The National tribune., 1909-11-11

worse than the child-Iabor condition
lynching OF negros, boycotting. murders
I or strikes are in the United States. HI
Saws that Mexico never makes any at
tempt to meddfe In the internal affair:
of the United States, and he can't SCI
why the United states wants to meddlt
with affairs in Mexico. He admires the
National Capital tremendously.
Admiral Dewey comes very quickly tC
the defense of the Navy every time il is
assaulted Not very long ago former
Representative Lands, of Indiana. said
THAT other Nations don't regard the
American Navy seriously, and Mr.. Lam
dis further designated our Navy as
something of a "blun." Admiral Dewey
says: AS long as the United States
goes ahead steadily and moderately In
building up its Navy by replacing the
old ships with new ones of the most
modern type, retiring the former to the
second line, thus keeping our Navy
abreast of the world, we will find the
Nations of the world regarding our
| Navy very seriously" He says the
| American Navy is not quite so helpless
as one might imagine from the state
ments of those who make attacks upon
| it, but that while we have not quite
enough GOLFERS and transports. we can
buy almost anything with money, and
could purchase as many ships as we
might need abroad. He says that war
never comes suddenly. and there is al
most always ample time and warning
for preparation. Admiral Dewey must
know, however, that this is not exactly
true. When the war of the rebellion
opened there was not n single vessel at
hand that could chase the rebels away
from around Fort Sumter, and when
the War with Spain broke out there
was not ammunition enough in all the
arSenaiS of the United States to fire one
| round from its guns, either in the
Army or Navy. SO that after all. it's n
pretty good plan to prepare for war in
time of peace.
Out in Colorado Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Leayitt has organized Il club which is
called the Jane Jefferson Club. 1t is
enough to make poor Mrs. Jefferson
turn over in her grave if she could
realize that a suffrage club has been
named after her. Mrs. jefferson was
one of the most retiring of women. with
not an idea outside of the comfort of
her home and family and providing FOR
their wants. as every good housekeeper
would, and it seems the irony of fate
that a woman of this character should
have a 'Hrfp-roaring" suffrage club
named after her.
When former President Roosevelt re-
turns to the United States he is going
to have to face almost as strenuous a
condition as he had down yonder in
Africa when he was facing elephants
and rhinoceri. 1t is customary, or per-
'haDS more properly stated, the law that
every Vice President of the United
States shall have his bust done in mar
Ole or bronze to place in n niche in the
Senate Chamber. 1t seems that 1t is a
very hard matter 70 secure Just the
right kind of a bust Of former President
Roosevelt. Several sets of pictures s-ld
plaster-cast busts have been submitted
10 the committee for Inspection, and up
to now it has not been able to decide
what is the proper expression for the
former Vice President To wear upon his
face. The sculptor, Joseph T. Frazier,
at first conceived the idea that he
should have the Vice President in a
very impressive pose. strong jaw fir-1ly
set forward, head erect and the express
sion of the face the true strenuous style
by which he is Familiarity known, but
afterwards he nodded one representing
Mr.. Roosevelt in quiet, rep0seful digni-
tv, and this bust pleases EEii6tt Woods,
superintendent of the Capitol, much
better than the strenuous one does 1t
has been decided now to leave the Sc
former President Roosevelt. and when
he returns he win have to face these
two busts and take his choice. 1t is
thought that he will prefer the strenu-
Gus type.
George II. Watson, OF New Orleans,
who arrived in Washington few days
ago, declares that yellow fever in New
Orleans viii never again take the form
Of 4 general epidemic. The strides be-
ing daily made by the scientists in
Washington, he declares, have given
the citizens of Ner. Orleans an insight
into checking the disease which is lit
tie short of miraculous. Mr.. Watson
says that in the city every precaution
has been made to prevent the collection
of dirt which breeds deadly pests. Daily
trips are made by the inspectors thru
the city supervising the work of collect
ing dirt and disinfcctins wherever it is
needed and keeping strict lockout for
inSanitary conditions. Mr.. Watson be-
lieves that within five years yellow fever
in New Orleans Will be a thing of the
past.
Senator Aldrich is right Indifferent TO
newspaper attacks upon him, q fact
which makes editorial writers very
wroth at him. OF q yenOmouS attack
that was made upon him not very long
ago, editorially, he said, More power
ful than personal; Esyre powerful than
personal" he repeated. and said 1t re-
minded him of another editorial In the
Yutan Sunbeam, which runs as follows:
I'VE will not enter into controversy
with the Shiny, Kissing wolf who tries
to spit venom from ais forked tongue
on the editor of the Sunbeam The way
to treat such crawling vermin is just to
let them below"
| And this goes to prove that Senator
Aldrich is mighty little moved by burn
| ing editorials.
Beautiful Canonchet, the home of
former Gov. Vim. Sprague and one of
the most beautiful estates in Rhode
| Island, If not in the United States, was
| destroyed by fire a short time ago. The
| loss is considered TO be about q million
dollars and there is no insurance. The
| largest item in the loss undoubtedly
was the antique furniture, the valuable
paintings and other works of art In the
| house. Gov. Sprague, who is now quite
an old man, was War Governor OF
Rhode Island, and when the war of the
rebellion began he raised q regiment
and was among the first to go to the
| front. He was for many years United
States Senator from Rhode Island. His
| first wife was Miss Kate Chase, daugh-
ter of S. p. Chase Secretary of the
| Treasury and Chief Justice of the Unit
| ed States Supreme Court. Miss Chase
was q very beautiful young woman, re-
markably brilliant, ana her chief ambi.
| tlon was to see her father aPresident OF
the United States, . dream, which sht