The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-18
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.J

10 provide that whenever The Sr'lf
Spangled Banner" is played by the
band on a formal occasion at a mill
tary station, or al any place where
persons belonging 10 the military ser
| vice are present in their official ca
pa-tv all officers and enlisted men
| present shall stand at attention and,
even il not in the ranks, they shall
render the prescribed salute. II is
also provided that the same respect
shall be observed toward the national
air Of any other country when il is
! played as a compliment TO Official
representatives. of such country.
Ask Presidents Aid.-In letter
received by the President recently
from II. II. Fuller, secretary Of joint
committee OF railroad engineers. fire.
men and trainmen, Mr.. Roosevelt is
requested if he has not already done
so. 10 invite the attention Of congress
10 matters Of legislation, in which the
! railroad employees are vitally inter
rsted. These are set out as: Anti
! Injunction legislation, employers liza
! bility and legislation TO prevent rail
| road companies from keeping en-
! ployes on duty so many consecutive
hours as TO render il impossible for
! them TO perform their duties with
| efficiency and safety.
Condolences to New Shah.-Presi-
! dent Roosevelt sent the following tele-
! gram direct to the new Shah: "Sa
! Majesty. Mohammed Ali Shah, TIE
| hcran: | tender sincere condolences
upon the great bereavement suffered
| by you and by the Persian nation.
! Theodore Roosevelt" The Presi-
dents message was in response 10
one received by him from the Shah,
as follows: His EXcellency, the Presi-
dent Of the Republic of the United
States. Washington: II have the pain
ful duty TO advise your cXccHency OF
the grievous loss which / have just
suffered in the person Of my highly
esteemed father. Mohammed Ali
shah
Militia Mobiization.--Tha the new
regulations for the mobilization OF the
Nat.onal guard, just perfected by AS
siytant Secretary Of War Oliver, will
result in making impossible any repi-
tition of the difficulties of re-organiza-
ton of the militia forces in the face
Cf war. as experienced in 1898, is eX-
pectcd by the war department. These
regulations provide for the minimum
strength of the organizations OF the
militia in times Of peace and equip
mcnt by the state authorities. so that
this force will be instantly available.
II is expected that the state authorl-
ties will take advantage Of the gen
erous appropriations made by the ma
tional government annually for the
support of the national guard to keep
all their organizations at certain
fixed minimum strength.
Attacks the Japanese Message
In the Senate the other day Sena-
tor Gcarin, i'm discussing his resolution
on the Japanese question, made an
argumcnt in favor of the doctrine
of states rights and protection OF
labor by the exclusion of coolies from
both China and Japan. He criticised
the stand taken by President Roose-
Welt on the Japanese question, as to
! his Interpretation of the existing
treaty with Japan, and charged that
the Presidents position in regard to
the division of cheap labor as applied
! to the Chinese was inconsistent with
( his recent message to Congress in re-
! gard to the treatment of Japanese on
| the Pacific California" said Mr
| Gearin. lis under no obligation to the
! federal government TO have public
| schools of any kind at all. If she does
! have them it is her province and not
/ that of the general government TO
say how they shall be maintained and
! how conducted and under what condi-
! tons"
Pertinent Postal Points.-Two sub
! iects of general Importance are treat
! ed AT length in the annual report OF
/ Frank II. Hitchcock, first assistant
/ postmaster general They are the
/ proposition for the increase OF the
! salaries of clerks in postoffices and
! the proposed abandonment of the
/ back stamp" on letters and postal
| cards. The report shows that at the
! close Of the fiscal year $4,000 post
! Offices were in operation and that
/ the total number Of employees, not in
! cluding postmasters and assistant
! postmasters, was nearly 10000. The
| total personnel of poStofiices of all
! classes aggregated 205,2SS. The gain
| in revenue from the postotiices in the
| ycar-about $4,000, ,000-was unex-
: pcctedly large. and the returns for
he first four months OF the present
fiscal year indicate that the unprece-
dented gain is being maintained. So
great is this gain. Mr.. Hitchcock
points out, that the additional appro-
prations requested of congress
scarcely will Ne sufficient to maintain
the service. In the last year the de-
| ,art baS oiypp much StndN IN