Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-07
From Washington.
,Correspondercs OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, April Z

sll reaps. All efforts 10 draw 40 in
terence from tbs result. OF these elections
thst would indicsts The trend OF public
opinion toward fall congressional cleo
tons seem to end in cbaop, although
democrats are claiming that t3e tact that
in majoIit7 of the places where cleo
lions were held, the democrats won. Is a
forerunuer of republican defeat In the
fall. Especially signifcsIt. in this re-
gard, they claim is the result OF the
nuuicipal election 1t Hartford,
Connecticut, where for the first time 10
eight years the democrats elected
their candidate tor mayor. Ibis
coming DOSE on the heels OF the
ove,t7ruiug of a republican msjority
in the l4:h Massac5usett, Congressional
district in electipg successor to the
late Representative Lowering, has led
tie democrats to claim tia. rock bound
repu blican New England is breaking
away from the party OF protection. They
are also elated over the democratic suc,
cess 10 securing control over the Chicago
city council Missouri, Kansas, and
Oklahoma victories are also the source
of satisfaction to t,e democrats. The
election OF socialist mayor and ctuncil
in Milwaukee, however is bothetlog
both democrats aud republicans. Many
believe that it forecasts the return OF the
socislIss congressman from Milwaukee
Ia the fall.
Baudle wrappers and cash boys in de.
par nent stores we're today placed in tae
'shiph Brow class OF "meotsl Totkers"
BY Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagal when he ordered tie Submission
into Porto Rico of two Spanish boys con-
tracted for by q merchant to tie string
aud Gus! counters while they learned toe
tu,iness. Under the contract labor law
no skilled or unskillsd lBborsr may er-
Ter the United S ates or lis islsrds under
contract. Porto Ricaps have loog kic Eet
s2ainst the practice OF bringing Spanish
eoys into the Island because they cay
tbs merchants should give their boga q
chsuce. They tried to bsVe the secretary
Gust these lwo under this lay. Long
observance, hoWsver, hsd convinced him
t1st bows In this class OF eff cials' were
like unto the lilies who "toiled not, !"
and he ssid he did not feel justified in
sxcIuiiur cash boy as "laborer."
The American minister at Gus temala
city was Instructed by the Sta..c- nsnah-
meut today to Insist upon PROMPT and
ADEQUATE redress for the assaulling and
woundIug of Two American negroes bs
tbs Gas!emaap commanding officer at
Pspz,s. The officers made the attack
while intoxicated, sitter imprisoniug the
negroes and refusing 10 permit friends to
dress their wcuad5. The consular agent
at Livingston has been directed BY the
department to attend the trial Of the
officer to ASSURE just treatment of the ne.
groes. This Incident 10 one OF several
I the same nsture which have been call
ed 10 the departments attention.
The Navy Department today verified
the report OF an accident On the cruiser
MARYLAND of the California coast in
ahich four boiler tubes burst, injuring
two men, one OF whom, W. ANDERSON,
a coal passer, died on Wednesday. Am
oerson's home was st 735 Kensington
avenue, Kansas City. Rear Admiral
HARDER, commaoder-in-chief of the Pa
ci6c Aset, who wired report on TIE &C.
cideut, also Informed the department OF
similar miahap gu the Colorado, 10
which two hailer !rbes barst, without
any CASUALTIES, however.
A reprint Of the administration rail-,
road bills was ordered today. 1t Will
coDiaiu ell the amendments, more than
one fuldred, that have been offered Up
10 this time. There will be no further
discussion of the railroad bill ult,I
Monday aud tho Senate will adjourn
u ,tl that date.
Declaring to President Taft that
Charles M S,hwab had threatened t1
close down the Bethlehem Steel Works
if q delegation of Bethlehem bushes:
nen WIS net sent to Washington t
counte,sct the efforts of the striking
s.eelworkers 10 divert government CON
tracts from the plan, committee OF the
strikers today asked the president t
have the character of government WOLF
done at Bethlehem investigated. Ihs
delegation signi6ed its willingness II
have the dispnte between the strikers
and the company judged on the basis
of report of az Investigation mode 81
the Department of Commerce aud Labo'
as to the character of the work tutuee
out ct the government plsut. This In
vestigatcn was demanded BY the strik
era and acquiesced by the company
The strikers told The president tnst tht
| Ugh, at Bethlehem Vas notsn organic ID
labor difficulty, but inst the men had
s,ru,k because they we're forced u WORE
seven days week at wages which they
CONSIDERED COO 10y, aud because OF The
| crest iufux OF foreigners, who, thej
said, ~ere imported to take the place O.
| american labor, The president sale
| that tie organized labor asset OF hi
strike wss not material, although ne re-
| marked that 1t favored labor organ'z''
ton. The president told the deiegstsl
t,at cslled on him today lhst sny proc
t,ey mish offer OF detective work at th'
Bethlehem plant would be considered
and The strikers arranged to submit wit
ten brief to the president today. The!
visited The secretaries of war snd EaVy
ADD tie Department OF Commerce ant
Labor.
Tho Senate comm't tee for the invest
igation of food prices recommended L