The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1901-03-29
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondents,


Secretary Root, has a record as a
patient man, but those American and
European interests, which, having
failed to accomplish their purpose in
Washington are now operating in Cuba
to prevent the acceptance of the con-
ditions named by Congress by the
Cubans, and discover that there is a
limit to his patience, and the discovery
may be accompanied by an exposure
that will not be relished by those ex-
posed. These interests would like to
have the Cubans think that they are
working for them, but as a matter of
fact, they are doing nothing of the kind
On the contrary, they are working to
make American control permanent,
forgetting, or rather ignoring the fact
our national honor is pledged to turn
Cuba over to the Cubans just as soon
as they demonstrate their ability to
undertake the responsibilities of self
government. 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 by trying to per-
suade the Cuban people that the
conditions named are hard and unjust
and that if they refuse to accept them,
they will be modified by the next
Congress, OF course, they know better,
but they can have new argument
ready after the next Congress fails to
change the conditions, if they succeed
in beguiling the Cubans into standing
in their own light. Meanwhile Ameri-
can control will continue.
Senator Allison and Representative
! Hepburn, of Iowa, tiring of the many
Misrepresentation of the reason for the
return to the u. S. Of Mini sttr COnger,
have given. out an authoritative state
ment, based upon information obtained
personally by them from President
Mckinley and Secretary Hay. This
statement may be thus briefed; Minis
ter 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.
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
r. l., in answer to all inquiry: II
would not suggest silver service as a
/ gift from the State of Rhode Island to
the battIeship named for it. Such a
service must necessarily be kept in
closed, and my idea for proper MEM
orial is something which everybody
can see. The best one | know is that
given by the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts bronze figure of Victory in
front of the forward turret. I think
West Virginia has in mind bronze re-
production of the Coat of Arms of that
State think it would be well to APP
point committee of two or three with
a view to consultation with some good
artist. Was not Commodore Perry q
native of Rhode Island? If SO statute
of him or bas relief would be worth
considering"
Gold in the U. S. Treasury continues
to increase at the rate of more than five
million month, and that ratio of in
crease is likely to continue until July
/, when the revenue reduction law will
go into effect. That law reduced the
revenue about $4OO0O,OOO year.
| Treasurer Roberts thinks that will
stop the increase of gold in the Treas
ury, but does not expect it to reduce
the total, which now amounts to $685.
913,O22, and will probably exceed half
a billion of dollars by the first of July.
If Commissioner Evans retires from
the head of the Pension Bureau, as it is
generally believed he will be. in the
near future, his successor is practically
certain to be Western man. Capt.
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