The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-04-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
washington, April Q, 1908.

Inc post OulC0 lnVo6tigaIiOn, huuOuncOu
In my last letter, still progresses, and
while the officials refuse to make public
the results 1t is ascertained that evidences
of reckless extravaganza have been dis
covered, and that they will be followed
by reorganization which will make their
repetition impossible. Protests from
prominent politicians continued to reach
the president up to the day Of his depart
ure from Washington. Ex-Assistant Post
master General Perry Heath came all the
way from Salt Lake to try and save his
friends, and 1t Is understood that James B.
Clarkson, secretary of the republican ma
tional committee, urged upon Mr.. Roose-
velt the inadvisability of making too many
enemies at this time, but the investiga-
tions are still going on, and First Assist
ant Postmaster Wynne has assured your
correspondent that they will continue un-
til everything is probed to the bottom,
and that no favor will be shown to any
one because of political influence.
Secretary Hay Is much pleased because
Minister Leishman at Constantinople has
succeeded In delivered into the hands of
the sultan the letter of the president,
demonstrating against many abuses OF
the rights of American citizens. When
Mr.. Leishman finally succeeded In seeing
the sultan the latter protested his grati-
fication at the receipt of the letter, and
promised to give the matter his personal
attention, but the American minister has
been trying to gain an audience for many
days without success, and 1t is probable
that only the publication of the determi-
nation of the United States to secure JUS
tice at any cost finally won for him the
ear of his ottoman majesty. One of the
chief grievances of the United States
tests on the fact that the sultan refuses
to recognize as American citizens those
Armenians who have been naturalized In
this country and then returned home to
attend to their business affairs. Other
subjects of protest are the refusal of the
ottoman government to recognize the
graduates Of American medical schools
and permit them to practice medicine
within the empire, and.a similar neglect
to recognize American diplomas in other
pI DECISIONS.
A curious condition of affairs is report
ed by the commissioner of Indian affairs,
w. A. Jones. Mr.. Jones has just made
public the report of Charles II. Dickson,
supervisor of Indian schools, In which the
l0f hot ho DnA% An 4 0v,o4o o,d
the Kickapoos are becoming ruined be-
cause of a surplus of wealth. Mr.. Dick
son says that few years ago these In
dians were prosperous and thrifty, they
owned their homes and in many instances
had considerable stock. Now their lands
have been leased and they are living on
the rentals. As result they have be-
come idle and thriftless, are spending
| their time In gaming and drunkenness
and are rapidly and seriously deteriorat-
ing. AS the Indians have more land than
they can profitably farm themselves, II Is
serious problem to know how best TO
administer their affairs.
Commissioner Jones has just Issued an
OANOA AAAO0bOAo W UkAuSS A1A DO
much undesirable notoIie ty as his famous
"hir cut ORDER of a year ago. Mr.. Jones,
largely at the instigation Of Hamlin Gar
land, the well known writer and student
of Indian life, has ordered all agents to
try and induce the Indians to adopt a log
ical system of nomeclature 1t Is espec-
tally urged that the Indian names of the
father In each family be adopted as sir
name, and borne by all the children and
by the mother. This is especially i'm
portant on those reservations where the
lands are being allotted, and where the
laws of heredity will soon become ap-
plicable. AS Indians are now named
there is absolutely nothing to indicate to
what family each belongs, as no individ-
ual bears more than one name. Some of
the newspapers have taken up this, as
they did the haircut order, and are mis-
representing the intention of the commits
sioner and Mr.. Garland, and attempting
to show that they wish to abolish all In
dian names and substitute therefor such
common names as Smith, Jones, Brown,
etc. Instead of this being the fact, every
effort is to be made to preserve the In
dian names, although In some instances
the more cumbrous will need to be some
what abbreviated.
The remarkable effectiveness of modern
invention was never better demonstrated
than 1t Is during the presidents present
absence from Washington. A man promi-
nent In financial circles came to WASH
ington the evening that the president was
in Milwaukee, and laid before Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Armstrong
some very difficult problems with regard
to transaction involving diplomatic re-
lations as well as treasury customs. MIR.
Armstrong quickly decided the problems
with which his department was especially
concerned, but regarded it as necessary
to consult the presidents opinion before
rendering verdict on the diplomatic end
of the transaction. Accordingly, he left
the financier with the remark that he
would be back In few minutes and
stepped over to the white house, where
he found Assistant Secretary Forster In
charge. The private wire, by arrange
ment with the telegraph company which
has 1t In charge, was already In connec-
tion with the Plankington House In Mil
waukee, Wisconsin,, and within fifteen
minutes the secretary had talked" with
the president over the wire, received the
necessary information and was on his
way back to his Office to advise the finan-
ceer. Throughout the presidents trip the
same close connection by wire will be
maintained, and the executive will be
within easy reach Of his subordinates at
all times. This convenience has, how
ever, some disadvantages. Under these