The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.

sioner Of Corporations, has Just re-
turned from his vacation, which he
spent In Connecticut, and is prepar.
ed to begin his winter campaign
against Illegal trusts and in the in
terest of legitimate corporations
I'VE intend to take up eight branches
OF investigation" said Mr.. Smith tc
your correspondent These will be
steel. lumber, waterways, coastwise
and the canal and inland waterways
tobacco, cotton exchanges, farm i'm
PIGMENTS, that is the international
Harvester Company, and patents on
agricultural implements. The in
vestigations which have been con-
Quoted by the Bureau of Corporal
ions have resulted in the prosecution
of the Beef Trust, which, through a
legal technicality, fell short of con-
viction, but which, it is hoped, has
proved a warning to the packers;
and the conviction of the Standard
Oil Company and its sentence to pay
fine of 29,O0O,000 or just little
less than three-fourths of its profits
for last year. The Bureau of Corpor-
atoms does not conduct prosecutions,
as that branch of the work belongs to
the Department of Justice, but it
makes very thorough Investigations
and when 1t discovers violations of
the law 1t reports them to the De-
partment of Justice which is Uncle
Sans firm of lawyers, SO to speak.
When 1t had been finally agreed to
send the controversy to the Hague,
1t became necessary to complete
modus vivendi to control the taking
of fish until the Hague Tribunal
shall have rendered its decision, that
is an agreement on the points in dis
pute to cover only the intervening
period. Sir Robert insisted that the
Americans should not use purse
oVlhot Chut LhCy olouIu lOI ldhc 1871
on Sunday, and that they should not
employ New Foundlanders as mem
bers of their crews. Mr. Reid con-
coded the first two of these points
and Great Britain agreed that the
American shippers might employ
New Foundlanders, provided they.
took them on board outside of the |
three mile limit which is as far out |
to sea as New Foundland's authority |
goes, under the terms of International |
law. Now Sir Robert is engaged in
denouncing the modus and has even
threatened that New Foundland will
not observe its provisions. The situa-
ton Is strikingly like that of the San
Francisco authorities who threatened
to disregard the terms of the treaty
between the United States and ia
pan However, the San Franciscans
were brought around 10 see the situa-
ton from a reasonable standpoint,
and presumably Great Britain will
be able to subdue her recalcitrant
child.
There is nothing new in the politi-
cal situation this week. AS nearly as
things can be judged from here, Sec
rotary Taft's strength is growing
daily, and Governor Hughes is slated
to be- reelected Governor of New
York. next fall. Mr.. Bryan seems to
De slated for the Democratic nominee,
although Lieut.. Governor Chandle's
friends are trying hard to cultivate
a presidential boom for him. Thus
Far, the political situation is purely
tentative and is liable to change any
lay, while pending the return of the I
president, this condition is likely to
continue. The one thing which seems
is the presidents pop
ilarity, and the fact that he gan have
he nomination by the winking of an
,ye and If he won't take it. the peo-
lie want the man he thinks best fit ,
ed to carry out his policies.
A singular instance of misrepre-
attends the disposal of the
Jew Foundland fisheries question y
Practically all the London papers are 8
living the full credit to Sir Robert s
}ond, the New Foundland premier, b
or the decision to send the contro- t
ersy to the hague for adjudication. |
he fact is that the Hon. Whitelaw
teid, the American Ambassador at =,
.ondon, first suggested the idea of =,
FILTRATION to Secretary Root when h
IT. Reid was in Washington last n
inter. Secretary Root, thoukht well W
f the idea and upon it's receiving the "
earty approval of the President, Mr.. a
.eid returned to London to endeavor e
y every proper diplomatic method,
} bring it about Diplomacy in Lon -
on is somewhat peculiar affair, ~,
nd Mr.. Reid employed all the meth II
ds known to the most skilled His b,