The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-12
v WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Sept. Z, 1908.

State Department ana by those clti-
zens familiar with the contention OF
the United States and Great Britain
Already the American commissioners
have make strong point. 1t is that
the United States has, from the time
of the session of Alaska TO the pres
ent day, maintained but one inter-
probation of the treaty of 1925. The
Canadian or British contentious, on
the other hand, have varied repeated
~. From a demand that the divid'
ing line be drawn on the i1st meri-
dian, down to the contention that the
line be drawn straight across such
arms of the sea az Glacier Bay and
Lynn canal the British have been
modifying their demands and giving
evidence of possessing claim which
must depend for success on skillful
diplomacy rather than on an equit-
able Interpretation of the facts. The
presence of ex Secretary of State
Foster az "agent" Of the American
commissioners is a source of gratifi-
cation to the State Department as it
is realized that he Is, more than any
other individual, able to present the
case of this country in its strongest
light and hopes are running high as to
the eventual outcome of the proceed
ings.
The European squadron has arrived
ut Beirut but 40 unsettled are con
ditons in Turkey reported TO be that
the State Department is waiting for
further aCvices from Minister Leish
m IN before instructing Admiral Cot
ton to open the sealed orders he found
awaiting him. The situation in Con-
stantinople has become so grave that
the government has been obliged to
advise the ambassadors and ministers
to guard their embassies and legat-
ions with unusual care. The Turkish
government has added to the street
patrol in the vicinity of the foreign
quarter and the diplomats have gen
orally called upon the station ships OF
! their respect We nations for guards OF
marines. The United States legation
now has small guard of paid police
but Minister Lieshman has been au.
thorized to call upon Admiral Cotton
; for squad OF marines il the situation
, seems to warrant it. 1t IL also poss
ible that one of the American vessels
probably The Machias will go through
the Dardanelles and anchor of Con
Constantnople in order that it may
be in readiness to receive the Minis
ter and his family in the event of &
general uprising. While there is d
provision in the treaty effected just
after the Crimean war prohibiting
warships from entering the Dardan-
mits the entry Of one ship of each
friendly power when Turkey is itself
N war.
The President il likely to be soon
called upon To decide an important
controversy between the anthracite
coal miners and the Department of
Commerce and Labor. 1t appears
that the coal operators have refused
absolutely to submit to the represent
ives of the Census Office the Statist
les regarding their affairs which the
law provides shall be gathered and
complied by that office. The request
for this information by the census
Office was followed by request for
similar data from the Geological Sur
vey and again the same uncomprom-
lsing opposition was met with. As
that contained in the law creating
the Bureau of Corporations in the De.
partment OF Commerce, the whole
situation has been submitted to Sec
rotary COrtelyou lie In turn, made
a final appeal for the information to
President Baer but Mr.. Baer positive
| - ''NllhtA W lii UibH lllt hthlTtu uNld
and the problem will now 60 to tn
President Under the law, it is claim
ed, the operators who refuse to furn-
ish the statistics called Tor by the GOV.
eminent are liable to a penalty of
$1,000 and some of the officials be-
Iieve that Mr.. Baer and his colleagues
are preparing to ties, that law.
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Another important decision expect
ed almost daily from the president is
In the case OF William Miller. the Pub
lie Printing ONCE foreman who was
expelled by the bookbinders' union.
was discharged 10y Public Printer Pal
mer was subsequently reinsta ted by
order of the President aud against
whom chargeH have since been pre-
terred 10y the unson Palmer has rec.
mmended Miller's discharge on the
grounds furnished 10y the charges and
his recommendation together with all
thu details of the case have been sent
to Oyster Bay. With this material
there also went TO Oyster Bay the re-
suits of the special investigation of
the methods employed in the Printing
These are said to include recon
mendation that type setting machiues