The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-06-03
UGLY EPISODE
In HOUSE.
Opposition to Taft Account
Brings Out Bitterness.
New Orleans Hustling for Inter-
national Exposition to be
Held in 1915.

Washington, d. C.. May 21.-ThC
lower House of Congress was last
week the scene of an ugly episode
brought about by an effort of The
Republicans under the leadership cd
Mr.. Tawney, to secure a deficiency
appropriation for President TAFT.
travelling expenses. Some Southern
Democrats opposed the appropriation
when Mr.. Tawney came back at them
with the taunI that they had Invited
the President To their s ates, accept
ed his hospitality, ridden en- his spe-
cial train, eaten, drank ard smoked
and now gE'udged a small approplia-
ton. Mr.. Tawney made some slurri, s
remarks about vaunted Southern
hospitality" to which a number OF
Southern members replied with great
heat. That The episode is deplored al
che White House is shown by a letter
today from the President TO Mr.. Taw-
ney, which ne has made public. The
President conclude his letter to Mr..
Tawrey with the Words: in all my
experience ard | have enjoyed the
Hospitality Of many sections and
countries in the world, | never had
more cordial, generous, open and
a via - h.
Southern cities during my trip, and
the slightest hirG that puts me in
the attitude of a critic of that hos
pbtallty gives me great pain"
The Governor of the state Of Louis
lana, the Mayor of New Orleans and
a number of Mayors of other South
ern cities, accompanied by the legfsla-
tune of Louisiana, have BEEN in
Washington during the week, urging
the merits of New Orleans as a cate
for the International exposition In 1915
This delegation has received much Of
fioial and social attention IN its
junket to Washington, They have
, 1een welcome both at the Capitol
and the While House and have had an
excursion to Mr., Vernon. They have
been h,ald by the House and Senate
/ Committees on Industrial Exposirors.
At the conclusion CT the hearing, the
House chadrm said he had befn in
formed that Washington city also
wished to be heard and asked if there
were any advocates of Washing on IN
the audience. There appeared 10 be
no one present at that time TO speak
for the capital CT the linked States,
but Senator GaMirgGr on the same
day introduced in the Senate a resolu-
ton authorizing the holding of he
Exposition in the National Capital
His resolution was identical with that
of Representative Moore in the House
recommending Washington as the
proper location for the celebration OF
this national and international, long
l3oked-for event. There will be no
decision during the presnet session of
Congress, but it is probable that abe
matOfr will be taken up early on uhe
assembling of Congress next Decem-
Der.
Your readers will doubtless remem-
Der the desire expressed by the Prfsl-
dent OF the United States in a number
Of his public addresses for such
changes in criminal law as will more
directly bring offenders to justice and
more effectually secure their punish
ment in the interest of depressing
crime. The average American Citizen
does net fully realize the relative
status of his country ON the criml T al
annals Of the world. An emineut au-
thoIity en- the subject of crimnology
has recently written that "homicidal
crime has increased $50 per cent. in
the United States Stree 1889, thereby
the ratio OF convictions is less than
10 per cent The ration of convictions
in Germany is 50 per CERT Bar Rus
STA, homicidai crime In the United
States exceeds the total of that of any
ten civilized an@tions. II is estimated
that $4,000 in The United States whoL
THE law does not touch, choose and
pursue criminal careers. The national
debt is $4,000 900; the national cost
of crime is 1873. 900, OOO." 1t is COM
mon for US to hear from the pulpit an
from the PLATFORM that ignorance is
the cause of crime. 1t is dncontesta-
bic that the American people pay more