The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-28
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Japanese Ambassador Arrives-Ko
Especial Correspondence.)


goro Takahira, the new Japanese am
bassador TO the United States, ar.
rived in Washington Feb. II. from
New York. At the station he was
greeted by the embassy staff. Nine
Takahira, who is now in Japan, with
her children will join her husband in
the spring.
Wood Transfers Command Mai
Gen. Leonard Wood. commanding the
Philippines division. has notified the
secretary OF war that in compliance
with the orders OF the department. he
Will transfer the command of the
troops in the Philippines 10 Mai. Gen
John +. Weston. Feb. 90, and start
for the United States.
Line Drawn by Cabine.-The last
cabinet meeting decided that it is not
one OF the duties OF the cabinet ofi
GERS to draw bills at the request OF
congressman. When officially request
ed by committees of congress. how
ever, bills will be drawn, but not 9th.
erwise. The decision VAS based upon
the idea that TO comriy with requests
would put cabinet members in the po
sition of fathering tte measures drawn
by them.
A New Smithsonian Reeent-The ap
pointment of Charles r. Choate Jr,
as a member of the board of regents
Of the Smithsonian Institution 10 sue
ceed Richard Olney, resigned, is an.
other handsome compliment to the
Choate family. The Smithsonian re
gents are a distinguished body of men
including the chief justice OF the su
preme court, the vice.president, three
members of the senate and of the
house and six private citizens, such
as President Angel, Andrew d. White
Alexander Graham Bell and Judge
George Gray.
Our Flag Not for Rebes-Shootine
of five revOlutionists who had taken
refuge in the house of the American
consular agent at St Mare and were
turned out into the hands of the gov
crnment troops through the arbitrary
closing of the consulate, has aroused
new interest in Haytian troubles here
The minister of Hayti 10 the United
States is emnently satisfied with the
attitude of Secretary Root and the
state department during the trouble
He said There can be no riticism
or his assistant, Mr.. Bacon. in cor
nection with the surrender of the rev
olutionists. Murders cannot be pro
tected in that way. II was charged
that the American consular agent y,
St Marc, Charles Mic. had become
involved with the revolutionists. This
information was communicated to the
state department. which ordered the
consular agency closed and suspended
the agent. This left the refugees, Of
whom there were about 40. without
protection, and five were taken. tried
convicted and executed. The charge
against them was the murder of the
governor of one of the provinces"
One on Secretary Straus-Ever
since SECRETARY Straus of the depart
ment of commerce and labor took his
long jaunt last summey out to the
islands of Hawaii he has ben a devot
ed friend to the territory. He has done
everything he could find at hand to
do TO give the islands boost. Recent
ly consignment of Hawaiian pineap
pies was sent here to be tested by
friendly palates. The Hawaiians have
been sending pneapples and coffee
and other agricultural products TO
many cities in the hope of creating a
demand therefor. Secretary Straus
was asked if he would rot like a big
nice. juicy pineapple, and he promised
To eat enough of il so that he could
pass Judgment of the quality. Two or
three days afterward he was asked
his opinion of the fruit. The question
er found the secretary very grouchy
He had eaten of the pineapple, but
IL was hard as a raw rutabaCa and
as lacking in taste as a pine board
OF course. this was very unpatriotic
as we'll as extraordinary from the in
sular standpoint. and there was an
investigation. II developed that very
green apple. far from maturity, had
been sent around TO his Borghese
palace on sixteenth street. but the
cook had passed it along to the distin
gushed victim.
New England Must Wake up-The
present negative position of Speaker
Cannon with regard TO the White
Mountain and southern Appalachian
national forest bill is not sufficient
TO secure the enactment of that meas
ure. II is essential that the speaker
be made TO see the necessity of a posi-
tive move TO allow the measure &c
come before the house. where its
treatment is reasonably expected &c
be favorable. The status OF the bill
is this 1t is in the hands OF the
house committee on agriculture,
which gave hearing on the bill Jan
80. which was one Of the most signih
cant committee hearings given on any