The Rich Hill tribune., 1906-09-13

2 gfe1t many STrl9la sG-er.rg
from Tracboms especially n the
neighb0rhoOd u ST. L0uis They
hare been working On case for
several weeks. and finally secur-
ed a confession from one of the
member Of the gang tbst BE- had
come in over the HeElcan bor-
der. He and forty others had
been refused admission 60 this
country and had been taken by a
PadrOne 70 Vera Crgs. Tnnee
thev had been brUughf br ran -
Laredo, OF the 3ez.can border
and had been suuggied across
a. night, although an oE the
bridges are guarded 5y Iuspec
tors.
The Department of Commerce
and labor followed up This ease
and found that hundreds u aliens
had been smuggled throrgh Ia
redo and other points between
this country and Mexico
Twelve Of the members ~ one
party have already been arrested
and warrants are out fgra uuu-
Der Of others. Its Thought that
some hundred diseased aliens
can be gatheaed IN and deuorted.
One trouble Is, however. that they
cannot be sent across the ocean
but must be taken back ta the
Mexican bOorder and turned
loose. CT course there is moth.
ing to prevent their coming back
if they desire. and the only pen
atty viii be deportation whenever
they happen 70 be caughs
The Department. of state has been
following the cuban uprising very
carefully. although nothing Official
has beeu done en- the way Uf inter
vention. Nothing VIII l,e done uu-
less tbs sitnatIou gets eutirelv is,.
you'd the control of President Palma.
and it Is not thought that thls T.
likely The Trsasury Department
has heeu very careful 90 ,ratehin=
all southern ports for Hiuiusterlaz
expeditions. and special orders have
lssen sent 10 Porto Rico % look ort
for shipments 0i arms and ammunf-
tiou TO Cuba- One uE the chief fear.
ia this country j. that the disrou-
tented residents Of the I,le of Pine
VIII take advantage uf the sItuatigu
and make Jhe island q base og orer-
alton for the Insurgents, whg1h they
could very well do. President Palma
has iseu assured unoHiciulIy through
the instrumentnilty of Charge Sirp.
er. that this uoverumeur Win krsp
hands on a. long as possible. uud IL
Is hoped that this viii mean ln-
definitely
Postmaster General Cortrlyou hss
declar-i Tor Jhe ''ouen shop soEsr
as the posyotiice ls CONCERNED. faan
order issued uy hts diuctian hnt
through Acting Postmaster G-neral
Shaiicnhcrgcr be told the employ,.
that whilc Unions 90 q fratrrHrl n~.
tsF' ~ leueiicial character woula lie
wricomel hy the department. h.
wished them 20 understaud chat
labor unions as such has no part ln
thn policy 0t the Government lie
said that employees "a the postofi-.
department had very grave ~.
sPonsiblliJy ON their shoulders FOR
they were uearer 60 the people than
almost amp other class az govern.
mept employees. he wished tben "a
understand that they would he
treated strictly on their personal
merit and that promotions aud sd.
vanoes ia salary would De- given to
those individually deserving them.
aud not as a newari for political
s''rvicV's, or because % the lutsryeu.
tion at the walking dclcgate. %
This l. mot exactly the langdage of
Mr.. Corielyou used. but it convened
the Impression. tie approved og ths
various organizations among the
Postmastrrs and letter carriers aud
other empioycs ~ the Department
for mutual Improvement aud mutual
sencft' out be said distinctly that
toe spoils sys1rm had no part Ca che
hspaEtuient's poiiy au.l thal labor
unions would aud uo foothold there
GeaeFai Robert 4. lee