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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
PRESIDENTS HANDS TIED
spocner Opposes Authorization of: In
PREVENTION in Congo Affairs.

journal Special Service. ~
a.. Washington, Dec. 13.-President
Roosevelt will not be authorized by the
senate to cooperate with European ma
lions in such action as will terminate
atrocities in the Congo Free State with
out some delay and opposition: The
resolution offered by Mr.. Lodge, in
obedience to the expressed wishes of
the president, came up for considera-
ton before the foreign relations com
mittee. Mr.. Morgan strongly favored
the Lodge resolution, as did Mr.. Ba-
con and some other members of the
committee. !.
:. Senator Spooner did not entertain the
same views as his associates. II ede-
sired to be heard before action is
taken on the resolution, and an oppor-
tunity will be given him at the next
meeting tosexplain his attitude. It is
understood Mr.. Spooner rather criti-
;cized the paradoxical attitude of the
committee in approving a resolution
announcing that this government will
not become entangled in the affairs
of any foreign country, and on the
same day adopting a resolution en-
the affairs of Belgium as dominating
factor in the Congo Free State.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
THE STATES IN THEIR RE-
.LATION TO THE UNION
Secretary Root Advocates Logically and Forcefuy the
Necessity Of Strong Centralized Federal Govern.
* ment 4lGr s%
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
the toast, f"The United States,O as the
guest of honor at the eighth annual
dinner Of the Pennsylvania society of
New York last night, Secretary of
State Elihu Root sounded a plea to
the states of the union for better CO.
operation with the national govern
ment. ts" :.
Time was, he said, when lack of
faculties for travel and communication
and before the nation advanced to its
present important place in the list of
the powers of the world, that each
separate colony, transformed into a
state, was complete in itself, except
as to a few exceedingly simple rela-
lions OF state to state and foreign ma
lions. Conditions have changed vastly,
said Mr.. Root: The growth of a ma
tlonal sentiment, famed by the in
suits and hardships to which the infant
nation was subject; free trade between
the, states, which has grown to enor-
nous proportions and the development
OF FACILITIES of travel and communica-
't1on, have combined to work this won,
derful change. Under these conditions
no state can regulate it's affairs with
sole. reference to it's own treasury, con-
Venlence or special interests.
State Laws Inadequate.
"Such changes cannot fail to produce
said Mr.. Root. ''Some Of these
changes can be plainly seen now in
progress. 1t is plainly to be seen that
the people. are coming to the conclu.
sion that in certain important respects
the local laws Of the state are made.
ouate, and more power and regulation
and control is gradually passing to the
national government.
'By an assertion Of the interstate
commerce power or of the taxing power
the national government is taking up
duties which under the changed con-
dltlons the separate states are no
longer capable Of performing. The
federal antitrust law, the anti-rebate
railroad rate law, meat inspection,
oleomargarin and pure food laws are
examples Of this.
"New projects of national control
are mooted; control Of insurance, uni.
form divorce and child labor laws, and
many others affecting matters formerly
entirely within the cognizance Of the
state are proposed. .-... :.
4 submit to your Judgment, and T
desire to impress upon You with all the
earnestness [ possess that there is but
one way in which the states can main
tain their power and authority under
the conditions which are now before us,
and that way is thru an awakening BY
the states of their own duties to the
country at large.
< ! Must Consider Nation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

stinNss ,sssJapa nsses conpetit ion seems
likely to be less formidable than has
been anticipated. Japanese manufac-
lures aresssaid to be so inferior in quail
sitysto the European and American that
they areSnot assept ables Their goods
1are9reportsd to BE Aims and
5jpeFishabla, thaf 9satshes g g strike y, '.
bad eefheiir suga siiss wa theirSsals
has, foreign admixtures. Evidently the
Jap has been learning some. Of the
tricks Of trade ;Which. are not, to his
advantage, while his reputation for,
meeting his monetary obligations is
not such as to command the condolences
@ Of the commercial world. - ,s 40
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
Secretary Root on State Rights.

y This is nation. Its constitution IS
8not a fixed and rigid instrument, but an
Elelastic continuance which must be
sstretched to cover new problems OF
sss5government las they, ARISE. & If the
Estates will not exercise the powers they
possess in such way. as to. serve the
Einterests of the whole people, in
distinction from the selfish inter
tests of the state ~itself,> it is inevi-
table that the powers of the national
government will be increased.
81 Such were the: underlying thoughts
lin Secretary Roots speech, at New
York last night. They are saot new,
ssfor the troublesome question: of state
rights recurs whenever the public be-
comes aroused to the necessity Of solv-
Sing new problems in such a way as to
tigive the solution national effect.
81 Secretary Root, however, rightly
places the blame for the tendency to
increase the powers of the national
government on the states themselves.
j If the various legislatures had treat
ted the insurance question in such a
Hway as to- safeguard the interests Of
THE policyholder, no matter. where he
Lived, there would be no demand for q
Isnational insurance law. - :
q If New Jersey and some other, states
sS3had not offered refuge to over-capital-
lied j. corporations, "holding, compa-
nies' and other trust devices, it would
be less necessary for congress to under
take. trust legislation. So with the
evils of child labor, indiscriminate di-
vorce and other abuses that have been
permitted to grow up under state pro-
tetction or state negligence.
go With characteristic penetration Sec
rotary Root goes to the very core Of
the matter when he says eff any
state is maintaining laws which afford
opportunity and authority for practices
condemned by the public sense Of the
whole country, that state is violating
the conditions upon which alone can
it's powers be preserved.'
From the admitted impossibility of
securing from the various states any
thing like unanimity Of action in mat
tiers of national import, springs the
strong tendency Of +. the day toward
governmental .centralization.. It is a
tendency which rests upon national
sentiment and which will bend and
stretch the constitution as may be nee
essary. If constitutional convention
. can be brought about, as urged by Con
gresham De Almond in the house re.
4 Gently, SO much the better, for the
needed powers can then be defined and
fixed. But if the effort in that di-
rection fails because of the complica-
ted method prescribed for calling such
convention, the powers will gradual,
ly be assumed by the national govern.
q ment as necessity may arise. The courts
z will aid in this process. just as they
always have and as they always must
The striking thing about Secretary
III. Roots speech IS the profundity Of his
y logic and the ;lucidity with which he
expressessit. More and more does the
premier loom large as one Of our great
est men. :.$, ~ =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
RELIEF FOR UTE INDIANS
War Department Plans to Assist the
Suffering Nomads. T.
Journal Special Services.

Sou1ndt special service Fa. :: ~
9. Washington, Dec. 13.-steps have
beer: ! taken BY the secretary Of war
TO relieve sufferings Of the Ute In
dams ola IS now a! at Meade who left their
the~permis Of, the. military authori-
ties; tt. is denied that these Indians
have suffered any H.aeprivation, but that
they have been provided with ample
rations. Some BRof, them are short Of
clothing but funds have been supplied
with which to. purchase the articles
necessary. ys% T.. #9#
tary of wara. and Athe secretary of the
interior, it was; DECIDED to allot $4,000
for the relief Of the Indians. Author
ity was today given by the secretary
Of war.to purchaseatent material and
forage for the Horses and cattle. The
clothing necessary isSnow being bought.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
PER DIEM IS DOUBLED
American Railway Association Try to:
Secure Quicker Return of Cars.

Owners of /, $50, 900 out of the 1,s0O,-
900 freight cars in the; American Rail-.
way association have agreed to the ad-
v W s in per diem charges foG the use
day fat. The 81 charge after thirty
days is abolished. ~ :
Opinions differ. as to whether this
will reduce the annual: fall car short
age. Roads endeayor to offset freight
car rentals so they may not have to
pay charges. The abolition of the 81
charge will have a certain effect, also,
in reducing the effectiveness Of the
change - 81" ~
Formerly cars were charged by mile
age, SO that time was not part Of the
sitution: The present method Of per
diem. charge will Quicken the move
ment Of cars, but whether it. will be
an. Improvement on. the daily charge
at ST. after thirty days is question
among traffic men. ssS ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
FORD GOES TO BURLINGTON Fl
Great Northern Man Becomes Foreign
Freight Agent of Allied Line.

- Mark Ford, general agent of the
Great Northern at St. Louis, has re-
ceived the appointment of foreign
freight agent Of the Burlington, sue
ceeding C., G. Burnham, who was re-
Gently made assistant to First Presi-
Mr.. Ford has been at St. Louis three
years, having beer" contracting freight
agent at: Spokane, i Wash, prior to Che
time, R.K: Pretty, e5ntr;accafiithg freight
agent Of the Great Northern at St.
Louis has been given Mr.. Ford place.
Mr.: g Pretty has been contrac tina
.frei gghts agent q feaH w. E. Hunf,
contracting Freight agent sof the Bur
lngton at St. Louis, succeeds Mr..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
Low Rates to the Southeast.

Commencing December 18th and on
the first and third Tuesdays of each
month thereafter until March, 1907, the
Chicago Great Western Railway will
sell one-way colonist tickets at nearly
half fare to points in Alabama, Louis
lana and Mississippi. For further in
formation apply to G. d. Fisher, City
Ticket Agent, corner NicolIet avenue
and Fifth street. Minneapolis. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
Cheap Raises to the Southeast

" Commencing December 18th and on
the first and third Tuesdays Of each
month until March, 1907, the North
Western line will sell one-way colo
mist tickets at nearly half fare to points
Get tickets and information at 600 Mic
oilet avenue, Minneapolis. 1896 Robert
street. st. Paul, or address T. w. Teas
dale, General Passenger Agent st.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
Cheap Rates West and Southwest

: On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month until March, 1907, inclu-
sive, the Northwestern Line will sell
one-way colonist tickets at nearly half
fare to many points in Arkansas, Col
orado,, Indian Territory, Kansas, Louis.
Texas and Wyoming. Get information
and tickets at 600 Nicollet ave., Min.
neapolis, 1876 Robert street, St. Paul,
or address T. w. Teasda1e, General
Passenger Agent, St. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

tain of iniquity of the darkness and
bitterness of the cup filed to it's over
fowing-oh, something mounted the
brain and reason was threatened, and
it broke and shattered. And while it
played its destructive part, drew the
gun and then fired the shot and caused
her to meet her maker. And he comes
here to tell you his story
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
Mrs. Storer Satisfied.

Journal Special Service. ..t,.-
-. Cincinnati, Dec 13.-Mrs. Rellamy
Storer has given formal interview on
the controversy with President Roose-
welt. She SAYS:
eve are satisfied that our position
has been absolutely and fully ex-
planned. We will lose no friends.
'"This matter has had much more
notoriety and publicity than we ever
dreamed would be given it, but I feel
and we are satisfied that our position
has been absolutely and fully ex-
planned. 1t is question of the truth
of the presidents allegations as against
aurs -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
CLERKS GETRAIsE.

Salaries Of ss1 Men Are Increased $500
zach.
Journal Special seryiee. s.
Washington, DEG. 13.-The* salaries Of
the 39l clerks to ktnembers of congress
and delegates haveebeen raisedS$3oO each.
Their salaries s.., Willaaow be s1soe year +;
to specify that ths members shall put
their clerks on the house rolls. and have
them paid by the sergeant alarms, but
this &the mem bers voted not to do. In
sthiss; way they, will sbe3a to have their
woris4done for a few hundred dollars a
session and pocket the remainder. Of the
$1,000. S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
!47'-s77 s.ss7 !.se - yslE=.=F 7.:ss.sf So
GRAY GOES TO- SEATTLE
1101A 4. 1V1aIoa.IO~-O EiATTIE . -
Great Northern Makes Changes in
~ VT: Traffic Officials. :

a..4AaArchibalds. Gray, assistant general
passenger and freight agent Of the
great Northern road at Sioux -. City,
WILL be made assistant general freight
agent at Seattle Jan.s71a,, 1897. >s~The for
mer office will he abolished. II. S.
Jones of Seattle will be made division
freight ire agent at: Sioux City. The Sioux
Clty changes result from the Burling-
line. This cuts down the division 1H lis5
miles, leaving the line from Willmar
to Sioux City and from Sioux Falls
to Yankton in the jurisdiction of Nj.
Jones. H. s. Allison, general agent at
Chicago, will become assistant general
passenger agent of the Great Northern.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

Paul Morton has called meeting Of
the presidents OF thirty: insurance. COM
panies to decide whether they WIN OPP
pose or advocate legislation. Morton is
taking no: chances on: a misplaced switch
in his new job. ~ %E i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
Mrs. Storer's Conversion.

The interest which, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bellamy Storer have shown in Arch
bishop Ireland is explained by the fact
that this distinguished prelate of the
CATHOLIC church is responsible for the
conversion of both Mr.. and Mrs Storer
to that faith. His grace s teaching of
the faith to Mrs. Storer caused a sem
announcement was made Of her baptism
into the church. .-~
The friendship of Archbishop Ireland
with the Storers was credited with the
hearty support given President McKin-
ley by the church dignitary. Arch
bishop Ireland s service for the repub-
llcan ticket in 1896 made him a ma
tlonal figure, and when President Nc
Klnley was indicted into office suit.
able reward was sought for Bellamy
Storer.z nj @ - 80 -
Storer preferred a cabinet position,
He was slated to become assistant Sec
rotary Of state. At that moment the
figure of Senator Joseph B.. Foraker
caused President Mckinley to cast
about for another berth. A consular
position was suggested. Foraker was
asked if he had any objection to
Storer's being sent out of the country
on diplomatic mission. "The farther
the better,'' is said to have been the
politician $ reply. Storer was sent
abroad. So
The ,Storer-R Roosevelt incident has re-
vived rumors and confirmed suspicious
of, a feeling of unrest in the Longworth
and Roosevelt households. Mrs. Maria
Longworth Storer is a sister of the
father of Congressman Nicholas Long,
worth, who married Alice Roosevelt.
It is remarked that when Alice
Roosevelt visited Cincinnati in the sum-
mer Of 1905, ostensibly to see the town
but really to get acquainted with the
Longworth family, Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, mother of Nicholas, took a hasty
and unexpected trip to Paris to visit
her daughter. the Countess de Cham
=brun. This left the duties of hostess
to Mrs. Buckner Wallingford, a sister
of Nicholas. But the affairs of Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Jr., have always
been graced by the presence Of her
mother-in-laW.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
Railroad Notes.


:, North Pacific trains, Nos. Ill and 112 whicl,
nave been running to Taylors Falls Sundays will
S nun only to. Wyoming Saturdays and Sundays
IL Every competent traihman in the country can
hnd work If he wants its,according to an official
In touch with the situation. Northwestern roads
are short-handed at this time of the year be-
cause or the extra work caused by winter
weather. ,.',,. T.
The Canadian Pacific is to invade Canadian
Northern territory in northern Saskatchewan
The new road is to start from Bredenberry on
the Manitoba & Northwestern section of the Ca
madam Pacific and VIII proceed in an air line
due north via Stony Creek to Kamsack. South
of Bredenberry the line now under construction
Will be completed to its junction with the Kir.
:; Following the death Of F. L. Pomeroy freight
traffic manager. and the retirement ofcVicepresi-
dent Nathan Guilford, the New York Central has
created three vice presidences in charge of trait
fic e g.F: DAILY has been made vicepresident in
Charge OF passenger traffic and G. J. Grammar
yicepresident in charge of freight. A. H. Harris
~ made vtcepresident except of the Hudson river
rroad In charge of legal, land and tax depart
ments, and Ira A. Place, general counsel Of the
lines, will have charge of the same matters on
the latter line. -" : y =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

Some complaint has been made that
the presidents nominations of Garfield
and Bonaparte did not specify when they
took effect. Thought everything Theo-
dore did took effect Immediately. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

One Of the unfortunate results Of the
incident is that it has
brought the president and Senator For
aker closer together.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

South Carolina could tell California in
teresting stories about the times when
South Carolina said 3'if'' we remain in
the union -" - - - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

Chicago IS trying to please the Mime:
apelis Tribune by putting all the things
it can think of except useful Gdevices*to
curb corporations in it's new charter. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

There is some delay in getting out the
illustrations for the Presidents special on
Panama. Those artists always hold the
paper back. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
EastArn Holiday Rates.

> The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
will sell Dec. 18th to 22d, round-trip ex-
cursion tickets to eastern points with
return limit to Feb. 25th, 1907.
Rates to following places: =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

An added feature of the performances
OF THE Smart Set'' at the Biiou tomor-
row night will be prize buck and wing
dancing contest by members of the com :.
pany and some of the best-known local
dancers for cash prizes s*-ltt..@' EE7,, 5 !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

Some noisy anarchist papers in Chi
cagoI are asking what Senator Hopkins
has done to deserve reelection. Well,
for one thing, he has overlooked a mum,
Der Of Pullman, car Jobs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

The Christmas Present ~
Column on: the EEWant Page' will be
Of great assistance to you in buying
your presents. = ..'" $3.50 .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

Mark Twain did himselfsa great wrong.
in asking for the thanks of congress. He
never killed anybody. =; +.yy:c f.. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
GOALS FROM THE FIELD:

Mayor elect Haynes is having his
troubles over the selection of a chief of
police. Most mayors do. There are two
kinds of candidates for the place, police
men and placemen. OF the former the
men who are said to be under considera-
ton are Captain Getchell, Court Officer
Cloutier and Captain Quealey. OF the
latter the man most talked about is John
Ryan, alderman and chairman Of the last
democratic campaign; Lieutenants Colo
mel Corriston and Lieutenant General
Frank Mcdonald. Whether to appoint a.
politician-e itizen candidate, or a profess
@sional policeman without regard to poll
tics Is the problem with the mayor
elect, Ryan has the largest political fol-
lowing in the democracy. He is the ia
Vorite of the workers Frank McDon-
aid Is Mayor Haynes nearest and dearest
friend in politics, but the mayor is almost
afraid of. him for chief. He is too talk
alive. There is too much call for COM
preston in the chiefs office for Frank.
1t would be like making Windy VIII
liarns superintendent, of a&dumb school,
! windy could never say all he wanted
to express with his hands without work
ing oyer the eight-hour day. The COM
promise citizens candidate is Corriston,
who is objected to on the ground that
he has never hustled for the democracy
With anything. like the activity If the
OLner .tWO.f q 3 y = 3 ~ e
Mcdonald, It has been said, does not
want the workhouse job again. He wants
TO De either secretary to the mayor or
chief: John Ryan is not al seandidafeasf ft bsT
anything else but chief. If he ~is~not- alp-
pointed he will go back to his aldermanic
duties and his private business.
PHE There Is one man who might have re
heved the mayor of, all enlb RIA ssnent
and that is E. J. Conroy. !: HeMwass chief
unqers Haynes before, land they: gots on
very we'll together. Probably RConro,,
much criticism. But Conrtoyy, Just ts o Be
busy and loyal to his party, took the
democratic nomination ;e:fola dsrman Of
the second ward. y. The re pubIcans got
into a deep, melodranaatic tanglAssin con-
sequence. Of which Conrox, came 1 tee4the
surface With four syeArs' Acommission
as alderman. He could not = faasro Nfass rs
down ;even%if The wanted to- be chief. bel
cause no other democrat could be elected
to. succeed him at a special election,
Ihere is some talk also that Orville Rfne-
mart, who was appointed to the board Of
charities and corrections by Ames four
years ago, and whose term will expire in
July, will not accept reappointnaent, from
Haynes 1T he lis compelledsto vote to con-
hrm< certain Haynes candidates for the
Workhouse. Frank Mcdonald is one of
the men whom Rinehart would take act,
I've walking exercise to avoid In ia
the, Mcdonald popularity appears to BE
largely centered in Mr.. Haynes. but Mr.
Haynes is surely an important center at
.ho present tlme. James GRAY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

.What is undoubtedly the laughing hit
or the almost all-comedy vaudeville bfll
at the Orpheum theater this week Is
The New TEACHER as uproariously.
staged BY the Avon Comedy -Four,
Messrs: Goodwin, Coleman, Smith and.
Dale. ii!''. !; ;: 81 i : ::
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat,

That charming young actress, Adelaide.
Thurston, will present her new. ,plav.
The Girl from Out Yonder," at the Met:
ropoilta y for three nights and Saturday
matinee, opening tonight. ..,E: .l:::. !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

for-to take charge 81 ri the saving
station, presumably. $500 " 1891 ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

Whenever Mr.. Hill has that Christmas
feeling he issues few millions of Great
Northern stock which he offers to pre-
sent members Of his happy family at par.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-13

Governor elect Hughes having dined,
.gith4 he ptesident4ts fully prepared for
his inauguration..7 @s a ~ IS