The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Efforts Being Made by Interested Parties
to Secure American Intervention In
euba-TFoubie in the Govern
nent Printing once.

rnent Printing once.
| Correspondence of The Chief.
Every effort is being made by those
interested in securing American inter-
vention in Cuba TO force this govern
ment TO take high hand and put down
the present insurreetion by virtue Of
the police right that is given it under
the Pla6t amendment, but it, is pretty
safe to assume that nothing of this
sort will occur. President RooseVslk
is handling the situation from Oyster
Bay, and he had in conference with
him Secretary Bonaparte of the Navy
Department, Secretary Taft OF the
| War Department and Acting Secretary
Bacon of the State Department. He
has issued orders for Secretaries
Taft and Bacon TO 90 to Havana
where they wilI learn the real facts In
connection with the uprising and be
able to report directly to the president
OF the necessity or otherwise for inter
| vention. The strongest factor in the
whole situation is q letter that the
president has written to the Cuban
minister, Mr.. Quesada, deplering the
state of civil war into which Cuba has
fallen and warning the Cuban people
that as a last resort il will be the duty
of this government 60 Intervene and
restore peace in the island at any cost.
One Of the most disconcarting features
| of the situation Is that President
Palma, melted by his wife, whose
father was the murdered president Of
Honduras, is talking Of resigning, snd
may do SO at any moment. II hs
should take this step Vice Presidents
Capote would succeed him, and as be
is equally unpopular with the reyolu-
tionary element, this would help mat
ters very little. The Navy Departments
now has four warships available Ia
Cuban waters, a force ample to protect
Iall American interests, and il neees-
sary TO put down the insurrection as
we'll.
There has been some talk thak
either the insurgents or some other
leVil1y disposed person might dynamite
the cruiser Denver, now as Havana
| harbor, and force this government TO
drastic action. This Is rather wild
suppositioa but precautions have been
. taken against any such contingency.
Such happening could only be Of.
advantage to the friends OF annaga-
tiun Wf1n are anxions TO nee shig
government take over the island Of
Cuba. As the annexation sentiment ia
!, the most violent among American
capitalists who have interests In the
island, it is hardly to be supposed that
any such event could happen. One
thing at least is certain and thst is
that no such fatality could oCcar
through the instrumen5atity Of the
present government IN Cuba, becauso
the harbor is not mined as it was dur
ing the Spanish occupation. The in-
| surgents on the other hand have not
the equipment for any such Villanous
egpIolt and the chances are very
largely against anything happening 10
! the Denver and forcing the hand OF
} | the administratio In this way.
There is trouble aud good deal
of it IN the government printing oGice.
There has been friction and dfssatis-
! | faction ever sinee the .removal Of
II Public Printer Palmer and the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Chas. SbiIIings, IN out
slider OF Boston, as his successor. Dis
charges and suspensions have followed
each other in rapid succession until
the whole force OF the great print shop
1 is on edge wondering where the Light
, ming will strike next. Dir. SsfllingB
! has been the head Of large CONNER
4 eial printing establishment, and II Ia
s generally understood Shst he is thor
oughIy experienced ii his trade. Tho
government printing oface Ia the large
est and best equipped establishment OF
: It's kind in the world, but there has been
!. nothing but trouble aver since the new
public printer has neen in charge.
Exactly what the difficulty iss 1t would
be hard is say. The explanation o1
i the printing Office employees is thaa.
! ssHe3s all right, but hs won't do. II
ID perhaps the first time, since the days
Of Andrew Jackson, that the printing
Office has baen run on economical bus.
0 mess like lines. The joint COMMITTEES
/. OF congress on printing has inyeati,
j gated the situation during the recess
:. without arriving at any definite con.
clusion. The Office has long been 81
asylum for political printers lookine
: for soft places and easy work with biz
!. and sure pay, and now when thss
have grown old In Office resent as S.
intruder a young man full Of energy
q who insists on them doing something
The United States patent Office aoreI.
= needs a man like Public Printsr Still
! ! lngs.