Middletown transcript., 1901-03-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.


to accomplish their purpose in Washing
ton are now operating in Cuba to prevent
the acceptance of the conditions named
by Congress by the Cubans, may dis
cover that there is limit to his patience,
and the discovery may be accompanied
oy an exposure that will not be relished
py those exposed. These interests would
Ike to have the Cubans think that they
are working for them, but as a matter of
tact, they are doing nothing of the kind.
on the contrary, they are working to
make American control permanent, for
getting, or rather ignoring the fact that
our national honor is pledged to turn
cuba over to the Cubans just as soon
as they demonstrate their ability to un-
dertake the responsibilities of self-gov-
ernment When these interests were
working in Washington, their arguments
were that it was necessary for the great
property interests of the island that
American control should be continued
indefinitely; now they are seeking the
same end by trying to persuade the Gu
bans that the conditions named are hard
and unjust and that if they refuse to ac-
cept them, they will be modified by the
next Congress. OF course, they know
better, but they can have new argu-
ment ready after the next Congress fails
to change the conditions, if they succeed
in beguiling the Cubans into standing in
their own light. Meanwhile American
control will continue.
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Before recovering from the shock of
ex-President Harrison's death, Washing
ton received fresh shock through the
sudden death of Hon. Marriott Brosius,
of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the Com
mittee of Banking and Currency of the
last House. When Mr.. Brosius left
Washington, after the adjournment of
Congress, he was apparently in robust
health. He was member of the House
for ten years and was deservedly popular
among his colleagues and in Washington.
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Senator Allison and Representative
Hepburn, Iowa, tiring of the many mis-
representations of the reason for the re-
turn to the United States of Minister
Conger, have given out an authoritative
statement, based upon information OBJ
tained personally by them from President
Mckinley and Secretary Hay. This
statement may be thus briefed: Minister
Conger is coming home on leave of
absence, asked for by himself; his con-
duct of the important negotiations in
Pekin have been entirely satisfactory to
President Mckinley, and SO far as the
President or Secretary of the State know
Mr.. Conger intends to return to his post
at Pekin, at the expiration of his leave of
absence. If he does not, it will simply
be because he does not wish to do So.
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Secretary Long has some ideas about
the kind of testimonial that ought to be
given to battleships by citizens of the
states after which they are named, as may
be seen from the following letter sent
by him to Representative Bull, of Rhode
Island, in answer to an inquiry: II would
not suggest silver service as a gift from
the State of Rhode Island to the battle
ship named for it. Such service must
necessarily be kept inclosed, and my idea
of a proper memorial is something which
everybody can see. The best one I know
is that given by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, to the battleship Massa-
chusetts bronze figure of Victory in
front of the forward turret. think West
Virginia has in mind bronze reproduc-
tion of the Coat of Arms of that State. I
think it would be well to appoint a COM
mittee of two or three with view to
consultation with some good artist. Was
not Commodore Perry native of Rhode
Island? If SO, statue of him or bas re-
lief would be worth considering"
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Gold in the United States Treasury con-
tinues to increase at the rate of more than
five million month, and that ratio of
increase is likely to continue until July
1, when the revenue reduction law will
go into effect. That law reduced the
revenue about $40, 600, 900 year. Treas
urer Roberts thinks that will stop the
increase of gold in the Treasury, but does
not expect it to reduce the total, which
now amounts to S2S2, ,913, ,022, and will
probably succeed half billion of dollars
/ by the first of July.
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If Commissioner Evans retires from the
head of the Pension Bureau, as it is gen.
orally believed he will in the near future,
his successor is practically certain to be a
Western man. Captain Palmer, of New
York, ex-Commander-in. Chief of the G.
A. R., who was regarded as promising
candidate, is not being urged by the New
York Senators, since Colonel Sanger of
that State was appointed Assistant Secre-
tary of War.
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Mr. Charles Fl. Duell, Commissioner of
Patents, has rendered his resignation to
the President to take effect upon the ap-
pointment and qualification of his sue
cessor.
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Owing to reduction of $10O, 900 in the
appropriation for the collection of Internal
Revenue for the fiscal year beginning
July l, there will have to be reduction
in the clerical force in the office of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, in Washing
ton, as well as in asnumber of collection
districts throughout the country.
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