The Forrest City times., 1910-04-15
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'AiNt m -NS" lolh bldle, Where q rep resentatiye in congress is to be elect. ed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Republican member, James Breek Perkins.
 The Democrats hope to carry this western New York district. which in the past ordinarily has been Repub- llcan. Having elected a successor to David A. DeArmond in a Missouri dis trict by a largely increased majority. and being successful in the Four teenth Massachusetts district in the election of Eugene N Foss on the Democratic ticket in a Republican section of the state. the present mi nority party naturally hopes to make a further gain in western New York.
 The Republicans say that fin the Massachusetts district where the Dem. ocrats won, conditions were abnormal and that Foss who was elected by the Democrats was in reality a Republican and that his opponent was a man not at all popular. and therefore the Dem ocratie success is easily to be account
 
 that the Republicans are whistling to keep up their courage, and that the election of the Democrat in western New York in few days. or the cut ting down greatly of the Republican majority, will prove that the country is ripe for change in the party con trol of the lower house of congress.
 Treaty with Liberia Opposed.
 If the administration is to secure. what it so heartily desires. treaty with Liberia, the boon will be given only after troubles that may take on the form of a congressional fight Tn reality 1t seems wholly improbable that the senate will consent to nego. tiating any treaty with the African republic at this session. There is a good deal of sentiment in America in connection Uith Liberia because it's government was modelled in the be ginning, after that of the United States, and because in the old slavery days it was considered a sort of haven for negroes, and it was the hopeful belief of many of the old time abo- litionists that in Liberia the black race would prove that it was thorough, ly capable of self-government.
 Tn his annual message to congress. President Taft gave considerable space to the troubles in Liberia He called attention to the fact that there is provision in an early treaty with the African republic under which the United States may be called upon for advice or assistance. Pursuant to this provision and in the spirit of the moral relationship of the United States to Liberia, that republic last year asked this government to lend assistance in the solution of certain of their national problems"
 Not long ago the report of the commission which the United States sent to Liberia was made public, and the president has said that he hopes as a result of the commissions report some helpful measures might result and so through the department of state he has called the attention of the senate to the subject
 Position of United States.
 Recently Secretary Knox invited the members of the foreign relations com mittee of the senate to a dinner at his residence and there he laid before them the reasons as he saw them for the negotiating of a treaty with Lii beria It seems to be the feeling in the state department that the African country Is likely to be made the scene of exploitation of English, French or German interests, and that 1t may be eventually that one or the other of these countries may actually threaten the territorial integrity of a country which In sense is considered ward of the United States.
 The members of the senate commit tee made it plain to Secretary Knox that they were not in favor of treaty with Liberia that in any way would bind this country to course which might run counter to the wishes of the three great European countries which have been named. Mir knox's guests told him that while the tni- ted States was extremely cordial in its good wishes to Liberia and had done much for that country, 1t had done no more than Great Britain. and that it would seem like a slur at the English people if this country were even in. directly to intimate that 1t feared the British government was to be an ag gressor.
 Meeting of the D. A. R.
 The advance guard of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution. whe will meet in Washington April IS. al. ready has entered the city Within the next week there will be hundreds of representatives of the society in the capital and already preparations are being made for the meeting, which will last just one week.
 The Daughters of the American Revolution. euriously enough, have the same kind of trouble on their hands that recently beset congress. The Daughters are divided into two fac. lions which have been named regulars and insurgents. The insurgents in the main. are opposed to the rule of the presiding officer. who. like Speaker