The National tribune., 1907-05-16


81 approve Of the recommendations
therein made, and direct that the
changes as therein outlined take effect
as of May IL
| According to George n. Shirley, edi-
tor of the Referendum News, William
Jennings Bryan will have a surprising
ly large following for his initiative and
referendum campaign in the Goth Con-
gress. Mr.. SHIRLEY, who has kept close
track of tie subject, says that los
members OF the next House have al
ready been pledged to the initiative
and referendum. In the last campaign
the American Federation of Labor, in
cooperation with the National FEEDER
alton for the Peoples Rule, asked all
Congressional and many State candi-
dates for office as to their attitude to-
ward the initiative and referendum,
the ejght-hour law and the antl-fnjunc-
ton law. Only those who pledged
themselves to support these measures
were supported by the organization
named. OF the 100 members of the
next House claimed for the initiative
and referendum seventy-four are DEM
ocrats and thirty-five are Republicans.
Thirteen of Missouri's sixteen men,
bers are pledged, eight of New York S
| thirty -SeNeH, seven OIL ofl1O twenty
one, six of Pennsylvania thirty-two.
and six of Illinois twenty-five. Mr..
SHIRLEY asserts that within two years
the initiative and referendum vote in
the House will be sufficiently strong to
force a bill embodying that idea upon
the attention of the Senate, where, of
course, it is expected to be held up.
|
| With view of reducing the oppor-
tunfties for anti-election frauds, the
President has decided upon the estab-
| liShment of naturalization bureaus in
a number of the leading cities.
Assistant Attorney General Cooley
has started West for the purpose of
Investigating conditions and selecting
men as chiefs of the various bureaus.
His recommendations for appointment
will be made to the President upon
his return.
The present purpose is to have each
| bureau force consist of chief. who
must be lawyer Of some standing.
land several inspectors. All petitions
for naturalization will have to be sub
mitted to the bureau for action. New
York. Boston, Philadelphia. Cincin-
natl, Chicago, st. Louis, Denver. New
Orleans, San Francisco, Portland, and
Seattle are among the cities in which
it is the present intention to establish
these bureaus.
Cleveland, Indianapolis. Kansas City,
and Atlanta may also be favored.
Baron Rosen, the Russian Embassa-
dor to Washington, who MAS just been
decorated by his imperial master at st.
Petersburg with the cross of the White
Eagle, is one of the finest piano play
ers in this city. 1t is said that Baron
Rosen intended. as youth, to fit him
self for an artistic career, and with
n iu oh in tyi csf, M 1Gl
Paris under the finest teachers. He
developed particular proficiency on
the piano, and under the advice of his
instructors adopted that instrument az
Ithe one which he would master. The
Baron seldom ever consents to play for
the entertainment of crowds, and only
when surrounded at the embassy by
few personal friends will he give an
exhibition Of his rare accomplishment.
He and Paderewsiii, the great Polish
pianist, are warm friends, having been
drawn together years ago by their mu-
tual love for the piano.
Here are two extreme opinions of
U.S. One as to heat, the other as to
our love for cold drinks.
1.-The American people are great
lovers Of heat. as I have found on sew
eral occasions during the first ten days
that 1 ever spent in this country said
J. w. Won der Poorten-SchwartZ. of
Holland. Mr.. Won der Poortcn-
Schwartz unofficially represented Hol-'
land at the Peace Conference in New
York. He was writer of fiction.
''rhey like stuffy cars and hot
rooms In hotels: they seem 10 dislike
fresh air." he went on. Coming over
here from New York the Pullman was
so hot that some were tanning them
selves and others were gasping for
breath, but, strange TO say, nobody
suggested having the windows opened.
felt that ! was in America and should
do as the Americans do.
1T has occurred to me that this heat
in cars and buildings is due to the ne
groes. They like it because they came
from torrd climate. They are the
porters and janitors and house ser
wants. Hence they turn on the steam
to the full and the white folks just
have to suffer.
Life over here IS too hurried for
me. People work too hard and live so
rapidly that they do not get time to
enjoy things as we do in Europe. L
found it so in New York particularly,
tho perhaps the Peace Conference
made things more strenuous. Yet the
conference did lot Of good. both here
and in Europe. IF the foolish people
who want to do away with war all at
once. or believe it cannot be done
away with at all. do not pervert. much
may be accomplished in the limitation
of armament and the extension of ar
bitration in the next few years"
Another critic of American institu-
tons was found In II. Keveney. of New
York, Edinburg and other European
cities. He assailed the cold drinks.
These cold drinks we are constantly
are running our stomachs."
said he. "rhey give us indigestion. In
digestion makes us nervous and
cranky. 1t affects our national tenn
permanent. Over on the other side they
never drink that sort of stuff. and so
they have good digestions They drink
water at its natural heat When
first went to Edinbufg l asked for some
ice, and they thought / wanted to start
an ice plant. They gave me a big
glass Oh water With a piece of ice in it
about the size of button. An Eng
lsh friend of mine came to visit me
In New York last Summer. 1 invited
him to take a drink and he asked for
lemonade. / told the waiter to bring
him a large glass. When the lemon
ade arrived my English friend looked
at it aghast.
81 say, old chap, what is that?' he
And / could not satisfy him until all
the ice had been taken out of the glass.
Perhaps he was right, but have not
become EuropeaniZed."