The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-03
WASHIN GTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II, ]

of delay in the peace negotiations,
at Paris, is the influence of the hold
ers OF he $500, 900 in Spanish
bonds that Spain calls Cuban bonds.
These bondholders have satisfied
themselves that public opinion IN the
United States would never consent to
the payment of any portion of these
bonds by this country, even if offic
ials could be persuaded" " to agree
to such payment They are now
working on another tack. They
wish to secure a promise from this
government, entirely outside of the
treaty OF peace, Of course, that it
will use lis influence with the Cuban
Government that is sooner or later TO
be set up to recognize these bonds.
They know very well that no such
promise can be made officially, but
they believe that it can be secured in
such a way that it can be made eff
fective. A hint of the work in this
line, that has been done at the Paris
end of the line, was contained in a
recent news paragraph cabled over,
which stated that one of the Ameri-
cen Commissioners had said the Gu
ban government, after its establish
ment, and not use the L. S. peace
commissioners, would be the proper
party for Spain to negotiate with con.
cernlng Cuban bonds. If the CAPT
talists who are trying to make this ex.
change can get those bonds recog-
nized by Cuba, with sort OF taclt
consent by this government, they can
pocket at least $500, 900, 900 in prof
its. That may be considered as the
stake in the game now being played.
The semi official statement sent
out from Washington that Mr.. Nc
Klnley had sent an ultimatum to
Spain, threatening to withdraw the
American Commissioners and declare
the truce at an end if the Spanish
Commissioners did not proceed more
rapidly with the negotiations of the
trealy of peace, is nothing more nor
less than bit of campaign buncomb,
put out solely for effect upon the
Congressional campaign. Members
of the administration have been very
careful not to father this statement,
or even to admit that it is true, but it
originated from a source that the ad-
minlstratlon constantly makes use of
to get things before the public. 1t is
absolutely certain that no ul.lmatum
has been sent.
TIE publication of the letter from
Chairman Babcock, of the Congress
sional Campaign Campaign Commit
tee, to Senator Penrose, imploring
him to show the letter to prominent
Republicans who are opposing the
Quay ticket in Pennsylvania, in order
to get them TO try TO save the party
the loss of number of Congressional
districts, indicates how frightened the
Republican managers are at the out
look. This letter was not intended
for publication, but was to be shown
around to Republicans only. There
are good reasons for saying that Mr.
Mckinley would not care a conti-
mental If Quay was defeated, if his
defeat does not cause the loss of
enough Representatives to give the
House to the Democrats, and il is
just the same with Roosevelt, in New
York. If Mr.. Mckinley could be
assured that the Republicans would
retain control of the House, even by
largely reduced majority, he would
be perfectly willing to see Quay and
Roosevelt defeated. He has had it
in for Quay long time, and he fears
the election of Roosevelt rlay make
HIM a dangerous rival for the Repub-
lican nomination in 1900. How
much that had to do with his refusal
to 60 from the Philadelphia Peace
Jubilee to New York and make a
speech, only himself knows.
1t would be something entirely
new for a Republican administration
to make anything even resembling
fight against the trusts. Therefore,
no one was surprised when Attorney
General Griggs said in reply to ques-
ton as to whether his Office intended
to take advantage of the Supreme
Court decision that the railroad trust,
known as the "Joint Traffic Associa-
tion," was illegal, to prosecute other
trusts s'This Office is not looking for
jobs. 1t has all the work on hand
that it can stagger under now"
While the Department OF Justice
probably has lots of work to do, there
is little doubt that the right sort of an