The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-03
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
lFrom our Regular Cerr-rcodcutl
WAsnISoroN. July p, 1900,

The report Of Fourth Assistant POST
master General Bristow on the spec ula-
tions Of Sesly and other irregularities
and eKtravagapces In the Cuban postal
system, which was made public this
week, is not fa,tering to those Americans
who have the idea that our government
Of Cuba was to teach the Cutans hon
esty and good government 80 as TO pre-.
pare them to 6Itingly govern them
selves. spanish officials had shown the
CubAns for generations how to be die
honest and eHtravAeAnt In handling pub
lie money. aud il IL humiliating in che
extreme to see itofiisially. True, there is
some consolation in the fact that the
crookedness was exposed by the U. 8.
government and that the crooked Amer.
lean officials haye already been degraded
and are to be punished for their rascal.
ity, instead Of having their shortcomings
winked at, Ms the government Of Spain
usually did when the stealing or eKtray-
agance OF its Cuban officials happened |
to lie exposed, but none the less the
whole business must be considered I'M
fortunate In its effect upon Cuban ideas
OF the characters OF Americans.
1.-THE senate intended when It unan-
imously voted to instruct IL committee
ON Cuban Relations to make AN investi.
cation Of receipts aud expenditures Of
public money in Cuba that the investi'
CATION should consist Of the committee
puttingit its o. X. upon Investigations
made by several executive departments
Of the government which collected and
spent the money, no statement 10 that
effect was made ON the floor OF the SEN
ate. Several Senators did say that they
considered the investigation to be made
by the executive departments, all that
> wero necessary, but they voted for the
. resolution for the investigation. Sen.
Ator Plst,, OF Conn., chairman Of The
coninistee charged Nth tho inssss'gn'
ton. was IN Washington this week, ans
being asked when the committee would
begin work, said "a searching inyssti.
cation into the expenditure Of Cuban
7 funds lie being made by both the Post
I once and War Departments. and when
= they are prepared to report their findings
~ tue Senate committee, we will have
something upon which 70 begin work"
To wait for the departmental reports
will doubtless make the work Ct the
Senatorial committee much easier,
but will the public regard that as the
v independent investigation the Senate
committee was expected to make, aud
. will II be good politics for the party in
power to allow the investigation TO drag
" along until after election Boldness and
promptness in the handling Of dishonest
men. whether in official or private life,
!" il always admired by the American peo-
y Pile.
-, News from China grows more instead
=, le's puzrling. The Presidents agreement
10 mediate in behalf Of China with the
powers, provided thst China will put
the foreign ministers In communication
with their governments and that the
Chinese imperial army will cooperate
-, with the allied troops in restoring peace
-, and order, is regarded ~ n good move.
=, II the conditions are accepted and lived
, up to, the trouble would speedily end
aad the only need for mediation would
be to determine tue manner In which
China should pay the powers for damages
done but, say the doublers, suppose
% the Chinese government has lost control
and cannot errry out promires It may
- make? Another message has been recei-
we'd from Minister Conger, and there il
no doubt Of it, being all right, 1t WIS
dated July 4th, and said the foreigners
80 were all in the British legation.in Pekin,
No under constant attack from the Chinese
ID soldiers who were the only authority in
ut the city, and that uuless speedy help
~ came a massacre was certain. Some re-
~. gard that as bad aews' some as good
r. Some as proving that the message from
a. Mr.. Conger received through the Chin
IT, sse Minister was genuine, and others "a
ng showing it to have been either an old