Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-29

| cor 10 mexico Omclab OF me Oioer VI
Railwsy Conductors declare thst Am.
tassador Thompson refused to aid C1os
until ordered 10 do 30 By the S ate De-
psEtment because the American diplomat
Is out OF sympathy with men who Din
labor union.
Senator Olapp, of Minnesota, thinks
Secretary Wilson's investigation ioto
the reason for increased cost OF living
ought to be an easy task. "J's the
Pay e-AldrIch tariff law" he declared
In al interview Today. THAT measure
has cost, and 10 costing, the American
people, 10 increased cost OF living, mil
lions Dp)n millions of dollsp. TIA
vast sum would have been saved to
the people II the Law could have been
defeated. The new tariff Is 10 general
an increase. Toe revision upward did
not effect everything, OF course, but II
started The upsard boost and now II
has spread all along the line.
Here 10 the way 1t works: Raise the
price of one Decessity-clotbes, shoes,
socks-aud the man who Is compelled to
pay that increased price must get more
Tor what he has TO sell 10 order that be
may pay 1t. Therefore 1t directly Affects
the price of what he produces. Then
this lie an era Of combinations. They
have reached mt into every field. II
used to be that the Consumer shared 10
the benefits OF protection, now 1t is that
they pay the bill. IntreDched behind
our bigh tariff wall, which prevents COM
petition from abroad, and firm 10 know
ledge of sIihlng of competition st home
through combination OF interests, we are
bound to face constantly this problem OF
increase 10 the cost OF living. Elimi.
nate competition, aud the producer and
consumer become different classes, where
there used to be no line Of demsrkstion
and both shared alike"
Henrique Oreel, the special agent OF
the Mexican government, who came to
confer with s ate Department oficisls
on the Nicsrsgusn situation, called On
Secretary Knox today TO say goodbye
preparatory to leaving Washington to.
morrow for Mexico. As to the Mica.
raguau situation Senior Creel expressed
the opinion that the situation was now
shaping itself toward peaceful conclu-
sion. At the White House, whittier be
called to bid President Taft farewell,
8 snor Oreel stated that Zslaya would re-
! main for q time 10 Mexico and then pro-
coed TO Belgium, where bis mother is
DOW living.
President Taft, with bis daughter
Helen, and bis Sons, Robert and Charlie,
will leave for New York early tomorrow
to attend the wedding OF Miss Louise
Taft, daughter OF henry W. Taft, the
presidents brother. Mrs. Taft because
OF her health aud the Indictment weather
will be unable to make the trip. The
wedding will be quiet family affair be-
cause OF the recent death Of Mr.. Horace
Dutton Taft, an aunt OF the bride. The
presidential party will return to Wash
ington Friday morning
When Congress reconvenes next week
one c! the first things to be doae will be
the appointment OF a special j1iut com.
mittee to investigate the Balliuger.PlD'
chot controversy. The investigation
will cover the official acts of both the
secretary oil the interior sDd the chief
of the Forest Service. 1t will be the first
tine 10 history that Oorgtess has placed
a cabinet officer on trial at bis own re-
quest. 10 making bis request for an
investigation, BillIuger stipul itsd thai
the administration of the Forest Service
also be made the subject Of inquiry.
This has been scceded to by the leaders
10 Congress and President Tat. Accord
ing to present plans, the investigation
will be sweeping, and every oppor-
tunity will be sff)rded both 5ellig-
ersn.s to make coed their case.
On Tuesday or Wednesday, the joint
resolution providing for the investiga'
ton will be presented By the Senate
committee on public lands aud The
House committee on rules. 1t will be
40 administration resolution, and 1t Is
expected that it will be adopted with
but littls opposition. So bitter has be-
come the dlsseDsion In the presidents
official family, aud 30 embarrassing to
the administration, that 1t Is generally
predicted either Messrs. Billinger or
Plnchot must leave the government ser.
vice as the result OF the congressional
Irq1iry. The intensity Of the situation
has been accumulated By NJ. Pinchot's
speech 10 New York last Monday 10
which be criticised, without the use Of
names however, the present sdministrs-
ton OF the Interior Department, aud by
the recent newspaper articles and inter.
views by former Secretary Garfield
along similar lines.
Protective and other legislation, ell
fectiDg railroad employees, WAS uudeI
discussion at the White House today. A.
A. Roe, rational legislative representa-
tive of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Fremeu, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and the Brotherhood of Bail
road Trainmen called on The president
BY appointment. President Taft ex
pressed himself 10 sympathy with any
/ provision thst would safe guard life and
limb 10 railroad operation,
To Baltimore the census bureau awards
the doubtful honor oihsving nearly one
third of the total of cobblestone streets
| In I67 OF the largest cities OF the coun'
try. To Baltimore lie also given the bot
| tom place 10 the mileage OF sewers-
there being only 81 8, as sgsinst several
hundred times that In New York which
stands at the hesd of the Let. Chicago