The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-01-08
MATTERS AT.
WASHINGTON
News and Notes OF National
Interest.
CARMACK'S CHOICE
Tor President--Labor Leaders
Sturbed--Chinese DiIndemnity
venezuela Matters.


Washington-Jas. B. Cole, of Bear
den, Union parish, La, has been COM
missioned postmaster at the newly
established postofllce at that point.
The State Department has received
confirmatory advices from Picking, of
the declination of the powers to re-
ceive their second indemnity Install
ment on the silver basis. It is not
understood that the declination was
accompanied by threat, but the ac-
ton itself is regarded as sinister. if.
rs has been suggested, it is not taken
with O view to making a record
of the position of the powers in this
matter. The situation is regarded
here as warranting some concern,
though, unless the Washington gov
ernment is to utterly discredit every
statement of the powers in the past
two years, whenever the possibility of
division of China came up, it can
not believe there is an intention TO
proceed to extremes. It is again sug-
gested that the time is ripe for refer
ence of this important issue to the
Hague tribunal, q contamination de-
voutly wished for by China, and a
cause which has commended itself to
the Washington government. The
United States, which is iuterestei
equally with the other powers in get
ting as much money as it can in the
shape of indemnity, still feels bound
by moral law to support the Chinese
contention for the silver basis, looking
not only upon the language of the
protocols and the Picking treaty itself,
out also having SOLICITORS regard for
Ohina's integrity and perpetuity as a
nation. The other powers are united
in demanding a settlement on the gold
basis. This is an issue which in the
mind of officials here, is eminently
adaptedS e the methods Of arbitration.
So far China alone has suggested
reference to the Hague tribunal, but
it is possible aud even probable if the
powers are going to extremes, the
United States government will seem
bound to discharge it's duty under ar
ticle q of the Hague tribunal, and
point the way to arbitration.
There is strong probability that
part of the Venezuelan negotiations
may soon be transferred to Washing
ton Some of the governments who
are pressing the little South America
Republic for settlement believe that
If their diplomatic representatives in
Washington are given authority to
handle the matter better results may
be forthcoming. It is reported that
at least one foreign power who claims,
however, may not be the largest in
amount, is not pressing claims of mer-
chants and bondholders, who must
take their chances on Investments,
is interfering in behalf of those who
have been imprisoned or otherwise
were badly treated by President Cas-
tro, and whose ships were taken Or sunk
by the Venezuelans. President Cas-
tro was given every opportunity to
avert the cris is that has overtaken him,
tempt the letters of protest submitted
to him by the foreign ministers, and
did not even reply to some OF them.
Had his course been more concila-
tory, it is declared on high authority,
the European Government would have
been inclined to give him all the time
he desired in which to meet the
claims
President Roosevelt has referred the
Indianola, Miss, IPostoffice case to the
Attorney General, and instructed that
official to investigate the alleged in
timidation of the negro postmistress.
Representative Jenkins, Chairman
of the House Judiciary Committee,
ridicules Senator Hoar's antitrust bill.
He says it will be necessary to amend
the Constitution before Congress will
have power to curb the trusts.
Henry T. Oxnard, president Of the
American Beet Sugar Growers Assoc
citation was in Washington Saturday,
and called on President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Oxnard is very much interested
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