The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-08-11

ministers, diplomatic and consular
agents. THIS all the world now
knows, notwithstand many conflict
ing statements. the Chinese GOV
ernment failed to do, and there
is grave doubts as to whether it
even made the attempt to do until
after it imagined it heard tramp of
the allied army on its way to Pc
kin. Next in Importance is that
section of the treaty dealing with
citizens ofeither country residing in
the other. ThatprOmised the broad
est protection, in the exact words
of the treaty, promising to ''assure
to citizens of the Z. S. in China.
and to Chinese in the U. S. entire
liberty of conscience and exemption
from disability or persecution on
account of their religious faith or
worship in either country" 1t is
not denied that American citizens
have been butchered by Chinese,
for no other cause than their pra-
tice and preaching Of Christianity.
That is another count China must
settle satisfactorily with this
government. To what extent our
commercial treaty rights have been
violated is not yet definitely
known; but every dollar of damage
done will have to be paid by China,
with interest. Revenge is not
debating the policy of this govern
ment, which is asking no more and
will take no less than what belongs
to it under it treaties with China,
Director Merriam, of the Bureau,
could safely offer valuable prize
to the city that is satisfied with
the census returns Of its pOpula-
ton with little danger of having
to award it. If there is such a
city, it hasn't been heard from,
while the dissatisfied ones are
heard from hourly by mail, by
wire, and by word Of mouth, and
the hearing is not pleasant for
Director Merriam and his immedi-
ate subordinates The burden of
all the complaints is the same.
The overlooking of thousands that
should have been counted. OF
course, on general principles, the
Census officials deny that anybody
was overlooked by the enumera-
tors, but they are nevertheless
little uneasy on account Of the
threats of business men in several
cities too have new census taken
at their own expense, just to show
the carelessness and wOrthlessness
of that made by the U. S. Promin-
ent citizens of Cincinnati, insist
that at least 10000 names were
omitted in taking the Census of
that City.
A New Yorker, who has been in
Cuba for nearly year thus gave
his impression of matters over
there, in a talk with a Washington
friend: "Strange as it may seem,
the people who are now showing
themselves to be the best friends
of the q. S. and most grateful for
what this nation has done for
Cuba, are the one who have been
given the least consideration by
the representatives Of our author
ity in the island. This is probably
more because they have not sought
obtrude upon the American author
tiles than from any intention of
the latter to slight them. The
theory of our officials seems to
have been that the noisy dema-
gogues the agitators who were liable
to fom ent trouble, had to be kept
in line by the use Of the patronage
Of the island, and the result is that
the best classes in Cuba have had
little or nothing to do with the
temporary government. For the
good of Cuba it is to he hoped that
the administration will come now
to realize it's mistake and that
these safe and reliable Cubans
will supplant the irresponsible
classes in the formation of the per-
menent government.
Secretary Root has, on protest,
made by Gen. Miles, ordered that