The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

Department as to the attack on the
American sailors at Santiago de
Cuba on Tuesday night. What has
been heard of the affair does not
help to clear up the mystery very
much, except that it brings into
prominence the fact well-known to
all people who have had dealings in
the island, that the Americans are
not beloved of the common people
among the Cubans The attack
was made on party of enlisted men
from the steamer Tacoma who were
returning unarmed from shore liber-
ty early in the morning. They were
set upon by the police, and several
of them severely injured, two of
them shot and one cut Another
had his skull fractured and may die.
There was one officer in citizens
clothes who was caught in the same
melee and somewhat injured but
not so seriously. AS all the sailors
were unarmed, according to the Gus
tom of liberty parties, they were un-
able to defend themselves, though
it has frequently happened in con-
ficts between unarmed American
sailors and South American mobs
that the mobs did not get away en-
| tirely scathless. There is an inves-
tigation of the affair being made,
and unquestiona the local police
will be brought to justice: But the
incident shows1 that there is
red hot volcano under the American
occupation of Cuba, and trouble is
liable to break out almost any time
and any place.
Conferences are being held be-
tween Secretary of State Root and
Ambassador Jusserand of France
looking to settlement of trade re-
lations along the same lines that
have just been operating in Ger
many. France was one of the par
ties to the German Commercial
treaty that caused this government
to send special commission of tar
iff experts to Germany few months
ago in order to avert q trade war
with that country. The same causes
of friction have existed between this
country and France as between this
country and Germany, and it is
now suggested that commission
similar to the German one be ap-
pointed to confer in Paris with with
the French officials and if possible
arrange a modus vivendi Till the
matter can be taken up regularly by
Congress in the shape of treaty.
The trade between this country and
France is immense, and we can pot
afford to run the risk of a comm err
cial rupture. One Of the things
that France has complained OF is
that French imports are systematic
ally overvalued in this country, and
a great burden put upon French ex-
porters. One of the things the
French government wants is to al
low the valuation of French exports
to this country to be made by
American officials in American con-
sulates in the French ports. There
seems no valid reason why this
should not be done and the scheme
is now under consideration by the
Treasury Department.
There has been a good deal of
talk about the necessity of raising
government salaries, net only on ac-
count of the increased cost of living
all over the United States but to
compete with the inducements Of
fered by private employers in spe-
cial lines. 1t would seem from
glance at the appropriations made
by the last Congress that there had
been a good deal done in this line,
though the details of the appropria-
tons show that those who have ben
Gifted have been chiefly employees
other than the specially trained men
upon whom the government de
ponds for its scientific work. There
were increases in 16, 1874 salaries at a
total expense of 50, 1929 1852. Most
of these were in the railway mail
service, the letter carrier service.
and the coast and field artillery.
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