The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
was HlNGToN NEWS AND VIEWS.

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have been notice that their plans to suppress daas
reports with re{ernce conditions in the islands were
known, and that such practices would not be tolerated III W
future Long before this published the readers o.
The Post viii have learned through the medium OF iee
graphic reports the principal details Of the issue raised oy
Senator Cuberson hut the regarded as nehs
such Importance to further comuen's III
this correspondence.
The adopted by Senator Cubeson served to snow
in particularly significant way just what the people OF the
United States may expect from republican administration
in all in which foreign possessions are concerned
II will be recalled that Secretary OF State Hay knew an
about the charges OF bribery and corruption made by Captain
Christmas several days before the treaty providing Tor ne
acquisition OF the Danish West Indies ratified by the
senate The investigation OF these charges now being con
Quoted has developed scntIla OF evidence OF
wronedong on the part Of members OF the United states
congress but has served TO show rather that Christmas was
the victim OF designing persons who hoped To trade on ms
ignorance his guby and his uuscrupuousnfss to their
advantage. This however IS the point Secretary
Hay At time employed Christmas confidential agent
he knew that Christmas had made startling allegations ~
secret report submitted the Danish government he had
no possible Of knowing that these charges were
groundes had he done his duty he would have pprsed the
senate of the TACT that these charges had been made ana OF
their nature hus the country would have been spared
part OF the unpleasant notory attending the case and
the senate could have delayed action the treaty until 1t
had satisfied itself that there truth in The Christmas
report But acting the principle apparently that the
members Of the senate and the people the country not
fit entrusted with such matters Anqomanac vino
pesides the department Of kept bis little secret to
himself.
This same plan seems ia have Aee7 ador,i by the admin
istraon and bv the republican members OF The senate Philip
pines committee in its bandne of the matter of the report
of the condition OF affairs III IayaDa, province L. the
Of which brought bg Senator Cuberson. 1t
will be remembered that this is the report which fig
urcd in the correspondence between General Miles Sccc-
tarv Root and the president on the accession of the formers
request 10 be sent the Philippines and be allowed to
nut in effect there pan calculated TO- bring about ce-a-
ton of hostles without further hood.red General Miles
reference TO this rcport ELECTED s5rctlrg Ban The nature of a
reprisnand from the secretary of war Who took the position
that in speaking of the matter the rnain general was
guilty. OF bctrayipe military secrets,
Thu ori,t" goycrror n, .its --,.,,-, s -,r.t.s :,
seer,e is mr. Was major in t1 arm, rb+. fact does mar
increase his respect for n,iiitr oeel. rrare-Iv for ,
his report which is now occ,pr the center of th stare
he made some very serious CHARGES against the military a.
fhoritics Of tbe islands rharao which he saws he au9e
rcsdy 70 s,,b,,rtatc Thu ff thar he ,,s tbogr i.,
r~isor o,1, few, DAYS AGO i, ,4,rr,,, v h his entire s,
Is another feature of the case ,;-5 is ar least i,t,re
Senator Ravlins called attention to This during tbe e the
matter was under Discussion he the o,n,se and --as Il
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mort we're directly responsible for his incarceration This
report II ebo,,d he stated was semi IN 5,e-r t tl
roe three ar Jour weeks ago when he was testfn before
a., c,,,r,;tto. ,e 20 the e,,,t;o, IL, ,o ;.I-,d. H.
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civil governors and il was tine General ,,p5cr,li, ,
ti. rcr,rts cor,,-;sad all tlsf 1. b,J d, hi; n,.;
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