The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

vana and governs Cuba, 5000 square miles
OF territory and near TWO million people, a
country almost as large as England. The
ever faithful isle" is his. and the land
which was held by the Spaniards az the
cost Of such a long succession of cruel
wars, under such long array Of captains
general. Gov. Magoon governs quietly,
smoothly, and benigHly. yet firmly and
without fuss. In brief. the Nebraska law
yer is a more successful ruler than all the
nidalgos, the trained diplomats. and tho
trained soldiers put together which Spain
sent out 10 hold the Queen Of the Antilles
But II is quite a change from the little
law office in Lincoln, Nebr, 20 the palace
Of the Spanish viceroys
Needed In SantO Domingo.
Another considerable country now run,
in fact If not in name. by an American
proconsul is Santo Domingo, a country
larger than Belgium or Holland in area
and having a population which must now
be approaching the million mark II IS
true that it is only the finances OF Santo
Domingo which William f. Pulliam. for
merly Of Kentucky. handles. but he has
always a gunboat or two flying the Amer
lean flag 10 see that his administration OF
the customs Of the country are not inter-
fered with. and so comes pretty near 20
holding the SantO DOmiuican sword as
well as the purse.
PTOConsul Pulliam works under the
treaty ratified between the United States
and Santo Domingo in February. 1907. IN
der this the United States is empowered
to appoint a receiver of customs for the
island republic and 10 appoint the depu-
ties, while il Is also specified how much
money shall be paid 10 the Dominican
government for its running expenses and
how much shall be applied 20 the wiping
out Of its foreign debt In one way or an
other SantO Domingo has become IN real
fly a protectorate Of the United States.
whether temporarily or permanently. who
shall say? And Mr. William +. Pulliam
| is in fact proconsul.
Il is now seven years since Mr.. Pulliam
went out 70 the Philippines where he had
obtained a Job I'm the custom house at
/ Manila IN time he rose TO be special
! deputy collector under the insular govern
ment. lie did SO well that he was called
| Up higher, and a year ago was sent 10
/ Santo Domingo as proconsuI-receiver Of
/ customs.
Hawaii n Dependency.
Although enjoying a territorial form OF
/ government. Hawaii may fairly be con-
sidered one OF the dependencies" Of the
United States. over this collection Of
islands, forming a country a little more
than half as large as Belgium and peopled
by 10000 souls. presides another American
lawyer and the son of a retired mission
ary 10 the islands when they were a king
dom. Walter F. Frear. Born in Califor-
mia. Proconsul Frear was educated IN a
Hawaiian college and at Yale. taught
Greek and other things in his island alma
mater took 20 law. became a judge under
the kingdom. then under the provisional
I government. then under the republic Of
Hawaii. and from 1900 10 1901, when he be-
came our proconSul. he was chief justice
OF the Supreme Court OF the Islands.
Gov. Frear sits in the Iolani palace. Be
fore the palace stands great statue Of
the great Kamehameha, who built up the
realm over which Walter +. Frear now
reigns. The royal feather plumes carried
in the old times before the Hawaiian mon
larchs are still n the palace but Mr Frear
does not use them. lie has the power they
represent neyyr,E less.
The administration - this vast scat
tered. and newly acquired territory. with
its millions Of strange peoples, is not yet
consolidated under the supervision Of one
department bureau of the home govern
ment" The popular impression is that
the affairs Of our Outlyins possessions are
under the care Of the Bureau Of Iusular
Affairs. Probably some day they viii be.
This bureau has made an excellent repU-
tation for itself and Will possibly blossom
out in the wears 20 come as a full-hedged
colonial department. And here again
. the adaptabllity Of the American is seen.
The Bureau OF Insular Affairs. which has
charge Of the Philippines and is the chan
mel through which the government Of Gu
. ba and the affairs OF S8nto Domingo are
r administered-whic is. in fact II not IN
name. a colonial departments run by
( army officers detailed for the purpose
- They turn their hands 10 being colonial
r secretaries as readily as 70 being procon-
S suls. these army men.
CCopyvright 1905. by the Associated Literary Press