Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-10
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Sept 10

correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Sept. 10
Complete instructions have been issued
the special tariff commission, recently
amounted by Secretary Cortelyou of the
Treasury, and which will sail from New
York City next Tuesday. James b.
Reynolds, assistant secretary of the
Treasury, having charge of all matters
relating to customs, has been named as
chairman. TIE tour of the commission
is expected to last until early in NOvem-
Der. 1t is said that great good will re-
suit from their investigation of the
conditions governing exports mar
ket values and declarations to iu-
voices, in England, France and Ger
many. The recent concession granted
German exporters, involving these
questions in particular, and which have
been criticized by certain members OF
Congress as tariff revision by indirectior,
have brought forward other questions
of even greater moment and it is the
desire of Secretary Cortelyou to be
advised as to all practices abroad before
making the problems up for final solution.
Although deploring the anti-Japanese
and Chinese riots in British Columbis,
il is difficult for official Washington to
conceal a smile. 1t has been short
time since British public opinion openly
and severely criticized the inability OF
the United States government to restrain
State mob against "unofiending ORR
entails" and here comes q similar sit
uation in British colony. Smile is not
diminished by the reflection that the
principal animOsity displayed by Vancou-
YER mobs was directed against the Japa-
nese who are Great Britain's good friends,
tied to her by closer treaty bonds than
any other people in the world. And
there was almost an audible chuckle
when it became known that Baron
Ishii, the director OF commerce and trade
of the japanese foreign office, who was
specially commissioned to visit Hawaii
and the Pacific coast of the United
States to investigate the causes Of the
anti Japanese feeling there, happened in
the British Colony at the time, and him
self came near being mobbed, il appears
that precisely the same reason actuated
the Britons of Vancouver as stirred the
Americans OF San Francisco and Bell
ingham namely that Orientals will take
work and grow fat on wages that paid
to Caucassiau,s would destroy their
standards of living. The attitude of the
Japanese yellow press towards Canada
and Great Britain on account of these
riots will be watched with interest here.
Fall is bringing to Washington on the
instalment plan the statesmen Rho viii
make laws next winter. Those %no are
here today gave utterance to the follow
ing thoughts: Mr.. Dslzell, of Pennsyl-
vania-"During the coming session Of
Congress another attempt will be made
to secure legislation for the Filipinos in
The way of granting them free trade With
this county on their tobacco and sugar.
This legislation Ia puch needed and
should have been passed long ago. Oh,
Senator Knox is the proper msu to be
elected President. Senator Curtis, of
Kansas-"The people out our way are
nearly all for Taft. l believe Kansas
will send delegation that will vote tor
him. My State believes in Roosevelt
and would be for him if he would accept
a third" Mr.. Hull, of Iowa, chairman
of the committee on military affairs
ave are not going to sell the Philip
psnes, so what's the use of wasting time
talking about it. What we should do is
to stop this internal talk about self-gov-
eminent and give the people to under
stand that we are going to hold On to
Them" Mr.. Slemp, the only republi-
EN- congressman from Virginia-"l
am not exaggerating when ] say that
Virginia might 60 republican if ROOse-
Welt we're nominated for President, There
is not much doubt in my mind that Taft
will receive our delegation"
A consular report from England says
the authorities there purpose to place
automatic controllers on automobiles to
prevent them from rnnning above the
permissible maximum speed on public
roads under any conditions.
This government has been informed
of the report in Mandarin circles thst
the ministry of finance bias decided to
make a trial of the gold standard in
China next year.
Through consular agencies it is re-
ported that the population Of Canada
has just been estimated by its officials at
6,5O4, 900, an increase OF 81 per cent. in
six years.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor today issued the statement that
the production of denatured alcohol for
the FIRST six months of 1907 under the