The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07
IMPAIRMENT CANNOT
handle THE BUSINESS
.,ess will be Asked to
late This Department
Next Session
FOR ARMY CANTEEN
,,,iean pnblic Health Association Asks
4 4, Canteen be Re-instated-. .$IO,O0O,-
IA q, Coast Dsfencss Not Enough.
The Postal Frauds.
\ our regular correspondence

\ our regular correspondent.)
.sh;nQtop, Nov. 4, 1908. -Politi-
hare are discussing seriously the
~ Of a new department of in
affairs, The need Of such a de-
Dant to consider matters relating
,ular or colonial affairs of the
A States is apparent to every
vho has anything to do with the
antly increasing problems which
n the government Of our out
possessions. The Bureau OF
n Affairs in the War Depart
has a staff of 100 clerks and is
bla to do nearly all that many
expect Of it. If all the work
lnQ to the insular affairs OF the
nment were brought together
q single department., t 8
pt, as we'll as it's Importance,
d be equal to that of the other
departments of government. A
Aite representation Of the islands
n Presidents cabinet would bring
nora unitv in colonial rela-
and would permit q more syste-
! supervision from the capital.
insular'is preferred
colonial'' and 1t would apply
Lily TO all our possessions except
Ia. It is hardly in keeping with
bolitical ideas that the govern
} Of the Philippines should be
bsente at the capitol by a bureau
be War Department.. Porto Rico
|the other hand, has. no admins
I've headquarters here. Not a
|passes but that many persons call
the insular bureau to INQUIRE
Bthing about Porot Rice, only to
Informed that the bureau has had
ling to do with Porto Rico since
/, 1900. There is nobody in
hington to answer inquiries OF
sort and those seeking informa-
are referred to Governor Hunt. II
blegram comes here from Porto
there is no one to whom it can
xuept the President and he has
time to attend to the questions
u it may raise. It is believed
the Danish West Indies will soon
ng to the United States, and
N and Tutuila are already depen-
les, although they have no def
relations to the national govern
!. We have these islands and we
ID to. keep them, SO we might as
face the iss..e squarely, define
status and govern them syste-
cally. Nothing would bring this
! quicker than to establish a de-
nent whose duty it would be to
after the interests and welfare OF
'utlying territory.
ders have been issued by the
g Secretary of War to the COM
ling officer of Jefferson barracks,
TO send regular troops armed
loaded rifles to act as an escort
'OOO,0 900 in gold and paper money
= has been shipped from here to
United States sub treasury in st.
! The money is to be hauled III
wagons and not, as is custom
N express wagons. This unus-
action Of the War Department
aken at the instance OF the
urY Departmnet, and was the
me Of conditions produced by
mn on st. Louis banks and q
u strike Of teamsters there. The
2 the banks produced an urgent
Tor cash and when the Treasury
Isment notified the express COM
y which have contracts to ship
q the companies declared that
sculd not deliver It on account
3 teamsters' strike. In this ex-
Y the Treasury called ON the
apartment for army wagons 20
the money and for troops to
them. Although the request
nusual and liable to bring criti-
y the War Department, Acting
AIRY Of War Oliver did not hest
, grant it. It is probable that
ction will bring violent denun-
. from the teamsters, and per-
from labor unions generally
ere is no fear of interference
he drivers Of the army wagons,
: will be protected by an escort
Airy.
o.
/. George L. Gillespie, chief of