The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-07
WAR IALK IS ABSURD,
Adjustment Of Japanese Dispute
Moving Along smOOthIy
sAcsT SESSION TOO SHORT.
Congress Msy Lsnsthoa rs Time For
workins-No Constitutional Amsad-
msnt Nsesssary-YsIIsN Fever Hero
PromotsS-sill Against Tipping.
BY CHARLES W.. KRTHUR.

BY CHARLES W.. ARTHUR.
Washington, Feb. T.-fSpecial. LIS
$ usual about this time I'm every short
session OF congress, considerable talk
IF the possible necessity Of a special
session is being fnduleed i'm Less thau
month Is now available IN which to
ttansnct the business which must be
attended TO. yet at this writing not one
% the big supply bills has been finally
passed Last week there washa Verita-
ole food Of oratogy In the senKte. which
Dad the effect OF preventing the CON
siderEtion of legislation, and Senator
Hale Of Maine improved the oyportunI-
ty to warn his colleagues that II work
was not expedited be would be com
PEELED 10 move for night sessions 1t Il
the invariable custom Of the lswmak-
Ing bodies TO pass finally on most OF
the bills before them IN the last few
days OF short sessions, with the result
that much important legislation is
overlooked. appropriations measuEes'are
rushed through without proper eonsId-
Grafton and many errors. some ofsthenl
very costly, creep into new laws. The
present session promises 10 be ns ex-
ception to the rule. q dsgbtlesse viii
pass all the appropriation bills before
it adjourns. but practically none Of the
other important business now pending
win be transacted All this is having
the effect of adding TO the strength of
the movement which hHs Cor its Object
the Increasing of the length of short
sessions. No amendment 10 the con
stitutIon is necessary 10 bring this
about, as many seem to think The
matter is wholly in the hands OF con,
gress itself,
japanese War Talk Absurd
The public should not permit Itself 10
be alarmed or misled by sensational ne
ports published IN equally. sensational
papers regarding the probability of war
with Japan. The truth Is that the pros
pect of an amicaBIe adjustment OF the
situation arising from the action of the
school authorities In San Francisco ia
segregating Japanese pupils Is now
brighter than ever before. Secretary
Tafts request for an increase In the
proposed appropriation for fortFicat
lions at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu. IL,
only in pursuance of a general defense.
plan formulated more than 10 year ago.
and 1t is absurd to attempt to use ie
as basis for wild reports that this,
country is actively preparing. for nos
tillties with Japan President Roose-
welt. Viscount Aoki. the Japanese, am.
bassador. and the members OF the Cali
fornla delegation in congress- are work.
ing In thorough accord toward the ne
COLLATION. OF treaty. which, shall ex=-
clude Japanese coolies from tiie United
States and American laboring men
from Japan. In Order to make the ne
1t will be necessary for tue school aus
thorities of san francisco 10 make
some concessions in the matter OF the-
segregated oriental pupilA
Promotion For rFevecrFlseo.
The fact that the United States Gog-
eminent is not always unmintlful OF
services rendered X is demonstrated
by the action OF tlha- senate committee
On military affairs with reference to
the case OF Lieutenant JAMes. Carroll.
who is In charge of the Army Ned
lcal museum in Washington. A bill
providing for I4leRtenRnt csrTOll's, re-
tirement was pending before. the com
mittee, bur on, adyices eroni the. wax
department that hA.was, considered too
valuable an. oftiear, to be. retired the
committee agreed. instead on; meas,
ure providing for his prDmotioa 10 the
rank Of major on. the active. list 6f the
army. Lieutenant Carroll won fame
in Cuba. where he went in. 1900 as
member OF tina, commission to, inVesti-
gate yellow, fever conditions The the
Dry that the. fever can only be trans.
nitted by q species. of mosanitO known
as the stegomyia, fasciaAa waa Just
hen being exploited. and Carroll offer.
ed TO MAXI the fest test OF It. He
submitted to the. bite q an Infected
mosquito. contracted the disease and
was nursed safely through Il
Would Abolish Tipping,
II a bill introduced b. Representa-
tive Murphy OF Missouri becomes a
law. II will be Illegal in the District Of
Columbia for any waiter or other hotel
or restaurant employee b accept tip.
Cor customer to give a tip and for
the proprietor Of sneh an establish
nent knowingly to permit a tip to be
given or received. There Ia no place
on earth where this particular form %
grating has developed more than 1t
the nations capital, and on that &C
count the bill has many supporters.
Because Of the vast amount OF more
important business that must he trans
seted between now and March 4. how
ever, Its chances Of passage ere re-
garded as anything but good
Why Nys Named His Dog.
The house was discussing the apprO-
priation for the bureau OF entomology.
department of agriculture. This de-
bate reminds me Of Bill Nye story"