Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-15

provisions requiring the educational test
or "money in the pocket" at this ses'
sion of Congress. The liberal immi'
grstiooists headed by Representatives
Bennett, (,ep., N. " and SABBATH,
lem, IlD won their point today, when
they passed motion 10 the Hou'e COM
mittee on immigration to take no ectIon
on these subjects at this session OF Con-
gress.
The brief OF the government in the
corporation tax cases vas filed In the
Supreme Otur: today. 1t was prepared
BY Solicitor General Lloyd W. Bowers
srd forms legal argument which fol-
closeuess OF reason and comprehensive
uess of detail IS seldom equaled 10 cry
local document recently produced from
the Depai tment of Justica. Consider.
ing 4he extent OF the subject with lie
many and wide rami6cstion, the soil.
cilor generals legal friends have con-
yratulated him cpon The IA t that
he was able to present hIs case ia the
It's pages of which the b'ief consists
The brief is filed in,respouse t. the az
peals against the imposition OF the tsx
on corporations which come from differ
cit appellants. The appeals attacks
practically every phrase of the corpora
ton tax law. They come from miscel'
Ieneous companies, insurance companies,
public service corporation and real estate
sorpor tons. Dividing them into these
four classes the brief, oi the solicitor gen.
eral considers each With particularly.
Because be could not walk so miles
10 three days, or perform an equally
strenuou, slant on bicycle, bear
Admiral A. P. Nszro will be retired,
according to orders published by the
Navy Department today. lie Is the
6rst naval officer of high rank to fall
victim to the new regulations prescribing
ph steal Tets.
As q Coupler moYe to the aggressive
ness of Russia aud Japan 10 Manchuris,
It is probable that the United States may
enter the oriental field In active compt.
titjon With the other nations of the world
10 securing railroad contracts ana o'ner'
wise advancing the Interests OF the conn
uy In improving the opportunities ior
American trade. I. is becoming ger
orally evident that tde United States t.
retain it, trade with Ohins mus! tsSe
more energetic measures than ID secure
from the powers reite'ation OF the az
oroyal OF the principle of equal oppo!'
unity. This is the ides OF beth fresl
dent Taft aad Secretary Knox in accorc
ance with the commercial policy OF the
state Department. ssotetsry Kcox has
hv no means abandoned the project Of
onildinp a railroad from Chinchow !e
Tsitsibsr and Aigud. Despite Ru',lh's
objections, which are basccee on aeaI
letter treaty superseded BY several o
more r:cent date, steps will be taken 81
he proper time ID bring The project tt
com pleliop. This would give the United
States sn open way into Msnchuria ane
would have much Influence in bringing
japan aud Ragsis TO less hsughty frame
of mind regarding Manchnrisu affairs.
The railroads running west IRON
Chicago numbering bet Veen ~ and OF
which are threatened with strike 6
their 6renen. have appealed, uad=r ,h'
Erdman act, to the government med q
tors, Chairman Knapp OF the i.t'tsta'e
Com merce Commission, and tie Dom
missioner of Labor, Mr., NELL. They ash
In telegram received this morning Int
those gentleman snail undertake to medl'
ale the troubles between themselves ant
their employers. The request Is slgne;
nv the general m,opgiag committee OF
behalf of all the railroads Interested
The government mediators at once teie
p,spSe,, 10 to the chairman OF TIE com
mill 90 representing the fireman stst:ni
the fact and ssklpg theIr acqaiescence II
the mediation proposed. z reply 10 e9
pscted Ia the course of the day. II j
stated that unless through mediation 0
arbitration the strike can be avertsd 80,
900 meu will 90 out within "a hour
etter the strike order ia Issued.
Robert J. Gary, OF Chicsgo, c:uasei o
the New York Osu ttal, and Benjamin u
Warfeld, of Kentucky, representing tn
Louisville and Nashville, appeared be
fore the House ju dietary comm ttse 'oosI
to discuss the SABBATH bill which provides
aonu ties for employees injnred upol
railroads. The railroad attorneys sale
they doubted the constiutioDality OF tht
measure but believed +! 1t could be en-
acted into law and could be made to re
place the present system OF damage suiti
that the railroads OF the County would
welcome 1t as a relief.
With Congress digging large holes In
the administration railroad bill, Presi
dent TAFT today called In q few senators
and gave them to understand that nc
amendment that may be shoveled in:o
the bill will disturb him, II In its fna
shape It serves to patch up what he cor'
siders the hole In tho old Hepburn law
The president bslieves ~Ebst certain
points of the bill ss drawn by the sd-
ministration expaits are absolutely essen
tisl. Among esq are the provisions fol
au interstate com MERGE court. for federal
superyIsion of stock and bond issueR,
and for the prose; lion otrats cases moi
ay the Interstate Commerce Commission
but By the Department of Justice. With.
out these tas president would consider
the bill failure,
Ia accordance with his policy of a..
tempt pg to secure q country wide en-
dorssment OF the Payne.AldrIch tariff
lsw President Taft today sent 8 le ter to
the Illinois Republican Editorial As
8. citation In session at Springfield, ILL.,,
requesting them to stand by the Iati1
law, Speaker Cannon sent lettar to
,he same effett, as did also Ssntt)r