Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
Of American citizens against Spain by this
government be enacted.
The Peace COnxrcss.

orr, con : ao+;o ,,,;+t ~,
10 ro,,iayna5 - ens Pedce LESS
says that the results Of the Conferences
meets ne Il the realization Of earnest desires On
OF our particular part in this conference
the president says:
establishing permanent International M lin al
tribunal, the delegation Of the United
states was not unnindful of the incon-
which might arise from "a an OBJ
mi the convention carefully guarded the.
HISTORIC position of the United States by
the Following declaration:
Snau pc SO construed as to require the
- Unltea M states or america 70 depart from
its traditional policy Of not intruding upon,
the political questions or policy or inter
nal aqminlstration OF any foreign state;
nor snail anything contained IN the said
linquishment by the United States Of
America OF its traditional attitude toward
purely American questions.
inus lnIerpreted. tne cOnventlGn Ior lne
paclnc settlement OF international conflicts
may be regarded as realizing the earnest
oeslre OF great numbers OF american cit
iZens @ Whose m deep sense OF 9ustlcs, ex-
rails has urged them to labor, for this,
noble a&Ghlevement: chi The general Il q charac- &C.
ter OF this convention, alread% signed by
states, further commends it to the favor,
able action Of the senate of the United
otates' whose ratlncatlon II stlll awaits.
ihe war Department..
"A history OF the operations OF the war
O. mastering out the volunteers Of the
tSpanlsni war ana the organlzation OF new
Troops I m compliance Win leglslatlon enact
highly the action Of The volunteers who re.
named IN service after the CONCLUSION OF
dne the treaty OF peace WIN SPAN, ana says OF
our ba army fnyo now IN Il 1he - oo5
Inc Iorce now W IN wanna cons1Sts OF 9Oo
oiilee1s 1ao ano so,Slo regulars, ana SS4 oncers
anu 1900 " ine teo v9tun.eeas, MaMaS ns aes an
1gSaesate s OF a,ass oncers ana a9,Soo men; men
reach :a; Mania, the force IN the archipelago S m
NIL NIL comprise zV5f omGers ana oS.4 men.
Inc muster out OF the great volunteer
the t. creation ef new army. the transpor..
tS taeion IRON MANIA 70 san fTanclsco OF
tnose t +a entitled M to dlscharge, ana the trans
places have been work Of great magni-
tuoe wen ana aply oone, Ior Whlch TOO
much credit cannot De given the war de-
" that portion OF the army now serving
ln,Cupa and Porto RICO ne says:
During the past year we have reduced
CUBA u wee m now have s aers and
enEsted men; IN Porto Rlco, y oncers and lnd
800 enlisted men and battalion OF 400
ei men composed OF native Porto ITO Eleans;
O..
states are 9l0 omcers and ll,Sil men, and IN
Ha"all IL omcers ana 455 enlisted men.
The Postal Service.
home and in the cofonies is spoken of at
length and the onerations Of the denart.
ma6t IN both nlsces nronounced NJ its .satisfac- g
The annnintment en- nf director generai ~
nosts of Euha Vas oiuen tn N aSSnert mho
bad heen chief mnst 6ftice insnector and as
sistant postmaster general, and who united
large experience with administrative ca
pacity For the neutrality-suspicious., g at t, Hay
was scanned, and the choice fell upon one
who had been ~ years IN the service as
large city: This principle governed and
determlned the selecuon OF the american
officials sent not only to Cuba, put to Porto
Rico ana q, the phiiiRplnes, IN IS ana tn tney were ere
Instructed to apply It SO far as practicable
IN the employment OF the natlVes as minor
postmasters and clerks, Ihe postal sys-
tenn in Cuba, though remaining under the
general guidanee OF thH 7P postmaster gen.
eral' was mace essentlany luoepehoeat. AZ
was felt that 1T snoula not De nurden n
upon the postal service OF the United States,
the postal revenue should be a charge
unon the general revenues OF tne lsland.
Ihough Porto Rlco ana the Pnlilnpines
States, vet, for convenience of adminis-
tration, the same principle OF an autono-
Eous system has been extended to them
AS ~ -A1S Wv 1AA e-AA u
the ISLANDS mas been RAPID and success
ful. It. mas mONeo forward on Amerlcan
lnes, VITA Iree uenvery, money oIuer anu
ME mall fac;lities far greater and more re-
ia HE than anv thew have ever before en-
loved. It is thus not only a vital a eency
Of Industrial social and business progress
hut an imnortant influence in diffus;ng a
inst rnderstanding Of the true spirit and
character of American administration.
noe.t,o pos+.1 Sarv;oo
'e o'"A so
The domestic postal service continues to
grow with extraordinary rapidity;, The
expenditures and the revenues will each
exceed Sl00, 0,OOO,oO0 during the current year
Fortunately, since the revival OF prosper
GUS times the revenues nave grown much
faster than the expenditures, ana there
is every indication that short period
deficit. In this connection the report of
the postmaster general embodies state
ment OF some evlls Whlch nave grown
up outslde OF the contemPiatlon o. law
In the treatment OF some classes OF ma Inail
matter Wnlch WIongly exercise the PrtV!e :
iege ol ne puuIo laSe' anu SIu"S ;f tade "a
thls matter 1aQ Deen properly GiaSsliig9 %;1
ana hao palu tne Iate Wn!c4 II sHo9lu III
rave pala, ansteaa OF ec e,6 0aa oeac1t lG
Tue ldSt liscal yea ~ S?olO'oUv, .nSae e11
haye a. o been on one pasls Surplus ~ 9n Sc OF $
,o, ana 4e,a on nornsT Gn me ne
tstor tS tnus oi11d oH nt nniu
tne postmaster geMeral, wou!o not on!y iyy
put the PoiIa1 sefvace At Gnce ,t on SCI sel,t
sustalig s Iasis, i,ot nu1 moute penI grea.
anu EaluapiG IMP pioveteA.S, ., anu t, Soni -
menu lne suoJect " 'ne eoeAuae eoAieAueh haeto1l VI
the cohsfess'
.-s- The Navy.