Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-27
BANKERS FORCED TREATY
Washington Hears that Money Lenders
Influenced Course Of Japan.
AGITATION IN FAVOR OF ARMY cANrtIS
Strong Effort VIII Ne Made 70 Permit
sale of Beer In Post Ex-
changes ut variOus
Posts.

WASHINGTON. Sept @.-CspeciaI) ~,
is learned on very high authority that the
controlling force which induced Japan to
abandon its demand for indemnity in the
Portsmouth conference was Wall street 1t
VIII be recalled that a number Of the fore
most bankers Of the United States went
directly or through representatives to
Portsmouth during the final days Of the
conference. These men went as the spokes-
men for the greatest banking houses in the
world. In fact, 1t may be said that they
represented every large money lender on
the face of the earth. They pointed out to
the Mikado's ENJOYS that insistence upon
payment OF the cost of the war by Russia
would certainly result in a continuance
OF hostilities and that the expense to Japan
would surely foot up hundreds OF MILLIONS
more Japan has reached her limit of abil-
ity to pay interest Her bonds today are
selling in the markets Of the world at a
heavy discount. These bankers demand .
reasonable amount of certainty Of repay
ment of principal as we'll as interest before
they will consent to float a large loan. The
talk was plain and the meaning OF the
bankers clear. Practically. Wall street
said to Japan: I'VE are near the limit of
our willingness to advance money to you.
II you insist upon carrying on this war you
Will find difficulty in obtaining future
loans and the issue OF your bonds already
hoated will certainly depreciate in value.
Consequently, Japan's credit is threatened"
It is believed that the attitude of the bank
ers OF the world as set forth to Baron Ko-
mura and Minister Takahira has as much
to do with the abandonment OF the demand
for a money indemnity as any other cause,
perhaps a great deal more.
Young Omcers Popular.
The president has again done the grace
full thing and one which will make the
social features Of his administration more
popular than ever, especially among the
southern people who flock to Washington
for the winter season. He has ordered
Captain Fitzhugh Lee detailed as one Of
his aids. at the White House. Captain
Lee, who is attached to the Seventh cav
airy, is a great nephew of the late Robert
f. Lee. the Idol Of every man who wore
the gray and of every woman who prayed
for the success of the lost cause. In his
new detail he will be associated with
Lieutenant U. S. Grant, Sd. son OF General
Frederick Dent Grant, and grandson OF the
man to whom General Lee surrendered at
Appomattox. These young officers are both
to the official staff of Colonel
who is officially designated as
OF United States buildings
and grounds In that capacity Colonel
Bromwell has charge of all arrangements
for the official receptions at the White
House and the young officers will, as a con-
become important factors in all
the functions of the social season at the
White House. The action of the president
In causing Captain Lee to be detailed for
this pleasant duty will be keenly APP
preciated by the southern people.
Agitation for Canteen.
Cumulative testimony as TO the evils
which have resulted in the army from the
Abolition OF the canteen will be placed be-
fore congress this winter and another ef-
tort will be made to correct the folly of
that action. The latest report comes from
Fred d. Grant who in his annual
report to the secretary of war shows to
the satisfaction Of all except those who
won't be convinced that the deprivation OF
the right to enjoy his beer is resented by
The soldier, who shows his resentment by
1lling up upon vile poison whenever he
IAN get to a joint outside an army post.
The general also adds his testimony to the
eject that thousands of these lowest kind
IF dives have sprung up in the vicinity of
svery army post and that desertion and
arrests for drunkenness have multiplied
since the anti-canteen law was
enacted.
The opponents Of the canteen in con-
yress have insisted that not enough time
las elapsed since the enactment of the
statute to test it's effectiveness
But each year the number OF the most
prominent officers of the army have added
o the evidence which shows that in their
'fforts to promote temperance in the army
he we'll meaning, but misguided friends |
Il the American soldier have simply made |
score of gin mills flourish where none |
existed before. 1t has been common to |
lear these people insist that the brewers |
nd wholesale dealers were the real people |
'ehind the movement to reopen the can
GEMS Inasmuch as the testimony OF COM |
handing officers Of nearly every post in |
he country shows that the brewers and |
Wholesale liquor dealers are the indirect |
'enefclartes of the anti-canteen law the |
bsurdity of this charge is apparent i
Congress will take up this question again |
his winter, but the fear Of antagonizine |
he votes OF the temperance people Just
revious to a congressional campaign will |
doubtless lead 10 a postponement Of the |
for another year. in order ito |
live the law a fair test" And yet there |
re not twenty members OF congress who |
re not convinced that an error was made |
when the anti-canteen law was placed on |
he statute books.
DEATH REcnRn