The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-10-30
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
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Washington, October 77, 1909.
Secretary Shaw has completed his
purchase of bonds and between $s1,-
900, 900 and $a5, 900, 900 have been
released from the Treasury as a result.
The Secretary says that this ends his
etfNrts to relieve the markets and now
the bankers must take care of them
selves. This, however, is not the
first time the Secretary has made that
statement and the bankers have re-
fused to take care of themselves and
have demanded that Mr.. Shaw come
to the rescue, demand which he has
promptly needed. A prominent treas
ury official said, after the close of the
purchase, that every banker in the
country had discounted the released
currency many times over and that
there was every prospect that the
stringency would be worse than ever
within a few weeks. The bankers
appreciate that a panic in Wall Street
would cost the republican party hun
dreds of votes and that any demand
they make before election will receive
due attention.
XIX
A report comes from the State De.
partment that the King of Sweden
and Norway has decided against the
United States and Great Britain, on
the question submitted to him for ar
bitratior, and which involved the
right of the countries named to land
troops at Apia, Samoa. This will
mean that this country and Great
Britain will have to pay heavy dana
ges to the citizens whose property
was injured by the bombardment
which occurred at that time. The
claims now amount to approximately
100000.
XXX
The fruit of civil service reform is
seen in Washington before each elect
ION. Fewer and fewer clerks apply
for leave to 60 home to vote. When
their tenure of Office depended on
their political influence they all felt
compelled to journey to their respect
i've states to cast their ballot, regard
less of whether they could afford the
expense or not. Now they are prac-
tically independent of the party orga-
nization and their interests lie in the
line OF performing their duties, SO that
with the exception of a few clerks
classed as "laborers" and few who
have political aspirations, there will
be no exodus from Washington such
as there has been in years past.
! XIX
1t is characteristic of the belligerent
sentiment of the Roosevelt admins
traiion that Secretary Root will, in
his forthcoming annual report, ask
Congress to authorize the purchase Of
arms and equipment sufficient for an
army of 100000 men. A large share
of the energy of the President and the
Secretary of War has been directed
towards the perfection of the military
organization of late, and even Gen.
Corbin has thought fit to pronounce
in favor of compulsory military service.
Costly maneuvers are planned for
this winter in addition to those which
have already occurred and Congress
will be asked to authorize still further
expense in this direction.
XXX
1t is somewhat amusing to learn
from Senator Hanna that-"The de-
mand for revision of the tariff comes
from the democrats" sit is meant
to be an entering wedge in the struct-
ure OF our present prosperity, but un-
less the republican party be removed
from power the tariff will never be
changed so as TO lessen the wages of
the laboring men," says the Ohio
politician. 1t is unfortunate that Mr..
Hanna's statement is so far from the
truth. If every voter who advocated
a revision of the tariff were a demo-
crat the chances of the party would
certainly be bright and one of the
most notable conversions would be