The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-09
Smuggling in Army and Navy
Circles in the Island Pos
q sessions of America.
Political Quarrel in New York--The Civil
Service---Business and Trusts--The
Campaign Fund.
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WASHINGTON D. c. April a5-When President Roosevelt
came and left the snow bound
rapid special he learned that lot Of
things happening the capital and elsewhere which have
significance his administration He learned for the first time full
details Northern Securities suit
and very suit by his Attorney
which will possibly affect his political prospects more
any single entered the White House He also
learned unpleasant things about his army and navy ocers IN
Philippines been smuggling silks,
liquors and cigars only trapped the
officers but both Manila and San Juan already facing criminal pros
ecuons efforts being forth them from
prosecution heard the details of political
in New York State which has broken out aesh during the past week.
Governor Od and which threatens to
disrupt organization President will lose his state
All of these matters prove rapidly forward
and how likely it that when the head Of the civil OF
may him by However the President had been in Wash
OF the various affairs question and the people do not begudg
OFFICIAL SMUGGLING.
Smuggling liquors. cigars would much of
sensation here under ordinary circumstances The customs officials
deal with constantly but FIVE the high
authorities OF the have paed extensively about the splen
dwelling island There have been several rude shocks
to these ideals although not to be ems and lar
in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines But at rate it most
it such embarrassment by violating the laws which they
Special emphasis given
Department OF Justice attempting shield the and officers
Porto Rico from prosecution which the Porto Rcans happen
regard unfair when they themselves prosecuted severely for like
parten duty trying snugg
goods private consumption those bringing goods with
Porto Rcan calculated such fine points The
where the grand forward and indicted
notwithstanding the instruction OF the Department of Justice stop
prosecution added significance because they will undoubtedly
figure the Presidential campaign OF next The prosecutions for
silks and other valuabe Manila by
had well under before the War Department now
edge going become question whether
rendered The Democratic
find those luscious for discussion the husting
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Since President Roosevelt plunged into the wds OF Yellowstone
Park advance in the administration
of the although naugurated with his full
knowledge the that passed
by Congress force with
who under classified
beyond the political This applies of
thousands clerks only Washington
but OF the OF the wherever the government has
offices for postal, customs, legal business
Theoretically this several since
Presidents
and departments but practice there have been oPhoes
which the politicians the only guarded with
but used diligently for the smuggling of constituents
The unsked 1abOrers
because ways could be found promote them to skilled borers
and thus under the classified where they could be promoted
without difficulty hundreds Presidential
offices where appointed by the Pedent) also
utilized underground railroad for the avoe
the classified and in the hundreds
hundreds of clerks have the classified by
In both the Commission
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