Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
(From our regular correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 81

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 81.
The official vindications of the gov
eminent officials who have been under
suspicion are beginning to come in.
It is usually the case when there is an
investigation Of any kind in the service
that the most and the highest of the
Off Gals come out of the crash with if
anything enhanced regulations. The
Agricultural Department is proving
no exception TO the rule. The Secre-
tary of Agriculture was able several
days ago to announce the reinstate.
ment OF Prof. Moore OF the division OF
soils and of Nitro Culture fame. 1t
was explained that he was engaged in
o work that no one else in the coun.
try was competent to carry out and
that there was nothing wrong anyhow
in his connection with the Nitro Cul.
ture company, but that he had been
"scared out of the Department" be-
fore due investigation OF the case.
To-day q statement was issued by the
Secretary OF Agriculture that the in.
vestigatiOn in the Bureau of Animal
Industry had been concluded and
triumphantly indicated DIR. Salmon,
the chief of that Bureau. who was
known to have been interested some
time ago with Mr.. Howard of the
Howard Publishing company the con.
Germ that for some years past has fur
nished the department with the pat
ented meat inspection label used on
all carcases of animals passed by the
government inspectors at the big
packing houses. The word big may
be used advisedly for it was mostly the
big packers who succeeded in getting
inspectors appointed; and without the
government inspection it was impossi.
BILE to sell meat abroad, most OF the
countries to which the United States
exports requiring government GER
tificate before allowing meat to be put
on the market. There were q number
of the smaller firms who were debarred
not only from this trade but from the
market in some States at home, be-
cause they could not furnish govern.
ment meat. The head of the Bureau
Of Animal Industry explained at the
time that this shortage of inspectors
was because OF the scantiness of his
appropriation. OF course the big
packers had to be served first. At
any rate there have been three indict.
ments in connection with the Agri.
cultural Departments Cotton leak
scandal and it is said that in the most
Of the government departments, all q
deputy marshal has to do is to stand
at the front door with q sheet of white
paper folded lengthwise and yell In.
dictment," to have every one in sight
hunt cover.
OF course the real news OF the week
is not in Washington just now, but
the officials of the State Department
are greatly interested in the outcome
of events at Portsmouth and no one
OF whatever politics will grudge Presi.
dent Roosevelt full praise for all that
he has done to bring about peace. It
came as . surprise to most of the
foreign offices abroad to learn that
an agreement of the plenipotentiaries
had been reached. 1t has been
thought and possibly hoped in the
countries where the United States is
not much liked that the conference
would end in q break up aud all the
President efforts would 60 for naught.
But this eventuality has been happily
avoided and it is possible after all that
the treaty may be brought to Wash.
ington for signature in the Diplomatic
Room of the State Department where
signatures have already been affixed to
so many important treaties. The
Treaty Of Washington would be q
pleasant name to 60 down in history
and the Diplomatic Room is being
refitted and put in good order so that
if the great session is concluded here
everything will be in readiness. It's
stated that the President will be
witness to the signature of the treaty
wherever it is done and that if he is
still on vacation when the document
is ready, the ENJOYS will probably 20 to
Oyster Bay for the signing so that the
President may be figure in the paint
ing that will be made to commemor.
ate the event.
The Secretary OF the Navy has an
nounced the coming courtmartial OF
Commander Lucisn Young and En-
sign Wade of the Bennington for
neglect of duty" in connection with
the explosion on the warship. This
will be deeply regretted by a very
large circle OF Commander Young's
friends, for he was one of the most
widely known and popular officers in
the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy
tempers his announcements with the
inclusion of Lieut.. Young and Ensign
Wade among those favorably men.