The National tribune., 1906-10-18

More trouble on the old mans
mind" The National Encampment of
the United Spanish War Veterans was
brought to Washington on the strength
of a promise that the President, who
is member OF the Order. would re-
view the parade. The Washington 5.
w. V Committee, which had pledged
the earth and it fenced in to the En-
campment visited the President before
he went to oyster Bay, or, at least.
that is the report that was sent out,
and got him t. say when he would be
back in Washington, and When he
would review the parade, and got MS
promise. or, at least. they said they
had it, that he would be in the White
House again the week of the 10th of
October, and that he would then re-
view them. That is what the Commit
tee on the National Encampment of
Spanish War Veterans of the District
of Columbia said, anyhow. and bank
ing that, the United Spanish w
Veterans came to Washington Il.
the President review them? Mar
Why? Quien sabe. Did he attend tn
banquet? Nary. Why? Quien Sabc
AS a matter of fact it looks as thoush
somebody had blundered. and you ca
just bank that it was not the Presiden
of the United States.
When Gen. Harries took hold Q
things it was too late to correct a
the blunders. but he made a magnif
cent parade out of it, just the same
even if it did play march up the hiH
and down again. 1t was one of tn,
cleanest, prettiest parades that. ever
took place on Pennsylvania avenue
The United Spanish War Veterans. as
became young soldiers gave he veter-
ans of the war of the rebellion the
right of the line, and to show they APP
preciated the honor they turned out
an escort of 700 strong. That was an
honor, indeed. And. oh, the tragedy
of it, too. Maj Stine, one of the
marching veterans, weakened his heart
by the march, and fell dead in the door
of his home within an hour afterward.
The tail end of the parade had a view
of the President as he hied himself to
the country accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt about o'clock, in the White
House carriage and when they got out
of the city they took their horses for
a horseback ride, getting in about 6
o'clock. The President did receive the
veterans at the White House for an
hour on Wednesday afternoon. how
ever. and all those who got over their
mad about not seeing him on Tuesday
went and shook hands with him and
had good time.
Hazing has disappeared from the
United States Military Academy. ac-
cordng to the annual report of the
Superintendent, Brighten. A. L. Mills.
The report says:
.Hazing has been entirely absent.
and the spirit which in former years
prompted it has. in great measure,
disappeared. The attitude Of all the
upper classes toward the fourth class is
good generally, and the members of
the first class in particular. have
shown due appreciation of their re-
sponSibilities in maintaining proper re,
1ations between old and new cadets.
First classmen exclusively We're detailed
to act as instructors of cadets during
their preliminary training. The good
effects of this policy We're evident"
Maybe this means trouble for some
body.
Representative negroes of the South,
on behalf of their race, have COM
planned to the Interstate Commerce
Commission of the use, by railroads of
the South of Jim Crow cars for in
terstate passengers. They have re-
quested the Commission to investigate
the subject, and, on the development
of the facts. to issue an order compell-
ing the railroads not to discriminate
against negroes on account of their
color.
The Director of the Mint last week
purchased 600, $50 ounces of silver bull
lots at the mints in Denver, New Or
leans and Philadelphia. The price paid
was 69.11 cents per fine ounce, which
is one-tenth of l per cent lower than
the price paid for the purchases last
week.
In explanation of the heavy pur-
chase which is three times as large as
any heretofore made George E. Rob
erts. Director of the Mint. said:
ave are using considerable bullion
now in the coinage of subsidiary
money. We VIII not make as large a
weekly purchase again soon, because
the supply ordered to-day will meet all
immediate demands"
The card catalog syste mis- being
established in the Record Division of
the Pension Office at the order of Com
missioner Warner. Col Warner thinks
this will save much time and expense
to the Government.
The officials have been compelled in
the past to rebind their records and
compile new books almost every year
on account of the wear to which they
are subjected. In many cases a mans
record as a soldier could be found only
by searching through a number of vol
umes. Under the new system every
piece of information concerning the
war service and pension record of one
man will be assembled on one card.
As tnere are more than 2,UUO,UUD ap-
plica:ions for pensions, it is not ex-
pected To finish the work in less than
six months.
The third report of the Commission
er of Labor dealing with the CONNER
cial industrial and social conditions of
the laboring classes of the Territory IF
Hawaii. just published. shows a tend
ency of the Asiatic pOpuo ton to drive
out the whites from ali labor and com
mercial pursuits. the report on this
point says:
1t Is everywhere conceded in Ha-
wall thar the present preponderance of
Japaptse among the workers of the
pl5rtatons constitutes a source of
SVer-increasing embarrassment of the
sugar interests. Between depression
and Asiatic competition the whites are
being driven out and the Asiatics sue
ceeding.
1T is urged by the planters that such
modification of the Chinese exclusion
act as would permit the admission OF
Chinese coolies TO the Territory would
at once destroy the monopoly now held
By the japanese. temper their aggres-
siyeness and very much simplify the
problem of labor. The Chinese. il is
asserted. would give a stability to the
population"
schools the Asiatics have begun II
drive out the American and Caucasian
pupils in something like the same way