Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-12-18
WEEK IN CONGRESS.
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Bitter Struggle Over etlbus
Educational Quaihci'
ton For immigrants.
From our Regular Correspondent.

stoned considerable criticism and IL ha
become evident that Mr. Barrett's spher
Of usefulness will be circumscrbed b
the lack of respect in which he is he'll
by the Japanese government. 1t is no
true, as has been stated, that the JspS
nese Minister has filed q protest wit
Secretary Hay, nor is II likely that h
will do 50, but il is evident sAat tn
Minister is most sensitive over the sp
pointment. According to custom o
diplomacy, the United States Shout,
send as her representative to Japan
man Of equal mental calibre with tn,
japanese representative In WsshingtoI
and that Mr.. Barrett is not believed q
be. He has, in the past, exhibited
tendency to sensationalism and a dispo
sition to act the clown which have no
recommended him TO the favor Of tn,
Japanese.
The President has recently been brou
ght face 10 face with the Southern re
publican situation by the case OF \. III
Wick, candidate for the postmastershiI
at Wilson, N. c. Mr.. Wick is a colored
man and is opposed by Senator Pritchard
because OF his opposition to Senator
Pritchsrd's organization in that State.
Mr.. Wick says that he opposed the Sen.
ator's organization because it had for
its end the elimination Of the colored
citizen as a political factor in the State.
The president has said that. in no in.
stance, would he regard mere color as a
bar to officeholding and the Senator has
made the additional charge that Wick is
unwelcome to the citizens OF Wilson, a
charge which can be made in the case Of
every colored officeholder in the South
ern states. The president still has the
matter under advisemsnt and the out.
come is looked for with much interest.
While comparatively little has appear.
ed in the press in regard 10 the matter,
the defeat in the house OF the London
Dock Bill, on Tuesday, was q matter Of
grave importance. II is the custom OF
London dock owners to collect tariff OF
" cents per ton on every ton Of freight
from vessels coming from
ports in the United States. With q view
to preventing this discrimination Parlia-
ment passed law prohibiting the charge
but the dock owners got around that by
having the charge stipulated 10 the bill
of-lading which, as it was negotiated on
American soil, was beyond the iurisdic
ton Of Parliament. The bill just defeat
ID had for its object the prohibition Of
the contract on this side Of the water
the milling, lumber aud pack
ing interests supported the measure but
suddenly the two latter withdrew their
support and so accomplished it's defeat.
There are many ugiey rumors afioat
which connect the new shipping Syndi
cate and its Washington lobby with the
and consequent loss Of the
bill. tits pointed out that an arrange
ment could easily have been made with
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An important rumor has its source at
he White House. II is to the effect that
Governor Taft, OF the Philippines is to
be nominated to succeed Mr.. Justice
Shiras on the Supreme Bench, it being
certain that Mr.. Shiras will retire In the
aear future.
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