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The National tribune., 1909-02-25
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS
!. JySESEi..

While maay EXCELLENT men and good
soldiers haYa held tie Office of Com
missioner cs Pensions. there car be no
sainsayins Fhe fact that Col. Vcspasian
warner haF given more general salts
iaction TO Everybody concerned than
any other man who has held the Office
Col Warner hash military record Sec
ond to THAI of no man who served in
the war Consequently he has the
warmest feeling for his comrades, wao
bore the heat and burden of the great
strife, and there is united with this
administrative ability of the highest
order This has enabled him to ac-
complish the most unusual results. AL
tho there has been much important new
legislation during his term of office
which has added very enormously to
the work to be transacted. he has ac-
complished the quite unusual feat of
bringing the business of the office UP
to date. 4 For the first time in its his
tory the business has been made cur
rent, and every application and every
letter is promptly acted upon. AT the
same time the allowances for each year
have greatly exceeded those Of the
previous record of the Office. and this
has been accomplished with even less
force than his predecessors, with the
expenses of running the Bureau steadily
cut down and the saving applied to the
payment of pensions to veterans and
their widows. This achievement has
made the administration of the PEN
sion Bureau model one for the other
Bureaus of the Government, and rem
of marked increase of efficiency in the
working force coupled with steady re-
duction of number of clerks This re-
duction has been due to natural causes
of death. disability and designations, for
Col. Warner has warm feeling for his
employees and san inveterate unwilling
ness to turn faithful clerks out in the
cold after years of service.
Commissioner Warmers administra-
ton has received the unusual distinc-
ton of repeated Endorsements by the
National Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic. When 1t is re-
membered how careful the National
Encampment has always been in be-
slowing its praise the significance of
this will be appreciated.
A petition has been circulated in the
House of Representatives. and we un-
derstand almost unanimously signed,
asking fer the retention of Col. Warner
fIa aAy
the country have been taking. or strong
ly meditating. similar action. Every
one sincerely hopes that President Taft
will press Col Warner to remain in his |
present position.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
pENRosE AND TOILETTE.

Senator Penrose does not speak often
in the Senate, but when he does he Is
quite likely TO have something 10 say.
He moved upon the works of the ag-
gressivc La Toilette. of Wisconsin. last
week very effectively, and has given
the dashing Badger Senator something
to think about beside leading his insur-
rection. In both Houses the members
are much more esteemed by their col
leagues for committee work than for
any other quality. The real business
of Congress is more and more done in
committee rooms, and not upon the
floor. The business of the country has
grown to such an extent that the open
sessions of both Houses are largely rati-
fcations of conclusions arrived at In
the committee rooms. Each of the
committees are, in fact, smaller Con-
crosses, and can thrash out the grain
before them much more effectively than
can be done in open session.
Senator Penrose went directly at the
heart of the matter by showing from
the record that La Toilette had been
singularly negligent of his real work.
rarely being present with any Of the
committees to which he belonged and
never putting himself to the trouble of
really understanding the business that
was to come before the Senate. He had
failed to attend single meeting Of the
Committed on the Census; he was rare
ly present with the Committee on PEN
sions; he had never done anything In
the Committee on Indian Affairs. He
had only attended the meeting of the
Committee on Claims once or twice,
and that was to bring up some trivial
matter in which he was personally in
terested. No Senator had q greater
record of absenteeism. While not at
tending to public business he was COM
ing into the Senate to make stump
speeches and embarrass those who
were trying to transact the duties for
which they were sent TO the Senate. |
Senator La Toilette made rather weak |
reply, and claimed that part of the |
time that he was absent he was en- |
gagged in editing the magazine which he |
is publishing.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
THE PANAMA CANAL.

Col. George W. Goethals, Chief En-
gineer of the Panama Canal, docs not
often say much for publication, and
therefore when he does say anything
il receives unusual attention. Now he
announces positively that naval YES
sells Will sail thru the lock canal by
Jan. 1, 1916" This also contains the
assurance that it will be lock canal,
and not the sea-leveT passage that has
been asserted by many was contem-
plated. The extraordinary progress
made in the Culebra Cut justifies even
an earlier date of opening than Col
Goethals has promised, so that he is on
the safe side in his prediction We
have the first earnest of success in the
passage of a large steamer thru the
which has been dredged to depth of
35 feet. The Newport a large Pacific
steamer. was the first to use this chan
mel, and passed thru it easily and sue
cessfully. Nothing was said in ad-
vance about this, and even Mr. Taft
and the canal officials were not present
to watch the steamer make her exit.
While this channel is only a small de-
tail in the great work, yet it was one
attended with some difficulty, and the
thoroness with which the work was
done upon it is hopeful as to like good
ness OF execution thruout the. great
enterprise.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
JEFFERSON DAVIS AND CABIN
JOHN BRIDGE.

One act of President Roosevelt's
which we cannot for moment approve
is ordering restored the name Of Jeffer-
son Davis. Secretary of War. on the
Cabin John Bridge. We do not see
any reason whatever for stirring up
this matter again. Whether or not it
was a mistake to have taken the name
off in the first place, 1t can do no good
to give the publicity which now ac-
companies the restoration. The tablet
is on the bridge crossing Cabin John
Creek, about seven miles from Wash
ington, and the place on the abutment
is obscure. SO that it can only be dis
covered with difficulty by climbing
down a steep bank. Not one person in
a hundred thousand that comes tos
Washington goes out to Cabin John,
and probably still fewer take the trou-
BILE to look for the tablet. The matter
came up several years ago in a clapor
by the irrepressible Daughters of the
Confederacy for the restoration of the
name, but after brief discussion it was
dropped, as nobody seemed to care
anything about 1t. Then the National
Encampment of the Confederate Vet
Grams took the matter up, and sent a
formal request to the Secretary of War
for the restoration of the name. The
only right that Jefferson Davis had to |
have his name inscribed on the great |
arch was that he was Secretary of War |
for a brief period during its construc- |
ton. We cannot but think that it is a |
great mistake to reopen the discussion. |
but, after all, the restoration of the |
name, aside from this publicity. will do |
no great harm, owing to the obscurity |
of the place In which it Is inscribed.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

Gov. HadIey. of Missouri, has begun
determined fight for two-cent rate
on tae railroads of the State. In his
argument before the Federal Court In
support of the rate which had been
prescribed by the legislature, he said
that at first the people were so anxious
FOR railroads that they gave the COM
panies everything that they asked for.
Out of s22 1000. 0eO expended in railroad
construction the companies only put up
$2.e0e.5O0, while the remaining SEQ
100000 was contributed by the State,
the Counties or the people. For 40
years the companies have had things
their own way and charged what they
pleased. During this time Iowa was en-
Toying rates % 10 so per cent lower
than Missouri, with those in Illinois 25
to 80 per cent lower, and even sparseIy
settled Nebraska was getting lower
freight rates than Missouri. He wanted
the railroads to have fair return upon
the money invested, but he did not pro-
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
DIXIE" AS A NATIONAL AIR.

The papers are discussing the right
| to use Dixie" as an American air, and
referring back to what President Lin
reached Washington that Richmond
was captured. A crowd rushed to the
White House, taking with it band,
and Mr.. Lincoln appeared at the win
dow over the front entrance. Some
body called for Dixie" and Mr.. Lin
coin said:
There is a song or tune which 1
used to hear with great pleasure be-
fore the war, but our friends across the
river have appropriated it to their use
during the last four years. 1t is the
tune called Dixie but think we have
captured it. At any rate, 1 conferred
with the Attorney-General this morn
ing. and he expressed the opinion that
Dixie may fairly be regarded as cap
tured property. So 1 shall be glad to
hear Dixie by the band"
AS usual, President Lincoln stated
facts with historical accuracy. Dixie"
was written by Northern man, a ma
tive of Ohio. for Northern minstrels to
sing, and the best information is to the
effect that il Dixie" had any meaning
at all it referred to the plantation of a
man on Long Island. The South ap-
propriated the tune. precisely as it did
the Nations arsenais and forts. dock
yards and other species of property. In
the general recapture we got the music !
back, and simply reclaimed our own.
There is no reason why Dixie" |
should not be an American air, but be- |
fore it is sung much some genius |
should rise to give it fitting words The |
Southern poets have been struggling |
for years to build up rhymes that would |
suit the music and at the same time |
express Southern IDEAS, but no one has
yet produced anything that got even
brief consideration. We hope that some |
able song-builder will come out with a |
National in character,
suited to the music, and which will ex-
press thoroly patriotic IDEAS, and not |
the sectionalsm that the Southerners
attempt to give the air.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

The President played a trump card
in his strong appeal to the Methodists
to give the japanese a square deal. A
policy which has the Methodist Church
behind it has power for good that it
is very difficult to resist. The Metho-
dists are great missionary force, and
they are particularly interested in the
spread OF Christianity in the Orient.
Consequently they are deeply interested
in cultivating the good will and extend
ing exact justice to the japanese. The
appeal Of the President will doubtless
array the whole might of the Church in
favor Of the fairest treatment Of the
japanese on the Pacific Coast, and it
will count for very much in arresting
the rabid legislation directed against
those people
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

Somehow, in spite of the ridicule and
denunciation which President Roose-
velts ideas encounter. they take hold
on people and become living facts. Gov.
HadIey, of Missouri, has adopted the
Rooseveltian idea in regard to officers
being equal 10 horseback riding. and
has issued an order that every one who
vas appointed on his staff shall do
stunt of so miles on horseback, making
20 miles a day for three days The
Governor wants TO have Missouri prop
srly represented in the grand parade,
and he does not want the State, which
has the reputation of raising the finest
horses and mules in the country, hu-
INFLATED by any Of his glittering Colo
nels falling out of their saddles upoa
the hard and unsympathetic pavement
OF Pennsylvania avenue.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

II the liquor men in Tennessee were
The instigators of the murder Of ex-
Senator Carmack, they made as big a
mistake in business way as the slave
holders did in firing upon Fort Sumter.
The Tennessee House has already
passed bill. by so to &c, prohibiting
the manufacture of Intoxicating liquors
In the State after Jan. 1, 1910. An
amendment providing that the State
reiDburse brewers and distillers for 50
per cent Of the loss they would sustain
BY this was tabled by decisive vote.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

An annoying typographical error oc-
CURED in the Life of Lincoln" last
week. In which IL was said that Gen.
James Shields located his land warrant
in the Territory of Missouri and became
Senator when the Territory was ad-
mitted as State. All of cur older
readers know that Minnesota was
meant. and it was simply a mistake of
the printer, but it was annoying never
thelesS.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

The National Coffee and Tea Associa-
ton has begun a campaign to stimulate
and organize opposition To the impos,-
ton of a tax on tea and coffee. The
advocates of the tax claim that there
is no reason why the consumer should
pay any more for the tea and coffee
under the proposed tariff than he does
now. The price OF green coffee in the
past 10 years has been but one-half to
one-third of what, it was in the previous
decade. yet the Average price to the
consumer has remained at 25 cents a
pound in spite Of its being admitted
free of duty. & In Germany, where coffee
is taxed foursand half cents a pound.
the average price to the consumer /,
21 " cents. Il is claimed that the aver
age cost to the importer has been only
eight cents a pound There is a simi-
lar story in regard to tea. Tea which
is imported at 1QIfents a pound is re-
sold by iobbsrs att 40 cents and by re-
tailers at 60 cents.d Many dealers throw
in a premium to asweeten the barpain
II coffee which costs eight cents
pound green and 10 cents roasted is
sold at 20 cents a pound, an excessive
profit is being made by some one. 1t
should be sold at 10 cents a pound witt,
a good business profit. All of the large
European countries tax coffee with the
German duty five cents q Garman
pound, equal to four and n haIf cents
an American pound. ,
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

Montana is after the japanese as
hard as the other Sta-es. A bill has
been introduced which will prevent
after five years the holding of lands in
Montana by aliens. 1t is aimed at the
Chinese and japanese, and is said to
be patterned after the California bill.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

Jan. 81 the total bonded debt OF the
United States was S913.307.4s0. The
cash balance in the Treasury, exclu-
sive of reserve and trust funds. was
sI49.701.5S5.4S. being a decrease for
the month OF. s19.199,SS1.S6.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

The Western papers are complaining
about the nuisance. to which the tag
business has grown. When first invent
ed the tag was useful method for COL
1ecting money for desirable purposes,
but now it is being used for all sorts of
things, ard the people are becoming
very tired of it and the taggers.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

The rainfall on the Isthmus last
month was heavier than any January
since American occupation. 1t aver
aged for the 15 stations along the line
Of the canal 4.31 inches. In spite of
this, there were 2,324.551 cubic yards
excavated on the 25 working days.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
NOTICE.

When you send In your subscription
ALWAYS state whether renewal or rev
subscriber.
When YOU renew from another post
Office give former address as we'll
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

The people of Texas are up against it
hard They want a two-cent rate on
the railroads. and they want more rail-
roads. They cannot have both. Men
will not bdild any railroads thru that
sparsely settled country and expect 10
make money on a two-cent rate.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

The Canal Zone Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs is doing a great work in
promoting the social life and content
ment among Americans in the Canal
Zone. Mr.. Taft visited the convention
and made very encouraging speech,
The National tribune., 1909-02-25

The Daily People. the Socialist or
gan, claims that the prohibition move
ment is doing a great missionary work
for Socialism. and it regards the pas
sage Dy the tennessee Legislature over
the Governors veto of n State-wide
Socialism.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
THE FLORIDA COLONY.
a Personal Examination OF the Land
to Be Made by the Editor of The
National Tribune.

In few days Comrade John McEl-
roy. editor of The National Tribune,
Will &C to Florida to see with his own
eyes and report TO our readers the land
which has been offered for a colony.
He will report exactly as he finds it, the
character Of the soil and climate, the
Possibilities of the soil for fruit and
truck growing and general agriculture.
The facilities for market, the healthfui-
mess Of the location and the possibilities
Df bull ling up O. thriving, prosperous
eommunitr. with all the social and edu-
sationai advantages enjoyed In the
North.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
A COLONY
FLORIDA
A Chance for the Veterans to Get a
Home in the Land of Fruit
and Flowers.


South The National Tribune times has been asked take the
work of forming soldier colony section We no have
offered to tract of sufficient 10000 ae) Central Florida
Tfnd productive There the year that it will not
produce crop The climate good Ready
markets be found product sufficient to
support family.
Besides nearly all the crops States produces
abundan oranges lemons grapefruit pecans
tropical products Trees pened
fruit Strawberries citrus fruits and garden produce being shipped
by carloads daily.
Only soldier colony has been attempted on large SCALE
That colony resulted present city Fitzgerald
pine wilderness miles from railroad
colony site has increased years from hundred dollars
than three Millions population scattered ogers
increased approximately comfortably people
colony lands of whom nearly half within the
s25 at the opening have since sold as high as
$1,000 Many have been purchased by their present
from $1,000 $4,000 for Many
colony site poor wealthy
at Fitzgerald.
The National Tribune wishes promptly just many
veterans interested the Florida Colony only
e could expected would grow to any size II
interested large community be built up helping
other pleasant tract for thousands of families
Therefore the right by The refund the
subscribers subscriptions secured or for any
other the project is abandoned
We offer opportunity securing city lot a a5 feet
plot good ground the city, and an interest in the
Colony Company all for $50 capitalization the company will Be
$25oooo $4,000 this will be their families
in shares OF $50 each With each share there will be given absolutely
the town lot and the fveacre outside town. share
paid subject Company participate the
profits.
Unlike Fitzgerald settlers will for railroad to
come to them The along the line of principal
railroads of Florida and offers unsurpassed transportation facilities
If you are thinking of moving South this offers unprecedented
opportunity of securing location among old comrades
If you are looking for investment this offers opportunity of
doubling times during the three years.
Remember that only shares of this stock will
these terms After the first thousand shares there will
another opportunity stock and land under conditions
Not than four shares any one person.
You send $50 and stock par value $50
city lot feet and the the city,
You send s1oo stock city lots and
two fve-acre
You send sro stock three city lots
and three 6ve-acre of land.
You send $500 of stock four city lots
and four fve-acre of land.
This money will be deposited National Washington
which will issue receipt therefor Colony Com.
pany assured then the money will incorporated
and stock certificates given subscribers
for their city lots and
You will have only few days decide whether you to SUD-.
scribe for this stock that Is or 20 DAYS the woa
1000, shares will be taken.
Let us hear from you pronlptl1
Address III \
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON. =. =.
The National tribune., 1909-02-25
WOMAN A PART OF SPEECH.

Women agitators we have with us all
the time like the poor, but it is only
rarely of late years that any shouter
from the watch towers of society has
excited the, attention that Mrs. Char
lotte Perkins Gilman has with her
trumpet cali. in a recent number Of the
women.s Forum.
well, what of It? A woman is Just
what she wants to be and makes her
self. Nearly every woman wants to be
merely daughter. wife, or mother of
somebody. That is her highest ambi-
tion in life. and she finds her greatest
happiness in it. If she wants to be
otherwise than a relative to a man, the
world is open to her, and she can be
virtually what. She pleases. There is
not the slightest impediment to a wo-
man being lawyer. physician,
minister or a manufacturer"
Once iii a literary circle. Coleridge
said that he could write just like
Shakspere IL he had the mind, when
Charles Lamb llsped in reply. That's
woman who wants to tread the hard
road that a man has to follow to
achieve success in any profession can
do so. Psychologists insist that there
is no difference between the brain Of
man and a woman, and IL a woman
wants to become as great a lawyer,
preacher. or doctor as some men have
become, she can do so by giving the
hard work and self-sacrifice that they
have to achieve eminence. The main
trouble is that nearly al of the women
who have entered the professions and
other walks of life usually followed
by men want to have success given
them because they are women and not
because they earn it. All of the Shrek
ing on this subject comes from women
of quite moderate ability. who wanted |
a place in the front rank and yet were
not willing to work as hard for It as |
their brothers would. It depends abb
sOlutely upon what the woman wants |
most in life. Ii she prefers the sterile |
nights of success to the pleasures of |
the family and of love. she can have
them. Very few women care to pay
this price for prominence, and it is a
blessed thing for the men that they do. |
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