The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-31
wAsHENGToN LETTER
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington. March q, 1899.

War Department officials say that Gen.
Otis is only waiting to see whether the
Fiipnos wish TO obey the proclamation
Just issued by the American Commission
calling upon them to submit peaceablY
TO American authority, before admin
istering final crushing blow to Aguin-
aldo's forces. and that he will hardly wait
longer than the present week. While
some officials expect large numbers o.
Filipinos to take advantage Of the proc
lamantion to lay down their arms, the
prevailing official opinion is that they
will have to be whipped into subjection.
According to a report made by Mf. &.
F. Saylor, an agent of the Department OF
Agriculture who has just returned from
Porto Rico, where he was sent to make
special investigation in to the production
OF sugar and its relation to the sugar beet
industry in this county, Cuba and the
Philippines will have to remain, or the
sugar beet industry in the u S. will be
killed. Mr.. Saylor reports that 1t only
costs cents a pound TO produce i'll Porto
Rico, a grade Of sugar that costs 34 cents
pound to produce in the q. S. Hesays
this is not due to clymatic conditions, but
so lely to the absurdly. low price paid for
Ia Dor OH those islands. This question is
likely to be heard from again.
A portege of Senator White, Of CAL
fornia, has been made to feel the effects
of one Of the patronage rules OF the Sen
ate-that each employe must have Sen
ator for hacker in order to hold his
place Mr. White retired from the Sen
ate the 4th of this month, and his protege.
Mr.. Robert p Troy, who gave up an ST.,
800 civil service protected position in the
Treasure Department 70 take $1,000 po
sition in the Office of the clerk Of the Sen
ate retired this week. Senator Platt, OF
New York, secured the $1,000 place for
one Of his constituents This is the first
chance in the Senatorial force, but every
employe who owes his place to Il Senator
who went out with the last Congress
knows that it is only a question of de.
ciiing upon his successor when he must
be divorced from the pay roh.
The Chinese Minister to the U. 5. is al
80 the Chinese Minister to Spain, but the
present minister, owing to the war has
not yet been to Madrid. He called at the
Department of State this week to say that
he was about TO start for Spain. As he
will leave his wife in Washington he prot.
lably does not contemplate long stay in
Madrid. The principal reason for China
having minister to Spain were removed
when the Philippines and Cuba passed
from the control of Spain. 1t was to lool
out for the interests of the Chinese upor
those islands that the Chinese Minister
/ to the U. S. was also accredited to Spain
The Central Labor Union is making
fight for the removal of Superintendent
Claude NJ. johnson, of the Bureau Of En-
craving and printing. Its latest NOV
was the appointment of n committee t.
collect data concerning Johnson s manag
ment of the bereau. and simular commit
= tees have been appointed by other labo
e organizations. But these committee
+ can hardly uncover more abnses thai
= were found by committee of Treasur
officials, and reported. These abuse
n have been mostly corrected, but MI
r Johnson still holds his place. He is
4 Cleyland hold-over, and is credited wit
l. having materially aided the republicans
}. in Kentucky. in '96. and is said to hay
been promised retention in Office for II
There may be doubts as to the nature c
~ his pull, but there are none as toits e
fectiveness. His place has been sougt
D in vain by prominent republicans wit
the strongest political backing Speal
ing Of the Bureau Of Engraving an
Printing Gen. GrosvenOr is out with
e sharp interview critislng the Civil ServiC
S, Commission aud rules for standing in ii
r. way Of the discharge of men responsi b
le for the abuses found by Treasure con
la mittee, in answer to Il statement made
$, Chairman Proctor, of the Civil Servi'
Commission, that the employees again
T. whom charges were made were appoint'
before the civil service rules were exten
p Cd to the bureau. Gen. Grosveuor clos,
u his interview by saying: The erin
is not in their coming; it is in their sta
lg ing The fault Of the organization
N the Bureau of Civil Service was not in
coming; tits in its staying"
The following extract from repC
,a Just made to the Department Of State
~ one Of our European consular agents "
~. be news to most Americans: Spain &c
bscco factories are, 70 great extent {
IN pendent upon American tobacco. Duri
the late war. this could not be furnish
ny and various trials were made with 9th
u kinds; but none seemed able to repa
10 the American product. In the month
Ias Nay, new contracts for tobacco deliver
ly are made by the company which has I
To- manopiy of the tobacco trade in Spa
TO and, as It will probably purchase Anne
nd can tobacco again, our merchants shor
enter into negotiations with them.
Hy Already agents from Germany with sa
he ples have arrived IN Madrid, and no ii