Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, May II, 1908.

tional development in the current
Postoffice Investigation is the re-
moval, pending the completion of
the investigation, of General Sup
erintendent of free delivery Machen
which step was taken by the Post
master General at the request of
Fonrth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow who, in communica-
ton to Postmaster General Payne,
intimates that the completion of
the investigation will be materially
facilitated by Mr.. Machen's alb
sence. Machen has accordingly
been granted indefinite leave of alb
sense pending the completion of the
investigation but it is Il matter of
grave doubt as to whether he will
ever again occupy his desk in the
Postoflice Department.. In addi-
tion to recovering Machen, the
| Postmaster General has transferred
the entire division of free delivery
to the Bureau presided over by Mr..
BristoW and has assigned as acting
chief Mr.. NJ. s. Fosnes, the Post
office Inspector who made 50 envi-
able record in clearing up the
tangle into which Rathbone got the
Cuban postal service. Fosnes is
regarded as one of the most capable
detectives in the Postofiice Depart
ment and it is believed that here
after the investigation will go on
uninterruptedly and that the entire
scandal which hangs about the free
delivery division will be probed to
the bottom. In view of the strong
political backing of Machen, his re-
moval is regarded as an indication
that the Postoffice scandals are to
be thoroughly sifted regardless of
political consideration.
Widely calculated reports con-
cerning the conduct of Russia in
Manchuria, that province of China
which adjoins the Russian frontier,
have given rise to the widest spec
ulation and in some instances grave
apprehension. Subsequent advices
from more reliable sources, how
ever discredit the reports first sent
out and it is even doubtful if Rus
sia has reoccupied MIN Chwang as
was first reported. While accurate
information regarding the situation
in this somewhat remote part Of the
| globe is unattainable it is the opin-
ion of the State Department that
gross exaggerations have gained
credence and it is suspected that
there is an ulterior motive in the
attempt to secure from this country
cooperation in joint protest to
be made to Russia by Great Britain
and Japan. At all events, no move
will be made by this Government
until authentic information has
been received and even if the alleg-
ed intention of Russia should re-
ceive confirmation tits isdoubtfulifthe
United States would feel called up
on to protest Regardless of the
sensational cablegrams which are
likely to appeor in the newspapers
from now on, the people of this
country have every assurance that
the United States will not be
made the cats paw of the subjects
of nations interested in commercial
exploitation.
The State Department has just
made public for the first time it's
version of the kidnapping of Miss
Allen Stone by Bulgarians. Ac.
cording to the State Department
officials Il grave error wss made by
the payment of the ransom demand
ed, this government having received
the most positive assurance that
Mifs Stone and her companion
were safe from all actual violence,
j and it is claimed that a precedent
has been set which will constitute
Il menace to all other foreigners in
that section of the country. The
report states that despite the pro-
tests and better Judgment Of the
, Department the entreaties of the
= missionaries, who contributed no
part of the $4,000 ransom, were
permitted to prevail" "