The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-04

Luxury in Cuba-
I. i known that the disbursements
- the Cuban funds UP 10 the close OF
500 reached the tidy sum OF Sii.ooo,oo'.
ard a great portion az that amount
has beer spcn, in paying the salaries
and incidenta,s relative TO American
occupation OF the island il : said
I that GOV. Wood manages 20 draw about
$1,000 "A year from various sources.
and other officials in proportion. Inc
governor generals beautiful. palace at
Havana has been refiticl FOR American
,,se n Il STYLE which would make Gen.
Neyl1r turn green with en.N.
The inca, Of the wncic proposition
lies in tho fact that these army officers
are violating section 1909 Of the Re-
y;sed Statutes. which says. NO allow
snce shall he madc 10 officers in add
tion 10 their paw" l, j. said that the
war department will try 10 shift re
sponsibility on the matter by saying
that IL permitted the extra allowance
from Cuban revenues after the attor
ncv general had so advised. and tha'
because the amounts we're taken from
the Cuban revenues no law OF tn
United States was violated
The matter Of the Cuban cNfrava
gancc Is rot I'm itself 50 important. ]
IS merely practical Illustration Q
wha. X bound 10 he done all along m
line IL the imre is 10 he m
policy of this country.
IN this aatfrr tho administration
: and it's department officers set them
selves above congress and onfsid
/ statute law. and used the revenue
. which should have been hs'd in irus
70 pay the debts Of Cuba and rebuilt
. its shattered Industries
: The same rhirg viii be done in Fort
Eico under the rcw tariff and govern
rnen, law. The war Of subiuEafion
being carried on in the Philippines q
! an immense cost. for the express PM
i pose ~ discriminating The natives WI
have energy and spirit enough 70 d.
: sire independence. That kind ~ ns
tivcs do no, lend themselves well I
. trus; and corporate exploitation
When The Cuban matter came up J
the senate. Senator Plait was ini'
/, dicious enough to put tho admsnis'ra
y fion policy in nutshell. lie declare
. that the .prceidcnt could DO as J
!. pleased in Cuba without being respo'
. siblc 10 congress for his action
The democrats have ccntcnrcd a
along that imperialism meant the a
!, sung ion az this irresponsible pow'
ly lie president. and that II would
, used 80 plumber ard Cypress the inha
itants of H.. insular possessions.
wiIisary I.icr-ncr.
I m. army and natv appropriate
J" bills snow tho same Wild ,csire to spcr
:" money in building up hnlwarks for o
J" auiocrafic administration. The nav
y bill especially provides for the mo
N luxurious qs.artcrs for lot OF raE
II perrd cadets al Annapolis. Millions
y dollars are asked 10 build barracks 4
afw young men who VIII thus bcco.
untitled for actual hard service. sEou
they ever be needed.
al The republicans think that th'
" have succeeded in leaving the WAY on
4 20 pay any price they choose for arm
a. plate. more than s-i5 ton. should u
{. Carnegie and Bethlehem combina'i'
to desire H. To he sure. "A strict co
in strnction Of the amendment on n
b. point as I: now stands In the hon
n. would limit the wa department 70 81
ID = Ton. as provided by .hc last congre
n but tho construction is sure 70 be ma
n liberal enough ny the war dcparfme
a. accom- .,,<tlase che manu- rfurers