The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-25
Washington Gratified Over Japa-
nese Affair Settlement.
MAYOR scHMITz MODERATE.
Treaty to Exclude Laberers From Beta
Countries Next In ordsr-Prinsins
Bills Exeesslve-Railway Lobby De-
fsats Postal Reform.
BY CHARLES w. ARTHUF

1me has there been any danger o.
war. as has been pointed out in these
dispatches heretofore, but the situation
was delicate and embarrassing and
might have resulted in worse compH-
cations had 1t not been handled proper
~. While the plan finally decided on
was not wholly satisfactory to everr-
body concerned and many wished that
another method might have been use,t.
the results achieved have brought gen.
eral satisfaction, except perhaps to
some of the politicians in San FraneI5-
co. In the immigration bill, which (,
now law, there Is provision glvlli
the president the right, uuder certal
| conditions, to exclude aliens who
presence In the United States may Ea
detrimental to labor conditions"
soon as the conference report on t.:
bill was adopted by both houses d
congress Mayor SchmItz aud other S.
Franciscans who were here with H.
modified the order OF the school bo
segregating Japanese pupils from Il
whites in the public schools Of &,
California metropolis. The motif
order is made to apply to all aliens l..
stead Of to Japanese alone aud make
1t possible for Japanese children d
certain prescribed ages TO atte1
school with white children provide
they are able to pass mental exs.
nation. One Of the principal otIc1
tons to the mingllng DE the whites u
Japanese in the past has been Il. :.
grown men sought to attend school re-
the same classes with children of t..
der years Now that the school mate,
has been Strengthened out the negotie,
| ton of n new treaty with Japan whc'i
shall exclude japanese Iaborers from
this country and doubtless Americaa
laborers from Japan will be proceeded
with.
Printing Bills Large.
The printing done by order of co.
gress cost the people Of the Unite
States $6,900.O00 last year, or Juss
about twice as much as In 1896, tca
years before. A report which was sub.
mltted to congress this week contains
this information and also makes 1t
plain that the rate of increase probably
will continue Indefinitely. Certain econ
omies are recommended in the report.
but even IL those recommends lions are
carried out 1t is certain that the law
makers printing bill will continue to
be larger each year. All welt informed
persons know that huge sums are vast
ed on printing each year, not only by
congress, but by practically every one
of the executive departments. Many
suggestions as to needed reforms have
been made, but nothing very tangible
has yet been accomplished. Tons and
tons of printed matter which benefits
nobody comes from the government
presses annually.
Railway Lobby Still Potent.
The fact that there is still railway
lobby in Washington aud that it has
not lost its old time power to charm,
despite the enforced absence Of passes
and other "courtesles," has been dem
onstrated in connection with the post
office appropriation bill For some rea-
SON which has not been made plain at
this writing 1t has been made possible
for the house to act only on the recon-
mendations of the postal commission
with reference TO the reduction IN the
sums paid railways for Transporting
the mails and not on the proposal vi
the house committee on postoflices am
post roads by which much lsrSa 4
saving could be effected by the go
eminent each year. Experts say tha
the committee plan, which was fathe,
ed by Representative Murdoch of Kan-
sas, would have saved at least 5000
600 a year and that the other scheEI..
will save about 100000. 1t is ste.,
In the right direction, all admit. bu
nobody seems to know why the long.y
step was not taken instead.
Witness Becomes Examiner.
William Harden, very black uegr,,
who is one of the ex-members Of II
Twenty-fifth infantry called here T.
testify In the Brownsville Invest.
ton, reversed the usual rule and sen
the senate committee on military Z,
fairs into roars of laughter 10y putin
question to Senator Warner, who W,
cross examining him. The point undo
discussion was the ability of the wit
ness to distinguish the different kiua,
OF weapons used in the riot by til
sound Of their reports. Harden broar
in on the senator and, being given PEI
mission to ask a question. procee,ie.
thus: Now, jes' you sposin' a case
Sposin' you heahs man chopin
wood bout three-fo' blocks from hsah