Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-23

that the foreigners III tuo uOin'J "
TabFiz are in grave danger.
Evidence that the talk OF the demand
10 the middle vest for lower tariff TaleS,
about which so much was heard during
the lsst campaign, was not all imsgins-
tive has already been presented TO the
Senate. The demand is there aud it is
apparently insistive If the attitude a.
sumed By Senators Nelson aud Dolllver,
from Minnesota and Iowa, yesterday,
can be taken az an indication. II was a
good deal of o surprise TO the 'siand pat
protective senators that these two men
should come out 30 early and 80 vigor'
ously 10 opposition to the tariff rates re-
ported by the finance committee. Ii
WI, OF course, known that they we're die
SD to lend aid and comfort to the 90
Jailed "insurgent" republicans Of The
mountain states but 1t was not apllci
psted that they would come out 80 caro-
estly 10 dennpcistion of the work Of
Aldrich and bis colleagues. They were
supposed to be 10 good partymen to sc
openly embsrrGss the republican leaders
so early in the debate. That Mr.. AL
drich Was distinctly displeased was
shown by his cutting suggestion that Mr.,
Delivers course wss dictated by ''po'
Iltical exigeucy" 10 Iowa something to
which, he said, Mr. Allison, the late SEN
at0r from that state, would never have
otio-oI - 10 duonoo him
Members of Temple Lodge, No. 80,
F. A. A. NJ, who ignored the special
notice sent them by Worshipful Master
Thomas o. Noyes tina! there would be
something doing at last nights meeting
and that they would be sorry If they
stayed sway, are very core on them
selves today. They missed the oppor-
unity OF sitting 10 lodge with President
Taft. 1t WIS the first time "BrOther"
Taft had visited Masonic gathering In
Washington, since he Was made a
Mason sat sight" 10 Cincinnati last
winter. The fact that the president was
to attend was kept as secret as possible,
in order TO avoid crowd. When the
president appeared at the door OF the
lodge he received no more consideration
than any other Mason. he had to be
vouched for by some one who had sa'
10 lodge with him before. This duty
vas performed by Grand Master simp'
SOD, OF the Grand Lodgs OF the District
Of Columbia, who was present st the
Cincinnati ceremony. The secret ser
vice men who accompanied the presi'
ieLt to Masonic Temple waited outside
during the session Of the lodge, they
not being Mssous. Two candidates re-
ceived the Master MasOn's degree. The
president, on leaving, said he had en-
oyed the ceremony exceedingly, and
hoped to return soon again.
President Taft had a conference today
with Edmond p. Harrison, OF Cincinnati,
August Il. Vogel, of Milwaukee, and
John E Wilder, of Chicago, represent
ng the National Association OF Tanners
and the National Boot and Shoe Manu-
acturers' Association, who are 10 the
city pleading for free hides The
leather men insist that the consumers OF
ne country will never be able to get res-
,ouable foot wear until hides are on the
free list and told the president that the
effect of the duty on hides has been to re-
luce the exports on leather 81, 900, 600
ess ia 1907 than Ia 1897 aud hss
caused decline in imported hides from
i26, 900, 900 in 1898 to $4,000, 600 10
1908.
A broader and more liberal utilization
Of the powers of international arbiira'
ton was tne keynote of speech made
here today by Senator Blhu Root, 10
opening the third annual meeting of the
American Society Of International Law,
Of which he is president. He declared
thst it is not only desirable to have JUS
lice done between nations, but also TO
have men believe that justice has been
done. "That belief" he said, is 'Impor-
tsat in ensuriDg respect for law among
the people within each nation and to The
maintenance and growth OF respect sud
friendship between the peoples Of differ
ent nations"
John o. CspeTs, commissioner Of
Internal revenue. aud republican national
committeeman from South Carolina, is
wing at the point of death here because
Of the effects Of an operation for msstoid
abscess.
The condition of Mrs. John Dslzsll,
wife of tn well. known Pennsylvania
congressman, who has been critically
i'll at her Washington home for the last
few days, was unchanged today. Mem
bers of her family are all at the Dalzell
home here.
Representatives OF the American and
of the Southern Ootionseed Oil COM
panies were given hearings today by
members of the Senate finance commit
tee In favor of placing oleo.stesriu on
the free list This is nov dutiable st
90 per cent ad valOrem. 1t enters
largely into the manufacture OF imitation
lard with cOttonseed oil.
William E. Stewart, former Senator
from Nevada, died today at Georgetown
University Hospital, where two weeks
ago he underwent sn operation for en-
lsrge1 glands he seemed to be i'm.
proving until day before yesterday,
when he bad relapse, He had made
his home in this city since be lost bis
seat in the Senate.