Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-20

stick o. exceeding sharpness
Remarkable Root utteranee.
Diplomats. statesmen and plain
politicians are SIN discussing Mr.
Roots "ultiihatum" 10 the Cuban pco
pie, handled In the form Of care
fullypropnrod statement 10 Mr.
Nicolas Ryero. OF Havana. editor OF
the Dinrio 40 IN Marlda. who came 10
Washington Tor the ay0wed purpOse
af learning the attitude uf this gov
eminent toward the future OF the
Cuban republic This ls what the Sec
Rotary 0f state told Editor Rivero.
You can be- certain that the unit-
ed States will not permit chaos and
disorder to rule On Cuba The means
20 prevent u In the future must al.
ways be- determined hy the existing
conditions and with reference 90 our
solemn obligations To- tho people ~
Cuba"
The diplomatic. The Statesmen. tho
plain politicians. and the uban peO-
pie mo- doubt. we're awfury glad 90
hear from Mr. Root Is they but had
ihe slightest idea what Mr. Roni ln.
tended thoy should understand ho
meant the only flv ln iheir ointment
would Boz removed But mr. Root
won't ioll Having spoken. the or
acle relapsos into silence. and not
only bon Washington but in The chan
coilerlos Of Europe nrd Latin Amnrl-
ca the cryptic experts are az work
trying t0 solve the riddle
10 viii De- observed that nowhere in
Mr RIOTS ataiemtnt o. there "a do
clnratiOn that annexation is impoa-
a!hle. Reading between thg lines, one
may read almost anything that suits
hts fancy, Cubana may take n az q
threat az promise Of brighter
things II Taileyrnnd was right "a bis
theory that the art OF diplomacy con
sisted in yelling the meaning OF ones
words then Mr. Root Is a past master
of diplomacy Il ig true that We have
been bfagging o. good deal of tate /
about che American school" uf 40
pl0macy, which went straight 20 the |
henri Of things and dld not equiyocato |
but lf Nh Root has a liking for the |
methods OF a Talloyrand or d Meter
Mich there y no law ohllging him to |
observe American traditions
And there " ever present OF course, /
the possibility that We may be- doing /
Mr Root great Injustice 10 his state /
ment vas intcndod 90 quiet the tur /
huiout patriots Io tho south of ns u /
probably viii serve the purpose fhey /
VIII Boz kept $50 huHy iryiug i1 figure /
Oli what Mr. Root Intended hey 4
should think Do meant that they viii /
forget their personal differences We I
ali have heard Of afvoniurUrH who os- I
capped hiinE cannlnallHtc Homachs I
because Of the mystery their watches /
uf bottles of smelling salts presented /
20 rho heathon mind May it not ho 1
true that Mr Root zoo h.B wisdom de- I
rIsad lhls puzzle tO amuse the mla
behaving child rather than apply tho /
ehaatfning r0df 1T uH accept me l
advice which siRsboe gave when I
ihe NaIne blew up iu nayaua harh0r /
and suspend Judgment no least until /
the language r|FiHnCtiuniaiH have
done with ihe Root pr0nuucomonto /
Congressman Tawnfy Predicts.
Two youfs ago the Hon "llm
IHWurY Ui Minnesota. now chairman I
nf fnr house committee gn nppr0urll .
uons and Speaker Caunon'a lesfla-
five r.rhi hand predicted that Mis
souri, would $50 republican They
laughed go TnNnUV aud poked nli (
sorts Of mn ai his nfumoaflcauug /
optimism buf Missouri wont repub /
liean
We'll TauncY O. lu town aeaIn and I
nae brought bis optimism With him /
- believe we WIN h0ld every saRt we
have ln ihe house uoW from MlH-
sour' Mid Mr lnWnoy. "and WeI
may raln unr % hs practically our
Gain shat we Wiil NOT Jose more than ]
nle scat rnYh0w ana tho chances are (
mighty good ihnf $40 VIII make a /
gain ol one from thai state Ropro /
enialVo ne Almond one of tne ]
rncipa democrats in fhe house may j
Di Dr. member 0f the meat house I
Nr nr Almond had q hard FIGHT I
1r hia scat tun yDlm nF0 and Wa 4
oelocfe1 hs iess than 400 votes /
fe republicans have Coz SOME tme /
lIfilF expressed ihe belief Char ft
be pm1lhle ths year t0 retire 7
victorian. Wl0 NaH n continuous /
IC s'nca ibe ffy second con-
should Mr ue Almond he a.
loi. Champ oi1rE WIN hls been
BE- EIHco too Fnyflirf congress- /
% ha fho lasf remnant ni ihe
nocrauc 900 gutrd ai Wlfsolgl /
sOucernlnF MInncsuia hl1 own /
500 Mr InWnov all eve VIII 1
eco a solid republican delegation /
ana ihe republicans also. VIZ eject