The National tribune., 1906-03-08

1t was decided to make the displa!
a purely naval one, except that tn,
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, il il
expected. other countries which will bt
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 apar
as to Paul Jones's motives in anything
he did; they all get pretty close togeth
er in declaring him a lady-killer, ant
most of them agree that he was 'kint
of pirate:" but he certainly was a bos.
fighter. whether on land or on sea
With him, as with Washington, ii viii
be well to forget the unlovely trait!
and remember only those which made
for good in the founding of new Ma
ton.
Here's the letter which Presiden
Roosevelt wrote to President Johr
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers
and it looks as though it would win, al
former letter did:
81 note with very great concern tht
failure of your late convention on the
joint Interstate agreement to come {.
a-basis of settlement of the bituminou.
mining scale of wages. You in thi.
business have enjoyed a great indus
trial peace for many years, thanks tC
the joint trade agreement that has re-
suited in the action of your successive
conventions.
"A strike such as is threatened or
April l is a menace to the peace anC
general welfare of the country. | urge
you to make further effort to ayoiC
such a calamity. ......... .
You and Mr.. Robbins are join
Chairmen of the Trade Agreement
Committee of the National Civic Fed
imposes additional duty upon you botl
and gives an additional reason why
each of you should join in making g
further effort
The Rural Free Mail Service has tc
suffer because OF a deficiency in Pos
Office revenues The service is Gu
$1,000, 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 howling
will.
The House Committee on Agricul-
ture has decided by vote OF eight &c
seven not to recommend any appropria-
ton to buy seeds for free distribution
by the Department of Agriculture. This
means a saving of about s250,000 an
nually-if it sticks. The only seeds
purchased by the Department hereaf-
ter, if Congress sustains the committee
l... lott ffF. Of E'y.
perimental Stations. The committee
was influenced TO abolish the seed dis
tribution by petitions from organiZa-
tions of farmers in New York, Illinois
and many other States. --
Now, as a matter of fact, that $3.50
600 Is mighty near thrown away or
the seeds purchased and sent out by
the Agricultural Department. Cause
why? Well, for the simple reason thai
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 a fake, pure and
simple. and have always been. They
just gave a member of Congress d
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 great many think
but the country is secured to get in al
the seeds needed for the annual dis
tribution Two-thirds OF them are new
er heard from after they are sent out
and not one-haif OF them. aIe etei
planted, in all probability, while not q
half OF the seeds planted ever grow. ii
the Senate has the backbone to stand
by the action of the House ii will be
8 great step forward.
Senator Foraker packed the gallerie:
the other day, and positively held the
members in the Senate Chamber fo'
three mortal hours while he wieldeG
sledge- hammer blows on the whole
railroad-rate question, but against the
whole movement of the Administration
and the Democrats for railroad-rate
reform. The people in the galleries sal
throughout the whole three hours, anG
when the Ohio Senator finally conclud
eu, they applauded him once and agaii
III spite of the rule against it and il
spite of the banging of the little ivory
gaveI of Vice President Fairbanks. He
might as we'll have tried to stem Mag
ara's flood with a flooring board. Sen
ator Foraker was highly complimenteC
by both Republicans and Democrats OF
his forensic effort, for the Senator
seemed to be at his best. He expressed
his regret, in opening his speech thai
he must oppose the Presidents deares
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 i:
''skinning fieas' with vengeance. and
IL will probably break several knive:
worth more than six bits" before it 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 watchdog o!
the Treasury just now. The thing thai
reused most of his ire was an appro-
priation of about 100000 for 30i
clerks employed in the Staff and Army
Di"ision Headquarters. 1t has beer
discovered that there is no warrant ir
law for this small army of clerks. and
that they can thus have no appropria-
ton under the law. 1t is one of those
cases where the War Department has
gone ahead and used its appropriation
where it pleased. without regard &c
what the money was really appropriate
ell for An expensive new Staff has
been established, and it takes more
frills than a few to keep that staff
Furnished and shining-amons other
things ii requires 300 clerks. Chairman
Hull declared that the appropriation
would be placed in the bill elsewhere
meaning in the Senate, and, of course
ii will, and it will remain. Mr.. Speaker
ret n N.