, and the OPP
ening of a special emergency account
! in the books of the Treasury
! The gun-shop in the Washington
Navy Yard reminds old-timers of the
war time activity in the same yard, but
upon a different class of work. Duling
! the war this was strictly a Navy Yard;
now it is only navy yard III name, its
| principal work being the making Of
guns-some of the finest in the world
nave been and are being made here,
| mountings, and ammunition for the
Navy. Not a minute is now being lost
III the yard, one of three eight hour
shifts Of men being continuously at
work.
/ BY far the abest and most interesting
paper the government has recently
| published is the report for 1897 of Hon.
A. Z. Greeley, Acting Commissioner of
Patents. a synopsis has been printed
IN some of the newspapers, but, owing
! perhaps TO so much war news, it was SO
| incomplete as To give very little idea OF
hat ! i.
! will doubtless be translated and read
| by thousands abroad, contains: it must
/ be read as a whole to be appreciated.
| Inventors, patentces, manufacturers.
! capitalists, and publicists, who wish to
! understand the greatness of American
industry and how indissolubly it is as
sociated with the patent system of the
| United States, should read this pampi-
! let, which may be obtained free by adj
! dressing request for it to the Commits
! sioncr of Patents, Washington, u. c.
The three Commissioners appointed
! by the Cuban Cabinet to act with the
! Spanish Minister in negotiating recip-
! rocIty treaty with this country were
! presented to Secretary Sherman to-day,
/ by the Spanish Minister, and later they
called on Hon. John A. kasson, who
has charge OF the interests Of this coun-
try IN all reciprocity negotiations. They
! expressed an anxiety to proceed at
once with the treaty, but 1t is not prob
! able that any material progress Will be
/ made until it becomes a little clearer
that it Will be worth while TO make such
Il treaty. If We are TO have war with
/ Spain, there Will be no such treaty ne
gotiatcd, and If We recognize the indie
4 pendencc of Cuba, we should thereby
, officially declare that Spain had moth
/ ing more to do with Cuba. These Com
mISSionerS may be entirely honest in
their intentions, but the administration
has not forgotten Senior de Lome's adj
/ vice that these negotiations be pressed
/ rs a blind, nor the statement made on
/ the floor OF the Senate a few days ago
/ by Senator Proctor, showing the weak
ness in Cuha of the so-called govern
/ meut that these Commissioners repre-
( sent. In plaln english, these Commits
sioners are being treated with every
courtesy due them, but they are not
/ throwing any sand in Your Uncle Sam
uel's ewes.
+ -NichaI payitt would seem to think
+ ;hat the cause he represents, the indie
pcudence OF Ireland. Is the paramount
+ question before the world, and must
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