Middletown transcript., 1908-10-24
WASHINGTON LETTER

President in Washington there is never.
theless no matter Of great interest at the
National Capital nor will there be until
after the election when Congressman and
Senators will begin to gather here and get
ready for the final session under the most
active, aggressive or as the saying is,
most strenuous President in the history
OF this Nation. There is no telling what
the President may do before the election.
1t may be safely predicted however that
he will do anything regardless of conven-
tions to promote the election Of the candl-
date upon whom be depends to finish the
work undertaken and pushed by himself.
Only yesterday there were published
through his suggestion two letters, one
written by himself to Secretary Taft and
the reply of the Secretary after DELAY OF
three months. The letter of the President
which has probably been read by the ma
lority of the people of the United States
able to read is one of the best if not the
best that ever came from his prolific pen.
He addresses the Secretary as Dear Will',
and writes to him in friendly if not in
an affectionate, way explaining tand this
was two years ago( that be could have
seat on the bench of the Supreme Court
of the United States but that it may be
well to put this honor aside in view of the
greater good he may be able to accom-
plish as President of the United States
which office, the President thinks, win
more probably come to him than to any
other. The letter should be read and re-
read in order to be fully appreciated and
then no well wisher of his country can
avoid feeling of gratitude that the chief
office OF the nation is filed by a man
capable of writing letter so strong, so
simple, SO lofty in patriotism and SO sane
and determined in its aim for good gov
ernment. Mr.. Taft's reply is equally
creditable to him. He is of the opinion that
he can do as much or more good in twenty
years on the bench OF the Supreme Court
than he could do as President of the
United States The bench has been his
ambition but he felt that duty called him
to continue the management of affairs in
the PHILIPPINES and at the Panama Canal,
that he was familiar with these PROPOSE
tions and could deal more effectively than
one who would have to learn laboriously
things that had been turned over again
and again in his mind.
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An unusual number of changes in the
Diplomatic corps in Washington will be
made this winter owing to the death.
transfer, resignation and in one case re-
moval of the diplomats who have repre-
sented the different countries in the
United States. The most important
change will be that made 10 the German
Embassy. The late Ambassador, Speck
Won Sternberg, died during the summer
and his successor has not been named as
yet. 1t is believed that the Kaiser is
hesitating about the appointment as he re-
CARDS it of the utmost importance to find
man who will be acceptable to this
Government and one who will do every
thing possible to sustain and promote the
entente between the two countries. As
the result of the elections would make a
great deal of difference as to the Ambassa.
dor from Germany who would be most
acceptable at the White House, it is be-
lieved that the Kaiser will not make his
appointment until after it is known
whether Bryan or Taft is to be the next
President. Mexico has just announced
that Ambassador Creal is to retire in the
near future and there will be new rep
resentative from that. country. Turkey
has already appointed an ambassador, the
first OF that rank to come to this country.
The new representative is Diakazim Bey
who Tor the last sixteen years has been
Minister at Bucharest. The present Min
lister from Panama is to become member
of President Obaldia's Cabinet and it is
probable that the Secretary of the Lega-
tion here will succeed him. 1t is rumored
that Viscount de Alte of Portugal, Baron
de Rosen of Russia, and DR.. Wa, of
China, may all be replaced but these
changes are not officially announced as
yet. Minister Corea of Nicaragua was be-
lieved to have retired when he left the
city for his home last summer with his
young American vile and new baby and
most OF his household goods but as he is
on his way back to Washington it is now
believed he will serve at least another
year. So many changes in Diplomatic
circles in one season is quite unusual and
is causing considerable perturbation in
smart society which looks to the legations
and embassies for much of its most inter-
esting entertainment.
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An interesting ruling regarding the real
definition of family" has just been made
BY the Civil Service Commission here and
parents may be surprised to learn that
their children who have left the parental
roof and branched out for themselves no
longer belong to the family" It is
doubtful if any mother in the land can be
persuaded to believe that because a son
has married and moved around 1.-THE corner
he is no longer one of the family, but the
Commission SO rules it. The Civil Ser
vice law forbids the appointment in the
executive departments Of more than two
members of family but there has always
been some confusion as to what might be
legally construed as a family, aud the
present ruling relieves the situation by
explaining that family consists only of
those who live under the same roof with
the pater familias and that when sons and
daughters become the heads OF new es-
tablishments they cease to be part oil the
fathers family.
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