The National tribune., 1906-03-08
1t was decided to make the display

q purely naval one, except that the
various patriotic societies throughout
the country will be invited to attend
and participate. A feature of the oc-
| casiOn will be the fleet of warships of
the United States. France, and. it is
| expected. other countries which will be
at anchor off this city. The Maryland
| Naval Militia is also to have a promi-
nent place in the exercises Of the day.
|
| Historians are a continent wide apart
as to Paul Jones's motives in anything
he did; they all get pretty close togeth-
| er In declaring him a lady-kilIer and
most of them agree that he was a kind
OF pirate;' but he certainly was a boss
| fighter. whether on land or on sea-
with him, as with Washington, it will
be we'll to forget the unlovely traits
| and remember only those which made
for good in the founding of a new Ma
| ton.
Here's the letter which President
| Roosevelt wrote to President John
Mitchell. Of the United Mine Workers.
and 1t looks as though it would win, as
| a former letter did:
Il note with very great concern the
failure of your late convention on the
joint Interstate agreement to come to
a-basis OF settlement Of the bituminous
mining scale OF wages. You in this
business have enjoyed a great indus
| trial peace for many years, thanks to
the joint trade agreement that has re-
suited in the action of your successive
conventions
"a strike such as is threatened on
April l is menace to the peace and
general welfare Of the country. / urge
you to make a further effort to avoid
such a calamity. ....
You and Mr.. Robbins are joint
tic:
Committee of the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON, and it seems to me that this
imposes additional duty upon You both
and gives an additional reason why
each Of you should join in making
further effort"
The Rural Free Mail Service has to
suffer because OF a deficiency i'm Post
Office revenues The service is cut
81 900, 900. and that reduces the deficit
just that much. This cut Is largely
made that the railroads may get an in
crease in pay for the mail service.
Do you hear the farmers bowling.
OH my brothers? If you don't you
will.
The House Committee on Agricul-
ture has decided by a vote Of eight to
seven not to recommend any appropria-
ton to buy seeds for free distribution
by the Department of Agriculture. This
means a saving Of about $25O.O0O an
nually--if 1t sticks. The only seeds
purchased by the Department hereaf-
ter, if Congress sustains the committee
action. will be varieties for use at Ex-
was Influenced TO abolish the seed dis
tribution by petitions from Organiza-
tons of farmers in New York, Illinois
and many other States. .-
Now, as a matter of fact, that $780,
600 Is mighty near thrown away on
the seeds purchased and sent out by
the Agricultural Department. Cause
why? Well. for the simple reason that
the seeds do not grow. They are pur-
chased in the open market, they are
adulterated-nOt pure. they are very
often old. old seeds that will not ger
inmate. and they are never true to de-
scription. They are fake. pure and
simple. and have always been. They
just gave a member of Congress Il
chance to make his constituents pres
ent at the expense of the Government,
and the distribution Is a farce. They
are not seeds tried by the Agricultural
Department, as a great many think,
but the country is secured to get in all
the seeds needed for the annual dis
tribution. Two-thiras' OF them are new
and not Dne-haif. OF them. aie eteI
TAINTED, in all probability, while not
half Of the seeds planted ever grow. II
the Senate has the backbone to stand
by the action OF the House 1t will be
8 great step forward.
Senator Foraker packed the galleries
the other day. and positively held the
members in the Senate Chamber 70"
three mortal hours while he welded
sledge- hammer blows on the whole
raiIroad-rate question. but against the
whole movement of the Administration
and the Democrats for railroad-rate
reform. The people in the galleries sat
throughout the whole three hours, and
when the Ohio Senator finally cOnclud-
eu, they applauded him once and again
IN spite Of the rule against it and in
spite Of the banging Of the little ivory
gavel of Vice President Fairbanks. He
might as we'll have tried to stem Mag
aras flood with flooring board. Sen
ator Foraker was highly cOmplimented
by both Republicans and Democrats on
his forensic effort. for the Senator
seemed to be at his best He expressed
his regret, in opening his speech, that
he must oppose the Presidents dearest
projects and pet plans, but he declared
that his conscience and his sense of
duty would not permit him to do any
thing else
The Committee on Appropriations is
'skinning fieas' with vengeance, and
Ii will probably break several knives
worth more than six bits" before 1t is
through with things. and get neither
hide nor tallow.' The Army Appro-
priation bill was before the House for
several days. and everything that could
b. batted got it's bruise from Chairman
Tawney, who Is acting "watch-dog'' o.
the Treasury just now. The thing that
reused most Of his ire was an appro-
priation Of about 100000 for 800
clerks employed I'm the Staff and Army
Division Headquarters. 1t has been
discovered that there is no warrant in
law for this small army of clerks and
that they can thus have no approprfa-
ton under the law. 1t Is one Of those
cases where the War Department has
gone ahead and used it's appropriation
where it pleased. without regard to
what the money was really appropriate
ell for. An expensive new Staff has
been established, and 1t takes more
frills than a few to keep that STAFF
FURNISHED and shining-among other
things it requires 800 clerks. Chairman
Hull declared that the appropriation