The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-07

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have no pull, and so their
salaries will be cut.
Secretary Root says that the Isle of
Pines Is part Of the territory of Cuba,
belongs to that Republic by right of
law, and 1t only remains for the United
States to ratify the pending treaty be-
tween the United States and Cuba for
this Government to entirely relinquish
all possible claims to the Island. So,
you see, the United States Government
refuses to sympathize with the revolu-
tfonists down there, them same thot
claims to be Americans. sure. but also
to behave themselves and ac-
cept the conditions. which, by the way,
are just about 100000 times better
than anything they have ever before
known.
Julia Davis, an old colored woman
who has cooked in the Roosevelt fam
President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent a
wreath Of handsome flowers from the
White House Conservatives for her
grave.
Sometimes you hear about funny
things. Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon,
who has been declared guilty of land
frauds, and who is under sentence Of
and fine, though out till
his appeal is heard from. wants to be
retained as Chairman Of the Senate
Committee on Inter- Oceanic Canals.
Now did you ever hear the like Of
that? He says that while he will be in
Washington this Winter. he will not
visit the Capitol or the Senate Cham
Der while under sentence, but he does
not want to give up the Craftsmanship
The man talks as though he expected
to be cleared.
Last year the United States wanted
to know" something about the cost Of
to 35 feet, and asked Secretary Taft to
inform that body. Secretary Taft has
just axed the United States Senate
mo-" He says that it would be a very
expensive thing to make such prelim-
mary report, and, besides, that 1t would
be contrary to law, and that ends it
well. maybe It does: but when you say
thing nearly always drops, don't you
know.
Charles A. Stillings has taken the
oath OF office as Public Printer and was
sworn in by Capt. Henry T. Brian,
Chief Clerk. Contrary to expectations,
no other changes were made in the
y.
been Acting Public Printer since Gen.
Frank Palmer left the office, was re-
appointed to his former position as
Foreman Of Printing by Mr.. Stillings.
Capt. Brian also retains his position.
In reply to the question whether the
office would be made an open shop Mr..
said:
1T is an open shop now. II it were
otherwise the Government Printing
Office would be violating the Constitu-
ton of the United States. The reports
which have gone forth saying that am
against the Unions are false. The
Unions have done much to elevate the
trade. and so long as they use their
strength in the right direction they are
a benefit; when they use 1t wrong they
are menace. If / were journeyman
should be Union man, SO long as
the Union was right and worked for
the benefit of the craft
There will be no reduction in the
FORCE" continued Mr.. Stillings, unless
on investigation, we find incompetents
ployed here should be the best obtain
able, and that shall be my rule. The
methods to be employed will be the
same as those Of any progressive pri-
vate business firm"
Dean Of Delegates" is the title that
has been conferred on Marcus Aurelius
the 59th Congress to serve an eighth
term as Delegate from Arizona.
There was not so much to laugh at
in being Minister to Dahomy' after
all, for some Of our Ministers to for
eign countries have just about as hard
q time getting their little "berths" as
the poor old black man in the Texas
Steer did. and a pretty hard time get
Lee has been appointed Minister to
Ecuador. He goes to Panama first.
then on another line OF steamers to
Guayaquil. From that point he goes
muleback to the interior Of Ecuador,
and has to climb the Andes to reach
Quito. the Capital. After all. being
tanitOr OF q little old steam-heated
dor-cleaning department has its adj
We have owned Alaska for about IS
years now. and that vast Territory has
never yet had q delegate In Congress.
As q matter OF fact 1t has lain out
doors all these years and precious lit
lie attention has ever been paid to 1t.
decade ago 1t was provided with a
Governor, and It has kind Of Judici-
airy, but someway the minute a good
lawyer is sent up there he gets mixed
up with mining deals and has to be
fired. Representative Cushman, OF
is going to spend a good
deal OF energy on accomplishing a DEL
egate to Congress and several other re-
forms up there this Winter.
1t does seem as though the last per-
son who ever saw George Washington
must be dead this time. She was Mary
Jane Harris, when alive, and boasted
OF being a descendant Of Pocahontas.
She acknowledged to being 112 years
old, and was born in Georgetown, but
has lived for about a century in New
York. She was always pleased to talk
about Washington, whom she said she
often saw on his way from the Capitol
She died last week There certainly
can't be many more of them living.
Well, for the lands sake! The very
latest wrinkle In war maneuyers ia
this: The War Department has decid-
ed that officers Of the Commissary De-
partment shall be taught to make
bread. and will be given practical in
structions in cooking. They are to be
sent. two at a time, to the school of
application for cavalry, at Fort Riley,
for course In the school for
cooks and bakers, and when they have
the course they will be sent
out among the trooDs. to teach fhap,