The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-15

i1s q Cubs sst -. lnnstiste Representative q
The s=sss;Hsat lie had bssn chief 0f the farce g
pesias lusEsetl-s q To- Uuited states ard Fcgrth
Assistant P1Etuzafer GsnerzL ard Hss ku7~z a. =
uau O. ability. sHerEy. an8 orsaalting taeuity- An
szg4risnc~l and expert pos;zsstsr vas zlso re~i@i
a. Havana. TIE ~hols hsld G; available men in
The Uuited states vas s1aEnsd. and the choice f=ll
upon one uho had for nam ye4rz been IN charge CT
. large post-oace. 50 Tar ifom bsiEg a candidate,
be did 10, sgla know that be vas under eoasiasf.-
tI5u 1913 ts vas ossFsa the position The place
s1egat tln. net hs ths place.
.'These selections illustrate the principle which
governed the sduisistfsticn of the trust With the
nucleus thus szt-'actcriiy determined. the work q
orszuizatioB proceeded Other experts were picked
cut for the various bureaus and the task Of Great
iag 4 system ozt y almost nothing was taken ~
There we're eulssrrassnsHts and di-eulties of tee
most serious ehsractsr j. vas hard 70 get correct
nforzaiios and even to assure any sort q service
Until nsw plans coala be made. some q the Old
postnasters refused to take the oath Of allegiance
or to answer questions The working machinery.
poor al the very best Vas broken and tisorganized
But the men who had beer charged With the duty
sOon began 70 bring order out Of chaos. and in e
few weeks the outlines Of a new system and vast
Improvement became apparent"
The article closes with these patriotic
and reassuring words:
American rule and influence will. we confidently
believe carry blessings and benefits 70 the new peo-
pies who have come under the flag and in no fes-
ture more distinctly than IA an honest, thorough.
and progressive postal service
Now, the trust TO which Mr. Smith so
elOquently refers has been betrayed.
Some Of the criminals are known, others
suspected, no doubt, and a frightful mys-
terry broods over the entire situation. The
indications point 10 q thoroughly organ
ized and far-reaching conspiracy. The cup
Of our humiliation is not yet full Much
bitterness remains TO afilict and grieve US.
But the government has taken up the
case in a manner that must appeal to eV-
cry honorable aud loyal American citizen.
We may rest assured that the infamy will
be exposed in all its details and ramifica-
tions and the traitors brought to judg-
ment, one and all It is clear that Post
master General Smith spoke with SINGER
ity in his Golfers Weekly article. Un-
questionably no one in the country can
be more astounded and outraged by these
miserable revelations than he. The case
Of the Cuban custem-house officials de-
tected in the act of robbing the Havana
treasury is bad enough, but 1t is different
In our case we are and have been deal
ing with a trust fund. Cubans know moth
ing Of integrity and economy in govern
ment, and the class Of Cubans put in Of
fee under our unhappy regime were gen.
orally indisposed TO honesty in public
place. Much may be allowed in their ex-
tenuation, though it might be well TO in
quire later how these particular Cubans
were selected by our authorities. For the
present. we have to deal with the crimi-
nails and rascaIs sent from home. And In
this enterprise the whole power of the
government will be enlisted.
Now, if never before or never again, the
nation feels as one man he meaning OF
"noblesse oblige."