The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-10-19

nous family pearls, worn by her great
great-grandmother many times in the
White House.
President Roosevelt makes special
plea for clean football. Well, who's
to be the Judge? You couldn't make
either side i'm a game believe that 1t
was the aggressor in playing dirty
Eall.' 1t is thousand pities that as
fine an athletic game as football should
get such a black eye because sluggers
happen to get into the game. The
proper thing for the men to do is to
fire instantly any man who plays a
sluggers game. no matter what his
athletic or social standing. That would
soon lead to clean games. But it Will
not be done.
complete survey of the public
lands of Hawaii Territory has just been
finished by the Survey Department.. and
the Land Office has made a list of the
lands showing that in all the islands
there are 1,119,16O acres of Government
land. OF these. nearly all are under
leases mostly to sugar plantations. The
lands which are not under lease aggre-
gate 400.S0 acres
Orders have been issued from
Washington for the establishment of
three branch post offices in Honolulu.
There has been only one general office
up to this time.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has no more regard for a MEM
Der of the Cabinet than it has for a
foreign ambassador. A case came up
before il the other day in which Sec
rotary Root has been employed as coun-
sci. Having been since coming into the
Cabinet a very busy man. he had not
had time to give proper attention to the
case. The Supreme Court said, through
the Chief Justice. that it could not wait
Mr.. Roots motions, and the case went
on trial. Secretary Root was counsel
for Jamison. The case is known as the
Georgia chain-gang case, and involves
the State authorizing the Recorder of
the city of Macon to sentence offenders
against the city ordinances to labor on
the public works. Jamison, who was
sentenced to such work, took his case
to the United States District Court. and
Judge Emory Speer released him on
the ground that the punishment was
Infamous and contrary to the Consti-
tuition OF the United States
Mr.. Wimberly stated that Judge
Speer had since released number of
other prisoners under similar condi-
lions.
Secretary Root left Washington for a
day, last Thursday, and during his alb
the time Acting Secretary of State
Loomis retired" Mr.. Robert Bacon.
of New York. was sworn in, and unique
In history, perhaps, Immediately became
Acting Secretary of State, which lasted
until the arrival i'm Washington in the
evening of Secretary Root. The only
persons present when the transfer was
made We're Mr.. Loomis. Mr.. Bacon and
Mr. Dean. Chief of the Appointment
Division of the State Department. who
administered the oath. A good deal of
talk has been made over what would
become of Mr.. LOOMS when he left
the State Department. A well-defined
runlor was abroad no longer than the
day before his retirement that he would
be appointed ambassador to Mexico,
and numerous special missions" have
been suggested for him, but all of these
seem To have failed. He will now re-
tire to private life and engage in bust
ness. The President deeply deplored the
Venezuelan trouble between Mr.. Bowen
and Mr.. Loomis. but while he favored
Mr.. Loomis's side in the controversy,
he felt that the prestige Of the United
states had been somewhat injured I'm
the minds of the Diplomatic Corps both
here and abroad by the remarkable
revelations, and proceeded to get rid
of both gentlemen. He sent Mr.. Loomis
out in q blaze of glory, by making him
Special ambassador to France to bring
home the body Of Paul Jones, but later
concluded that that was a pretty high
sounding title for the man, and while
Mr.. LOomis was on the high seas made
Gen. Porter Special ambassador" and
reduced Mr.. LOOmis to Second Special
ambassador" and he did not know of
his reduction i'm grade till he landed i'm
France.
Mr.. Loomis is engaged in the manu-
facture or agricultural implements i'm
Ohio. being the Vice President Of one
of the oldest industrial enterprises of
that sort in the country. He is also en-
gagged in ranching and mining in Cali
fornia, and he expects now to give close
attention to those enterprises.
Last Friday. Oct. Is, "Our Alice" the
sweet daughter of the President, sailed
from Japan for home. What a won
deridnd of "reminiscences this girly girl
will have to tell when she is once more
under the Flag OF the United States.
She has been treated like a Princess
since she left our shores. and all the
honors that Japan and China would
have shown member Of the House
Royal have been showered on this
charming American girl. and she has
accepted them with frank pleasure
that is refreshing in it's purity and
grace. 1t has been a trying position
for so young a girl. and the difference
III the customs or the countries she has
visited TO those of her native land have
heightened the difficulties under which
she iabOred, but not once has she been
thrown Off her balance not once has
she made mistake. She has held the
young womanhood Of the United States
up to its high standard, yet she has
never overstepped the bounds of a
young woman Of strong republican
principles. nor has she for an instant
tried To ape the manners or graces of
real princess" She has been bonny
Alice Roosevelt. the daughter of a citi-
zen OF the United States, all the way
through. aud We are proud of her She
was the very best example of our young
womanhood tn send TO the Orientals
who have small ideas of our women
ana OF their own women. for that mat
ter, and who have been immensely
pleased with the daughter Of the Presi-
dent
Miss Roosevelt is bringing home a
Carload OF presents. and already the
nasty-nice people Of the country are
saying unkind things about this Why?
In the name OF common-sense, why?
Ut is the custom of European and Asia
tic countries To- make presents to their
guests. be they of the individual of
the city. or the Nation. This is more
particularly true OF the Oriental coun-
tries The people whom Our Alice has
visited have liked her, have admired