The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 14th

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 14th.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The administration pro-
gram of hushine up the scandal connected
with the enlightenment of a large sum of
money from the Cuban Postal receipts by
c. +. W. Neeley, who has been Chief FL
nancial Agent of the Cuban Postal system,
and others, will be comhated by the demo-
Gratis in Congress who regard the present
as an excellent time for Il thorough invcS-
tigation of all Cuban receipts and eypen-
ditures. Senator Bacon says he waited
near.y a week to give the republicans an
opportunity to propose an investigation
before offering his resolution instructing
the Senate Committee on relations with
Cuba to investigate receipts from all
sources since the occupation of Cuba by
our troops and expenditures for all pur-
POSES during that period and report to the
Senate at the earliest possible date. OF
his resolution Senator Bacon said: My
purpose is to have a thorough investigation
of the moneys which have been received
and disburscd in Cuba. We know that
there has been some improper disburse
mcnts In view of that fact it is our duty
to thoroughly sift the whole matter. Our
only excuse for being in Cuba is our de
sire to govern the island for the benefit Of
the Cubans, and we ought to see whether
we are doing our duty toward those peo
pie" That number of Cuban officials,
,,,1,, i 81, 81,
Auditor of Postal accounts, have been
suspended is proof that the public is being
deceived by official statements saying that
Medley is the only Cuban official who has
been implicated in the stealing If a
proper investigation is made it will :.rnha
bly, be ascertained that there has been ii
ring Of thieves working on the Cuban rev
enueS, Lut that is Just what the admins
trat;nn doesn't wish to be ascertained
Senator Teller arraigned the officers of
the Ordnance Bureau of the Navy Depart
ment for incompetency and ignorance
during the discussion of the armor clause
Of The Naval appropriation bill, and the
arraignment was Endorsed by Senator AL
lson. Mr.. Teller said the ignorance dis
played by officers of that Board when
they appeared before Congressional Com
mittees for the purpose of giving informa-
ton, had been sometimes absolutely pitt
full, and that he could get more informa-
ton out of private citizen in ten minutes
than he had ever been able to get out of
of ,,f4ioo in az 81,
there were engineers in civil life who
| could make infinitely better guns than any
| officer on the Ordnance Board, but that
| the Board would not listen to them
Although the administration succeeded
in preventing any preliminary report being
made by the Isthmian Commission, the
members of that Commission have given
their personal opinion of the Investigation
to the Senate Inter Oceanic Canal Com
mittee and those opinions are all one WAY
in favor OF the Nicaragua route. This
| makes it evident that the position taken
by Boss Hanna, that the Senate should
not act upon the Nicaragua Cana! Bill I'M
til the report of the Canal Commission is
made, is merely for delay. Another proof
was given by Hanna insisting that the
Committee should grant hearings to the
| officers and directors of the new Panama
Canal Company. Why should these men
be heard when this government has sent,
at great expense, an official commission
of expert engineers to investigate, and
that Commission has given its views to
the Committee There is political dyna-
| mite enough in this question to blow the
| Mckinley administration and the republi-
| can majority in the House out of existence,
| and if Boss Hanna succeeds in preventing
| the passage by the Senate, at this session,
| Of the Nicaragua Canal Bill, the explosion
will certainly take place next November.
1t is now pretty well known why Gov.
| Teddy Roosevelt paid that extended visit
| to Washin gton. He had doubts of the
wished to have the administration make it
| plain to Platt that he must be rcnominated
| for Governor of New York, and incident
ally, 10y paying him special attention. to
| help him convince some OF the New York
ers, whose confidence and esteem he had
| lost, that he was a high muck muck in
| the councils OF the administration. AS
| far as Platt was concerned his visit was a
success, and Mr.. Mckinley has Platt's
promise that Teddy shall be renominatcd;
| but it will not be seen until the votes are
counted whether the visit rchabilitatcd
| Teddy in the esteem of the kicking New
| Workers.