The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
National Red Cross Is to Regulate
Millions Spent in Local Aid.

man he did not blame them, although
+ he did not indorse the methods which
were taken TO put stop to these
/ inroads. He pointed out that the eX-
clusion of the Japanese children from
the schools was wholly on account of
inadequate facilities the result of
! the fire, and he justified the action of
I the School Board in giving the chill
! dren Of American citizens the first
/ chance in the use of accommodations
! already provided for their instruction
The japanese children, Mr. Adams
said, were anxious to learn the Eng
! lish language and to acquire Ameri-
can customs. but an American citi-
! zen he objected to having his children
] crowded out of the Npublic schools by
/ foreigners. and he had the right to
demand that his children-the children
/ OF American citizens-be given the first
4 chance. He paid a tribute to the be-
! havior of both the Chinese and Japan
1 ese, eulogizing the ability of the lat
/ ter especially, and saying they would
run the United States Government in
! a few years if you gave them a
! chance
An amusing controversy about the
mileage due Major General A. w.
1 Greedy has been settled after much
/ correspondence between the military
}
/ Comptroller of the Treasury. Mr..
! Tracewell, and other officials of the
! Government.
General Greely, then in command of
the Pacific Division, was granted leave
of absence for one month from April
16. 1906. when he left San Francisco
for the East. When he reached Omaha
he learned of the disaster at San Fran
cisco. proceeded TO Chicago to get his
baggage and returned at once to Cali
fornia and took command again. Cen
eral Greedy received mileage from
Chicago TO San Francisco, but refund
ed it on the decision of the Paymaster
General that he was not entitled to it.
Afterward General Greely claimed
{ mileage from Chicago to San Francisco
and back again to Chicago. The case,
which involved unique point, finally
came before the Comptroller of the
Treasury. who has made the following
comment:
Major General Greely's return to his
station at San Francisco was due to
the disaster that befell San Francisco
and vicinity on April IS. 1t does not
appear whether he voluntarily surren-
dered the unused portion of the leave
of absence granted him. or whether his
return to duty was in obedience to
the verbal or written orders of the
military authorities; in either event,
his own expense. An officer takes his
leave of absence a his own risk. and
If the Government needs his service
before his leave expires it must have
them and he must bear his own ex-
penses in returning to his station, the
same as he would do when returning
at the expiration of his leave. An i'm
perative public exigency required Ma
jor General Greely to return to his
station before the expiration OF his
leave of absence, thus. temporarily, at
least, destroying said leave, and in so
returning 1 am of opinion that he
does not acquire the right TO mileage
for the journey so performed. AS to
the return journey to Chicago. it not
appearing from the papers submitted
that such journey was made in the
performance of any public duty, but
only that Major General Greedy might
resume his leave status, 1 am of the
opinion that so much of the special or
der as directed his return to Chicago
for the purpose indicated was inefeet-
i've TO place him in a mileage status
while making said journey, and, there
fore, the payment of mileage for the
travel in returning to Chicago is not
authorized"
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
the University Of California and Fran
els L Heney of San Francisco are an
nounced as members of the governing
committee of the Peoples Lobby, re-
Gently organized here for the purpose of
correcting legislative evils. 1t is the
intention of the organization TO have
representatives here during the ses-
sions of Congress TO keep tab" on the
acts and votes of Senators and mem
bers and ito enlighten the constituents
of Congressman upon the doings of
tional legislation.
A record is to be kept of the course of
every CogresSman and of the stand
taken by him on all issues coming be-
fore the Senate and House.
Those members of Congress who vote
on measures as their constituents would
have them will be much benefited by
this project, it is declared by those
supporting ii. while those who do not
properly represent the people who
elected them will be placed in the prop
er light before the voters of their re-
spective districts.
Men of prominence in all parts of the
country have signifed their willing
ness to cooperate in this work, and
the organization is expected TO be per-
fected and in good working order by
the time Congress convenes next
month.
DR.. David Starr Jordan. president of
Leland Stanford University is a mem
Der of the committee on the Associa-
tion on Eugenics. which has recently |
been selected by Assistant Secretary of |
Agriculture w. NJ. Hays to cooperate |
in the work of the American Breeders |
Association. The committee has not
yet been formally organized, but many
eminent scientific men in all parts of
the country have been chosen to its
membership.
These scientists have for some time
quietly pursued the study of human |
culture, and especially the laws of
heredity, and 1t is proposed to give to |
the. Breeders Association. the benefit |
of the committees researches. Mr.. |
Hays Is enthusiastic in his belief that |
the work of the committee will prove of |
the highest Importance.
The committee will probably soon
come together and its operations take
on definite shape.
The question of the substitution of
oil for coal as fuel for warships is
attracting the attention of the Navy
Department. Estimates and plans for
10 iusrallaffon Of facilities for