The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-11
Secretary Root Familiarizing Him.
self with the Work of His
Department..
IT WAS A GOOD THING
For the United States, SO Says a
Prominent Greek, Regarding
War with Spain.
Special Correspondence of The Gazette.

Special Correspondence of The Gazette.
Washington, Aug. 7.-Secretary Root
is showing his good sense by putting in
all, his time f%amiliarizing himself
with the workings Of the mammoth
business machine known as the war
department., leaving the routine affairs
Of the department in the hands Of his
capable subordinates until he gets all
the information he desires. Every day
since he was sworn in he has spent
consulting with the heads of the vari-
Gus bureaus of the department and he
is already beginning to get hold Of
the numerous threads of the depart.
mental system. The talk about prob
able changes that he will make is idle
at this time. AS he put it, better
wait until ! know what is being done
before talking about changes.
That the war with Spain was a good
thing for the United States is con.
coded by most intelligent men, but
Mr.. d. N. Demetriades, an educated
Greek who has been connected with
our consular service. at Constantine.
pie, for more than twenty-five years.
snd who is now III Washington, says
it was also the best thing for Europe
that has occurred in a long time. In
explaining, be said: 1.-THE effects of
that war are more far.reaching proba-
bly, than the average American dreams
OF. 1t brought good to Europe in this
way: It proved beyond doubt the po-
+onov ~ tho uwook A ,,,ow;ooo Sar,h1;o
and it showed to the nations that
America had at last taken up a posi-.
tion as a great rld-power. Its
force hitherto had been latent. Now
along with this new conception Of the
Washington government came a reali.
cation that henceforth and forever the
English speaking races would assume
the dominant role in the affairs Of the
world. England had been regarded
as isolated. but after England acted as
she did in your war with Spain it was
clear that a bond had been established
that was Of no temporary character.
This, then is the great result of your
triumph over Spain; the peace Of Eu.
rope is put on a basis of almost abso.
Lutte safety, and the Anglo-American
reapproachment, which was another
result, means that fair play shall exist
between all nations. and that English
and American ideas Of civilization
and liberty shall be the standard Of
the world"
Mr.. J. r. Burton, the widely known
Kansas lawyer, is in Washington on
business. He said of the sentiment Of
his state: NINETY per cent Of the
people Of Kansas approve of the ad.
n,inistration's policy regarding the
Philippines, and will stand by Pres.
ident Mckinley in everything he does
in line with the doctrine Of expansion.
The democracy of our state is hope.
lessly demoralized, and the intelligent
element of it will remain passive and
inert, seeing the futility Of trying to
with the Bryan crowd and recog.
moreover, that republican sue.
in 1900 is a foregone conclusion.
I think that Bryan will be renom-
mated and that Aguinaldo would be
an excellent choice for second place on
ticket. North Of Mason and Dixon's
inc Colorado ia the only state this
ticket a possibly carry. but, of course,
i would get big support among the
There is more or less alarm among
The timid in Washington because Of the
Existence Of yellow fever at tile soldiers
home at Hampton, Va. and in the
adjoining village of Phoebus, but Sur.
icon. General Sternberg, Of the army,
nd Surgeon General Wyman. of the
darine Hospital service, whose combin.
d forces are working in concert against
be disease, say there is little danger Of
be disease spreading beyond the in.
9cted districts. !
The U. S. consul general to Berlin +,
as written an interesting official re.
ort OF a contemplated change in the
system of Germany, which in. ,
icates how wide.awake the Germans +,
70 becoming in trade.getting. The
sport says Of the proposed method Of ,
appointments: "Young men, j
arefully selected and specially educat. !
for service in q designated field, will
0 out and pass from clerks through the
!, ;cessive grades to consul.general III
nat one district, and as the final re-.
'ard Of competent, faithful service
ill be recalled for duty in the foreign I,
fice, which will in time become a bu. /,
sau Of experts, whose aggregate .
nowledge will cover the whole realm .
German export trae. An has already /,
appened in law, medicine, engineer. .
'g-in nearly every field Of applied !
,ience-the day Of all.round men, /,
18th a smatsering Of many things but a ,
borough knowledge Of nothing, 10 !
past, and the successes Of the =
ltuze will be won BY nations as well /,
BY individuals who can bring the !
CHEST attainments. the largest exper. 4
noe, and the most consummste profc. !
ncy to bear where competition IL =
lenest and the richest prizes are to be :