Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-26
FROM Washington.
4 Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Jan. 26.

washington, Jan, 70.
ga states duty 10 It's citizens is to
see that they are able to enjoy to the
fullest extent the rights that sre guala1-
teed them BY the fundamental law. Az
education is one these rights. Therefore
the promotion of education Is one of the
most impor ant functions of the state.
Orphans and destitute children are 8
part ola states assets 10 the form OF
future citizenship. They become good
or bad citizens IS the state elects. "
These statements we're made today by
William B. STeeter, state supsri0ten-
dent of the North Carolina Children's
Home Society, l.. an address before the
second days session Of the presidents
Child UpIilt Conference. The sub
Gliding Of destitute mothers where the
lalher is dead 80 that the children can
remain 10 the home wss advocated 10
A strong address By Adolph Lewisoho,
president of the Hebrew SbelteriDg
Guardian Society of New York city.
Full orphans, be said, should be pro-
gided With homes aud the children Of
vicious parents are the only ones who
should be placed 10 institutions. These
should be returned to their natural
aomes as soon as the conditions make
Tor their betlermeDt INSTEAD of for their
deterioration, he declared.
Ii Is understood that the Ssnste
judiciary committee will summon Henry
L. Friek and Judge Gary of The United
States Steel Corporation to give tesii'
mony 10 its inquiry as to the authority
OF the president to permit their company
% absorb the Tennessee Ocal q Ifol
Company. These two men are the
outs upon whose representations the
president acted. They tod him that On
important concern In New York which
held a controlling interest in the Ter
aessee ComTany was about to fail unless
it could fad a market Immediately fer
t. coal and iron stock and that If the
failure were permitted to take place, it
would result in a widespread panic.
The president told several of his callers
oday, who rquired about the matter,
that he did rot believe the committee
would "get anywhere" with the Inquiry.
Samuel B. DoDuellY, of New York,
fo'merly president of the Typographical
Union, will be confirmed So public
printer today or tomorrow, as all oppos.-
ton to him bss now been withdTagO.
Secretary Root, Before going 10 his
last CT binet meeting today, gathered up
he loose ends Of his Office preparing TO
turn 1t over to Secretary Bacon, he
decided upon the Rudowitz extradilion
case aad turned the other matters over
20 Secretary Bacon, particularly the
British treaty, which, in all probability
will have to be signed by his successor.
If it is possible, Mr.. Root will give up
MS Office tonight and leave Washington
Tor the north, before going to Hot
Springs
Secretary Root refused today to grant
he request of the Russian government
f7r the ex,raditiOn of Christian RudO-
WITT, Oh he ground that the evidence in
10 the case shows that the ofiense ia 3
political one.
Todsy's cabinet meeting was largely
10 the nature of a farewell PARTY to Sec.
,elary Roof, who has resigned. The
secretary received the we'll wishes of the
president and ell members of the cbb,-
net. The retirement of Secretary Root
lraves james Wilson, Secretary of Agli'
culture, as the last representative ia the
presidents cabinet Of the Mckinley ad-
ministrstiOn.
The iuaulsr government of Maine is
today considering the sdvisabiliIy Of
calling on the Navy Department to a.
sist 10 Riding the southern coasts of the
bands OF Moro pirates that now infest
ham