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IN NEUTRAL WATERS
"The Germans hope to use Antwerp as
a naval base for their submarines." "They
cannot use the River Schelde because n
passes through Holland and is hence
neutral territory." "They may claim the
right to use the river because Belgium
and Holland b;-d a joint right to use it
and Germany may claim she acquired
Belgium's right when she cc'upied the
country.”
These are some of the guesses at I
what Germany may do with regard to i
the river that flows from Antwerp toi
the sea. It is not questioned that Ger-j
many has the physical power to use the
river if she wants to. although Holland's
neutrality being invaded that' country
might if she saw fit. declare war against:
Germany which again would seem to be
a rather fruitless tiling to do.
A precedent for Germany’s doing as
she pleases on the ground—already de-
clared by her chancellor in discussing the
Belgian invasion—that "necessity knows
no law." is to be found strange to say. in
the history of the United States during
our own civil war. just a little over fifty
years ago.
The Confederate cruiser Florida was
the most successful commerce destrover
in the service of the South after the Ala-
bama had been destroyed. She had made
a quick dash down the American coast
in the autumn of 1564. had passed the
West Indies and entered the Brazilian
port of Bahia. Just outside the three-
mile limit off that port she captured and
sank a federal merchantman. The United
States cruiser Wachusett Commander
Collins was close at hand and the Florida
en’ered the harbor and anchored near a
Brazilian naval squadron and not far
from one of the forts.
Under international law Commander
Collins had no right to use the neutral
waters of Brazil for fighting purposes but
on the night of October 7 he ran the
Wachusett into the Florida with the in-
tention of sinking her. The blow did no
especial damage and Collins having gone
that far. took possession of the Florida
made the officers and crew prisoners—a
considerable number were on shore leave
—and took the Florida out of port. The
astonished Brazilians fired a few shots at
the Wachusett and her prize without
result.
Brazil made a peremptory demand upon
the United States for an apology for the
violation of her neutrality and the gov-
ernment at Washington found itself in
a very awkard position. If it admitted
the strength of Brazil’s contention it
would have to return the Florida to
Bahia. On the other hand the act was
. in absolute violation of the laws of war.
To gain time Secretary Seward replied
to Brazil claiming that the Florida was
a "pirate" an especially weak reply after
several years of warfare. If the Florida
was a pirate in the eyes of the Federal
government all Confederate soldiers would
have been bandits and the United States
had never contended that Confederate
prisoners were not prisoners of war. At
the same time Mr. Seward said the act
was “unauthorized” and promised to court-
martial Commander Collins. This court-
martial was never held; in fact. Com-
mander Collins was promoted to be a
captain in 1860 and died a rear admiral
nearly ten years later. He was not how-
ever. given another command.
While the correspondence was going
on with Brazil the Florida was “acci-
dentally” sunk in Hampton Roads by a
collision with an army transport. Thus
the United States government did not
have to return her to Brazil and before
the matter ever came to a head the war
was over.
It is needless to say that Brazil never
declared war on the United States. Per-
j haps Holland if Germany were to in-
• fringe her neutrality would content her-
' self as Brazil did with demands for an
apology. And perhaps Germany would
I make one —after the war was over.
A MERE $1500000
A former governor of Maine died. In
his strong box when his administrators
took up the settlement of his estate was
found an envelope containing a note ter
a million and a half dollars made by
the New England Navigation Company
with an endorsement that $lOOOOO had
been paid. On the outside of the en-
velope in Governor Hill's handwriting
was this laconic note: "This does not
belong to me."
Chairman Howard Elliott of the Xew
York Xew Haven & Hartford Railroad
is trying to find out who this unpaid
$1400000 does belong to. There is a
suspicion it appears that it may be the
legal property of the stockholders of that
railroad. The courts will have to look
into this and settle it. In the meantime it
is a striking commentary on the methods
of certain kinds of financiers in the not
distant past that a sum of this size
could lie in a deposit box. unpaid un-
claimed and disowned.
President Mellen of the Xew Haven
road under whose administration one
of the greatest railroad properties in the
United States was wrecked has admit-
ted that there was so much juggling of
accounts between one and another of
the score and more of subsidiary com-
panies that half the time he couldn’t keep
track of what was going on. There were
minor railroad companies and steam-
ship companies and holding companies—-
never forgetting the Bjllard Company
which helped put over for some of the di-
rectors a deal whereby the stockholders
lost several millions of dollars and then
double-crossed the directors and kept the
plunder. Perhaps this $1400000 is a
part of the Billard loot—this is one of
the things Chairman Elliott is trying to
find out.
Among all the instances of business
piracy that have come to light during
the past few years none is quite so bail
as the New Haven case. There is not
much chance that any bod v very prom-
inent will go to jail for what was done
but perhaps some of the money may be
recovered. This mysterious note in Gov-
ernor Hill’s strong box may furnish the
clue that will help.
"HATRED UNDYING."
"Not the least of the evils of the great
war." says a newspaper "will be the
legacy of undying hatred bequeathed to
all the nations participating in it." The
writer goes on to point out that the
hatreds engendered in France by the
Franco-Prussian war are having their
culmination in the present conflict. He
expects after this war is over that all
the peoples of Europe victors and van-
quished. will be tilled with passion against
one another—passion that will simmer
until another opportunity comes perhaps
years hence to vent it.
Admitting all that this writer says
about the bitterness of the French people
which may have been due more to the
price they had to pay for peace than to
the animosities of the war itself is it not
true that there are more cases in history
where the hatreds of the war were soon
forgotten than otherwise.
Even very young men and women can
remember how we cheered when news
came that the ships commanded by Ad-
miral Sampson and under the personal
direction of Admiral Schley had pursued
( ervera’s Spanish fleet along the south-
ern coast of Cuba and destroyed every
vessel in it with a loss of thousands of
dead and wounded. It is only sixteen
years ago last July that this happened.
How much hatred have we today for
the Spaniards? And how many of them
which is more to the point show any
especial hatred of us?
< Inly a few years ago the armies of
Russia and Japan were battling across
Manchuria for supremacy in the Far
East. It was no campaign of skirmishes
but a most sanguinary war in which the
losses were tremendous and the results
almost monumental for the Island King-
dom. Do Russians and Japanese hate
each other today? They are fighting
shoulder to shoulder figuratively in the
war against Germane.
How the Boers did hate the British
ten years ago when they had just been
conquered "after a series of battles that
proved the fighting abilities of the Afri-
can Dutch! It seemed when the super-
ior numbers of the British armies had
finally won that no people could hate
their conquerors with a more deadly hat-
red. It is said that the kaiser had been
informed if Great Britain participated in
the present war she would have an im-
mediate rebellion on her hands in South
Africa. But Great Britain went to war
and her South African subjects are fight-
ing her battles under the leadership of
Louis Botha who was one of the lead-
ing Boer generals.
Nor i» it necessary to go outside our
own country to learn how quickly war
hatreds can die. Plenty of men there
are who can remember when the Ameri-
can republic was rent by the most bitter
fratricidal war that ever cast a cloud over
the sun of civilization. And the country
—a majority of the votes being in the
North—has at its head today a President
born in the South while the sections live
together in far greater harmony than
was ever the case before the war.
Once let us have peace—and a peace
that means no more insane armaments —
and while a fe\v rulers may be forever
dissatisfied the people of Europe will
soon forgive and forget. Or if they re-
member it will be to thank God that
another such war will be forever impos-
sible.
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DOCTOR AND COOK.
Which had you rather be. a doctor ot
philosophy or a cook? Presuming that
the basis of your desire is the modicum
of income the job would pay what do
you think would prove the more re-
munerative?
Doctor of philosephy of course.
Wrong. The United States government
has just proved it; or at least it seems
to have done so.
The bureau of chemistry at Washing-
ton advertised the other day for pharma-
ceutical chemists. On the same day the
bureau of education advertised for a cook.
The qualifications specified for the first
job are that the man or woman “must
possess the degree of doctor of philosophy
in chemistry from a college or university
of recognized standing" and at least
three years' experience in research. For
the second job called “a female specialist
in home economics" —which is a sort of
sublimated cook—the qualifications are
that the lady must have graduated from
a four-year course in college or university
and have had not less than five years'
experience in teaching.
The salary for the pharmaceutical
chemists—the doctors of philosophy —is
from $lBOO to $2500 a year.
The cook is to get $3500.
It is not to be expected that the cook-
ladies' association qr whatever is the
official name of the organization of fe-
male chefs will proceed to set $3500 as
the standard of salary because there are
a considerable number in the profession
who have not the advantage of four years
in college and five years of teaching. But
for that matter all the pharmaceutical
chemists do not gather $lBOO or $2500
per annum. The thing seems to be about
as broad as it is long.
The incident emphasizes however the;
growing importance of the expert in home I
economics. Once upon a time anjSyody ■
who could boil water without burning it!
felt entitled to be called a cook. Now it j
has become understood that there is I
something more to household manage-1
ment than mere "getting by somehow."
The pharmaceutical chemists may feel:
aggrieved at the distinction implied by;
these two advertisements that appeared j
the same day in Washington but most;
long-suffering humans who have had ex-1
perience with cooks will agree that one [
who can run a house economically and i
at the same time dish up provender "like
mother used to make" is a public bene-1
factor and worth the price whatever it is.;
— oo
Cheese and Snobbishness.
All the way from the conßomme to the i
camembert the toadying: of Americans to Eu-
rupe is shown in the language of th« menu.
Thore is no reason why menus should not be
printed wholly in plain English. That Is to say
no reason other than toadyism toward France
and snobbishness upon the part of American
enterprises toward the plain American. But
there is no actual loss of money in printing it
"aux fine herbs” instead of “with carrots” and
other vegetables and if it is a pleasure to
Americans of a certain type to order their I
coffee in a "dem! tasse” Instead of a "small
cup/* it is harmless foolery. But there is al
loss of millions in the American preference for
anything and everything to eat that bears a
foreign label. —Louisville Courier-Journal.
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More Trade With Canada.
If current reports are to be accepted at their
face value the war is having the effect of in-
creasing our trade with the Dominion of Can-
ada. It seems that Canada had gotten into the
habit of regarding Austria and France as the
only source of suply for hosiery silks gloves
nnd toys. Most of these things are manufac-
tured in the United States and since the war
began we have been selling more or lew to oqr
Canadian neighbors. Thus solely by reason of
international complications we are gainiu?
business that was not seriously considered here-
tofore. It is an opportunity that is likely to
be eagerly accepted by our own people.—Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.
Egypt Is in tile Same Boat.
If there is any truth In the sajing that
“Misery loves company." Southern eotton
growers can derive some satisfaction from the
knowledge that Egypt. Iter chief competitor in
eotton growing la undergoing a crisis similar
to theirs in the Inability to market the cotton
crop of that country. According to advices
from the Untied States consular general at
Cairo there Is neither demand for the staple
nor sufficient available money to finance a
holding movement. To prevent a surplus next
year the ministry of agriculture already has
formulated plans for reducing the acreage to
be planted by about 60 per cent. It is not
indicated however that this plan will ho sup-
ported by a prison penalty for individuals vio-
lating an. of its provisions. Houston Post.
—- oo —
School Gardening.
The school garden idea has taken strong hold
in many of the large cities of the country and
practical results have been achieved. Many
practical educators are beginning to believe
that it is quite as important to teach a boy or
girl how to raise vegetables and to cook them
and how to cultivate flowers and shrubs and
trees as it is to learn to demonstrate the bi-
nomial theorem or construe a chapter of Latin
prose that lost its value to humanity twenty
centuries ago. The time may not be far distant
when we shall have In our public schools
something like a chair of horticulture and
pupils may be taught on Unes that will have
a direct bearing on the universal problem of
earning a living.—Beaumont Enterprise.
fTHE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
A YOUTHFUL RUSSIAN MODEL
OF GREEN CLOTH
For a debutantc’ii wear through
autumn weeks thin trim Russian
model Is admirably suited. The belted
coat fastens far a<*russ to the left
with snap fasteners a Une of closely
set full silt buttons outlining tlm
edg**. The tunic flares outward from
a very narrow skirt and a final
touch of niodishnCFfl L« given by the
flaring collar and deep cuffs of dou-
bled book muslin. Buttoned walking
boote a<HtM!ipany the suit which is
made of dark green broadcloth.
Once upon a time a little Gnome
started out for a walk. He had not
lived in this village very long and
so his friends told him to be sure
and not go too far away.
He walked along looking at all
the sights and listening to what the
people were paying. He could hear
and see but they couldn't see or
hear him.
AU at once he looked up and saw
that he had gone a long way and
everything was strange to him. Oh
dear he was afraid he was lost and
then he found he was cold too. What
was he going to do? He hopped on
the fence and looked about and as
he did so a little girl came along
and stopped right beside him.
She had a nice warm muff and
although she had both hands in it
there was plenty of room for the lit-
tle gnome jnd In he jumped. It
was nice and warm and he knew
she would go home pretty soon and;
he should go with her. It was so;
comfortable that he fell sound ;
asleep and the next thing he knew
lie was in a pretty little room all
blue and white lying on a nice soft
bed.
He heard the little girl called
Lucy and heard her mother say:
"You must put your coat and furs
away and not leave them on the
bed." so he made one jump out of
the tnnff and landed on the floor.
Lucy said: “I thought I heard
some one in the room mother did
you?" but her mother said: "No. I
guess it was only the bird" and then
the gnome saw the bird for the first
time and was glad because he knew
that the bird could hear him and
perhaps tell him how to get home.
He peeped into the cage and said:
•‘Hello." The bird was so surprised
that it nearly fell off its perch but
when he saw who It was. said:
"Hello what are you doing here?”
The gnome explained and asked
the bird to tell him how to get
home. The bird said: "I will tell
you what I'll do. When they go
down to supper I will cany you
home on my back for you lock real
tired and it is a long waj - . I will
be glad to get out and use my
wings."
The gnome thanked him and ns
soon as they could they started and
in a little while he was back in the
gnome's village.
They all thanked the bird and
asked him to coipe again and he said
he would as soon as he got another
chance but he must go before hl*
mistress got hack and saw be had
been out of the cage.
So back he flew and got tn his
cage just as Luoy and her mother
came into the room so he didn't get
scolded that time.
♦.»
WOMEN ON WRONG TRACK.
From th» N*w York World.
The woman suffrage movement in
thin country has developed only one
vagary and that Is the idea that tho
end sought should bo gained by an
amendment to the national constitu-
tion.
To amend the constitution it is
necessary to gain the assent of three-
fourths of the states. Thirteen nega-
tives will defeat the project. There
are at least ten states in which the
fatal color question is still para-
mount. There are not les p than ten
other states principally in the mid-
dle west and east in which the nat-
ural conservatism of the people
makes the Issue at present hopeless.
If the suffragists preservers In
their local campaigns they may
eventually control three-fourths of
the states when national success will
be Inevitable. Time and energy ex-
pended upon agitation in favor of a
constitutional amendment are there-
for* worse than wasted.
Daily Fashion Hint I
/
Sleepy Time Tales
For the Little Folk
What Congress Has Done This Session
The first regular session of the
Sixty-third Congress which began
December 1 1913 is about to be
'Concluded. Begun as an uninterrupt-
ed continuation ot the special ses-
sion called' by President Wilson a
month after his Inauguration it is
the longest sitting ot Congress in the
i history of the nation.
The work. Including that of the
special session for tariff reform and
income tax provisions represents the
legislative achievement ot the first
Democratic Congress since March 4.
1895. The chief enactments include
the new currency law anti-trust leg-
islation repeal of the toll exemption
provision for American coastwise
ships in the Panama canal and the
j provision to build a government rall-
-1 road in Alaska.
The Congress was remarkable for
the fact that in less than two years
it had to deal with conditions aris-
ing from two foreign wars—the
revolution in Mexico and the Euro-
pean conflict—and was on the verge
of facing a war between the United
States and Mexico. Both of these
situation cmanded emergency leg-
islation. me of which may have
far reaching effect upon the future
course of the nation In its foreign
affaire.
As a rule the utmost co-operation
between Democratic leaders in Con-
gress and President Wilson marked
the session although one notable
break occurred In the party over re-
peal of the tolls provision of the Pa-
nama canal act. This led to an align-
ment which placed the president and
some of the party leaders on oppo-
site sides. Among those who took is-
sue with the chief executive were
Speaker Clark and Majority Leader
Underwood. Speaker Clark's defense
of his opposition to repeal furnished
one of the most spectacular clim-
axes in the history of the House.
Mr. Wilson’s Messages.
The president appeared before
joint sessions of the House and Sen-
ate on five occasions. He delivered
Jills general legislative message De-
cember 2. Subsequent messages were
I on anti-trust legislation the Mexican
situation pleading for continuation
of “watchful waiting” the tolls re-
;peal bill and the necessity for a war
revenue bill.
Most Important of the laws en-
acted by the Congress since Decem-
ber 1 1913. were:
Federal reserve act creating
twelve regional reserve banks and
federal reserve board of control and
reforming the currency system.
Federal trade commission act cre-
ating a commission of five members
and absorbing the bureau of cor-
porations to Investigate organisation
conduct and practices of Industrial
corporations inquire into unfair
competition and alleged violation of
anti-trust acts to aid the Depart-
ment of Justice and the courts In
the prosecution of business offend-
ers to make public Information
deemed to be of public Interest re-
lating to industrial conditions and
to recommend remedial business leg-
islation.
The Clayton anti-trust act which
provides for guilt of individuals con-
nected with corporations convicted
of violating the anti-trust laws lim-
its interlocking directorates prohib-
its holding companies which will
lessen competition prevents exclu-
sive and tying contracts liberalizes
laws relating to Injunction and con-
tempt and exempts from prosecu-
tion under anti-trust laws agricul-
tural horticultural fraternal and
labor organizations.
Regulating Cotton Soles
Act repealing provisions of the
Panama canal law exempting from
payment of tolls American vessels
engaged In coastwise shipping of the
United States.
The Alaska railroad law provid-
ing for government construction and
operation of 1900 miles of railroad
with telegraph and telephone lines
from the lower Pacific coast to in-
terior waters and mineral region ot
Alaska at a cost not to exceed $35-
090000.
I.aws placing on a war footing the
volunteer militia and naval militia
of the States subjecting them in
time of war to the call of the War
Department.
Law regulating cotton future sales
on stock exchange providing a tax
of 2 cents a pound on sales for fu-
ture delivery unless actually deliv-
ered under conditions and grades
established by the Department of
Agriculture.
War Emergency Measures.
overshadowing much other im-
portant legislation were emergency
measures demanded by the extraor-
dinary conditions precipitated by the
war in Europe. Such legislation en-
acted or about to become law in-
cluded the following measures:
War revenue law imposing special
! Internal revenue taxes to aggregate
| approximately an annua! revenue of
$198000000 to offset estimated
treasury deficit due to loss of cus-
i toms receipts during the European
I war.
.Amendment to Panama canal act
admitting to American registry for-
eign built ships of American own-
ership to engage in oveAeas nnd
South American trade.
Emergency currency act permit-
ting banks of national currrency as-
sociations to issue circulating notes
up to 125 per cent of their unimpair-
ed capital and surplus and making
available to banks of the country
more than $1000090000 of emer-
gency currency.
Law creating in the Treasury De-
partment a bureau of war risk in-
surance appropriating 15.000.000 to
insure ships of American registry
against hazards of the European
! war.
Resolutions appropriating $2750-
000 for protection and transporta-
tion of American citizens stranded in
European war zones and authorizing
the American Red Cross Society to
charter a ship of foreign register and
fly the American flag.
Appropriation of $1000000 for ex-
tra expense of diplomatic and con-
। sular service In taking over em-
I hassles legations and consular of-
fices of warring nations In Europe.
The Mexican Situation.
Before these unforeseen conditions
which demanded decisive actiog to
cope with the European situation.
Congress had on its hands for most
of the session tho threatening Mexi-
|can imbroglio which came to a clim-
ax in the act of reprisal by the gov-
ernment In the seizure of Vera Cruz.
Many times the situation was criti-
cal and actual warfare with Mexico
was prevented only by the course of
the administration and the cool
heads in Congress in preventing un-
toward oratorical outbreaks and un-
wise action. Legislation growing out
of the Mexican controversy was lim-
ited to the following:
Resolution expressing Congress'
justification of employment by the
president of armed forces of the
United States to enforce demands
for affronts and indignities against
this nation and disclaiming any hos-
tility to the Mexican people or any
purpose to make war on Mexico.
Appropriation of $500000 for the
transportation and care of Interned
Mexican soldiers and military refu-
gees and $500000 for relief and
transportation to the United States
of American citizens In Mexico.
Other legislation placed upon the
statute books Included scores of lo-
cal improvement laws many meas-
ures relating to land entries and
the following:
General appropriations for gov-
ernment expenses aggregating ap-
proximately $1200000000.
Appropriation of $20000000 for
rivers and harbors improvements at
discretion of War Department
passed as substitute for $53000000
specific appropriation bill after pro-
longed filibuster.
Law’ granting public water supply
to city of San Francisco from Hetch.
Hetchy valley In Yosemite national
park.
A Law to Aid Women.
Act prohibiting importation of
opium except for medicinal purposes
under treasury regulation and plac-
ing prohibition tax of $3OO a pound
on opium manufactured In the
United States for smoking purposes.
Act authorizing payment of money
orders at any money order office In
country although drawn on speci-
fied office.
Appropriation of $600000 on treat-
ment and eradication of hog cholera
and dourjne.
Law limiting labor to women In
the District of Columbia to eight
hours a day.
Agricultural extension act pro-
viding for co-operation between De-
partment of Agriculture and State
Agricultural colleges in diffusion of
information relating to agriculture
and home economics and providing
for an ultimate annual appropria-
tion of nearly $5000000.
An act raising the American diplo-
matic agencies in Argentina and
Chile from legations to embassies.
A provision for election of United
States senators under law s govern-
ing election of members of House of
Representatives in states where leg-
islatures had not passed special elec
tion laws.
Act providing agricultural entry
of phosphate nitrate potash and
other mineral lands.
Act providing income tax of 1
per cent of the gross annual income
of railroad corporations in Alaska.
Law establishing the United States
coast guard and consolidating the
revenue cutter and life saving serv-
ices with increases In salary for em-
' ployes.
Foreign Relations.
Act reorganizing diplomatic and
consular service of the country.
Act providing for government
leasing of coal lands in Alaska and
to prevent monopolization of natural
resources of the territory.
Resolution creating commission to
consider the subject of national aid
for vocational education to report
not later than June 1 next.
Foreign relations of the United
Stales absorbed much attention of
the Congress Irrespective of the wars
in Mexico and Europe and formed
the basis for discussion by the presi-
dent in his annual message and In
frequent conferences with members
of the foreign relations committee.
This committee lost its chairman
early in the session through the sud-
den death of Senator Augustus <>.
Bacon of Georgia. Senator William
J. Stone of Missouri was chosen to
succeed him as head of this import-
ant committee which was busy
throughout tho session with the con-
sideration of treaties and other for-
eign affairs. General arbitration
treaties with twelve foreign nations
upon recommendation of this com-
mittee. were ratified by the Senate
as follows:
Great Britain. Japan. Italy Spain
Norway Sweden Portugal Switzer-
land Paraguay Austria-Hungary
The Netherlands and Salvador.
Later in the session and in the
midst of the European conflict the
Senate upon recommendation of the
foreign relations committee ratified
new treaties providing for peace
commissions of investigation in in-
ternational disputes not settled by
ordinary diplomacy within twenty-
three foreign nations as follows:
Norway The Netherlands Portu-
gal. Switzerland. Denmark Italy
Salvador. Guatemala Honduras Nic-
aragua Bolivia Persia. Costa Rica.
Venezuela. Honduras Argentina.
Brazil Chile. Paraguay Great Brit-
ain France and Spain. Similar trea-
ties negotiated and urged for ratifi-
cation but held up in the Senate for
further consideration are with China.
Panama and San Domingo. A sim-
ilar treaty has been negotiated with
Russia to be sent to the Senate later.
Many Investigations.
Much time was given by the com-
mittee for hearings and considera-
tion of a treaty with Nicaragua to
acquire the Nicaraguan canal route
and naval station rights In the Bay
of Fonseca for $5000000 and the
treaty with Colombia to pay that
country $25000000 compensation
OCT. 15 1914.
for the Panama canal strip. Action
on both treaties was defered until
next session.
Investigations by Congress were
less than has been undertaken in re-
l cent sessions. The special lobby in-
-1 vestigating committee of the Sen-
ate however continued its existence
land probed into alleged lobbying in
I connection with the passage of the
' Panama canal act and the subse-
|quent repeal of the tolls exemption
: provision. The committee has not
। yet made a final report. The House
lobby committee reported a resolu-
. tion of censure for Representative
McDermott of Illinois. w r ho resigned
I his office. Investigation by the In-
terstate Commerce Commission into
the financial operation of the New
York New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company and the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific railway were
Instituted by resolutions of Congress.
Investigations also were conducted
by Senate and House committees in-
to the West Virginia coal strike tho
Michigan copper strike and the Col-
orado coal strike. Inquiries leading
to impeachment proceedings which
I eventually w r ere dropped were con-
ducted by the House judiciary com-
mittee Into the affairs of Judge Dan-
iel Thew Wright of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
and Emory F. Spear United States
circuit judge for the Southern dis-
trict of Georgia.
Notwithstanding its achievements
the. Congress left much important
work unfinished. Much of this legis-
lation will be taken up for consider-
ation in the winter session though
it will be impossible in the opinion
of administration leaders to con-
sider all of it before adjournment
March 4 next. Some of the subjects
uncompleted are the following:
Government purchase of merch-
ant vessels advanced as part of tho
war emergency program but post-
poned by agreement with the presi-
dent until next session.
Revision of immigration laws in-
cluding an illiteracy test passed by
the House and approved by Senato
committee but never pressed in the
Senate.
.some Work Unfinished.
Regulation of development of wa-
ter power in navigable streams.
Bill prodding for leasing of mines
and other natural resources on pub-
lic domain.
Bill providing eventual independ-
jencc for the Philippines which
passed the House but was deferred
until next season by Senate.
Bill to provide rural credits legis-
lation by establishment of a system
of farm mortgage banks.
Resolution providing for submis-
sion of constitutional amendment
granting suffrage to women passed
in House defeated in Senate and re-
introduced.
Bill to provide for submission of
constitutional amendment for na-
tional prohibition.
National direct primaries for nom-
ination of presidential candidates.
Regulation of railroad stocks and
bonds by the Interstate Commerce
Commission undertaken as part of
anti-trust program but deferred.
Measure for regulation of stock
exchanges and boards of trade un-
dertaken and reported by Senate
committee on banking and currency.
Bill for greater safety at sea and
amelioration of condition of sailors
passed by both Houses considered
In conference and recommitted to
Senate committee on commerce.
Measure for limitation of cam-
paign contributions.
Constitutional amendment limiting
service of a president of the United
States to a single term.
National aid to building of good
roads bills for which were reported
this session.
Reorganization of the civil serv-
ice.
Measure providing fortgovernment
licensing of cotton warehouses
which passed the Senate but was
held up in the House and other
measures contemplated for relief of
cotton situation in the South.
Some Controversies.
Interesting features of the session
were controversies in the Senate over
several of the presidents appoint-
ments. The nomination of H. M.
Findell of Peoria to be ambassador
to Russia led to a prolonged inquiry
by the Senate committee on foreign
relations. The nomination was once
withdrawn. Mr. Pindell was later re-
i med and was ordered confirmed
the Senate following which Mr.
i indell asked the president to with-
draw his name. The nomination of
Thomas D. Jones of Chicago direct-
or of the International Harvester
Company as a member of the Fed-
eral Reserve Board precipitated a
struggle in the Senate committee on
Hanking and currency. In the midst
ot the fight Mr. Jones requested the
president to withdraw his name. The
nomination of Paul M Warburg of
New York as member of the Federal
Reserve Board also stirred up a con-
11oversy. Mr. Warburg once refusing
to appear before the banking and
currency committee. He eventually
xlelded and his appointment wan
confirmed by :he Senate.
Two senators. William O. Bradley
of Kentucky (Rep.) and Augustus O
Bacon of Georgia (Dem.) died
ing the session. Three deaths oc-
curred in the House membership
Representatives Irving 8. Pepper of
lowa Robert C. Bremmer New
Jersey and William Richardson of
Alabama all Democrats.
—
A Possible ( ha nee.
A young man who last month received
I ts diploma haa been looking around uo
ceselveb for a position employment and
n job. Entering an office the other day
he asked to see the manager and while
waiting for that gentleman to become dis-
engaged he said to the office boy:
•Do you suppose there is any opening
here for a college graduate?”
Wol dtre will be.” was the reply. ”lf
do boas don’t raise me salary to t ree dol-
lars • week by temiorrer night.”—Boston
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