The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-03-09
SPEAKER LANNON'S HOBBIES.

like who himself
Anyone DESTROYS of taking fall of the Speaker had better make
his ground before starting That he still rules the oost in the
popular chamber Notwithstanding the check his power given when
the appointment of the conservation investigating committee was taken
of his hands shows that he not to take the count for down
Speaker undergoing the experience Of many public
that have risen positions OF command by quality OF strong
mndedne that he blamed for ntagonim that really
their him simply because at the time of decision he
big enough allow the credit those who had worked
details The Speaker knows his place well enough to avoid de-
tending himself general issues the House. being well aware that
talking much greater nuisance than trannical
frequently call substitute the chair permit him to
discuss questions of privilege would soon become moerabe But o
caona opportunities to justify his record and strike back come on
Such an occasion arrived at dinner Of the National
in Washington the middle of the month 1t hobby night OF
bes Mr. Cannon followed Willis chief of the weather
bureau; Harvey W. Wiley of food fame; Clifford Pinchot
Peary and Representative Champ Clark of Missouri
Most Of the significant in view OF some OF the matters
upon which Mr. Cannon has been publicly attacked in his remarks the
Car showed that Mr. Wiley his debtor for the enactment of the
pure food legislation and Mr. Pnchot for the launching Of the Gon
on policy pure food question he had been pictured
bad Inun and he traced the dnuncon people close Dr. Wiley
yet now d o @ e e nTre oo e b ha we
he got ready if he needed special order reported to the House to
anything about it, Mr. Cannon observed and piored in
nearly all the metropolitan papers being the obstacle the way OF
that bill" Coming the conservation hobbyand hobby he
remarEed-NIr Cannon said;
Why, when Mr. Powell was the head of the geological
house the evangeis for the passage the original
servaton BILL We bit off more than could keep but
result OF It, the surveys were made under the direction of Mr.
Powell by virtue of that law appropriations
yor sites reserved and every improvement of that kind
being made by the government today utilizing the
sites that reserved. Pncfo does know that. Some
times scientists and conservation people wild Pnchot
an awfully able You said Mr.. Chairman that he is
still chief forester Well he chief forester guess in the
estimation of the people, but he still"
Then, Champ Clark the Democratic spe-bnder Mr.
Cannon concluded in the following rafting phrases:
And there Wiley Why, Champ, if in the providence of
God you had been President and had cabinet you had
had under you subordinate positions like those
they would have been of the public service in holy
minute because they the whole shooting match and the
secretary had great trouble in being secretary
Theodore Roosevelt is a great mantle greatest press
agent ever knew He is the popular in the Unit
ed States my time Lincoln, and popular
than Lincoln when he alve-moe popular than
Grant when he alive AS member of the house
cooperated with Roosevelt Yet through the influence of
of specialists the country large believes that
stood in Roosevets way, that the fly in the ointment
Oh that club! Yet under Roosevets leadership,
with house and fairly in harmony with him. there
legislation and better legislation during his
of little less than eight years than any years of
history the period of the civil and that which fol-
lowed But suppose had written into law Brother Clark
all that he recommended in all his messages! Why it
thousand million dollar congress annually If Pnchot
Wiley and Willis Moore and all those other specialists had
had their and Rooseve had maeriazed into
law let tell you, Mr.. Champ Clark the budget would be
S2000OO0O00 every year.