The National tribune., 1906-06-28

The sturdiest knocker on the Panama
Canal project has been Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama. He wanted canal;
oh, yesi But he wanted the Nicaragua
Canal. He says, however, that he is
willing to accept the Panama Canal il
he can get no other, and he thinks il
will be a paying investment.
Let us get rid of the idea that we
are going to give away great deal OF
money in connection with the canal,
said Senator Morgan. Il believe that
if it were a stock concern the stock
would be worth five for one within a
few years after its completion, notwith-
standing / fully appreciate the physical
difficulties in the way of building a
canal at the place decided upon. Let
us, therefore, put away all hysteria and
despair on the financial feature of the
canal project. The figures on the Suez
Canal are reassuring on that point"
/. OF course Arizona and Oklahoma
had to get into a controversy over the
signing of the bill which made the In
dian country State, the dispute being
over which signature really made the
bill-"Theodore' signed with a gold
pen or "Roosevelt with an eagles
quill. The Arizona people say that they
go back to the mother" country
England for authority. (Now,
wouldn't that frost you?) They say
that King Ed just signs things Ed
ward" and they go. Likewise, if the
President had just signed the bill
Theodore" it would have been as much
law as when he tackled the Roosevelt
on.
Tt is now ambassador Leishman the
President having signed the Consular
bill raising the office of Minister to
Turkey to that of ambassador. This
was necessity. The Sultan of Turkey
is surrounded by more ceremonial than
all the crowned heads of Europe put
together, and it was next thing to i'm
possible for a mere Minister Plenipo-
tentiary, even if he was also "Extraor-
dinary" to get an audience with the
much-afraid-of of Turkey.
An ambassador is just about the same
thing as the President SO far as prece-
dence goes. and ambassadors have the
right of audience with the Sultan him
self, whereas the Minister cannot see
him except by special appointment. and
must carry on negotiations through the
Grand Vizier. and that official has even
greater power than a Secretary of State
OF Minister of Foreign Affairs, the cor
responding office under other Govern
ments. To place the United States on
an equal footing at Constantinople with
the other countries, Congress-. at the
suggestion of Secretary Root, raised the
rank of the mission there to an En-
bassy. although it disregarded the pre-
yious law not to make increase until
the other country had first taken
similar action
The Society of the War of 1912, be-
ing the descendants of those who par
ticipated in that war, held their Ma
tional Convention in this city last week.
tt.
largely social, by the way, with BAN
quets. receptions and all that sort of
thing. They made a pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon and planted an oak tree.
The officers elected for the coming two
years were as follows:
President-General, John Cadwalader,
Pennsylvania; Secretary-Generai,H Henry
Randall Webb, District of Columbia
Judge-Advocate-Genera Aloysius Lee
Knott, Maryland; Chaplain-General.
Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman, Delaware:
Vice Presidents Frederick Brown Phil
brook, Massachusetts,; Frank Wraner1
Thomas. Kew York, and A. ]. ]. Reed.
New Jersey; Assistant Secretary-Gen-1
eral, John Mason Dulaney. Maryland
Treasurer-GeneraI.G George H. Richards.
New Jersey: Registrar General, Henry
Harmon Noble, New York: Executive
Committee. Reynold Webb Wilcox.
Pennsylvania, and Henry K. Averill.
New York.
According to compilations made pub
Tic at the Bureau of immigration, $780,
927 immigrants arrived in this country
during May.
During May. 1905. 1855 arrived
The number debarred reached 2.238,
the largest number for many months,
and more than twice the number de-
barred during May of last year.
1t is now said that the Reid dinner
to Mr. and Mrs. Longworth has caused
a whole crop of jealousies which time
can scarcely heal. The Reids had King
Edward with them, and the guests in
vited to eat with a King are selected
by him. The list is submitted to him.
and he selects the number his hostess
Is to entertain and the people he will
not mind meeting or would like to.
meet The King failed to select for the
list Of eligibles whole lot of Amer
fcans whom he was expected (by them)
to honor. and they are furious. 1t is
said that some of these foolish women
Were to give entertainments in honor
OF the Longworths, and because they
failed to be of the King Edward party
were suddenly" i'll, and their invita-
tions had TO be recalled. There are
some people so cheap that they will do
this sort of thing, but real gentlewomen
w iiol. All dlpiS the line IneTe comes
praise of Our Alice" She is Just a
natural, sweet. interested and interest
ing girl over there among the nobility
who seem to have al idea that Amer
ican women are naturally coarse. snowy
and given TO gaucheries. Our Alice will
teach them their error. and she is Just
one of thousands OF bright American
girls who would interest the King He
knows bright people when he meets
them.
A movement was inaugurated here
last week TO erect monument to the
Riders who are buried in Arlington
Cemetery. Mrs. Allyn K. Capron, whose
husband, Capt. Capron. fell in Cuba is
the head and front OF the monument
movement, which received quite an i'm
petus through her vigorous efforts
During the first engagements of the
war a number of Rough Riders includ-
ing her husband. fell. and Gen. Wood
Mayor Scott and a number of wealthy
New York men Of the company at
their own expense. erected monu-
men. 1t Is the earnest desire of all
concerned to duplicae this monument
If possible.
Al. who desire to assist. In this en-
tirely laudable effort should communi-
cate with Mrs. Capron. Mrs Capron
was assisted in her first successful eff
forts by Miss Carrie Porter, daughter
of Admiral Porter; Miss Katharine
Drake Mrs Porter and several other