The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

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J irsch, who preserves his serenity no
matter what happens, Is not bit dis.
mrbed because certain republican sen.
ators have jumped the reservation and
are on an oratorical war dance. He
was asked If he clung 10 his pre-.
yiously expressed opinion that tho
tariff bill would be passed by June
| /, and he said he saw no reason to
revise his date. Asked whether the
time would not all be used between
now and then in speeches, Mr.. Aldrich
remarked that the speech makers
would be given plenty OF time as ses.
lions would soon be held.
| Is Indisposed to Act.-Regarding the
appeal of Americans csRfhed In pris-
On in Cuba for their release during
the celebration OF the anniversary OF
Cuban independence. this month, 1t
Is pointed out here that the American
government is not disposed TO look
ravorably on any proposition contem
plating representations TO Cuba on thar
question The advices which have
reached Washington show that at the
time the appeal was made there were
Is Americans in Cuban prisons. the
crimes for which they were convicted
ranging from homicide downward
The opinion prevails that il would
be asking too much of the Cuban gov
eminent to release these prisoners
thereby assuming an attitude which
. 4 Il fA.t lnth e.
sumo except under the most extraor
binary circumstances.
Ambassadors SeIected.-Oscar g.
Straus, ex-secretary OF commerce
and labor, has been selected for am
bassador to Turkey, and w. w. Rock
hill for ambassador TO Russia. Mr..
Rockhill was formerly assistant sec
retary of state and latterly minister
to China. Mr. Straus was twice be
fore minister to Turkey. lie succeeds
ambassador Leishman, who goes to
Rome in place of Lloyd S. Griscem,
who has expressed desire to come
home. Mr. Rockhill succeeds Ambas
sador Riddle at st. Petersburg.
In Favor Of High Tariff.-Some New
England women are in favor OF the
proposed high tariff on hosiery, &C
cording to numerous petitions now
being received by senator's. Senator
Gallinger has presented a lot of these
documents to congress. They came
from the New Hampshire mill towns
Similar petitions have been received
from Massachusetts and other New
England States.
Great Power to President.-The
senate tariff bill, in the section which
deals with the maximum and mini
mum proposition, has In the Judg
ment of tariff experts one very impor
tant feature. 1t practically vests IN
the President the power to declare
tariff war against any nation, or 70
refrain from any such war. It is Civ
en- to him to decide whether any ma
tion is discriminating against the
products of the United States in its
system Of duties. This permits the
government, through the state depart
ment and the other agencies provid
ed by law, TO make agreements with
other nations as 10 trade and tariff
concessions which can be made effec
tive by a proclamation OF the Prest
dent without the necessity of anything
in the way of legislation or treaty
agreement. In this way the delay
can be obviated which wonld necess
arily follow the submission to con
gress or to the senate of any propo
sition requiring such sanction and ap
proval before putting into effect.
New Fishing Rules Fixed.-Ths
draft of the uniform fishery regula
tions. governing the boundary waters
between Canada and the United
States, under the terms OF the treaty
passed last spring, as prepared dur
ing the last six months by the two
commissioners. Professor +. L. Prince
Dominion fisheries commissioner. and
President David Starr Jordan Of Be
land Stanford University. representing
the United States, has been sent ia
ottawa from Palo Alto, Cal, where
the commissioners have Just complet
ed their work Under the regulation,
the United States government will ap
point a federal protection staff with
Headquarters at Washington. which
will correspond to the Canadian fish
cries protection service with head
quarters at Ottawa. These two ser
vices will cooperate in enforcing
the uniform regulations on all the
waters coverel by the treaty. There
will be common size limit for lob
sters in Maine and New Brunswick
and minimum legal sizes or weight,
for whitefish, lake trout, pickerel
etc. in the Great Lakes.
Party Saved by Roosevelt
lengthy defence Of the duty provided
in the Dingley bill on lumber vm
made in the senate last week by Mr.
Piles of Washington He was fol
| lowed by Senator Borah. who dis