The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-19
"What's The News?"
The Weeks Happenings.
BIZ CLARENCE H. POE.

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but 1t is doubtful whether he will meet much
greater success than attended his efforts for tarr
revision 1t is regarded as significant that In
his New York speech Saturday night, while
urging postal savings banks, interstate COM
merce. Statehood. and conservation legislation,
he did not mention the ship subsidy scheme. That
enough Western Republicans will join tho Demo
Gratis in the House to defeat it-as they should
is regarded probable.
The measure Of most Importance to the people
now before Congress Is that for postal savings
banks. These savings banks would be Of special
benefit to the South in the development Of that
habit OF thrift which has been 80 great a factor
In the prosperity Of New England When in
Great Britain year before last the writer had oc-
cason to observe the of the postal savings
banks there. there now being nearly 5000, 900 de-
postors and the total deposits, $662, 900 900
In view OF our boosted American progressiveness
japan. Australia. Russia and India have for years
had postal savings banks, Russia standing next
to England with 5000. 900 depositors, and Japan
with 100000. while the idea Is yet merely bat
Ting for existence with It has been found
in foreign countries that nearly half the depositors
are children and students. SO that these grow up
with the habit OF saving and naturally become
far better and more useful citizens for this rea-
son. 1t Is to be hoped that every Southern Sem
ator and Representative will support the savings
bank principle.
1t seems impossible to say Just what the effect
OF President Taft's trust program will be- Mr..
Geo. w. Perkins. one Of the chief officers Of the
Harvester Trust. declares that the Presidents pol
icy will do much to steady and render safer the
development Of large business interests" Never
theless. there has been considerable furry in Wall
Street. and President Taft must certainly have
public approval In such vigorous utterances a
this made Saturday night at the New York Repub-
lican dinner:
III the enforcement Of the law II not con-
sistent with the present method Of carrying
on business. then It does not speak we'll for
the present methods Of conducting business
and they must be changed to conform to the
law"
The Ballinger-Pinchot Investigation n still
bringing out ugly or suspicious evidence against
the Secretary OF the Interior. He may not be
corrupt man, but the evidence shows that he II at
least not alert In behalf Of the public welfare and
ne cannot fall to be a burden to the President
every day that he remains In the Cabinet
Public interest has not subsidized In the action
OF the Pope OF Rome In cancelling his engage
ment to see Vice-President Fairbanks Mr.. Fair
banks had accepted an invitation to address the
Methodists In Rome. and was then informed that
the Pope would refuse to SEQ him unless he gave
up his plan to speak to the Methodists. This Mr.
Fairbanks refused to do. and the incident has had
the effect OF rallying all Protestant denominations
In approval OF his course. President Roosevelt
Is soon to come to Rome, and there is much specu-
lation as to what course he will take in avodin a