The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-11-06
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form IN not an Issue In this campaign
and we shall have plenty to do In
Congress this winter without botherlng
our heads over that"
These divergent views OF men pow
erful In their respective Legislative
branches viii not close the controversy,
but are Indicative OF the fate OF the
Legislation. The Interstate Commerce
Commission would like to have the
railroad rate bill done over. A number
of amendments are desired to correct
the more or less hasty work OF the last
session Rural editors the country over
are demanding a change In the law so
that they can pay for railroad tickets
in advertising space. As II is now n
lot of these editors can not get out of
the towns where they live. But Con-
gress will be afraid to tackle rate leg
islation right away. Someone might
work few jokers into the law. Inter-
ests would clash and long contro-
versy be assured. The leaders are al
most as wary OF working the railroad
law over as they are of trying to revise
the tariff Again Secretary Wilson
wants Congress to strengthen the meat
inspection law. He has found defects
in 1t during the summer. But he. too.
will probably have to get along with
the meat inspection law as 1t IS.
The administration has been a little
Hurried during the past week ut finding
that the Standard OIL octopus is an En-,
glish species, by virtue of the fact that
the holding company, the Manhattan
Oil Company, is an English concern.
The best lawyers OF the Department of
Justice began to search the authorities
when the news of that development
was had from the trial at Findlay.
Ohio. They say now that there is moth
ing to fear in this. as there are de-
aisions of the Supreme Court which
meet the situation adequately.
However this adds q new complica-
ton to the difficulties of busting trusts
and particularly of busting the Stand
ard Oil. This is proving the most
troublesome of all the octopuses to
handle. The company, or trust. has
been built up on the best legal advice
that money could buy, which fact At
torney General Moody and all his as
sistant attorneys general realize the
more they delve into the subject. Again
and again the President has called
the big lawyers of his cabinet-Root.
Taft, Moody and Bonaparte-in consul
tation on the new questions growing
out of the effort to bring suit against
the Standard for violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
Every little while something new
crops out at the State Department
about Secretary Roots long South
American trip. Perhaps the Secretary
tells 1t himself. Sometimes the story
comes from those who accompanied
him. The latest to be told was an in
cident somewhere on the northern
coast-possibly 1t was at Para.
The Secretary and his party had
helped make numerous professions, and
they started out for this one at Para,
followed by long array of gaily-uni-
formed men. The sky was cloudless.
Everything portended most beautiful
day
IF 1t rains while we are out on this
parade" said the chief marshal to the
Secretary of State, you must not be
surprised. 1t rains in this climate on
very slight provocation. And when 1t
rains, you know, one must not mind IL
we look out for our uniforms"
What do you do with them"
ooh, we take them off and fold them
under the carriage seats till 1t Is done
raining"
Secretary Root took care to observe
In his dry way that 1t did not rain
during that particular parade.
The incident illustrates the many OPP
portunities the Secretary had on his
South American trip to study the ways
of the Latins residing over ON the other
side of the equator under a republican
form Of government, something like
our own. The effect is already percep
tible in the more cordial relations with
the South American diplomats here.
Mr.. Root is now in possession OF more
information at first hand about South
American countries than any other
man In public life in the United States.
He intends to use it and the President
wants him to do so to promote, to the
greatest possible degree, friendship and
commerce with all the republics on this
hemisphere.
During the two years remaining of
this administration, Secretary Root, !
with all his ingenuity in dealing with
men and nations. Is expected to give /,
deal of important counsel In South I
American affairs. He has already /
agreed to deliver an address on the OPP
portunties for developing trade rela-
lions with the South Americans. He Is
now in fair way to be better known .
to South Americans of the future than /,
any other Secretary of State except |
Mr.. Blaine. ERNEST G. WALKER.
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