The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
AT THE HOTELS.


Williams. Of Montreal. last night. at the
Metropolitan. Mr.. Williams is on his way
TO Texas.
4 should judge from the attitude OF the
United States In sending its most power
ful feet to the Pacific that it looked for
war. and was showing the world that il
any state assumed a beIligerent attitude,
this country was prepared to assume the
defensive or offensive
such q course. in my opinica initiates
against the efforts of youF powerful
Secretary Of State. Mr. Root. and other
| peace advocates. An immeasurable amount
Of coed was brought about at the sec
ond Hague conference To me It seems
such exhibitions as the present one on
the Pacific are retarding the peace move
ment
Now I see in the papers that advocates
OF a large navy are trying 70 have Con-
gress approve the building Of four power
ful battle ships Such course is to be
greatly deplored In these times you will
/ find that arbitration and not shells win
settle almost any question that arises
between nations.
''To be sure. in certain cases a show OF
arms is necessary. But in disputes. say.
between this country and Great Britain,
there will hardly come the time when
war VIII be declared. Whenever trouble
arises. the QUESTION viii be referred 10 an
international court, and will be amicably
settled without bl0odshed
so. II seems 70 me that the peace
mo fc n
ing Of large navies. A large navy. ac-
lcording to some. is one Of the greatest
preventives Of war. At the same time
lit is one OF the greatest Incentives for
empire. Rome would not have fallen had
she not been so powerful"
Senator Bangitt is being discussed by
his friends for the ehairmanship OF the
Pennsylvania Republican State conven-
ton. which meets Wednesday next az
Harrisburg said Joseph G. Bender,
prominent business man and politician Of
Pittsburg. at the Raleigh. last night.
In the event he is elected" continued
Mr. Bender, 1.-THE State convention viii
be much Of Pittsburg affair Judge ~.
D. Porter, who is TO be nominated without
opposition to another term as Judge OF
the Superior Court, is a resident Of Pitts
burg; United States Senator P. c. Knox,
who win be indorsed for President. is a
Pittsburger- One OF the four delegates-at-
large who viii be instructed 70 vote for
Senator Knox Ia the national convention
for the Presidential nomination. VIII be
Pittsburger
Interest has been manifested in the
platform to be adopted. The State con-
vention Of two years ago was respon-
sible for the passage Of many reform
! laws by the last legislature. and Il IS
expected recommendations OF a ike na-
ture VIII be made in the platform this
time. Il is said a new biz will be in
troduced 70 remedy the defects ia the
z-cent-fare law, and this may be sug-
gested IN the platform. Il Is also re-
ported that. inasmuch as the railroad
commission law Is not regarded as
practicable as il might be. a bill VIII
be introduced 70 enlarge its powers or
TO create an entirely new public-service
commission 10 take its place
THE convention will have much 10 do
TO which it can point with pride in the
way Of reform legislation that vas en-
acted, and the good work that was done
by the capitol investigation commission
including the conviction by the court OF
four alleged conspiratoTs Gov. Edwin S
Suart's administration VIII be in6Orsed,
as will that of President Roosevelt. The
two United States Senators. Penr0se and
Knox. win receive the usual indorse-
ment"
GiIlett r. Waters. or Chicago. who is
interested in the packing industry. and
who has visited Panama. is At the Airing
ton.
Speaking about the WORK at the canal,
Mr. Waters said last night; In Feb
ruary they moved 100000 yards Of dirt.
more than three times as much as the
French ever tkrew. The canal will be
finished by the beginning OF 1918. and it
viii be worth all it viii cost. The Irish
may have built the railroads at home.
but spaniards and Jamaica 'niggers as
they call themselves. are building that
canal Spaniards do not know that Spain
does not control Cuba any more. and
they are still migrating 10 that country.
When they get there they are hurried 10
the isthmus. They ger s1s0 a day in
gold. The Jamaica 'niggers' get 80 cents
in gold. The Spaniard does three times
as much work as the Jamaican does so
the high wage IS the lowest
Our dump cars haul four times as
much as the cars of the French used 10
haul, and our engines pull eight times
as much. The dirt is hauled niles and
miles away, and every time d clOd fills
the least bit Of a hole. it shuts of the
breeding place Of a mosquito The health
along the isthmus Is better than our own.
This has been brought about by draining
all the big ponds and filing up the 1T
tie ones. Armies have gone around with
tin dippers full Of oil. and this has killed
of the breeding pools. After them came
the dump carts from the Culebra cut
and the holes became hills. So the fever
breeding mosquito has gone, and ths
workmen manage TO keep alive and en-
joy themselves while az It.
The following humorous story was re-
lated by Col Jacob J. Miller. Of ST. Louis.
at the Cochran. last night: "On a corner
a few nights ago was a faker selling a
cure-ali. To hold MS crowd he promised
that, after he had talked about his goods
a while. he would cut of a boys head,
and replace it without injury to the boy.
His 'decapitation act as he called il.
would be performed in full view OF every
body present, he said. Two men. strangers
TO each other. heard the professors Won
derful promise. With a smile one Of them
turned and said: I'm from Missouri;
he'll have 10 show me-
"The other cast a sneerlng glance at
the professor. I'm from Kansas, he
said. He's liar
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BADLY Needed.
From Harper's Weekly.
The professor had been nnlzzing IFS