Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-28
From Washington.
Washington, May Is


basis OF the argument today before the
congressional investigating committee by
Attorney J. ]. Vsriress, ecu isel foE
defense" The Tennessee LAWYER bit
terly arranged 'that Pinchot-Gsrfield.
| CLAWS outfits" dent Il 1ced them IS fool
Ish Missionaries, and held up S crelary Of
the Interior BilliOger IS public servant
without q peer.
When the committee met Repre-: enls.
live Mccall, who was In the chair had
resd letter to Senator Nelson from Os-
car LAWYER, sssls'sut attorney general
for The Interior Department, retrsctipg
aud spolog' eng for the statements which
be made on the witness stand sgaius, z.
2. Connolly, a msgizue writer. LsWler
declared that Connolly wss gu ltJ oil
cowsrdIce on The occasion o! t lie Republic
disatt'r. 1t has subsequently developed
that O. P. Connolly WAS not the man,
AZ d that James B. Connolly, who was
! charged by a steward with cowsrdice on
that occasion, had proved the charges
unft undtd aud wss only prevented from
prosecuting the author of the statements
oy The fact that he he'd flown to Canada.
Il Is understood itbst both Oounolly's
have filed suit sgalnst LAWYER alleging
msliciOus SANDER.
At the Capitol today the United
Press correspondent saw letter from
Theodore Roosevelt endorsing the fight
against Sp BAKER Cannon and the House
organic Oh and inviting one OF most
ir huentisl insurgents to meet him 10
New York Immediately after his arrival.
COUPLED with this fact comes the an
uouuucement on excellent authority
that Mr.. Roosevelt has accepted an iu-
yilstOn to be the guest OF honor at q
blrqutt TO be given June % BY Robert
J. Collier, editor of Golfers Weekly,
which has made tu,h bitter fight
agaiu.t Secretary BslIinger and has de-
voted many columns to criticism OF
President Taft for bis attitude 10 the
Balllnger Pinchot controversy. The let
ter is 10 answer to nine page ex.
position of the insurgent position sent
BY the east rp surgentS TO Mr.. Roose-
Welt. There sre bit FIVE lines to Mr..
Roosevelps reply. He says In fl'ct;
"You know my views on the
iusurgents situation. They nave not
changed since tslked last with you.
[ wish 10 see you 10 New York immedi-
stely ait.r my arrival"
Despits the acceptance Of the offer OF
mediation made by the Ualt.d States,
Brazil and Argentina, Peru and Ecuador
are on the verge OF war. Both countries
are continuing active milt'ry prepsra-
tons, according to official sdvices re-
yeiced at the Sst, Department today.
Troops are being modified and sent to
the frontiers and neither government,
apparently, is sufficiently strong to with
sand the popular demand for war Oae
OF the conditions in the offer OF mediation
Sss that the armies be Withdrawn srd
military preparations be discontinued.
1t Is possible that the three countries
10 skinE the offer of medlstlon may call
the attention OF the Peruvian and
Ecuadorisn governments to this clause
OF the note. II this does not have the
desired effect It is frankly ADMITTED thst
all effort, to prevent The corhtt from
coming to q head will be abandoned.
A special wsge board hiss been ordered
by the navy department TO convene Of
the seven large navy yards for the pur-
pose OF investigating the wsges OF FORE
men, master mechanics, and other skilled
employees, with view TO comparing
them with the wages paid similar classes
Of labor in the commercial establishments,
There is an impression in some csses that
the wages paid st the government yards
are lower. A special board has also
been called to investigate the wages Of
all classes OF em ployess at The Washing
ton navy yard with o view Of increasing
hem In case that they sre found 100
low.
With Senator Lorimer Yep. Ills J.
IS The star feature In tue Senate today,
The railroad bill goes over t, next week.
There was a conference Of the regulars
and insurgent leaders to consider the
question of asking the Chicago states. |
man to postpone The explanation of the !
bribery charges uotil Monday and TO
make an attempt to dispose of the rail-
road bill today. The plan was in fair
way OF adoption, LsFoIitt'e aud Olapp
urging It because with the bill pissed 1t |
would be possible for them to take q
rip west aud spend a few days at home
looking after their campaign fer rt,
election. The esgerness OF the progress
lives to get sway aroused the gu picions
IF Crane and ElkIns and they decided tSst
LOrimer bad better occupy the time tOdsy.
Next week will be the Twelfth devoted to
he consideration OF tSs railroad bill. 1t
8 generally believed by senators thst the
Measure will require aiteL ca for only a
lay or two bot 90 many predictions ofibe
ime OF TIE 6ual vet have gone wrong that
,oboGy would be much surprised II there
would be another week of tslk. Probs-
lily the most impoItint question pending
5 LlFollotte's amendment providing for
he physical valuation OF railroad prop.
rty. II lisa very large subject easily
Forked up into a million words of areu.
nent hut there ia general disposition
o have a short debate. LaFollttts had
cen cred It'd with saying that he w;udt
ot speak more than Is minutes.
The problem ofssuccessor to secretary
1 the president Carpenter was the sub.
oct of considerable discussion at the
White House today. Congressional
isitors of the president talked over the
iattsr with him aud found thst the
rssideDt had not made op bis mind ga
} who will succeed Carpenter, and that
he matter will probably remain In absy
nee ut I'll Carpenter prepares to take up J