The Washington herald., 1909-05-14
ATTHE HOTELS.


years to come without being afrz16 thEs
uufsTorable tariff legislation IN The mean
time may upset his calculations.
1T seems 70 ne there ought 20 b .
way OF disposing OF this ever-recurrag
tariff question n e more satisfactory
manner. Every four years the rnznufao-
turers, merchants, exporters, and dnan-
cial interests Of this country are OF pins
and needles. not knowing what the PTesi-
Dental campaign may bring forth IN the
way OF tariff recommendations, sugges-
tons, and changes. A man Is hardly
settled down to business before another
campaign starts Up again.
Why can't Congress pass e law fixing
tariff law which win have 70 stay on the
statute books OF the country for twenty
years. This win give the manufacturer
and exporter an opportunity to make his
calculations and business arrangements
without fear Of being interrupted By
partisan Congress. As It Is now. the
manufacturing interests are afraid 70 60
ahead with full energy because II is never
known what Congress may DO in the
way OF tariff legislation
Il do not believe that a tariff cor
mission along the lines OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission would improve
matters. On the contrary. I think a
commission would be worse. They would
keep business interests stirred up al the
year round, and would never allow than
20 get down to that state OF mind n
which one can think clearly and act pru-
deutly."
Speaking about the visit Of the japanese
feet in California waters and the enter
tainment OF the Japs. Mr.. Kahn called at
tention TO the fact that California played
the gentleman. while Engiand's own col
onies refused 20 appropriate funds 70 en-
tertain the japanese squadron
"of the SZ5oo.oOo OF deposit IN ths
Miners Savings Bank at Pittston, Pa.
about S2.00O00 belongs to the miners
union or men who earn their livelihood
in the mines." said Edward A FItz-
gerald. national treasurer OF the Ameri-
can Institute OF Banking, Of Pittston, Pa,
at the Riggs. last night Sfr. Fitzgerald
is also interested in coal mines in Ar
kansas and discussing the coal PROPOSE
ton. he said the best anthracite coal IN
the United states was mined az Pitts
ton
The coal operators" continued Mr..
Fitzgerald, have tried for years to insert
wedge in the miners union and cause
dissension in their ranks. and they final
y succeeded IN electing Lewis IN place
OF John Mitchell. as president OF the
miners union The operators think that
by breaking Up the union, they VIII be
able 20 produce coal more cheapIy. lower
wages 20 the miners, and cheaper
the cost OF coal 20 the consumers.
or course Il must be admitted thar
the higher their salary, the more
they viii spend The average wage OF
a miner now IS about so a month. He
is az liberty 10 deal wherever he likes.
There are nc more company stores. al
though quite a number OF miners occupy
and live on property belonging 10 the
company.
Yes, there are lots Of automobiles
around PittsJon. but those who own and
run them did not pay for them with
money earned BY themselves; It IS with
inherited money they were enabled 70 buy
an automobile. We are very busy Up
around PittstOn IN the coal mines. We
never knew Of such thing as a money
stringency or the panic"
Oklahoma, according 20 = F. McAIur-
ray, q lawyer OF McAlester, Okla. who
IS at the Raleigh, VIII be Republican be
fore long
Oklahoma VIII De Republican before
long" said Mr.. Mc8Iurray. and the
sooner this occUrs the better Il will be for
Oklahoma Under the present or Haskell
administration Oklahoma receives 8 Iot
OF undesirable notoriety which VIII have
10 be lived down There was absolutely
10 necessity for it, but We got i and
must get I'D Of Il
Oklahoma IS by far the wealthiest
coal, natural gas, and iroa-ore State in
/ the country Prohibition is not a sue
cess in Oklahoma. and IL does not say
/ that because the constitution contains
q prohibition clause prohibition must
continue in Oklahoma forever. The fol-
I lowing legislature can always pass legis-
lation invaldating acts passed by the
preceding legislative body.
President Taft IS very popular. he
IS quiet and conservative. and Vet pro-
gTessive- he viii make a good President.
believe: in fact he viii make one OF the
best the country ever had"
Gustav Hetlund. OF Stockholm. Sweden,
who is travelling in this country for
pleasure. and is stopping at the Raleigh.
said, with regard TO the fertilization Of
the Aland Islands, that Sweden ceded
Finland. with the Aland Islands. TO Rus
sia IN 1909
Russia proceeds 10 fortify tbs
Islands" continued Nr HetIund Eng
land thereupon objected. but without
avail During the Crimean war. Bomar-
su1d was built. and a combined French
and English feet had 20 blow its forts 70
pieces One result Of that was the treaty
OF Paris. II Russia repeats her attitude
of 1929, what Is there 20 revent the neces-
sity az some time OF other OF such action
as proved unfortunately inevitable at
Bomarsund? Russia is not. at the NOM
ent. at the height OF her power. either by
sea o. land Although Russia's diplomatic
agents never relax their patriotic activity,
the moment IS not entirely propitiOus for
giving support 10 them. az any rate il
this direction. Treaties after all. II must
regretfuIly be recognized. depend enor-
mously for their validity on the strength
that lies behind them.
Sweden wants TO remain neutral. and
trusts that the powers will protect her
neutrality in time OF war.
There are many ways for enlisted men
IN The army 20 earn side money, accord
ing to Col. J. H Thomson. OF New York,
formerly OF the United States army.
There are any number Of opportunities
for or Philippine soldiers 70 make little
money ''on the side"
a good tailor or barber may reason
ably expect to be kept busy continually"
continued Col. Thomson, ''and an In
dustrious man nay gain from these
trades from So 70 500 a month extra
rnnnev A ronS musician uhn can rlav