The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-11

Nurntea OF this neW-old uriNtE-
sal language are telling the people,
through the press OF the country. tnat
the entering wedge having been driven
IL will be but a short time until EsDer-
anto will be taught in the public and
private schools OF the United States. a
veteran employe OF the House or Rep
resentatives who attended the Esper-
anto congress recently held here. said
in commenting on the subject OF uni
versal language:
"Old Rip Van Wrinkle said mighty
true thing when he remarked, How
soon we are forgotten when we are
gone The late Representative Francis
W. Cushman Of Washington. was a firm
believer in a universal language About
ten years ago when 'Volapuk' was sug-
Rested as a universal language and Its
advantages discussed pro and con he
introduced in the House a bill TO pro-
mote a conference to formulate n uni
versal language. The bill was referred
20 the committee on foreign Affairs, and
was considered informally by the mem
bers. but 10 was never reported TO the
House.
The bill was drawn Nd on right lines,
and was calculated to accomplish It's
purpose. il authorized the President
TO invite the nations OF the world TO
join IN conference for the purpose or
formulating an alphabet OF written and
printed characters to represent the Gle
lfnentary sounds OF the human voice. an
alpha bet TO be ada pied to the use OF all
languages. The conference was 20 be
held in this city October I. 1902. In
room selected for the purpose BY the
secretary OF the Senate.
Committee OF Eight citizens.
The President was authorized and
directed to appoint eight citizens OF the
United states at the international con-
ference. They were TO serve without
| pay. Tho Cushmau bill also provided
| that each nation should be entitled TO
one delegate for each 100000 Of its
population and each independent ma
| tion 20 one delegate.
"Representative CuEhman.' couclud-
l ed the veteran euploye. was subjected
/ to much good natured raillery. and
some or his COlleag styled him VIOLA
puk Cushman. That's all right fellows.
Cushman would retort. my bill may die
/ In committee but the subject won't die;
may not live to see it. but the time
viii come when we shall have a uni
versal language.
In political circles here Uncle Joe"
Cannon continues to be n fruitful topic
OF discussion. The recent Outburst or
Representative Nicholas Longworth, OF
Ohio. In a declaration that he VIII not
support Cannon for another term In the
speakers chair. in the event that the
Republicans elect the ma jority or the
next House. recalls the fact that there
mas not neen n ftNfuE AAkMA AtA AAAN
speakership on the Republican side OF
the House since December, 1889. the be-
ginning Of the Fifty-first Congress.
In that Congress. the candidates for
speaker were Reed OF Maine. Hender-
son OF Iowa. Cannon or Illinois. Bur-
rows OF Michigan. and Mckinley OF
Ohio. After a sharp fight. Reed wa
elected He served through the storm
lest United States Congress OF which
history tells. The next two Congresses
the Fifty-second and Fifty-third
were Democratic. BY reason OF having
been speaker in the Fifty-first Con
gress Reed received the speakership
nomination in those two Congresses.
which carried with II the Republican
floor leadership.
In the Fifty-fourth Congress. which
was Republican by an overwhelming
majority. the Maine statesman was
nominated for speaker in the caucus
By acclamation. which was repeated
IN the Fifty-fifth Congress.
Before the end or his term. Mr. Reed
announced his purpose TO retire from
public life This announcement came
after the elections I'm November. which
continued the Republicans I'm control OF
the House Very soon after Reeds an
| nouncement OF his intended retirement
Henderson OF Iowa announced his can
didacy for the speakership. SO Old
| Sherman OF New York. Dalzell Of Penn
/ syIvania. and Hopkins and Cannon or
! Illinois Hopkins beat Uncle joe TO
/ it By several days. with the result that
/ he divided the Illinois delegation
weakest Mnu In Race.
/ When the delegation met 10 caucus
and decide on Hopkins or cannon
/ Uncle Joe" withdrew in favor OF Hop
! kius. remarkinR at the time. that Hop
I lxins was the weakest man in the race
All this took place during the interim.
| and when Congress met. In December'
/ the various state delegations had de-
] cidpd. how they would vote: so that
when the Republicans met In caucus
| Henderson's name was the only one
| presented for speaker
! This was the first time that the Sc
/ Letting OF n speaker. where there were
I rivals for the honor, had ever been set
/ tied outside OF party caucus Thc
I same course was pursued after Hen
dergon announced his retirement from
L Congress. which was before the NO
| yember election. 1902. Mr.. cannon
I candidacy for the speakership was
] known. his friends presenting his name
10 the members Immediately after the
| public announcement from Speaker
/ Henderson that he would not be a can
didate for Congress. although he had
! been renominated.
| Several other Republicans entered
/ the field against Cannon, but the va
rious state delegations, especially the
older members. thought that Uncle
Joe ought to have the post and SO an
uounccd their intention 10 vote for
him. lie was unanimously chosen In
the caucus which met In Novem per.
| 1903. He was also selected In the two
! succeeding Congresses as the unani-
nous choice in his party: but when the
Sixtv-first Congress met he encoun-
tered the opposition OF some twenty
I five or thirty insurgents. who had
/ breathed vengeance against the Can
| non rules" The Cannon organization,
/ however. weathered the storm.
! II precedent Is followed, should the
/ House be controlled by the Democrats,
I Uncle Joe" would be honored with the
I caucus nomination. which carries with
I II the floor leadership. as IL is hardly
probable that the leading Republicans
I whose names have been mentioned as
| candidates FOR speaker would make a
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