The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-21
CREENVILLE OHIO, THURSDAY NOVEMBER e. 1907
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The admirable address with
which Secretary Root opened the
Peace Conference of the Central
American Republics is receiving
the greatest commendation on
all sides, as in it Mr.. Root again
emphasized the necessity of that
policy which he regards as, the
keystone of international agree
ments. His argument was the
same in substance as that urged
so effectively in support ofanin-
ternational permanent court of
arbitration, by the chairman of
the American delegation at the
Hague. The Secretary insists
that 'The mere declaration of
general principles, the mere a.
greement upon lines of policy
and conduct, are of little value
unless there be definite and prac-
tical methods provided by which
the responsibility to keep the a.
greement may be fixed upon
some definite person, and the
public sentiment of Central A
merica be brought to bear to pre-
vent it's violation. This argu-
ment, it is maintained, is sound
and is especially applicable to
the conditions which obtain in
Central America, where, as Sec
retary Root so ably sets forth,
only the selfish ambitions of in
dividuals prevent these people
from living together in harmony,
and where is found every tie of
sentiment, relationship, religion
and aspiration to weld these re-
publics together.
There seems to be an almost u
unanimous demand from the peo-
pie of Washington that Congress,
at it's coming session, should au-
thorize the purchase Of all the
property on the, salth Vss..sAAss 20
Pennsylvania avenue not now
owned by the government, the
space to be used as a site for va
rious government Office build
ings, and it is believed that such
legislation would meet with the
hearty approval of the people
throughout the country and
would not be criticised as an ex-
travagant expenditure. Strang-
ers in Washington invariably ex-
press amazement at the insig-
nifcant buildings to be found on
either side of the avenue from
the Treasury to the Capitol, with
the exceptions of the Postoffice
building, and a few hotels and
newspaper buildings which are
excellent samples of the archi-
tect's art. 1t is maintained, and
justly, that whatever makes for
the beauty of this historic ave-
nue. is of great benefit to the ma
ton as a whole.
Postmaster General Meyer has
expressed himself as greatly de-
lighted with the boom the postal
savings bank proposition is get
ting and he believes that Con
gress will take up the matter
seriously this session and that
there will be mighty little oppo-
sition from sources that have op-
posed the plan heretofore.
Harry St. George Tucker, pres
ident of the Jamestown Exposi-
ton, was in Washington last
week and when it was suggested
to him that the exposition be
kept open until December 16,
when the fleet sails for the Pa
cific from Hampton Roads, he
said he was delighted with the
idea and that the board of gov
ernors might seriously consider
the proposition. It is expected
that the departure of the big
ships will be an event that will
attract thousands of people and
while the matter has not been
taken up officially there is some
; probability that the grounds will
! be kept open until after the feet
sails.
The Presidents I'm God We
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