The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-01-06
Impression Is That Trouble viii
Follow Next Election.
KEEPING PEACE IS EXPENSIVE.
II Cost Uncle Sam 100000 to
Straiehten Out the Tangled Cuban
Affairs Some Years Ago - Speaker
Cannon Grows Sarcastic When APP
plying the New Rules.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

! BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 4.-[SpeciaL]-It is
very difficult to obtain definite infor-
nation as to just what is going on In
Cuba, but it is the opinion of all IA
miliar with conditions in the island
that Intervention by the United States
is bound to come and when this coun-
try again goes into Cuba 1t will be for
all time.
Perhaps that is one reason why there
is such an effort on the part of Ameri-
cans in Cuba to bring about another
revolution and Intervention. The prob
abilities are that the present govern
ment can maintain itself until after
another election.
Elections are fatal to the peace OF
Latin American republics, as the peo-
pie Of Spanish descent do not take
kindly to defeat and generally become
revolutionists. Cubans are no excep-
ton to the rule, and 1t is expected that
as soon as an election is held there will
be trouble. There Is no doubt that
our military authorities are taking into
consideration the possibilities of an
other Intervention.
Intervention Is Expensive.
These officers are figuring on the ex-
pense Of Intervention, and, although
the cost of our last trip to Cuba with
an army is not accurately known, 1t
amounts to 100000.
Emperor William can land an army
in Cuba with less than one-third the
expense of what it costs u.s." remarked
an officer in the war department. I'm
the first place he has the troops all
ready to move on short notice. In
that respect a country ready for war
or on a war footing can go into mill
tary action with a great deal less ex-
pense than q country on a peace basis.
Then Germany has the ships ready to
| convert into transports on short no
tice. Our people had to charter every
thing possible up and down the coast
and fit them out as transports, which
was very expensive"
1t Is an interesting fact that about
half the cost of the Intervention In
Cuba was for the quartermaster's de-
partment which furnishes army trans
portation.
Senatorial Deadlooks.
Information from different states
where senators are to be elected indi-
cate that there win be several dead
locks during the month which will keep
Washington very much interested.
Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut
and New Jersey promise to furnish in
teresing situations in the east, while
Ohio, Iowa and Montana will keep pol
itics astir in the west
With uncertain conditions in West
Virginia and Tennessee the south will
contribute its share to the senatorial
contests which are attracting so much
attention. The whole senate is in
terested, because the senator's want to
know who will be their associates for
the next six years.
Cannon Gets Sarcastic.
Speaker Cannon never misses an op-
portunity to make sarcastic references
to the changes made in the house rules
in spite Of his protest. The day the
house adjourned for the recess a mat
ter came up which Congressman Ste
phens Of Texas was particularly anx-
ious to have considered. No one OBJ
jected to it, but the additional rules
showed how ironclad they were I'm
deviation from the lines
laid down. 1t was calendar Wednes-
day. and in reply to Stephens Cannon
said:
Unfortunately on this day, settled
by a majority vote of the house, moth
ing is in order except calendar Wednes-
day business"
Then Stephens asked to have the
resolution considered by unanimous
to which the speaker grimly
replied:
The power of even submitting
unanimous consent to the house has
been taken from the control Of the
speaker. There are two days In each
month that by righteousness have been
vet apart for unanimous consent in or
Ter that We may preserve our manhood
ind be patriots"
The last statement refers to the fact
hat members complained of having
% beg the speaker to grant them re
'ognition for asking unanimous con
ent and that II was Illuminating and
destroyed their manhood
No Chance For Army canteen.
Congressman Bartholdt of St Louis
las introduced a bin to restore the
anteen on military reservations. which
means that permits to sell liquor on
UGH reservations shall be granted II
an never be done
The government is much more likely
o 90 further In the direction OF re-
tricting liquor than In granting more
reedom in its sale. II may even be
ONE necessary to refuse government
ermits for the sale Of liquor within
ertain prescribed nmits-say a mile or
wo-Of military and naval reservR-
Ions. It Is claimed that saloons near
Military posts are now making most
the trouble for the eoldiers