Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-06-22
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.1

4 ~~S>0~ots Is OelQK
0nit by the government at the New
,ork navy yard. is further progressed
.nan It's sister ship. the Louisiana, un-
ger construction by the Newport News
Snipbuilding and Dry Dock company.
al newport News. Va. Chief Construc-
'or Capps reports that the Connect
cut is 1913 percent completed, while
the Louisiana is "a SIS percent COM
pieted. The keel OF the Louisiana was
laid Feb. z. 1903, that of the Connect.
cut q month later. This gain does
not mean. however. that shipbuilding
IN government yards is success. In
mis- last annual report, Constructor
Capps said: Although every posi-
Die precaution has been taken to re-
duce the cost of the Connecticut to
the most economical basis. il can
hardly be done as cheaply as when
performed in private shipbuilding
yards. whose rates of pay for nine
hours work are, in many cases, less
than those being paid for eight hours
work at the New York navy yard"
Swedish Minister Leaves-Minister
Grip. the plenipotentiary from Sweden
and Norway. called at the state de-
partment early las week to take leave
OF the officials before starting on a va
cation trip to Norway. II is consid.
cred doubtful whether he will return
even to present his letters of recall.
He Is a Norwegian. and will retire
from the diplomatic service, which
will become entirely Swedish, as soon
as Norway can arrange for a diplo-
matte service of her own. Mr.. Grip
has as yet received no Official notice
OF the dissolution of the tie that bound
the two kingdoms together. He ex-
poets to hear nothing until he reaches
Norway. The minister has not identi.
ned himself with the separation party
but his friends understand that IL the
resolution of separation is permitted
TO stand. he will cast his lot with his
native country and leave the service
Of the Swedish king.
Washington the PIaee-oficial an
nouncement is made that Washington
has been selected as the location of
the peace conference. The announce
ment cane in the form of an official
statement issued by Secretary Loeb by
direction of the President. The state
ment follows: when the two govern.
mepts were unable to agree upon
either Chefoo or Paris, the President
suggested The Hague, but both gov
ernments have now requested that
washington be chosen as the place Of
meeting. and the President has accord
ingly formally notified both govern
ments that Washington will be so Sc
lected.' II is suggested at the White
House, informally. that after meeting
and organizing. the plenipotentiaries
of the two governments. IL 1t should
be found to be uncomfortably hot in
Washington. might adjourn the meet.
ing TO some summer resort in the
north, where they may continue their
sittings until such time as the weather
in Washington shall be more comfor.
table.
The Presidents Coup-Scarcely due
attention has been paid to the circum.
stances environing the Presidents re-
cent coup in the field of international
peace. UnquestionabIy his appeal to
the rulers of Russia ana Japan is one
OF the boldest strokes Of participation
in world politics that he has under
taken, and IL seems to be the judy
ment Of unlocking nations that he
made his point with excellent discre-
ton and effect. His cause is consid-
cred unprecedented. in that, while ap-
pealing to the rulers to bring the war
to an end. he avoided all suggestion
OF peace negotiation through himself
or any other person as an interme-
diary. Processing a willingness to do
whatever the belligerents might call
upon him to do in forwarding the aim,
ne. nevertheless. recommended that no
intermediary be employed. but that
the two nations get together by means
OF their own plenipotentiaries for dis
cussing the situation face TO face. I'm
order TO discover whether terms OF
peace satisfactory to both could not
be discovered and adopted without
consultation WITH. or obvious enforce
ment by. any third parties. Precisely
this kind OF suggestion has. II IL said.
never before been attempted by a dis
interested outsider.
6bp0TkB 70 INCONSISTENCIES COM
piled by the department OF commerce
and labor reveal the striking informa-
lion that In the brief period OF seven
years. from 1897 to 1904, the annual
exports from the United States to
the Dominion Of Canada more than
doubled In value. That IL to say, the
exports In the 10 months ending with
April. 1897. amounted In round num-
bers to s51.000.000. while In the 10
months ending with April. 1904. the
exports amounted to s104.155 900. AMI
II Is found that in the 10 months end
Ing with April OF the present year our
exports to Canada amounted in value
very nearly to S115.000.O00. These ne-
ures are significant in view Of the
fact that the United States has not
enjoyed the same conditions Of trade
with Canada with which the United
Kingdom has been favored. English
products have been admitted TO Can
ada at successive reductions OF IL IL.
% and 80 1-3 percent. az comma red