The National tribune., 1910-07-21

DelWeen the Inlteu states anu
Great Britain were never more friendly
than at the present moment. Accord
ing to members of the committee the
President also expressed his belief in
arbitration in the broadest sense, and
told them that he would favor embody-
ing. in treaties provision. for settling
even differences that involve questions
of National honor. ;
In making this important statement
the President explained that that was
his personal attitude, and he was aware
that members of coordinate branch
of the Government, who have voice in
making treaties, were opposed to that
view
The delegation of peace advocates
came down from Boston. They includ-
ed John A. Stewart, of New York,
Chairman of the Executive Committee
from which the delegation was chosen;
Edwin CHM and Edwin d. Mead, of
Boston; Samuel T. Dutton, of the
Teachers College of Columbia Univer-
sity; William c. Demorest, DR.. S. A.
Knopf A. B. Humphrey, DIR. Neil Mac
Fphatter, who is President of the Cana
dian Club; Judge A. T. Clearwater, Mrs.
Donald Mclean, President of the D.. A
r.; Mrs. Elmer Black, Rev. Frederick
Lynch and Alfred l.. NJ. Bullowa, all OF
New York; VIM. S. Harvey, of Phila-
delphia, and VIM. D. Forbes, of New
! London.
The centennial commemoration was
first discussed with President Roosevelt
during the closing days of his Admin
istration and also by Hon. w. l.. Nc
Renzie King, Minister of Labor of Can
tada, during Harvard Commencement
last year. The matter took more defin-
fite shape at a Lake Mohonk conference,
land during the last few months there
bhave been several meetings to perfect
q permanent organization.
Tariff Revision a Live Issue.
AS tariff revision will be very live
campaign issue, the Administration will
seek TO keep prominently before the
Evoters the activities of the Tariff Board.
1.-THE meeting of the members of the
Tariff Board with the President in
August or September and the coming
of Chairman Henry c. Emery, of that
board, to Beverly late this month, as
just announced at Beverly, are part of
the campaign plans. The Treasury Off
.cials are also keeping very close tabs
upon the operations of the tariff law.
That statute will soon have been in
force for a year. There will be an out
put of figures probably in the course of
"a few weeks, which the stump orators
Can utilize in their defense of the tariff.
The charges Of Republican extrava-
gance in Federal administration will
also figure in the Congressional cam
paign. That will be met with state
ments about economy work being done
this Summer in the Departments at
Washington. Postmaster-General Hitch
rcock gave out statements in Washing
ton just before he sailed for Europe
showing reductions in expenditures
(which he has effected. 1t has been
favorite Democratic saying that the
Post Office Department is costing a
great deal more money than it ought
to cost.
The conditions as to the extravaganza
Issue are aggravated by the statement
from Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island,
that the Government could be efficient
1y conducted on $780, 900, 900 less year
than IL Is costing. He said that during
p discussion in the Senate about Great
l5ng Commission to reorganiZe the De-
Epartments. The upshot of it was that
congress appropriated S1G9, 600 to fur
lther an Investigation of Departmental
Emethods. 1t was announced last week
lat the Executive Offices in Beverly that
There would be no Commission to con-
fduct this investigation, but that experts
would be engaged to scrutinize the busi-
ness methods in divers Bureaus and
.oftiees. 1t is claimed they can work
much more effectively than any Board
or Commission.
: President Taft is to have no candi-
dates for Office this Autumn, according
TO another statement at the Summer
Capital This goes step farther than
the assertion of a few days ago that he
would steer clear of factfonaI politics
IN all the States except Ohio 1t is
thought to have some connection with
the visit of prominent regulars to his
cottage the other day, during which
there was comprehensive talk about
the political situation. It Is also taken
to mean that even tho the President
thinks Collector of Customs VIM Loeb
would make good GubernateriaI nom
inee in New York he will not attempt
to influence the New York Convention
TO nominate him.
The Administration also seems un-
willing to strike at any of the conserva-
tionists, like Clifford Pinehot who are
credited with fostering a new party
movement. The assertion that Mr. Pin
chot is hiking" away to California to
stump for the nomination of Hiram
johnson, a Lincoln r ooseveIt RepubIi-
can, as Governor, draws no word OF
comment from. Beverly. However, It
was said there with authority yester-
day that William Kent, who is trying
for Congressional nomination in the
Sacramento district, is the Presidents
personal friend. Kent is a progressive
Republican, who is trying to win the
nomination away from Representative
Duncan McKinlay. The latter is re-
garded as the Presidents spokesman in
northern California, and visited several
Western States during the Spring to
speak in behalf of the denomination of
regular Congressman.
Ex-Secretary Of the Interior James
r. Garfield, supposed to be Pinchots >
eeading ally in the new party move
ment, Is making spirited campaign
for the GubernatoriaI nomination in
Ohio. There are indications that the
Presidents friends are fighting him re-
1entlessiy, but that comes within the
Exception the President made when he
eaid he would bear no hand in faetional
politics. The idea of the Pinchot- Gar
field movement seems to be to turn the
ansurgent uprising to their own adyan-
tage and anaigapate it with the con-
Servation program 1t looks as tho the
Presidents attitude of neutrality toward
Mr.. PfnchOt's activity in California and
his acquiescence in Col RooseveIt's plan
TO speak for Senator Beveridge in In
diana were part Of program to avoid
making a clear-cut issue between the
regular Republicans on one hand and
the Pinchotites and the insurgents alike
Or the other hand
The President has by no means aban-
SoHed hope of financial legislation dur
sng his Administration The work of
thc Finance Commission is to proceed
Ut is expected that Senator Aldr,eh. il
he retires from public life March next
viii make a tour Of the country, fnclud-
3nS the South, to help educate PUBLIC
opinion TO the necessity of reforming
the banking and currency laws. The
president regards the work the Com
mission has already done as very bene-