The Republican journal., 1910-06-02
Men and Affairs in Washington
,o,-respondence of The Journal

we with a la'ofaoie 'epo''
neit' forests every life saving official and
Vh'' o,d 10 some extent the owners and
SUI of vessels along the Maine coast. 1t
an he has been advocating for years ito
the efficiency of the life saving
-,,,e" by creating retired list Congress
congress the Maine Senator has intro
'l'' .5a hill and urged it, but has been met
'l ,.. argument that the Government now
WIZ great roster of retired officers in
'-f' ,. and navy, marine corps and rever ue
u'' .arvice. that this retired list costs the
...,ment annually tens of millions of dol
therefore it was not wise to add to it
arlasr
p..r senator Frye has contended that the
.,, and the officers of the Life Saving
,s generally perform service as hazard
and Us valuable to mankind as those of
,.s, night in the army and navy. He has
r fer the men of the Life Saving
in season and out of season and now
-,tt they be given privileges of retire.
-- .ristiaally the same as army and navy
His bill provides that "superintend
5 l:q saving districts, keepers of life
. .p.t5ons and members of life saving
-,5 saa be eligible for this retired list on
,5.saus To- receive 'seventy-five per centum
.,t. 5n aensation of the grade held by them
-fs Il reuremenr." Eligibility to go on
.s-.v4d list is made to date from the ex-
,s.5ar Of thirty years of service or from the
.,.sI u the life saving employee at the age
fr.ts4-s Provision is also made for retir-
.,,, ,p three -fourths pay men who become in
,,e,itated N the line of duty. A board, ap-
-,,,-si under the authority of the Secretary
ftb- Treasury, is to pass upon such cases.
senator Frye will now try to get this bill
.,r-,sb the Senate. He does not expect it
sill becaue law at this session of Congress
and utrhaps not at the next session but some
.Dsrse has been made SO that ultimately he
..--4,es me bill, or some measure very like it,
-l eppIv to the Life Saving Service. The
,ts,,s senator believes such legislation will
-,-ssss lie efficiency of the service and con-
--ib,.- materially to the elfare of its
aa-,sg employees. He made similar fight,
Covering a period of years, for the Revenue
..t-.- service, whose officers now have the
..-se privileges as to retirement on three
t-,rit- nav that the officers of the army and
navy -ray
When ne Naval appropriation bill, comes
-, Annually Tor consideration at the north end
,;He a,lto Senator Hale usually has some
r-t ..za f. bring forward about ornaments and
.-e EXPENSES of an enormous military estab
..}ne1. This year the Maine Senator i'm
proved the occasion to emphasize the growing
s.--mea. Ior arbitration of differences be-
-r5ar rtuoHs While Senator Perkins, of
la s-ua the chairman of the Naval Affairs
rrm Tee, was nominally in charge of the bill,
Senate Hale, as the leading authority on naval
4s4rs re- the Senate, led off in the discussion
and ST. pace for the procedure.
r-- gas some surprise in the Senate when
Nr - .ame forward with request that
r.-.gn the address of ex-President Theo-
.r- ayet before an audience recently at
be read Il think" said Senator Hale,
er..- auce Of that very great man has en-
s--.. vision Some of US did not always
sg--e ri him, but there never was time
v.-- mental resources were not such that
5e, not bring the best of arguments for
the case. Now, ! welcome the en-
arc- 5.un, the humanitarian idea, the anti
zby,- dea, that is conveyed by the speech
she. be- ex-Presldent made in Norway
mi alee Senator Hale had quoted from MIR.
a IS advocacy of an agreement to limit
Vtt .lld ego much further" Senator Hale
asg- hat there was mo country that can so
safe wisely SO benefcently, not only to
s- o. the whole world, take this high atti-
Hq7r. .h is recommended to US by x-Presi-
Der. s.osevelt, there is no country that can so
7e. ti-rI to take this high ground as the
.u;sl s-ates Of America
47t tJ'p--ing the Senator's cue there was
..ta- smposium of peace speeches. Sena-
-- al--aa, of Ohio, who has long been ap OPP
E6sr excessive military expenditures,
0rel 6lth forceful argument and before
Consideration of the bill was concluded the
strength ot sentiment for arbitration methods
0ls rueh emphasized. When it is recalled
Character ere not especially we'll received in
-i.sss me can gain definite idea of the
progress mat is making along the lines where
17oa' Aae was pioneer advocate. 1t is
-u,a ~ lahe that the consideration of the
Na's ipropriation bill in years to come will
'eHaae ,be occasion for further hammerinS
t= duration idea, the advancement of
"-a +ectively checks the enormous growth
@rtars Expenditures.
god many Maine people are in town this
Vess-Host Of them in attendance upon the
International convention of Sunday school
'oFSefs rominent among them are Mr.. and
Ais + loveock of Razorville, Maine. All
"ee VISITORS have been doing some sight
s7s'A9 along with their attendance upon the
'gs of the convention and have been en-
'g thoroughly good time. They have
'-1l number of interesting Maine people
's'led with the success of the international
'' sHfiln, among them Rev. S. H. Woodrow,
''''r u The First Congregational church. He
o'ss from Lewiston, Maine, and is one of the
's4tig pastors of Washington. Quite colony
~ New England people worship at the First
EDUCATIONAL church. AS soon as the con-
7I'on adJourns DR.. Woodrow will begin ar
@Hse'hen-s for visit to Europe where he will
'+,''f several weeks to travel and recreation.
ana Maine members of the House are anxious
' Af asst day of the session of Congress to
Iald Their work is practically all done,
t Staylng around to vote whenever there