The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09

negotiations with the United States
government for new trade treaty, or
some kind Of arrangement that will
staNe off the dreaded "tariff war;"
which otherwise TIE department Off
Gals fear must almost certainly be-
gin within four montlls. The state
department has so far failed to admit
the German contention regarding the
arrangement under section of
the Dnngley Act, by the terms of
which the United States secures IA
vored nation treatment in the matter
of trade with Germany. This German
view was based ON the fact that new
treaties, exclusive in terms, had just
been made with a number of Euro
pean countries and that America was
debawed from claiming the benefits
of the special low customs rates NAM
ed unless she entered into a special
convention with Germany. But atten-
ton has now been called to the fact
that TINS Dingley Act arrangement"
Is by its own terms terminable upon
one months notice from either par
ty, and it is not doubted that without
prodongnlg the controversy over the
effect upon the vitality Of the Dingley
Act arrangement Of the new Eu-
ropean treaties, Germany will give the
requisite month s notice before March
l next and thus beyond question ter
inmate the life of the arrangement.
Nothing is known officially as to the
substance of Baron Sternburg's pro-
posals. He may propose a new ar
rangement under section 3 of the
Dingley Act, replacing the paragraph
IN the existing arrangement confer
ring minimum tariff rates upon Amer
lean imports by new section limiting
the minimum to few articles Of
American origin.
That Bureau of Publicity has now
been organized for the purpose of an
tagonizing any action ON the part of
Congress that may further Iberalize
our shipping legislations for the Phil
ippines appears to be recognized
fact. Work has begun for the pur-
pose of molding public opinion in IA
vor of leaving existing shipping leg
islation just as it is IN order that
American shipping interests may get
the advantage Of having the Phil
ippine carrying trade which will be
thrown into their hands after July /,
1906. Secretary Taft will undoubt-
eddy endeavor to induce Congress to
grant an extension Of. time at which
these coastwise laws will go into ope-
ration between the United States and
the Philippines. 1t is fully recognized
that this is an absolute necessity if the
further prostration of insular inter
ests is to be prevented.
Secretary Wilson, of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, has suggested to
the President that the Committee ON
Department Methods, while looking
into the office methods of his Depart
ment, give special consideration to
the method Of issuing the crop re-
ports from that department. Secre-
tary Wilson stated that the plan Of
issuing these reports now used by his
department is the result Of much
study, and he is unable to see how il
can be improved, but that commits
sion from outside the department
might be able to make some sugges>
tons Of value.
A committee representing the letter
carriers of the United States waited
on Postmaster General Cortelyou and
presented memorial urging better
pay for the letter carriers. The mem
oq'ial calls attention to the fact that
there has been no change in the pay
mea1t Of salaries for more than forty
years. The Postmaster General told
the committee that he would give the
memorial his fullest consideration.
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, the
German ambassador to this country,
was received by President Roosevelt
and was a guest Of the President at
luncheon. He brought to President
Roosevelt verbal expressions of
friendship from Emperor William
and his congratulations on the results
of the President s intervention ip
behalf of peace and humanity.
Secretary Bonaparte has written
letters to two enlisted men of the
United States Navy, Cornelius E. An
derson and William Brennan, COM
mending them for jumping overheard
from the battleship Alabama at Prov
incetown to aid in rescuing brother