The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28

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that several members of the Dawes
Commission, charged with the allot-
ment of the lands, are stockholders,
and directors of companies and syn
dicates which are making large pro-
fits dealing in Indian lands and at
the expense of the Indians to whom
the desirability of ready cash, even
in small amounts, far outweighs all
consideration of actual or potential
value.
"A report recently circulated to the
effect that the President had ordered
a thorough investigation of the rela-
tions of all government employees
with labor unions with view 20 as
certaining if in any instance nom
union labor was Disseminated against,
turns out to be without foundation.
1t appers that following his ultima
tum in regard to the William Miller
case, the president caused to be made
a thourough investigation of the
methods in the Government Printing
Office, and in making their inquiry
the committee charged with this in-
vestigation asked certain questions
relating to their experience with or.
ganized labor. Aside from this incl
dent of the Printing Office inquiry.
the alleged investigation has no
foundation. The investigation of the
printing office is now completed and
Secretary Cortelyou has gone to
Oyster Bay with the finding. When,
if ever, they will be made public de-
lpends entirely upon the President.
! An interesting move, now being
discussed as likely to be made by
Congress with view to preventing
General Leonard Wood from ocuu>
pying the position of Lieutenant
General, is here made public for the
first time. Leading members of
Congress are seriously discussing the
advisability of enacting law abol-
ishing the rank of lieutenant general
the law to take effect when the last
veteran of the Civil war retires from
that position. This would have the
effect OF abolishing the rank just as
Wood was about to succeed to that
position and would, in the opinion of
many members of Congress, be but
Poetic justice to a soldier whose pro-
motion is regarded as having been
more rapid than deserved. Many
will see in this another expression of
West Point or Army class jealousy.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
has just made public an important
and instructive interview in which he
sets forth the injury now being done
to the cotton industry by the gam
blcrs in that staple. The Secrctaty
9Pis 5Si5a 5R ef in fact St Aay shSs 7raf5Gv BY
tho prevailing abnormally high
prices, for the increase in price has
all occurred since the cotton left the
producers hands. He shows the
injury done to the manufacturers
who are unable to operate their mills
because the raw cotton is too expen-
slVe to permit OF economical manu-.
facture. Incidentally there is, also,
great suffering among the mill oper-
ativcs who are thus thrown out of
employment. A further and possi-
bly, more serious result, is the impetus
being given to foreign cotton produc
ton by the high price in the United
States. British manufacturers, de.
termined to free themselves from the
power of the American spectators,
are affording every encouragement
to the producers in Asia and Africa
and the result may prove disastrous
to the industry in this country for
years to come. According to the
Secretary, the only peesons to profit
by the present high prices are the
comparatively few spectators who
have cornered the market.