The Winslow mail., 1900-10-04
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Fresh Items of Interest from the
Political Center of the
United States.
SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Cubuns Visit the Capital and Con-
denim American OHciaIs-Unpopu-
InritY of the Industrial COmmis-
sion-RooseveIts Apology -SpoiIs
in Sight.
Especial Corresponderce.l ]

The PRESIDENT came all the way from
Canton to Washington to welcome the
Cuban school-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
fayorably 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 that the Mckinley administra-
ton has failed to keep its solemn
pledges made to Cuba
The Cuban teachers attended white
house reception and were permitted to
shake the hand of Imperialist Will
liam, but not a word of commendation
could be extracted from them in re-
gard to the administra tons manage
ment in Cuba.
"The resources of our beautiful is
land have been drained to pay lot of
American officials who are more
naughty and insolent than cur former
Spanish masters" said one Cuban.
"Our island is Gesolate. The people are
too poor to go into farming or manu-
featuring for themselves, and there is
no encoura cement for the investment
of outside capital. We have had enough
of McKnleyism. 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-
tion that the war department is prepar-
ing any such report. 1t is clear that the
postal scandals are not to be investi-
gated before election. Nicely is to stay
in New York and Mai. Rathbone is liv-
ing in luxury in Havana. Things of
this sort make the Cubans discontent-
ed. We put our trust in the United
States. and it's chief executive makes
no move to protect us when we are
robbed by his servants" This criticism
is Just. but it was not what the ad-
ministration expected when it took
such trouble to welcome the Cuban
teachers to Washington.
Unpopular 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
tervew the Central La Dor union of New
York about wages and conditions of
employment. The agent was met with
fiat 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 ed
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
he 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 that the information
was gathered by persons friendly to
their interests. 1t will n of do. Wage
year that the industrial commission,
like the bureau of statistics and the
census, is only an adjunct to the re-
publican national committee. It's re-
ports are neither impartial nor accu-
rate.
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