The Penn's Grove record., 1910-05-20
Wasbington

1t is not generally known that
when ex-President Roosevelt went
into the African jungle he carried
with him, in addition to the published
"pig-skin library" a vast
Roosevelt amount of literature deal
Studying ing with the subject of So
cialism. The former Pres
ident regards this as one
of the "livest subjects" of the pres
ent day and as the one serious men-
ace to that long continuance of the
United States under its present form
of government. Reports from Eu-
indicate that Mr.. Roosevelt is
availing himself of every opportuni-
ty to familiarize himself with the
of dealing with the INDECENT
and other problems which many econ
omists believe can be solved only by
the adoption of the principles and pol
icies of socialism. Just what use Mr..
Roosevelt purposes to make of these
facts is not known, but he has ex-
pressed the view that every public
spirited citizen should master the ar
guments against this economic phil
osophy, and it is assumed by his
friends that the results of his study
of the subject will be seen in lectures
Or editorials which he will prepare on
his return to this country.
X X X
1t is not often that the Navy De-
partment consents to investigate the
forms Of amusement INDUCED in by
the civilian employees of the navy
yards, but such an in
"A Splash" quiry has been forced
to Be on Secretary Meyer by
Investigated. the insistent demands
of the Rev. A. P. Doyle,
of the Apostolic Mission House
at the Catholic University, who, in
turn, acted at the instance of a Cath
olic pastor at Newport. 1t appears
that some of the civilian employees
of the Navy Department, notably one
Of the foremen, conducted an enter
recently of the type COM
monty called a Smoker" but termed
by these nautical men a splash"
One of the features of the entertain
ment was a dance, performed first in
complete costume. 1t appears that
the dancer undertook to change her
costume, but so insistent was the de-
mand for an immediate encore that
she reappeared clad only in an Amer
lean flag, while at the height of the
she Inadvertently mislaid
the flag. At least, that is the version
given to the Navy Department and
has resulted in a court of in
quiry being ordered.
* X X
A member of the committee which
Is investigating the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy is telling a story to illus
trate the high character of intelli-
gence of the feminine
Balm habitues of the COM
ger-Pinchot." mittee room. Mrs.
Pinchot, mother of the
forester, has attended the ses-
sions with considerable regularity,
and on a recent occasion was leaving
the room when a woman pointed her
out to her companions, exclaiming ex-
citedly: There she goes! There she
"Who? Who is it, my
inquired one of the friends of
the first speaker. TITS Mrs. Balm
ger-Pinchot," replied the woman
who knew, to the amusement of the
committee member and, apparently,
to the entire satisfaction of the in
luirer.
A notable array of physicians ap-
before the Senate Committee
Public Health to urge the enact
ment of legislation creating a central
bureau or department Of
Urge health. Some of the wit
Health nesses strongly urged a de-
Bureau. partment with a Garnet
member ct its head, while
others merely emphasized the i'm
portance of co-ordinating the health
work of the Government. Professor
Irving Fisher, of Yale, declared that
81, 500, 100000 a year could be saved
to the people of the United States by
the eradication of purely preventable
diseases. President Taft is in hearty
eccord with the movement to co-or-
dinate the health work of the Govern
ment in a single bureau, but does not
believe the Cabinet should be en-
by the addition of a Secretary
of Public Health. There is little or
prospect of legislative action along
these lines at this session of Con-
gress.
X X X
Officials of the Administration took
bains to make it clear that neither
the President nor the Secretary of the
Treasury was either for or against a
central bank of is
Administration sue. 1t is declared
and a that when President
Central Bank. Taft made his Bos-
ton speech too much
emphasis was placed upon his re-
marks about a central bank, and that
he is anxious all shall understand
that his position is absolutely neutral.
He and Mr.. MacVeagh' take the
ground that Congress has accepted
the responsibility of formulating a
new scheme of monetary reorganiza-
ton through the Monetary Commits.
sion, and that it would be highly IN.
wise for them to attempt to reach any
in advance of the com.
mission. They prefer 70 approach
the report of the commission with an
open mind and assert their deter
mination not only not to commit
themselves to any specific proposition.
but to remain mentally neutral on the
question.