The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-04-23

are taking particularly sharp interest
in the outcome of the special election
in the Thirty-second congressional dis.
trict in New York state, where a rep.
resentative in congress is to be elect.
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Republican member, James
| Breck Perkins.
The Democrats hope to carry this
western New York district, which in
the past ordinarily has been Repub.
| lican. Having elected a successor to
| David A. DeArmond in Missouri dis.
trict by a largely increased majority,
and being successful In the Four.
| teenth Massachusetts district in the
election of Eugene N. Foss on the
| Democratic ticket in Republican
section of the state, the present mi
nority party naturally hopes to make
a further gain In western New York
! The Republicans say that in the
Massachusetts, district where the Dem.
ocrats won, conditions were abnormal
and that Foss who was elected by the
Democrats was in reality a Republican
and that his opponent was a man not
at all popular, and therefore the Dem.
ocratic success is easily to be account.
ed for. The Democrats reply simply
that the Republicans are whistling to
keep up their courage, and that the
election of the Democrat in western
New York in few days. or the cut
ting down greatly of the Republican
majority, will prove that the country
is ripe for a change in the party con.
troll Of the lower house of congress.
Treaty with Liberia Opposed.
If the administration is to secure
what it so heartily desires, a treaty
with Liberia, the boon will be given
only after troubles that may take on
the form of a congressional fight. In
reality II seems wholly improbable
that the senate will consent to nego.
tiating any treaty with the African
republic at this session There is q
good deal of sentiment in America in
connection with Liberia because it's
government was modelled in the be,
ginning, after that of the United
States, and because in the old slavery
days it was considered sort of haven
for negroes, and it was the hopeful
belief of many of tie old time abo,
litionists that in Liberia the black
race would prove that 1t was thorough,
ly capable of self-government
In his annual message to congress,
President Taft gave considerable
space to the troubles in Liberia. He
called attention to the fact that there
is provision in an early treaty with
the African republic under which the
United States may be called upon for
| advice or assistance, Pursuant to
this provision and in the spirit Of the
moral relationship Of the United
States to Liberia. that republic last
year asked this government to lend
assistance in the solution of certain
of their national problems"
Not long ago the report of the
commission which the United States
sent to Liberia was made public, and
the president has said that he hopes
as result of the commissions report,
some helpful measures might result.
and so through the department OF
state he has called the attention Of the
senate to the subject
Position Of United States.
Recently Secretary Knox invited the
members Of the foreign relations com
mittee of the senate to dinner at
his residence, and there he laid before
them the reasons as he saw them for
the negotiating of treaty with Ii
IBERIA. 1t seems to be the. feeling in
the state department that the African
country is likely to be made the scene
of exploitation. of English, French or
German interests, and that II may be
eventually that one or the other OF
these countries may actually threaten
the territorial integrity of country
which in sense is considered a ward
of the. United States.
The members of the senate commit
tee made 1t plain 10 Secretary Knox
that they were not In favor OF treaty
with Liberia that In any way would
bind this country to course which
might, run counser to the wishes o.
the three, great European countrie!
which have been named. Mr.. Knox!
4 guests told him that while the Uni
ted States was extremely cordial in IT.
good wishes TO Liberia and had dom
much for that country, 1t had done u.
more than Great Britain. and that |
would seem like a slur at the Englisl
people If this country were even In
directly to intimate that 1t feared tn
British government was to be an az
gressor.
Meeting Of the D. A. r.
The advance guard Of the Daugt
, ters of the American Revelation, VIII
will meet In Washington April Ii. q