Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-30
NOTES FROM washington
Fresh Items of Interest from the
Political Center of the
United States.
SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Cubans Visit the Capital and Con-
denim American OmciaIs-UnpOFu-
Iarity of the Industrial Commits
sion-ROOseveIt's Apology Spells
in Sight.
Especial Correspondence

The president came all the way from
Canton to Washington to welcome the
Cuban schooI-teachers who have been
visiting in this country.
Many of these teachers are men.
They were brought here at consider
able expense in order to impress them
favorably with the institutions of this
country and the way government is ad-
ministered by President Mckinley.
II was another republican disappoint-
ment. The Cuban visitors are enthu-
siastic democrats. and do not hesitate
to say tina the Mckinley administra-
ton has failed to keep its solemn
pledges made to Cuba.
The Cuban teachers attended a white
house reception and were permitted to
shake the hand of I~mperialist Will
liam. but not a word of commentator
could be extracted from them in re-
gard to the administrations manage
ment in Cuba.
The of our beautiful is
land nave been drained to pay a lot of
American officials who are more
naughty and insolent thar our former
Spanish masters" said one Cuban.
Our island is Gesolate. The people are
too poor to 60 into farming or manu-
featuring for themselves, n there IS
no for the investment
of outside capital. We have had enough
of McKinleyism. The Cubans hope to
see Bryan elected. He will carry out in
good faith the pledges made by the
United States
Our people would not have been so
bitter against Mckinley continued
this Cuban. a man of high intelligence
and fine culture. IF he had shown any
disposition to investigate the postal
frauds and punish the offenders. But
what has been done? The committee
appointed by the senate contents itself
by calling on the war department for
a detailed account of all disbursements
and then adjourns to meet at the call
Of the chairman. There is no indica-
ton that the war department is prepar-
ing any such report. 1t is clear that the
postal scandals are not to be investl-
gated before election. Nicely is TO stay
in New York and Maj. Rathbone is liv-
ing in luxury in Havana. Things of
this sort make the Cubans G~iscontent-
ed. We put our trust in the United
States. and it's chief executive makes
70 move TO protect us when we are
robbed by his servants" This criticism
is just. but it was not what the aG-
m~inistration expected when it took
such trouble to welcome h Cuban
teachers TO Washington.
with Labor.
The industrial commission is begin
ming to realize that it is not popular
with organized labor. The commission
sent an agent from Washington to in
terview the Central Labor union of New
York about wages anG conditions CT
employment. The agent was met with
a fat refusal TO give any information
which might. and probably would be,
used to the disadvantage OF organized
labor. The representatives of the va
rious unions called attention to the eG-
iting Of testimony by the commission
and its attempt to justify the atrocities
of the bull pen in Idaho. Senator Kyle,
the head Of the commission made him
self conspicuous by his opposition to
the eight-hour bill in congress.
The carefully edited reports of the
industrial commission are being sent
out by the republican campaign man
ayers with a view TO convincing the
working people hat the information
was gathered by persons friendly to
their interests. It will not do. Wage
workers have known for more than a
year hat the industrial commission,
like the bureau of statistics and the
census. is only an adjunct to the re-
publican national committee. Its re-
ports are neither impartial nor accu-
rate.
Rc~oseveIts Apology.
Roosevelt has been mace to under
stand by Boss Hanna that his ST. Paul
speech "a very hurtful 10 the repub-
Leans. His wholesale ~denunciation of
the democrats stirred up even Gen.
Palmer. candidate of the gold demo-
Gratis in 90. Gen. Palmer objected TO
being labeled as one of a class who
stand for lawlessness and disorder, for
dishonesty an6 dishonor, for license
and disaster at home and cowardly
shrinking from duty abroad"
Sc Roosevelt takes the opportunity
to make a most humble apology. He
eats his own words with the weak ex-
PLANTATION that they were only intended |
for the class of democrats who con-
structed and stood upon the Kansas
City platform.
Well. that's the only kind of demo-
there are now. The gold demo-
couldn't rally enough to hold even
the shadow of a convention anG make
a nomination. So Roosevelt's attempt
at apology placates no II and
estranges some. like Palmer. who
would have voted for Mckinley. 1t is
10 he hnneG that Hanna Will turn