The National tribune., 1910-06-09
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Robert treat, VINO was Tor D. years
from 1875 to 1s0S-the Deputy Royal
Governor of the Colony of Connecticut.
Mr.. Treat took naturally to politics, and
was always in demand at public meet
ings, and 1t Is stated that he was an
important factor in securing the Re-
publican Legislature in Delaware in
1883 which sent Delaware's first Re
publican Senator to Washington in the
person of Anthony Higgins, of VIII
mington. Mr.. Treat was made Treas
urer of the United States by President
Roosevelt in 1905, and held that office
until July, 1909. He was a member of
the Union League Club of New York,
q member of the Grant Monument As
sociation of New York and member
Of many of the Republican clubs of
New York.
There was a very important confer
ence-at least 1t was supposed to have
been important-between former Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Elihu Root,
of New York, in London the other day.
There are all sorts of conjectures as to
what may have been talked about. The
fact that q great many of the friends of
former President Roosevelt, including
Mr.. Pinchot have gotten a few black
eyes from the present Administration,
has led to the suggestion that former
President Roosevelt would not be likely
to support President Taft for re-eiec-
ton. 1t is also remembered that MI
Roosevelt once said that he would go
on hands and knees from the White
House to the Capitol to make Elihu
Root President of the United States,
such was his admiration for his then
Secretary of State and his appreciation
of his wonderful ability and his perfect
confidence in the man. And now every
body is wondering If Mr.. Roosevelt-or
% oh ~.ll NFnu
can guess what everybody is wondering
about.
Attorney General Wickersham is
strenuously busy man. He seems not
to be quiet for an instant during buSi-
ness hours. and no doubt 1t would be
very wearing on his nerves if he were
not quite careful of himself. Being
sensible man, he knows that he can't
burn the candle at both ends without
suffering physically and possibly men
tally, and so every morning early he
dons riding breeches and hat, and.
mounting his horse, takes a long, hard
ride in the suburbs until it is time for
him to take up departmental cares.
Many errors in compass charts used
by ships in voyages between New York
and England have been disclosed by
l.. A.
partment of Terrestrial Magnetism of
the Carnegie Institution. during the first
cruise of the non-magnetic vessel, Car
negie. on its magnetic surveys.
The Carnegie is now being fitted out
for three years cruise in South At
lantic waters and the Indian Ocean.
when it is expected that valuable in
formation charts will be procured.
The rulers of many Nations have
contributed to the artistic and natural
beauty of the park that surrounds the
White House in Washington. Many of
the plants and shrubs are the gifts of
foreign sovereigns, sent thru the EN-
bassadors. By the aid of these gifts,
landscape gardener, the White House
park has become a spot which Is com
pared with the grounds surrounding
Windsor Castle and the homes of other
monarchs- The moon vines in the
White House park were grown on the
historic pageda in Yeddo, and were
brought to this country by Baron Taxa
hira. The morning glories sent from
Peking have flowers five times the size
of the ordinary morning glory vine.
Rita" or as she is known in her
own English world, Mrs. r. r.
Humphreys. the English novelist, who
"
tour Of the United States-as she called
it-altho all she saw of it was between
Washington and New York-has gone
back to London to write about us. She
was quoted by one of the newspaper
correspondents as saying the American
women were fat Now she takes 1t
back, and says she didn't say that they
were fat. but that they ate enough to
make them so, which Is a distinct sur
prise to American women, who really
only eat three square meals a day
while it is understood that over in
Fngaldn they eat about five. Mrs.
Humphreys adds insult to injury by
saying: American people don't eat;
they gorge themselves" And we have
just got to admit that Rita is about
right She also says that the American
woman's voice is high-pitched and un-
musical. She says that she found in
Boston and Washington the voices Of
women were well modulated and soft
She says that in Boston the women are
very refined, while In Washington they
are so cultured that they are very de-
lightful, and that the social set of
Washington is charming. She says of
the American man: Alas, I do not
know much about them. No one ever
sees them. They sit in their offices all
day long, and are SO busy making
money that they don't pay any atten-
polished. and they are not as polite as
the English gentleman" When asked
about American home life she said
There isn't any. Americans are too
busy to have any home life. They don't
pay any attention to their homes.
We have got to admit that Rita is a
very observing woman. and that she
has hit the nail spang on the head re-
gardlng our women, our men and our
homes.
Miss Fola La Toilette, the daughter
| Of Senator La Toilette, gave a reading
at the Arlington Hotel last Thursday
night for the benefit of the District
WOman's Suffrage Association. She
read the play How the Vote Was
| gifted, was warmly received. Little
Miss La Toilette has all of her fathers
independence and personality.
Senator w. Murray Crane. of Boston
| town, is supposed to be the most expert
| fxer in the United States Senate. He
| is whip. pacificator and ringmaster of
the Republican Party, and lines up the
votes whenever Senator Aldrich Issues
| the call. and he thinks that he has to
| deal with as stubborn a set of men as
| he ever met up with in his whole poll
ncal career Senator Crane is one of
tile quietest men in the whole Senate
Rnd he has never appeared on the Rec
ord as having mace a speech. His
| Rame appears in the Record only as
| having answered to roll call. But 1,
must not be supposed that Senator
Crane is not political worker Just the
same. He likes best to get a subjec,
i for conviction off into q nice quiet lit