Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-10
National Affairs.

hcult to watch the Kaleidoscope
changes that are taking place in
the wake of President Roosevelt
and Secretary Taft, and here at
home. The national capital no
longer is the centre of attraction,
and Westinghouse are endeav-
oring to digest the six addresses
made by President Roosevelt en-
route down the Mississippi river,
the while following the doings of
Secretary Taft in the Orient and
keeping in touch with affairs in
the shadow of the capitol. In
terest has naturally centered in
the journey and speeches of the
chief executive. 1t is recognized
here that Mr.. Roosevelt's influ-
ence and words have lent a pow
erful impetus to the movement
inaugurated some six years ago
by the National Rivers and Har-
bors congress, which was organ
lied and worked for the sole pur-
pose of bringing about, through
regulrr federal appropriations,
the scientific. development of the
rivers and harbors of the United
States.
If the people of all the eastern
states, middle west and south
could realize how serions the
Oriental question has become,
they would cooperate with the
people of the Pacific slope in
etfectual shutting out the brown
men as laborers. This is the
opinion of L. B. Francis, promi-
nent native son of San Francisco,
who, while in Washington on
business, has taken every oppor-
tunity to further the work OF the
Japanese-Korean Exclusion Lea
que, of which he is firm advo-
cate. Mr.. Francis sees growing
menace in the ever-increasing in
f1ux of the Orientals, asserting
that they will, in the course of
few years, constitute a serious
race problem, that will be felt
alike by the east and west. 1t is
a noteworthy fact that just at
this time, with the San Francisco
and Vancouver race riots fresh in
the public mind, the American
Sociologist Society is preparing
to discuss the matter at its next
annual convention to be held at
Madison, Wis, in December. 1t
will be largely attended by many
prominent sociologists of the Uni
ted States, including such men
as Ward, Gliding, Peabody, w. l.
Thomas, Graham, Taylor and
Miss Jane Adams.
1t is possible that the president
will confne his hunting trip to
Louisiana and the cane break
bears. He has hoped to spend
few days in Texas, chasing the
elusive and savage wild pig with
the spear-altho whether with
the spear that knows no brother
is not definitely known. Official
business is piling up to such an
extent that the chief executive
will probably have to hurry back
to give it his attention. There
is not much fun to be derived
from the contemplation of stacks
of papers, all requiring either the
attention of our nations head or
his signature, and the president
finds as little JOY in this condi-
ton S anyone.
The agricultural department is
watching with great interest the
growth of nut farming in the
South Atlantic and Gulf states.
From reports received it would
appear that the pecan is the fav-
orite, and farmers are planting
large groves. 1t is not uncommon
Tor one pecan tree to bear as high
as 200 pounds of nuts in one sea-
son, and as they bring all the
way from 50 to 80 cents per h.,
1t can readily be seen that the in
dustry is profitable one. The
food faddists are responsible in
great measure for the increased
popularity of nuts and for some
time past the demand has far ex-
ceeded the supply.
With Secretary Taft away,
Uncle Joe" Cannon preserving a
silence so dense as to be oppres-
Sive, Fice-President Fairbanks
speechless, after the way the