The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

of the administration, and prom
nent administration Senators b,
lleve that it is. Secretary Root
warning to the country to be pre-
pared to fight for the Monroe doc
trlne, given several weeks ago
has been followed by similar tall
from Secretary Long, and now the
same warning has been sounded
| by Senator Lodge, and notwith
standing contrary statements
there is no doubt that Germany is
the nation from which an attack
ION the Monroe Doctrine is appre
hended. Senator Lodge said in
his speech: "The Monroe Doctrine
IS the greatest protection Of the
L. 5. TO that doctrine we all,
without distinction to party, ad-
here. | am by no means cOnvinc-
ed that some European power, per
haps one of those whose Navy is
just now receiving such a rapid
increase Germany may want to
test that Doctrine, and that We
may find ourselves called upon to
protect Brazil or some other South
American state from invasion. and
to see to it that no new European
state is established in the CONT
nent to the south. | am not con
juring up imaginary dangers. |
think that they exist and are very
real. | trust they will never find
actual result in war; but | am sure
that the way to prevent any such
test of the Monroe Doctrine, the
way to prevent peacably the seiz-
ure of any part of the South
American Continent or of the West
Indian Islands by any European
power, is to have an American
Navy which no power i'll the world
can afford to disregard" Senator
Daniel said: mo nation on this
earth would be so fatuous as to
seek to be treading upon the skirts
of the U. S. No fact is better
known than that the Z. S. will
fight for the Monroe Doctrine, and
1t is well known too, that fight
with the Z. S. is a mighty serious
business i'll which any nation is
likely to be wOrsted." These and |
other speeches of the same tenor
were made while the Senate was
whether the Naval Ap-
bill should provide for
Jhe purchase of armor for the new
var ships from private parties
who are in the armOr trust, or
should provide for the establish
nent of government armor plant.
The armOr plant amendment was
lefeated by a majority of two.
Que result of the defaIcation Of
}. f. w. Neeley. financial ageut Of
he Cuban Postal System now Off
'lally stated to be 1000, and un-
stated to be s1OF, 600, Will
,e general investigation of all Gu
ian accounts. Gen. Wood is now
making an Investigation, under
riders from Washington, and it is
possible that there may also be
Congressional lnvsstlgatlsn. Senator
Bacon has offered resolution ID.
tructIng the Senate Committee IN
cuba to investigate all moneys re-
elved and paid out since the sccu.
'ation oil the island by our military
orces. The President has directed
he Attorney General to personally
ee that the prosecution Of Neeley )
) pushed. There have been rumors
rom time to time Of extravagant
wing on he part of American Cffi
as III Cuba, which indicated eitte
hat some of those officials were
n king lot of money outside or
lat someth ng was wrong. Those
am ajar with conditions at Havana
ave from the first feared that pee
lation would cause scandal. The
7hole moral atmosphere of tn
lace has been tainted by long years
f the corrupt rule of Spaniards.
rho REGARDED peculation Of public
unds as one of their privileges, and
ven the better class of Cubans re- ,
ardei 1t as matter of course.
panish officials In Cuba grew rich,
nd the Cubans expected the Ameri-
|