Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-15
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ian j..

I X ntucky, presented Fred Levy, vice
presicent of the expositi n, who asked
the Pre- id Mt TO press he bu top that
will start the machinery o the big show.
The President said that 1t was quite re.
fresh log to receive a visit from an expo
si,iou man who was not after govern
ment appropriation, and agreed to press
the button on the day Of the opening at
| o'clock. Washington time.
The National Board offrade convened
at the New Willard in its thirty seventh
annual convention to tell the legislative
body JUS: what TO do during the next few
years. This body of advisers is compos-
ed of retired millionaires and active
business men with an inclination toward
expressing thoughts in resolutions on
every putlic subject commanding atten-
lion. The assembly was called to order
bv Frank ID. LalIanne, OF Philadelphia.
lie made ali annual address in which he
spoke O. the growth of the national or
eanization under his administration.
Chairman Gaines of the committee on
the election of the president, vice pres!-
dent end members in Congress today
favorably reported to the House the Till
man bill prohibiting national banks or
any corporation organized by authority
Of Congress, from making money contri-
buttons in connection with elections to
any political Office. Ii also prohibits
any corporation from contributing funds
for the election Of federal officers.
1t is declared at the Stale Department
that there is nothing in the charges
made yesterday before the House COM
miltee on ways and means against II.
d. Pierce, at present the United States
Minister TO Norway. The fact that Mr.
Peirce, while representing The United
States before The Hague Tribunal 10 the
matter of the seizure of the schooner J.
Hamilton Lewis by the Russian govern
ment on the charge OF piracy, also rep
resented the owners of that vessel, has
slways been known by The State Depart
ment and many times thoroughly inves
tigated.
Commissioner T. T. Clarke expressed
the keynote of the block signal sitns-
ton az manifested particularly in the
Terra Gotta wreck investigation now in
session before the Interstate Commerce
Commission when he said that safe rail
way conditions would require the use OF
a positive aud not permissible block
which mnst be Observed. and il a signal
showed red train should stop and wait
for fiVe minutes at least. Then il no
clear signal WAS forth coming it would be
perfectly proper to flag the train then in
the block. This would obviate the pos
sibiIity ofexcessive speed, as under eau
tionary signals for the train it could go
no faster than man wouli walk.
Frederick Lawrence, anewspaper man,
has fled q petition with the Vice Presi'
dent charging that Simon Ouggenheim
recently elected to the United States
Senate from Colorado, practically bough
his seat in that body. Mr.. -Guggenheim
admits that he pursued the same methods
employed by other Senators who we're
elected to the upper body.
The President cent the following nOmi-
nations to the Senate today: To be post
masters in Virginia, Willard b. Alfred,
Gainesville; Robert A. Anderson,
Marion; Jacob H. Lindsey, Bridgcwater.
1 The State Department looks for 70
fu4her trouble between the fishermen
of Gloucester and the Newfoundland
government for several months. for the
fishing season has clostd. 10 the mean
time it is hopel by the department that
an understanding may be reached which
will settle the pending questions once
and for all.
The first defense on the floor OF the
House of President Roosevelts Jsps-
nc:c policy ia expected to be made to-
day by Representative Foster, (rep. Nt)
| # is expected here that Charles c.
Bassett will be granted a divorce from
lis wife, Fanny Rice Bsssett, daughter
of former Senator Rice of Arkansas, on
statutory grounds. Rev. DR.. f. Law
renee Hunt was named "a correspondent.
| Ia speech before the national con-
Venton for the extension of foreign com
mercp, Secretary of State Root declared
for maximum and minimum tariff
system, for ship-subsidy to improve
F, trade in South America for an improved
consular service base on theory pro
motion now existing in the army and
navy and expoundiUg the doctrine Of the
administration with reference to the
Latin American couDlries For over sn
hour he discussed The foreign trade and
foreign relations Of the l.niled States.
With reference to the Latin American
countries he said 'What shall be our
policy towards the smaller countries be-
tween our ports and the Panama canal,
those countries in the Caribbean and 10
the West In6es Some Of them have
had hard time, and their lives have
been such a. 10 make difficult the main
tenance of orderly government. They
hsve been cuBed by frequent reVolu-
lionq Poor Cnba has suffered. We
have done our best TO help her and We
mean 10 keep Oh doing our best. ! think
the key of our altitude toward these
conntriea can be put in three sentences.
First. We don't want 10 take them for
Yourselves. Second. We don't want any
foreign nations to take them. Third.
We want to help them. Now we can
help them to acquire the capacity for
self government
Next Tueaday's meeting Of The Senate
committee on inlerOceanc canals prom
ises to be an Interesting ono The whole
tnaafinu "a IN uhaiLar ('ougFPaG has nOt
made big mistake in deciding to con