The National tribune., 1903-10-29

the Foreign Once in London on Sept
5. and the arguments were finished on Oct
8. The British members were Lord Chief
Justice Alverstons. A. Rayieswartt, Of
Toronto, and Sir Louis yette, Of Quebec;
the American Commissioners being Secre.
tary Root, Senator Lodge and former Sen
ator George Turner. Lord Alverstone was
elected President The Commission chose
Reginald Tower. Of the British Foreign
Once, as Secretary, and John r. Carter,
Second Secretary Of the, American EN-
bassy, and Mr.. Pope, Of Canada. 40 Al.
sistant Secretaries. JOHN W. Foster. for
mer Secretary Of State. was the American
Agent, and probably the best expert on
the question in dispute In the world, and
he was assisted by Jacob n. Dickinson, Of
! Chicago; d. T. Watson. OF Pittsburg;
Hannis Taylor. former Minister to Spain;
| G.. Il. Anderson. former Secretary OF the
Boring Sea Commission in Paris: DR.. o.
| IL. Tittman, Superintendent Of the Coast
and Geodeiic Survey. and Robert Lansing.
son-in-law Of Mr.. Foster.
The United States won out Canada 3
Commissioners went off with their fingers
| in their mouths and pOutingly declare that
| they won't play on Engiand's cellar door
"a single mother time" so they wont, and
| talk OF seeding" from the mother Gov
eminent, which doesn't amount to hill
of beans in Heela. for nobody cares. The
decla ton didn't even cause throb in
England's calm pulse. Canada's action
shows that Canada intended to swipe the
territory just awarded to us. Justice fire.
quently gets there with both feet.
Cleveland grows optimistic In his old
age He says that he has no patience
with those people who think that the
| chances" are all gone. He says that
| there are just ms many opportunities in
the world for young men to take advan-
tage of rs there ever were. He also says
that he would rather his son became a
good bridge builder. than that he would
rise to become President of the United
States. Well. well!
Consult General Skinner has gone to
Abyssinia to invite King Menelek to the
St Louis Exposition. The invitation is
engraved upon a silver plate about three
feet in diameter. and is encased in hand
| some casket Now. whit will the Abys-
| sinian King do with the invitation when he
gets il ? He can't read 1t, and II is not like
! " that any one whom he trusts can read II
for him. He pretty testy old codger,
| and he might take it into his head that
the thing was a 'hoodoo' of some kind,
and act accordingly. Then the census
or the united StHIeS WOuiu 10 ucpiclco
just one Consnl-Generai.
And now it is Commissioner Richards,
of the General Land Office who is ont
cunning for grafters. He seems to have
| located the urIarry. too. Part of it is NJ
in Montana. and the arid" and desert
lands of that State have been the undoinS
| of some prominent men. it is 81 d. Wen.
| it is not to be wondered at. The United
States is a mighty Big country. and 1t Is
practically impossible for the little Land
Offices scattered over the country to know
all about the land that is entered. There
are great many ways that the Land
Office officials can he misieaI. and. I'M
fortunately, there are other officials who,
| for consideration, are perfectly wiling
/, he mislcd The Arid Land" husi-
| ness is a good deal of fake. anyhow.
| If il is real $ "arid" il is"no good on
earth for anybody. 1t wouldn't be worth
| filing on. L.. q,
Somebody is kicking becartse the mem
hers of the Cabinet are off "speli-binding.
Why not? They might as well be made
useful as ornamental. What is there m
prevent a member of the Ca binet speak
| ing his mind ut any time auf any pace
| When the time comes that acceptance of
| official position in TO shut a mans mouth,
that man might as well die aud have done
with it, What is the use of putting
| .'sfroug'' men in high Office, if their
| strength is not to be used for the party
to which they belong? No man gives
up his church or bis religion when he nc
cepts Office; why must he b. supposed
to give up his political faith or to ho
the same in allegiance till he energies from
the office again.
One Of the peculiarities of the Civil
Service administration is that the minute
man gets into Office he is presumed tn
lee out Of politics. II all ends in making
the man sneak. No man who is half
:, man will abjure politics. Why shon' d
| he divorce himself from active interest
| in politics, when he Is practically asked
| to 90 home to vote, and every taci ity
| affnripd him to go cheaply. time helm:
given him to go enrly enough to register.
| even to the crossing of the Continent
In this country every man who votes
| and every good man should ve'e-Oughi
TO be interested in politics. lie cannot
ras, an Intelligent; vote un'ess he does
| take lively interest in party principles
and in candidates.
Hon. Wallace II. Hills. who has just
returned from st. Ionis. Is very much
| plens.d with the lake the Exposition an
tiorites are making for the exhibit of thu
| Life Saving Service in the center of the
| Exposition Grounds. This is one of the
most spectacular exhibits made by tn.
| Government. and always attracts a crowd
The lake will cover an area of 40 by 5aC
| feet. with n depth of nine feet. The ex.
| hihit will be on a much larger scale than
| VAS ever before attempted at any pre-
vinus exp0sitions. and il will be cOmplere
in every detail. The equipment Is Of the
most modern. and all of the appliances
used In the actual work Of saving persons
| from drowning on the coast will be seen
in the exhibition. which will he given
| twice hay-morning and afternoon
| heen detailed by the Treasury Depart.
nent to give these exhibitions. and they
| win give the visitor an accurate i.iea OF
how the work 10 really done. The men
| will live on the grounds. III m attract We
| house built on the banks of the lake The
| border Of the lake will be beautifed by
| the planting of numerous aquatic plants.
The contract for the construction of the
| Government bird-cage on the Exposiion
| grounds was let recently To the st Pan
| Foundry Company of St Paul. MINI. u
| = to cost Si4G34 1t will b- a rerroduc
| ion of the hird-cage in the Geological
| Park near Washington on a large scale
| There will be running water. cascades.
| ,rowing trees and birds of every variety
| found in this hemisphere.
Mai. T.. A. Edwards. Consul G encral OF
Montreal, WAS in the city last week on
fcial business. He is looking well and