West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-09

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ton to be jollied and entertained al
White House State dinners and
such functions, but not TO negotiate.
A negotiator must necessarily have
credentials, and where, pray, would
these Cubans get credentials Z? The
convention which elected them has
NO government behind it, excep,
the military government of the
United States, and a government
cannot negotiate with itself. The
subject upon which these self
deluded Cubans we're most anxious
to negotiate was the tariff - they
wish this government to lower or
entirely remove the duty on Cuban
sugar and tobacco, and having
ascertained that Congress alone
could act, they have been trying to
see what chance there was of secur-
ing Mr.. McKinley's promise to
recommend such legislation to Con.
gress. They have not received any
encouragement in that line. nor il
the hope that Congress would mod.
ify the conditions laid down in the
Platt amendment.
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The members of the Cuban COM
mittee have been very careful about
publicly expressing their opinion of
General Wood, who is also IN
Washington, and of his administra-
ton of the military government of
Cuba, but one OF the Cubans who
accompanied them, NJ. NJ. Coron-
ado, who was editor and proprietor
of a Havana paper recently sup
pressed by General Wood, has
been knocking General Wood to
everybody he could get TO listen to
HIM. He says the Cubans don't
want Wood for governor and that
his actions have been responsible
for all the trouble over the Plat
amendment. General Portuondo
and Senior Liorente, members of the
committee, are said to agree fully
with the ex-editor in his denuncia-
ton of General Wood, but to con-
slider it impolitic to say SO publicly.
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Whatever he may do later, it is
now certain that Mr.. Mckinley will
make no change in the Pension
Commissionership until after he
returns from his trip to the Pacific
Coast. The Kansas Congressional
delegation was SO anxious to cap
ture this plum that they presented
two candidates-ex-R Representatives
Blue and Peters-with the request
that either be appointed. Mr..
Mckinley told Representative Cur
It's, who acted for the delegation,
that he was not yet ready to con-
slider the matter.
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The charge of the Light Brigade
was not in it with the onslaught
made upon Mr.. Mckinley this
week by Republican Senators and
Representatives to secure some of
the army commission pie before it
was all gone--the names of nearly
500 appointments 20 be lieutenants
were made public this week. They
made things so warm for Mr.. Nc
kinley that he had TO do some
thing 20 staye them Oft, and as
about all the places had been prom
ised, some of them to the constitu-
ents Of the very men who were
clamoring for more, be told them
that many of those appointed would
probably fail to pass the examina
ton necessary 20 get commission
and that then they would have
another chance. Most Of them had
to be content with that, but it is
understood that Senators Quay and
Penrose, who held up Mr. McKin-
ley together succeeded in landing
another bunch of commissions. in
addition 90 those they had previous
ly secured.
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The British Ambassador called
on Secretary Hay th's week in
order 20 find out whether this gov
eminent had any suggestions 20
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