Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-06
Cannon is Decidedly Amused by
The Actions Of the Busy
State Makers,
THE ISLE OF PINES QUESTION.
Delegate Rody Wants Congresmen to
Tell Where Their Election
Money is Spent
speclal Corresnondence

Washington Jan, Naturally the An
glo-Sayon IL Il land grabber and wher-
ever he has lived he has tried individual
ly. and az a nation. to acquire land, but
II is very doubtful whether the Unlel
states IA so hungry Tor land that she WIN
insist that the Isle Of Pines II separate
territory from the Island of Cuba, IL Is
true that the Isle Of Pines was specifically
excepted IN the cesslon Of cuba TO the
Cuban people by Spain and loft for later
negotiation. but the Isle II Pines is ana
always has been as much a part Of Cuba
as Nantucket and Long Island are part
Of this country When the SENATE finally
gets around TO It the treaty viii be rati.
fed. and the Americans who have gone
down there and taken up large tracts of
sugar lands viii find themselves Cuban
property owners. II the Isle Of Pines
should be declared United states territory
these spectators would secure free entry
for their products, but that is not going
to happen,
HELPING THE SPEAKER.
While Speaker Cannon has been spend-
Ing the Christmas holidays IN Illinois
some Of his friends here have been help
Ing him to organize the next house and
have even gone so far as TO shake up tho
committees In way 10 bring sabout
many changes. or course most Of these
changes have been made In the news
papers, but they have been such as 10
amuse II not TO inform Uncle Joe.
Wen cross that bridge when We come
to H." was an Oft repeated remark OF
the speaker when nc was debating some
proposition In the house, and that IL what
he will do about the committees In the
next Congress, Meanwhile he enjoys the
suggestions which he has been receiving
SO freely.
THEY TAUGHT ANTI SUBSIDY.
The attempt to pass another subsidy
bill In Congress recalled TO mind that
when the last bill was under consideration
quite an active campaign was inauglirated
against II by various people one oppon-
ent OF the measure prepared a pamphlet
against subsidies. which he circulated
broadcast over the country, sending copies
to schoolteachers as well as to business
men. In some localities whore the teach
era were strongly anti-subsidy they usei
the circulars az n text book and actually
taught the children that such a thing was
a perverston OF the rights conferred upon
Congress by the Constitution,
WANTS THE FACTS.
Evidently Delegate Rodey thinks some
one has been spending money in New
btn u,birb ,rortjos ,bat a s1atencnt sb,ii
bo al p r',Si,sh"A % vi ,,,e,
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who thnKs that expenditures for mem
WaS, W 30 M ron,,ire o' snh s5atc,
ments yrb,cb are sunnostd ia nrovent cor.
ruption. When large amount is given
III ia used for corrupt purposes. Yet some
OF the reformers in the late campaign
were known TO contribute most largely
for their own elections
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