Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-06
From Washington


War upon the white slave traffic be-
tween the United States and foreign
countries will be opened Ia few days
with the proclamation by President
Roosevelt OF the Paris convention OF
1902. The United States was a sigma
tory to the settlement which wss ratified
by the Senst', but because OF the diff
culties 10 the way of carrying out its
provisions the lack of federal p lice,
principally, it was never proclaimed.
Since that time, the importation Of
white slaves into port, Of the United
states, particularly New York, has grown
t, such alarming proportions that steps
must be taken for the suppression of the
evil. By the Paris convention OF 1902
and a later convention of 1905, the
countries of Europe work in harmony,
through their police departments, to pre-
vent women moving from one country
TO another for immoral purposes. When
the convention is put in force in t1e
United st ter, the authorities OF the
ports will be kept informed OF The de
psr ure Of Suspected persons from for
eien countri's. The difficulty in the
United States il the reconcillng OF the
municipal, State and federal authorities,
1t is expected. however, that through
the Dep r.mept Of Commerce snd Labor,
which will have charge Of the carrying
out of the provisions Of the convention,
the police departments of the cities and
the immigration authorities can work
together with mutual advantage.
The president today announced that
he had requested the present members Of
the Inland Waterways Commission t
continue their work, with the exception
Of Gen. Alexander Mckenzie and had
added as new members Senator Allison
rep. Is.) Representative Rsnsdell (dem'
LAY. and Prof. George F. Swain, OF the
Massachuset, Institute Of Technology
General Mckenzie recently retired IS
chief of engineers, War Department.
His successor, when named, will be
made member OF the commission. The
old members, who are invited TO con.
time the work are: Represents tive
Theodore Z. Burton (rep. o }, chair
man: Senator WIN. Warner rep. Mo-
Senator F. g. Newlsnds dem. New. j
Senstr Bankhead (dem, Ala.); Clifford
Pinhott, forestry Department OF Asri-
culture;- f. II. Newell, director of the
reclamation service; Herbert Knox
Smith, chief Of the bureau of corpora
tons, and DR.. w. J. MCGEE.
The first run on the new emergency
currency WAS made st the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing last night, and
today the bureau enters on twenty.foul
hour schedule to print the new MONEY.
Direct r Ralph took the first impression
of the new currency to the Treasury
Deps r.meut lat, last nigh! and sub
mitled il to Assistant Secretary Coolidge,
who approved the design. The Fint
National Bank OF Beaver C.ty, Utah,
enjoys the distinction of securing the
fiat print of the new money, the bills
being in the denomination Of 81. The
chalt,r number OF the bank is 9ll9.
The President today issued su execu
tive order giving all employees of nsvJ
yt rds and arsensls Saturday half holi
day during the months OF July, Angus
and September. All the other employees
of the government are granted half holi
days during these months by law, but 81
Congress has failed to provide for th'
navy yard and arsenal employees the
President has Issued an order giving
them the holiday.
Plans have been perfected to send the
guuboat Yorktown to the Behting Ses
to PISTOL the seal fisheries this summer
Toe Yorktown, at the rlquest Of the De
p rtmert of Commerce and Labor, will
leave Puget Sound June 20 and spend
the entire fishing season In the vicinity
OF the Pribileff islands.
Before nightfsll, one, and possibly two
more lives may be added to the list o.
eight dead. as the result of & head or
collision between two cars on the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis Elec
tric line, near Camp Parole, Md, last
night.