Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-10

the request was prompted BY the auton-
onis;s. who probably alleged that he
was not q believer In autonomy a. IL
exists here. and therefore asked his re-
movai 10 get q stumbling block out Of
the way.
Consul General Lee 10 % the best Of
terms with General Blaneo. Senior Jose
Congosto and the most influential Span
ish merchants. All assure him OF abso-
lutte protection. even II the volunteers
should make q demonstration. General
Lee believes the volunteers would be
controlled by the merchants In whose
employ they are. Others doubt this,
but the ranking colonel Of the volun-
teers assures General Lee that the con-
suiate and the Americans would In no
event be the object Of a demonstration
should any occur. General Lee IL no
more anxious to remain In q vexatious
position than any other consul in Cuba.
but he has no Intention of resigning nor
any belief that he will be recalled.
He Is cool. good humored. and some-
what inpatient Of the sensational and
untruthful reports emanating from Ha-
vana OF Key West The court Of In
euiry pursues IL taciturn and even se-
eretiye way. The belief here II that
the court is principally engaged now In
killing time and is not likely to 60
north until next week. II IL certain
that the members are strengthening
the testimony daily BY personal obser-
walton Of the wreck and the carefully
prepared plans made by Ensign Powell
son from the almost hourly reports OF
the divers. The court now has photo
graphs. drawings and diagrams show
Ing as near as possible the condition
% things submarine.
With reference TO the secrecy OBJ
served as to the wrecking work and
parts OF the testimony before the court
- inquiry a high naval officer says
there Is no special reason for maintain
Ing secrecy except the fact that bare
statements Of comparatively unimpor-
tant Incidents are exaggerated by some
and worked up into dangerous sensa-
tional stories. In view OF this. said the
officer In question. IL was deemed best
TO command absolute reserve on the
part Of all connected with the court ex-
animation or the work Of salvage.
Senator Proctor. before leaving yes.
terday by the Olivette. said: you
may say thst NY visit-call IL a mission
% pleasure or business or what you will
has been very successful. cannot
speak on political subjects pertaining
20 Cuba here and now"
Varr rporv.xnu nS v,,r. e,r,. .r,c~,
seems Tn Think the Cuban Rebels Not
Worth the shedding of Our Biood.
New Haven. Conn. March lo.-Pro-
fessor Arthur T. Hadley. in his lecture
10 his class % political economy at Yale
yesterday. expressed his views on the
present International difficulty between
the United states and Spain. Professor
Hadley reviewed az length spain's gov
ernment % the iS..nd Of Cuba and the
atrocities practiced by General weyler.
and also discussed the relations Of a
business nature existing between Amer
leans and the island OF Cuba. He called
Consul General Lee a very efficient
man. At first somewhat discreet, es-
II Nhf NtfNfldul dutllnl--
| tratl0r. bat now more cautious. and
noted mere for efficiency than sense of
form"
Continuing. Professor Hadley said
that as 90 the Maine disaster no proof
| % foul play has come TO light. In the
natter % International comfy. recogni-
tion % Cuba independence would be
| equivalent 20 a declaration Of war. 1t
is q principie % International law that
50 long as the insurgents are not In
pos-sssion % a vell-defined territory
and preserving order theres the United
States are not justified In recognizing
Cuha's Independence. We might. by
Sretching a point. recognize the Gu
bars ss beiiigerents. as England rec
| osnix,d the Confederate States during
the civil var.
If such q recognition was accorded
Just noe u would probably precipitate
q war. wish We could ask England "a
| 90 In with us and offer joint mediation
but under the existence OF the Monroe
doctrine ve cannot very well do %. The
smrcssihiiity Of reaching the natural
peaceful solution is due largely TO the
influence of the sensational press. What
VIII become of the trouble II IL impossi-
bic 20 say. but II is a great safeguard
20 this country that President McKin-
ley fought In the civil war and there
fore knows the horrors and sufferings
entsiied by war.
If as citizens % the United States We
Keep cool We may trust our government
TO keep COL. As bismarck said OF the
| Armenian question. 50 I may Of this
matter. drawing a parallel inference:
| The Armenian question Is not worth
| the blood of a German soldier from the
/ fatheriand.' when we consider how
| great the evils q war and how doubt.
full the chance Of helping a people WHIT
have not established their own inde.
pendence the counsel of wise men should
be for peace"
His Reason.
why is it," they asked him. "tba,
you prefer gas TO electric liehtg'
I'm the case Of electric light" bs
aid, looking at them in astonishmeut,
lit can usually be controlled by mean.
OF button or q spring on the wall with.
in easy reach"
They admitted that he spoke truly.
THAT being So" he went ON. "i,
you had ever stood over q small bu,
pretty young woman who with upturu.
/ I'd and anxia.,s far.a .~.-