The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-05

in advertising space. As IT is now d
lot of these editors can not get cut OF
the towns where they live But Con-
gross viii De afraid to tackle rate leg
fslation right away. Someone might
work a few jolers into the law. Inter-
ests would clash and . long contro-
versv Ee assured. The leaders are al
most as wary Of working the railroad
law over as they are o. trying to revise
the tariff. Again Secretary Wilson
wants Congress 10 strengthen the meat
inspection LAW. He has found defects
in il during the summer. But he, too.
VIII probably have 10 get along with
the meat inspection law as it is
The administration has been a little
Hurried during the past week at finding
that the Standard Oil octopus is an En-
gIish 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 20 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 10 fear in this. as there are de-
-isfons of the Supreme Court which
meet the situation adequately.
However. this adds 4 new complica-
ton 10 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 deIve 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 it himself. Sometimes the story |
comes from those who accompanied |
cident somewhere on the northern |
coast-possibIy it was at Para.
The Secretary and his party had |
helped make numerous professions, and |
they started out for this one at Para,
followed by a long array of gaily-uni-
formed men. The sky was c!oudless
Everything porJended a most beautiful |
day.
If it 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 it
rains you know, one must not mind if
we look out for our uniforms
What do you do with them?''
"Oh, we take them off and fold them
under the carriage seats till it is done
raining
Secretary Root took care to observe
in his dry way that il did not rain
during that particular parade.
The incident illustrates the many op-
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-
tib!e in the more cordial relations with
the South American diplomats here.
Mr. Root is now in possession of more
Information at first hand aboat South
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
During the two years remaining of
this administration, Secretary Root,
with all his ingenuity in dealing with
men and nations, is expected to give
a deal ef important counsel in South
American affairs. He has already
agreed to deliver an address on the op-
for developing trade rela-
tons 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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