Middletown transcript., 1903-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINeroN. Nav 18th, 1908.

WASHINGTON, May 18th, 1908.
| CEVER4L communications have reach
- ed the State Department urging pro
test against the reported persecution o
the Jews in Russia, the hope that Secre
tary Hay would entertain such reques
being based on his protest against similar
prosecutions in Roumania some months
ago. That the State Department, much
as it deplores the reported suffering, will
feel warrented in taking action is, how
ever, doubtful. 1t is pointed out at the
| Department that in the case of RoumaDis
the United States was in sense party
to the agreement which preserved the
integrity of that nation and could, there.
fore, protest against violution of the
pledges made by treaty. Moreover, in
the Roumania incident there was ground
on which this country could base per-
sonal complaint as the ports of the United
States were being flooded with an unde-
sirable class OF immigrants as result of
of the intolerable conditions which sur
rounded these people in their Roumania
homes. Russia bt ing sovereign state, and
United States suffering no personal incon-
venience from the persecution of the
Jews, the conditions are, it will be appre
ciated, entirely different and this country
would be no more warranted in protest.
ing against the present prosecutions than
Russia would be in protesting against
lynchingi in the South, numbering in Con-
necticut or Pennsylvania or White capp-
ing in the West.
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The return of the Presidents train
from the West is awaited with no little
interest by Washingtonians in view of
the reports which have been received
concerning the numerous and varied as.
sortment of presents which have been al
most forced upon the chief Executive by
his admirers throughout his trip. 1t is
stated that only by chance did Mr..
Roosevelt escape present of a perform.
ing bear offered him at Albuquerque.
He was less fortunate at Sharon Springs,
Kansas. and the result is that there is a
"cute little badger" in 'the baggage car
ahead" Among the other momentoes
which now occupy space in the baggage
car, almost to the exclusion Of necessary
provisions, are Navajo blankets, horse
hair brides, bowls, platters, jardiniers,
bowie knives, stiilettoes, antlsrs, bear
skin suit, moccasins and many other tri-
des which will make interesting exhibits
In the National Museum, for it will be
for the President to accommo.
date all his gifts in the White House.
~
The most sensational development in
The Post Office Department investigation
IS the statement Of Mr.. Tulloch, formerly |
,ashier in the Washington city post Office,
which has just been made public. Mr..
rulloch made public an interview some
lime ago in which he charged Ex-Post-
master General Smith, Ex-First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry Health and
'ther officials with failing to prevent
rauds in the Department. The Post
master General replied to Mr.. Tulloch
~ saying that unless he could prove
lis charges he would only have sue
eeded in branding himself slanderer.
dr. Tulloch's reply to Mr.. Payne's state
nent is a comprehensive review of the
Incidents which. led up to his interview
nd, pending the reply Of the officials in
'olved, Mr.. Tulloch appears to have
made good'' his charges. Referring to
Or. Smith he says, "Some people are
aid to live all their lives within a few
few miles of Niagara Falls and never
'ecome aware OF the roar or the beauty
( fall"
~ |,
Since last week letter it has been dis.
oyered that letters were sent to the car.
les on rural free delivery routes in.
them to send to the division OF |
rec delivery LIFTS Of the persons receiv- ,
lg mail on their routes. There was no
ccasion for such request in the ordi-
ary work Of the Department and the
.tters we're sent nnt without the know
,dge Of the First Assistant Postmaster
eneral, by whose authority they APP
cared 10 have been Issued. As it has
cen charged that such lists were sold to !.
lail order houses, department stores do 7.
lgsa mail order business, daily papers
nd E"get-rich-quick" concerns, the dis
3very Of these circular letters has given
se to grave suspicion as to what use the
st Of names so obtained were put.
-
Director Of the Mint Roberts has taken
mirage at the reports sent out from
to the effect that the t:Iowa :
lea" had been abandoned by the Rec !:
ublicans of that State. Mr.. Roberts
ays that such is not the case but that
ne plank in the platform will be merely
, modified as to occasion no offense to
ne ''stand patterns" Be this as it may,
our correspondent learns on the highest
uthority that Senator Allison submitted
, Senator Aldrick the tariff plank which r
iii be reported to the Iowa Convention
nd that it received Mr.. Aldrich's appro-
al, and Senator Aldrich is the staun.
nest of''stand patters." It is further
announced by Mr.. Roberts that Cover
or Cummins is likely to become strong
lndidate for the second place on the