The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-02-17

other nation III the world long age
recognized the fact that it is I'm
possible to charge magazine anG
rapid fire guns in solid formation
and every other nation has for &
long time practiced attack il
skirmish formation. But Britain
still masses her men in close
columns so as to form q splendid
target for the machine guns. A
blind man could hardly miss under
such circumstances.
It may be questioned whether
we can ever fortify Porto Rico un.
der the terms of the new Hay.
Pauncefote treaty of suzereignty.
The treaty says; 'No Notifications
shall be erected commanding the
canal or the waters adjacent" :"
Does anyone doubt that the Brit
ish will hold that Porto Rico and
the Danish West Indies are
distinctly adjacent to the canali
News paper has gone up to "a
cents a pound in large lots, off the
duties and give the consumer a
chanceY The trust has MIXED
him long enough.
Representative Mccall (Repub-
lican Massachusetts,, says that if
Congress is not bound by the Con-
stitution in dealing with the terri
tories, it can 'pass ex-post factO
laws, bills Of attainder and do all
other acts prohibited by the Con-
stitution, and the people of Porto
Rico are merely subjects without
legal rights and can only enjoy
their lives and prosperity by the
grace Of Congress-"
Representative Sibley of Penn
sylvania, has annouced that his
seat can be considered consecuti-
vely on the Republican side OF
the Chamber. When it is recalled
that he was elected with the un-
derstanding that he was free
silver, anti-expansion Democrat,
suspicion as to his motive in fopp-
ing cannot be avoided. 1t is nec-
essary to go back to the case of
Senator Malone Of Virginia to
find a parallel to his actions.
It is argued BY the friends Of
the Hay-Pauncefote abomination
that Secretary Hays formal ac-
acknowledgement to the contrary has
estopped the Uuited States from
declaring the old treaty to be void.
Thus may be so, but if It ID, we can
not congratulate Secretary Hay on
the judgment that will undoubted-
ly be passed upon him BY the coun-
try.
A good many men are consider
ed characters, because they haven't
anv. This spplies to Hanna, Quay,
and Taylor.
One Of the ssnew" women corres-
pondents sent to Frankfort by q
yellow journal. has found to her in-
tense surprise that Kentucky gentl' :
men take off their hats to ladies
when they speak TO them in the
street. When will people learn that
it is in the moat lawless ana violent
communities that women, in this
country, receive the most mark d
courtesies.
What can General Kitchener be
doing since he land. i at Capetown!
His whole record shows that be j.
doing something, but what Is it.
The old time policy of the United
States is self government. For .
time it was asserted that we took
the Philippines end other islands in
order to teach them self govern
,nent. But il we intend to hold
them outside the Constitution and
give them no chance ever to come
inside it, what becomes Of our old
p ,licy? If this policy is not lnpe-
rialism. what ls it?
It seems that Mr.. Roberts was
right when he sail that men charg-
ed with polygamy | ad b en- appoint
ed to Federal Offices IN Utah. The
House Committee on Post Offices
has ascertained that Mr. Graham,
po.t~a.tor AZ prnvo. JYfah hna