Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-03-01

N>At 49, ~ t'A'Ny - ~N'
Is credited by a New York newspaper
with the opinion that ultimately the
United States will be compelled to re-
store and maintain order in Cuba or
to suspend the Monroe doctrine while
European powers undertake The job. In
accordance with this view a vigorous
movement is already under way for the
establishment of an American protec-
torate for h island, patterned after
that maintained by England in Egypt
Outlines of the plan have been drawn
and at least one prominent paper in
Havana advocates its adoption. There
is apparently little hope that the new
republic will be stable. but any effort
to entangle the United States more
than the present position does will be
opposed by the many who believe that
financial speculation By American and
Cuban capitalists is responsible for
much of the agitation and apprehen-
sion.
Senator Daniel has introduced a bill
establishing a fund, the income from
which is to be used for promoting a
better understanding between employ
ers and employees, and thus securing in
dustrial peace. The trustees are to be
the chief justice of the United States,
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secre~
tary of Commerce and Labor, a repre-
sentative of capital, 4 representative OF
labor and two others to be nominated
by the President. The Nobel prize re-
Gently awarded to President Roosevelt
will form the nucleus of the fund.
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Commissioner Leupp advocates less
government supervision and more indie
pendence for the various tribes as a
change calculated to improve the condi-
ton of the Indians. To this end he
suggests the organization Of those tribes
having money and lands into joint
stock companies for the administration
OF their common estate. He suggests
that the Secretary of the Interior be
named as the perpetual treasurer and
transfer agent for the several corpora
tons.
Yulio Larrinaga, commissioner from
Porto Rico to Washington, declared in
a recent statement that whatever the
island is to-day is not due to any help
ing hand on the part of the American
Congress; what it is it owes to the in
dustry of the people. He says that
Porto Rico cannot be made an Amerl-
can community of the Anglo-SaXon type
for centuries to come, and the sooner
+I,+ Il. ,ool;,oJ thn hnttnr for oil rom
cerned.
A statement issued by Secretary Of
the Navy Metcalf, dealing with the con-
struction Of the battleships Connect
cut and Louisiana, the former by the
government nav yard at Brooklyn,
n the latter by the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company, shows that the
government-built ship cost $3359,425
more than the private-built one. The
cost of the Connecticut was $6,3340,247,
and of the Louisiana $5,9SO,S22.
After some debate in the United
States Senate a few days ago it was
decided by unanimous vote that the
term Civil War; and not "NVar of the
Rebellion should be used in Senate
documents. Senator Carmack offered
the motion to change the name of the
service pension bill to agree with the
term, afterward accepted: and after
several Democratic Senators had spok.
en-, the motion was adopted.
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In a letter, the president has aD-
proved the policy Of Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock relative to the with
drawal Of coal, oil and gas lands in the
Indian Territory to prevent their fall
ing into the hands of certain monopo-
listic corporations. This comes in re-
sponSe to the recent talk of certain
Senators, who proposed to impeach
Secretary Hitchcock.
In a letter to Secretary Metcalf. the
President, referring to the report of
Admiral Evans in commentator of the
course of Admiral Davis at Kingston.
expresses hearty approval of all that
Davis did during the earthquake panic
at the jamaican capital, saying that
he upheld the best traditions of our
navy in thus rendering distinguished
service to humanity"
The House judiciary Committee re-
ported unanimously that Congress has
no jurisdiction over woman and child
labor. 1t is found that the subject is
governed by either the or DO
lice clauses of the Constitution or the
police power of the State, each of
which acts as a limitation to the other.
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BY agreement between the House
Postofice Committee and the attorneys
for the railroads, the postal appropria-
lions for transporting the mails on the
railroads will be based on a compen-
sation of $40 per ton per mile. instead
of $21.37, as last year. This will result
in a total reduction of about 81, O.OOO.
C~arneEfe's University Next.
Educational papers credit the report
that Andrew Carnegie and his colossal
fortune are behind the announced incor-