The National tribune., 1906-06-28


Although . quorum of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations was
not present at the meeting, and no
business could be transacted, poll
showed that when the nomination of
Herbert II. d. Peirce as Minister to
Norway is taken up for consideration
it will be favorably reported.
The McWade charges against Mr..
Peirce were discussed Informally, and
the opinion was freely expressed that
they will not prevent confirmation. A
letter from Secretary Root wholly ex-
onerating Mr.. Perce was read and filed
for the consideration of the full Com
mittee.
Senator La Follettechas introduced a
resolution directing the Secretary of the
Interior to make an investigation into
the coal, oil and Ignite deposits of the
country, and that in the meantime all
lands known to contain such deposits
shall he withdrawn from entry and
sale. He said that later he would speak
on the resolution.
he dies hard. but he dies like man.
does Bryan. He has dropped the money
question as campaign cry. He says
SO in his paper. He says:
Owing to the unprecedented produc-
ton of gold, the money question is not
and will not be, discussed in detail as
it was in the Chicago platform, but the
underlying principle of bimetalliSm, the
quantitatiye theory, has been amply
vindicated, and is now generally recog-
nized. Other features of the platform
have been likewise vindicated.
The Democratic Party in 1908 will
be perfectly safe and thoroughly sane.
Perfectly safe as medium through
which the Americans demanding equal
privileges to all. protesting against spe-
cial favors to any one within the law
or without the law, may register their
decree, confident that that decree will
be faithfully executed. 1t will be sane,
standing between the radicaliSm that
administers government for the benefit
of a coterie of men at the expense of
the competitive system and the radi-
calsm that contemplates an impossible
form at the expense of individualism."
1t remained for Southern Senator,
McLaurin, to object to the President
making trips over the country. He said
when discussing the bill for travelling
expenses, to which he objected as class
legislation, that he thought the Presi-
dent ought to remain at home. and he
did not approve of the Chief Executive
gallivanting round over the country.
Now, wouldn't that jar your Stats, as
McLaurin would make of the President
recluse, with no opportunity during
his four years or longer to get out and
find what the people really think about
him. He would have the White House
with its narrow grounds kind of Vati-
can. where the President would hole
up for life. We had one President who
didn't know the size of the United
States. He had never been west of AL
bany, n. Y, and had a kind of idea
that Atlas picked up the world in that
vicinity After he left the White House
after the first term he travelled some.
Got as far west as Kansas City. Then
he ventured still farther, and went to
Topeka, Kan. Now he goes fishing.
Here are some meat export figures:
More meats and meat products were
exported in the 1t,,months of the fiscal
year 1906 than IN any former corre-
spending period, according to a report
from the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. The value aggregated $780,
100000, and the increase is about 60
per cent as compared with the same
period in 1896.
ucts, 1t is especially noticeable in lard,
oIeo oil. salted pork, fresh beef and
fresh pork. ~ az:
For the 10 months, ended with April
up to which complete figures are avail
able, exports of the various articles
were: Lard. s51, sa0,e0O: bacon. s29.-
900, 0,000: beef, fresh.l practically S2O.-I
900, hams, $l6.666.000; oleo oil
and oleomargarine, $4,000. .000: -sa1ted
pork, SIC. ZOO. 600; 'c9hned beef, $3.50
900; salted beef. $4.680,000 tallow, a
little less than $4,000 Gee: sausage cas-
ings, $2,225,000, and fresh and canned
pork, $1,000.000 each. Exports of
canned beef and of bacon show but lit
tie increase during the last decade.
Great Britain, says the report, Is by
far the largest purchaser of American
products. OF the $75,000,000 worth of
bacon, ham, fresh beef and canned beef
exported in 1905. the United Kingdom
took $66, 100000 worth, CT practically
80 per cent of the total; of the total
exports of meat, valued at 100000
600, 1t took $50, 100000 worth, while OF
the $40,500.000 worth of cattle export
ed in the same year it took $50, 1885, ,000i
worth.
Oleo exports go chiefly to the butter
countries. the largest part to
the Netherlands, which took $500, 900
worth out of the s11,500.000 worth ex-i |
ported in 1905.
At the request of the President the |
State Department will see IL Great Brit |
ain will regard it as breach of exist |
ing treaties If this Government stations
a naval militia training ship on the |
Great Lakes.
In 1898 an appropriation of 1925, 900
was made by Congress for the construc-
ton of such ship for the lakes, but
the ship has never been built, because |
1t was claimed that 1t would violate a |
treaty to put another war ship on the |
lakes. .
Representative Boutell, of Illinois, |
and Capt. w. b. Purdy. of the Naval
Militia of Chicago. called at the White |
House the other day AID asked thet
President il something could not be
done to get the vessel placed in the |
Lake Squadron. 1t was shown that 1t |
would not be armOred and could hardly |
be classed as war ship.
The President said that he would be |
glad to assist the naval militiamen, and |
promised them that he would have the
State DEPARTING look into the matter |
William Noble. Postmaster at South
Ind. T., was in the city on
his way home from the Convention of |
the National League of Republican,
Clubs at Philadelphia. The League
hOnored Mr.. Noble by giving him the
first political recognition from the new
State of Oklahoma. that of NationalI
THE new State will be a hummer"
said Mr.. Noble, 'and will come into the
Union with an equipment in popula-
ton. wealth, RESOURCES and taxable
equal to, that of some of the
States that are hundreds of years old
The first business is to get a Constitu-