West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-08
Our WASHINGTON Letter.
The Spanish Islands Will Cost Us
EOre Than They Are Worth.
rHgiNrESTiGaTI0N or TuEwAR
DEPT FINDING our SOME
Thing AFTER ALL
Andrew Carnegie or Scotland, la
Washington Opposing American
Possession 0f The Philippine Is
lands.

Washington Opposing American
Possession 0r The Philippine Is
lands.
Ccrrc .pondouco OF TIE Angus,
NAsnINDToN. -. G.. Nov. 90, ISoS.-
Geusrd Nelson A. Miles il probably
tse only prominent official ia Washing
ton Who viii 6o really glad to meet
General Calixto Garcia who, with his
fellow commissioners named by the re-
cent Cuban Assembly 10 cou fer with
Mr.. Mckinley on Gu ban affairs, is con-
lag To M~shiagton. General Miles
took a great fancy 60 Garcia when he
was ia Cuba, during the Santiago cam
paign, aud will give dinner in HE
honor, at his club Members OF the
administration will be polite to Garcia,
but they will not tire themse Ives throw.
ing boqusts at hin or his Cuban coll
leagues. II is generally understood
with the Administration. The matter
has not been fully decided, but IL is
thought that Mr.. Mckinley will refuse
TO receivc Garcia aud hls associates as
a commission representing the Cuban
Assem- bly,, but may receive them as
private citizens and hear what they
have to say, or may direct Secretary
Hay to receive them.
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The $40, ,000, 900 which we shall have
TO pay Spain, IL our terms for peace
and the purchase OF the Philippines are
accepted, is only a bout one third-pos-
sibly not one fourth-of the total
amount this government will be called
upcu 10 pay. One section OF the terms
provides that each country shall waive
all claims that its citizens have against
the other for money damages That
will make this Government responsi bie
for all damage done 60 property owned
by American citizens in Cuba, during
the two last revolutions claims against
Spain aggreRating more than SIS, ,OUO,.
0o0 are already on 8le at the Depart
nsut of State, for this class of damages
and ifthis Govern 5ecoin respon-
sible as many more are certain To- be
filed. Allowing that these claims
would be scs,lcd down one 9Th, there
would still Le left a6ont $40, 900, coo for
this Governmeut TO paw, besides half
that amouot which IL must pay to Spain.
There IS nothing in those terms for
Americans to do any hurrahing oyer.
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Wherever there is government ap-
preparation there will be scheiners de-
vising means for getting some of the
money The prOba bility that the 9. 8.
will build even more warshIps IN the
Hext fifteen years than IL has built ia
tie past 6fteen years has resulted ia
the formation OF a ship builders trus,
embracing practically all Of the estab-
'ishments which are prepared 10 con.
struct warships. Inasmuch as there
hasfrom the fest bsen an agreement
among the shipbuilders as 20 prices
when bidding Tor Government work. IL
is little difficult 10 understand WHY
they have made this new combine. ont
certain that IL is not in the interests of
the Government, as was shown by the
action of the combine in virtually com
polling the Navy Department to agree
TO It's plans concerning the new moni-
tors, contracts for which were recently
given out
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There are indications IN plenty that
the end OF the investigation conducted
by Ar. MeKinley's com mission into the
management OF tho war is likely IN be
very different from what It's conduct
mp TO election day Indicated. The evi-
deace heard, in Washington and else
where, since election has not been di.
reoted by General Dodge SO markedly
as It was previous 20 election, and bits
Of truth regarding official mismanage-
ment are constantly coming 20 the
surface. i. is stated on good authoritv
that Mr. Mckinley has been convinced
that individuals as we'll as the system
Of the war department. which every
body admits 10 be faulty, were respop-
sible for much unnecessary suffering
and many deaths and that he wishes
the guilty punished Whether anv
man OF prominence Is punished remains
to lie seen. but the opiaioa Is dale
growing that the Con- "a nission wilt have
TO report 2 nun bor Of pcrsons as de-.
serving Punishment The public viii
not BE- satisfied " this iist includes opiv
few scupc-guNts in the persons Of
minor officials The two men who
we're directly In charge aud who were
responsible for every order sent out bv
tie War Uepartment are Secretsry
Alger and Adjutaut General C0rbfn.
and N they sscape punishment. IL will
be ridiculous 90 punish any OF their
su bOrdin mates
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Nv Andrew Carnegie. the ,nnlti.miI-
lionaire steel maker WHO 6nds tbe
country In which he made his moprv
not good enough to live in and who (.
said TO have taken out British citize,.
ship papers several years ago. in Scot.
land,whcrc he lives n bout three fourtba
ot his time. has been raging around
Washington this week.. ON the pbiIip.
pine question:. 20 an extent that his
caused nanv % believe that ne h,e
bltf f,.rtuaes fWvnes~ fr,