The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
The wars all off!


Earnest efforts were made by Messrs.
Bacon and Tiilman in the Senate last
Saturday to elicit definite information
concerning the conditions in Cuba. and
particularly to ascertain the cost To the
Inited States Of our intervention. what
political or international status has been
established by that Intervention, &c. But
their efforts were fruitless In vain they
appealed directly 10 Mr. Warren. chair
nun Of the Committee on Military Affairs.
and To- MI Cullom. chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations. With
touch of assembly, Mr.. Warren re-
scented the facctious intimation of Mr..
Ftlman that the chairman of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs had not been
taken into the confidence of the War
Department; but he did not vouchsafe to
the South CarGlnian the information de-
sired, for the good and sufficient reason
that Mr. Warren has no information on
the subject
IN reply to a direct question put to him
10y Mr.. Tillman as to what the status is.
Mir Cullom replied that he knew notbiue,
whatever about it. The President Of the
nited States himself. in his messages.
said Senator CulIom, told us all about
the condition In Cuba at the beginning
OF the present session, and I assume that
the thing is going along about as it was
when he reported to us. We need nothing
from him OF anybody else except TO try
TO straighten out matters down there.
until something occurs that requires him
10 give or justifies him in giving us an
other account Of the situation. / think
the condition is about the same as II has
been for some months, and am sorry to
say that it does not appear to have
quieted or settled down in any way" Mr..
Tilman then declared: 4 frankly con-
fess I would like to know when we are
going TO have an election down there. and
whether We are coming away at all or
not To this Mr.. Culom made answer.
The Senator viii find out in due time. I
have no doubt All Of which is edifving
but not wholly satisfying.
The South Carolinian gave this highly
interesting description of a not wholly
unimportant incident in Cuba:
4 saw N another paper some DAYS aea a state
ment coming from Georgia tina, distinguished citi-
zen Of that State. bishop Of the Methodist Church
who has recently been on pastoral Journey in fine
island, returned home and made a rrrort zonetbiur
90 this effect; That Secretary Taft while in Ha-
hans, had issued order regarding the iusJrrec-
tionsts, rebels, or patriots OF whatever other az
gTegation Of ragamufns it was who mn Palma's
government IN the ground, or mp a tree and made
him call for help-that Secretary Taft had issued
order under which private property had been
sc1edi and an illustration incident was given
of some person down there who owned a ycTy fine
stallion. negTU stole the horse Joined the rebels
or the nsurrectonists and under Secretary Taft's
order the property in the possession Of these rebels
or patriots. Whichever you term them. was left IN
their charge without regard 10 whether they came
hy 1t honestly or not; and the man who bought the
horse. who imported him from the United States
sees his horse day in the possession Of this
negro patriot and he cannot claim him. WHY. The
Secretary ct War has given this fellow title to It.
and nobody is allowed 70 interfere or to take any
cosaizance Of this remarkable Transaction"
Whether the Cuban patriot who now
proudly sits the noble steed referred 10
10y Senator Tillman is satisfied with the