Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-06-20
NATIONAL CAPITAL
VIEW OF Big AFFAIRS FROM A MAN
ON The GROUND.
A Sort of Moving Panorama of Char
aCferS Who lead in the Worlds
DOingS. Japan Holds the Boards
Just Now, But Politics Rule in
Both Countries.
Especial correspondence to HERALD. !


WASHINGTON, d. c., June l7.-This
city presents constant drama of NOV
ing political pictures, and the Lightning
changes are fostered by the emulation of
the newspapers and their correspondents
for something new. This week the jar.
anese question is on the boards, and it
has reached the stage of semi-oflicial
threat that no apology can be expected
from the United States for what is q
purely state affair. The japanese res
taurant keeper of San Francisco, who
was no doubt abused and his restaurant
wrecked by mob, must seek reparstion
in the local courts, is the position of the
administration. But back of all this is
the determination of Japan to demand
the same treatment for her subjects who
desire to settle in the United States as is
granted to the people of other nations.
The real issue is a political one both in
Japan and here, for it 50 happens that
a national election occurs next year in
both countries, and the party out of
power in Japan seizes the opportunity
to show that the party in power is so un-
patriotic as not to protect its citizens.
That the Roosevelt administration has
made mess of the original dispute about
admitting the Japanese to the public
schools in San Francisco is plainly shown
by it's calling to " ashngton the grating
mayor of San Francisco and the corrupt
members of the school board and making
a bargain with them to modify the
school regulations for the purpose OF
modifying the national pride Of the Jap.
anese. 1t is tempest in Japanese
teapot and would soon subside ii our
strenuous administration will allow it to.
The perennial question of party politics
as to who will be the nominees OF both
parties for president has received an inn
petus by the endorsement of Senator
Knox by the Republican State Conven-
tion of Pennsylvania. He is evidently
brought forward by the faction of his
party who are determined to prevent
tariff reform, or even reciprocity. This
insures equabble over candidates and
also on the tariff plank in the republican
national convention that will be difficult
to compromise without losing the votes
of those republicans who really believe
IN tariff reform.
The movement in the democratic party
for the nomination of Southern man
has been very generally taken up in the
South, and nearly every Southern state
has presented one or more favorte son
for consideration, of whom Senator
Daniel, OF Virginia, has 30 far received
most general attention. Such a free,
fair and open discussion of who is the
most available candidate is a bright
omen for victory. There is no doubt
that majority of democrats favor the
denomination OF Mr.. Bryan, but many
who have been his most ardent support
ers in other campaigns fear that he might
again be defeated and they feel that an.
other defeat would be disastrous to him
and the party. The question that demo-
Gratis must settle is therefore one of ex-
pediency as to who is the most available
candidate under all the circumstances.
There will be no dispute about the plat
form, for there is general unanimity on
fundamental principles, and not likely to
be much controversy on the stand the
party must take on the issues that have
arisen during the past four years that are
open for settlement in the futnre.
Democrats OF all shades OF opinion adj
mire Mr. Bryan, they praise his honesty
OF purpose and the only question they
want answered is, can he be elected and
what states can he fairly be expected to
carry? ROBERT MILLER.