Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-02

confined to foreign relations and to the
control of the military posts in the
archipelago. We are not to undertake
the government of the Sulu archipel-
ago. That remains in the hands of the
Sultan, and for attending to the job
that ruler will receive regular stipend.
from the United States. If the Fill
pinos had been offered some such ar
rangement as this when they sought
to reach an understanding with the
United States, how different might
have been the Philippine history OF the
last six months!
The war department
is THROWING BOUQUETS
at itself because the customs receipts
at Cuban ports are more than paying
the expenses of the government of the
island. There is a surplus in the Cuban
treasury, so it is stated. of $1,4S0,02l
accumulated i'll six months. during
which time the total revenues We're
nearly $7.OO0,O0O. This is an excellent
showing so far as it goes, but it doesn't
go far enough. 1t takes no account OF
the military occupation, which is a
charge upon the United States treas
ury, nor of the 100000 which has been
distributed to the Cuban troops. Under
the Spanish regime the cost of the army
was charged upon the Cuban budget.
We are now paying out nearly $1,000
900 month for the American army of
1900 men now in Cuba, which shows
that Cuba is still far from self-sustain-
ing. The Cuban sovereignty, and 1t
will be some time before Cuba will be
able to meet all her expenses. Meantime
it would be just as well for the depart
ment to tell the truth about eXpendi-
lures, for this is one of the things upon
which the searchlight of public scrutiny
will be thrown in the near future. The
administration would doubtless be
glad to conceal the facts if possible,
but murder will out, and when Con-
gress meets, the appropriation bills and
especially the deficiency bills, will tell
the tale. Everybody expects an r
ENORMOUS ARMY DEFICIENCY
bill on account of the Philippine war
and the crushing out" policy on which
the administration has embarked, ap-
parently without counting the cost.
The army appropriation bill of the last
session was VIGOROUSLY insufficient in
it's provisions for the maintenance of
the army. But Congress will have to
find the money this winter, even if it
means increased taxation, which is quite
likely. Secretary Roots energy has dis
sipated the surplus which the optimistic
Mr.. Gage foresaw at the end of the fis-
cal year 1900. 1t is going to be a de-
felt now.
The case of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter
looks a thousand times worse when
placed beside that of Private Jacob La
Bassanella, Company E. Battalion OF
Engineers, who was recently convicted
by courtmartial of desertion and the
theft Of $7427 and sentenced to be dis
honorably discharged, FORGETTING all pay
and allowances, and to be confined in a
penitentiary for three years. The Pres
ident has approved the findings in the
case Of this humble private. Capt. Car
ter was also sentenced to
three years imprisonment. That
was over two years ago,
but the President has not yet approved
the findings in the case Of this highly
connected and powerfully protected Of
ficer. There must be something radi-
cally wrong with the Mckinley idea OF
justice. MACkA1.
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