The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06

closures, investigations, %preachment
and high prices keep up all of us viii
be compelled by sheer nausea to tax,
to a diet Of spinach. nuts and prepared
hay.
The scene of action in the Aud cast
is shifting to this city. Indeed. since
it affects the navy it has been here al
along. 1t is now proposed to carry II
to the civil courts. possibly to the su'
rreme court itself. In this connection
',' refreshing statement Of Mrs
"ies about how easy it was to see
: frretary Meyer and Senator Lodge in
her efforts to get the cas- pushed to
trial has caused a smile in Washing
ton. Everybody here knows that there
Is little or no difficulty in seeing Off
Gals. OF urs it is usually neces-
sary to make an appointment, but that
is only because of press Of business.
Even though the habit Of just drop
ping in" is not prevalent, as lamented
by President Taft, Washington is de-
lfghtfully simple. courteous and demo-
cratic.
There is another disturbance in the
navy far serious than the Aud
case. 1t concerns the reorganization
plans proposed by Secretary Meyer.
In the congressional hearing on the
subject two Of the naval bureau
chiefs. Admirals Caps and Rogers.
frankly opposed the reorganization
scheme. There is now serious talk
that this action Is regarded in the
light of INSTRUMENTATION and that the
two are slated to &c. Members Of
congress are naturally surprised and
incensed that there should be a dis
position to punish men for giving their
honest opinion to a congressional COM
mittee when asked to do so. 1t is
somewhat in line with the presidents
order forbidding subordinates to talk.
q technical violation for which was the
ground for the removal Of Pinchot.
In the case of the two naval officers
the effect Of the incident may be to
hold up congressional approval Of the
Meyer plans.
Former Delegate Marcus A. Smith
OF Arizona. who is a native Ken
tucktan, suggests that the Blue Grass
State should be represented in statuary
hall by Abraham Lincoln and Jeffer-
son Davis. Davis was born in Ken
lucky in 1908 and Lincoln in 1909.
While leaders on opposite sides, many
Of resemblance. in the two men
are pointed out. Both were tall and
angular and both supremely great on
their respective sides. 1t is possible |
that If Kentucky follows the sugges-
ton it will create more Of a storm
than did the selection Of General
Washington and General Robert E. |
Lee by the state of Virginia. Most !
kentuckians, however, favor Henry
Clay and John G. Breckinridge.
The settlement Of the threatened
tariff war between the United States
and Germany has brought a sigh of
relief to the business world. For a
time it seemed that Germany was bent
making trouble. but evidently the
common ems Of her business men
got into action and saved the day.
With Germany out Of the way, there
IS now a probability that we may
avoid a tariff war with any nation,
It least with any nation big enough to
AMOUNT to anything. Whether the
PRESIDENT had much to do with set
ling the German middle or not, he will
get the credit, and it will add one
more to his peace laurels.
Death is making heavy inroads into
he house membership. One of the
shocks came with the tragic
lemise OF Congressman De Almond Of
Missouri, and this was recently follow
a by the death of Representative Will
c. Lowering Of Massachusetts.
1r. Lowering was the Oldest member
t the Massachusetts delegation and
ne OF the oldest Of the house. He
vas born in 1885.
For some time past Senator Bey-
ridge has been absent in Indiana, and
recent reorganization Of the Re-
state committee in that state
indicates the direction Of his activities.
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