The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-04-10
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL
From 0ur O.cn Correspondent.

IL IS cSIucuV tiiuC Cenerdl MaCArtnuf
and tho other authorities in the Philip
pines intend to hush up all misconduct
and dishonesty tiiut nuy occur lnerc.
They will punish it, of course, if tho
offenders hnve not too strOng pull,
but they will not permit it to get into
the papers. 1t is suggestive of this
that the announcement that Secretary
Root had sustained Macarthur for ex-
nelling Eaa;;t.oo- Rice ffJr publishing the
details of frauds ut Manila, should be
published onlya few days before the
news came that several officers had
been arrested for these very frauds.
Evidently, the fact that these frauds
were announced in the United States
is very unpalatable to General Mac
Arthur, for, when notified that they
haq been printed, he telegraphed to
the War Department attempting to
minimize them. Possibly, it would be
as we'll that as little rs possible should
be published about ouch frauds in tho
Philippines, where it is desired to i'm
press the natives with the belief that
all Americans arc incapable of dishon-
esty, were it not that it is only through
publicity that any assurance of due
punishment can be obtained. The re-
suit in Cuba, where neither Neeley nor
Rathbone has yet been brought to trial
for crimes committed year ago, and
where the force retained by the Gov
ernment for the prosecution has re-
Gently beon reduced to q min imum, ia
evidence that men with n pull can
escape.
There is little doubG that before the
end of President McKinley's second
term the country will be back on the
old spoils basis. This would be bad
enough from any point Of view. but it
is worst when the President claims to
be 80 devoted to Civil Service reform
while at the same time stabbing it in
the back at every opportunity. During
tho last seven years tho consuls Of the
United States, while not altogether
under the civil service aegis, have yet
been permitted to retain their places
practically undisturbed. The result
has been that they have had time to
grow familiar with the language and
work of their localities and to become
valuable. A very large share of the
recent American expansion in foreign
trade is due to them. Now, however,
Mr. Mckinley has given notice that if
the Senators from any State will bring
sufficient pressure to bear on him, they
can secure the dismissal of any consul,
no matter how valuable. He has be-
gun this new plan by removing George
Sawter, Consul at Glauchau, Germany,
to give q place to E. A. Crevy, of
Bridgeport, Conn, politician, for
whom The Senators and Representa-
tives from his State desired to secure
an Office. There are no charges against
Mr.. Sawter, who is described by Con-
sui General Mason, Of Berlin, as ono of
tho best men in the service. The
opinion of Mr.. Mason is indorsed by
Major Williams, the special agent Of
the Treasury Department at Paris,
whose business is to prevent frauds
upon the customs; by Mr.. Chance,
chief Of special agents Of tho Treasury
DepartmentatW at Washins ton, and finally
by Secretary Gage and Assistant Sec
rotary Spaulding of tho Treasury De-
partment, who testify cordially to his
efficiency and fidelity as an officer.
Nevertheless, he is Democrat, and
Senators Hawley and Platt have de-
manded and obtained his scalp.
Secretary Hays splendid diplo-
macy" has again obtained from the
Sultan of Turkey q promise to pay
these missionary ciaims. There is no
evidence that the promise will over be
kept, nevertheless Mr.. Hay has tri-
umphed in again obtaining it, 1t will
be remembered that on several pre-
vious occasions, MT. Hay has gained
the same marvellous triumph. The
fact is, His Majesty of Turkey is an old
hand at playing the game. Hc delud-,
ed his Yankee brother into tho belief
that the long g-overdueindemnity would
be paid in the form Of an order for a
warship to be built by Philadelphia
firm. Uncle Sam tossed bouquets at
himself as q tribute to his superiority
as claims collector and his head was
swollen with pride Then came the
awakening. The willy Sultan of Tur-
key gave the tip to tho German En-
peror, who is now his great and good
friend, and the latter calamity came to
the rescue of the champion of Moham-
mechanism. He serveda q courteous in
junction upon the Sultan prohibiting
him from buying any warships until
Turkeys debt to Krupp for supplies
sold to the Turkish army had been paid
in full. Thus Uncle Sam was foiled
and the Sultan has been doing all tho
laughing of late.
The Treasury Bureau of Statistics ia
trying to gloss over tho falling off in
the United States exports Of manufac-
tured goods that has taken place in the
fiscal vear that will end .Julv hv