The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-22
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

A proposed addition TO the Trinity Ma
tional Forest in California there has
been temporarily withdrawn from dis
posal all the unappropriated public
lands in an area OF about 42,475 acres
in northwestern California, In Hum
| boldt. Tehama and Trinity counties,
within the Eureka and Redding land
| districts.
! Agricultural Delegates - President
Roosevelt conferred with David Lubin
of California, Asst. Sec. of Agricul-
| ture Hays and Director North of the
census bureau the other day regard
| ing the first meeting OF the interna-
| tional institute of agriculture to be
| held in Rome next spring. The presi-
dent discussed with Mr.. Lubin the
| detailed plans for the meeting, and
| considered with Messrs. Hays and
North the selection OF the five u. S.
delegates who will be government
officials conversant with staple crops
of this country.
Navy Loans Money.-The navy de-
partment has helped the financial sit
uation on the Pacific coast by giving
100000 TO the Union iron works OF
San Francisco, taking therefor am
pie surety. These works built the
battleship California. II is the rule
Of the department to retain percent
OF the cost price of ships to guard
against failure of the vessels to meet
specifications. In this case the amount
was 100000. The Union iron works
represented that il part of this was
not advanced il would be unable to
pay its men. II waived all rights OF
controversy in connection with tests
of the ship and put up gilt-edged
bonds.
Animal tuberculosis Quarantine
Secretary Wilson Of department OF
agriculture has taken what Is consid
cred a most important step by order
ing the establishment of a national
tuberculosis quarantine for animals.
This is in pursuance of a provision in
the act creating the bureau of animal
industry, passed in 1884, which has
never before been put in practice. 1t
in the government campaign against
human tuberculosis. The opinion Of
the scientists of the department of ag-
riculture is that this disease, when
manifested in animals, is communica-
bic to human beings and that the best
beginning that can be made is secured
by a rigid supervision of animal tuber-
culOsis.
Motto a Source OF RidicuIe.--In an
swer to one Of the numerous protests
which have been received at the
White House against the new gold
coins which have been coined without
the words "In God We Trust" Presi-
dent Roosevelt has written a letter
which he has just made public. He
says in part: my own feeling in the
matter is due to my very firm cOnvic-
tion that to put such motto on coins,
or to use it in am kindred manner,
not only does no good but does posi-
tive harm, and is in effect irreverence,
which comes dangerously close to
sacrilege. Any use which tends to
cheaper it, and above all, any use
which tends to secure its being treat
ed in a spirit of levity, is from every
standpoint profoundly to be regretted.
AS regards its use on the coinage, We
have actual experience by which we
go. In all my life | have never heard
any human being speak reverently Of
this motto on the coins or show any
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high emotion in him. but have liter
ally hundreds of times heard II used
as an occasion of and incitement to
the sneering ridicule which 1t Is above
all things undesirable that so beautiful
and exalted a phrase should incite.'
For Peace in Central America.-ln
the red room of the bureau of Ameri-
can republics, amid the smoke, not of
battle, but of the flashlights of pho
tographs, the peace conference OF the
American republics convened the 9th
er day. The penipotentiaries of the
five Central American republise, parties
to the conference and the officials
representative of the American and
other governments interested in the
convention arrived at the bureau about
the same time. Secretary of State
Root and Erique Creel, ambassador
of Mexico, representatives of the two
governments that had called the con
ference, were escorted TO the meeting
room by committees of the delegates.
Officials of the state department and
of the American republics also were
present. Secretary Root and Ambas-
sador Creel were presented formally
and Secretary Root was made tenn
porary chairman. He delivered brief
address. expressing the hope and be.
lief that the delegates would bring
about permanent peace in Central
America. He continued II will ven
ture TO observe that the all important
thing for you TO accomplish Is that
while you enter into agreements which
will. | am sure. be framed in conson-
ance with the most peaceful aspira-
tiops and the most rigid sense OF JUS