The National tribune., 1907-07-04

man of the House Committee on Ap-
preparations.
ment this morning and was told thai
the surplus would amount to the figure
have given," continued Mr.. Tawney
"On the last day of the last session oi
Congress 1 said that 1t would amount
to S64,000,000, so I was only 5000, ,00C
out of the way. Those figures mean
that the country is prosperous and thai
the Government has been well managed
under Republican rule.
However, l am in favor Of revision
of the tariff and have been for six years
past. My position on that question is
well known, as 1 have voted for it on
more than one occasion"
1T was a pleasure for me to visit
the old battlefield" said Mr.. Tawney
speaking of his Gettysburg trip, where
he went on Memorial Day to deliver
the Gettysburg address. because
was born and lived on what afterward
became the right end of Meade's line
l was eight years cid when the battle
occurred. L heard the roar of the guns
and saw the great cavalry charge.
stood just in front of President Lincoln
on Nov. 19, 1863, when he deliy-
cred his memorable Gettysburg address
Last week, A years later, I de-
livered an address on the same spot on
the dangers of the States resignins
their work to the National Govern
ment.
Mr.. Hatton w. Summers, a success
| full young lawyer of Dallas, Tex,
sailed for Europe on mission of no
little interest Il few days ago He goes
under the auspices of the Farm and
( hn ,-;.,, -1,r
newspaper of Dallas. Tex, which is
owned and edited by Col. Frank p.
| Halland, both of whom soiOurned
briefly in Washington. Mr.. Summers
goes to investigate social and indus
trial conditions in Southern Europe in
their relation to the Immigration of
Italians, Huns, Greeks, Poles, and
other foreigners who are pouring into
America in a tremendous flood.
Regarding his journey, Mr.. Summers
said: THE immigration question is
one of the greatest that confronts this
Nation because of the vast influx of
aliens that are swarming to our shores
/ have no prejudices. no preconceived
ideas, but am going simply as stu
dent to find out all / can by observing
them on their native ground. In Texas
we are in need Of abie-boled laborcrs
but we do not wish horde of undesir-
abies. Heretofore we have had fine
CLASS OI Immigrants. mostly Germans,
Swedes. and EorwegianS. people who
have helped us build up ana develop
the country. We wish t:,is standard to
be maintained. but there is some ap-
prehenson that, with the establishment
Of Federal immigrant station at Gal
weston, there will be a deterioration in
the quality of those coming from trans
Atlantic ports
In the archives of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad, at Philadelphia. has been
found letter from James Buchanan.
written when he was President Of the
United States. declining an offer OF
free pass on the Northern Central Rail
road. The letter came into the pos
session of the Pennsylvania when that
road acquired control of the Northern
Central. 1t is as follows:
Washington. "a March. 1859.
Dear Sir-I return the free ticket
which Mr.. Cuttings has directed to be
forwarded to me for the Northern Cen
trail Railroad with as many thanks for
his kindness as though | had accepted
it. 1t has been the practice of my life
not to travel free on any railroad. be
ing opposed to the whole system of
granting such privileges to individuals
not connected with these roads.
Yours, very respectfully,
James Buchanan.
Robert S. Hollins, Esq, Secretary.
The letter would seem to be rather
more significant now than whea il was
written.
All the naval recruiting parties in the
Northwest have been Withdrawn be-
cause Of the small number of recruits
signed by them. The regular Summer
demand for farm iabore-s has Sex IN
rather stronger than usual this year,
and the recruiting officers and thcir
assistants find il quite impossible tOl
compete. This feature of the -jtuation
aside, however, those in chlrS-. of
naval recruiting stations are .i7di1g il |
increasingly difficult TO induce young |
men to enter the service. The attract |
i've colors used in painting the l,!2
aboard men-o'-war are not sufficient
30 compensate for the low pay. ard
officers in close touch with the situa-
ton express the opinion that il wil! be !
necessary to offer some extra indhrc-
ment in order to get suitable young !
men. especially for three year enlist |
ments. Within the last few .npttiis en- |
listed men have been given the priyi- |
lege of purchasing discharge af.cr one |
year in the navy. and while this has |
helped the enlisting officers TO som" cx-
tent, their progress is now slower, per-
haps, than ever before. After the rush
of men to the Western farms is cnde.:, |
1t may be that the prospect of Increased |
pay for enlisted men being provided |
for next Winter will serve to add to tn" |
number Of those willing To serve Uncle
Sam at sea.
In February of this year the follow
ing official notice appeared in the col
umns of the London Gazette:
The Chancellor of the Eyc!ieuunrl
has appointed the Right Hon. James
Bryce. NJ. p. to be Steward and Bailir
OF the Chiltcrn Hundreds
King Edwards popular Embassador
to this Capital probably would *rai.e il
this notice were called to his attention
by any of his American friends. and lie
would inform them that it WIS ncces-
sary for him to obtain the Office re
ferred to in order to be free % accept
the position of honor and trust whic.
is now his. That is to say, while a
member of the House of Commons iS
expelled If he Is convicted of a felony
his seat is declared vacant il he should
have the misfortune to become a luna
tic, and he ceases ipSO facto ID be a
member of the Commons if he is ele-
waited to the House of Lords: he can
not resign, no matter what rIay be the
reason for his desire to retire to prl-
vate life. Except in the event of solnc
toned, and one other, he must cOntiiuc
to be a part of the British legislative
body until the dissolution of tn: pac-
Lament to which he was originally
elected. The one individual develop