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

eltles as determit ed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
There will be no increase Ia the head
tax exacied from immigrants, and no
provisions requiring the educational test
or "money In the pocket" at this SEES
sion OF Congress. The liberal immi'
grstioDists headed by Representatives
Bennett, (,ep., N. Y and SABBATH,
lem, I'D won their point today, when
they passed motion 10 the Houie com.
mittee on immigration to take no action
90 these subjects at this session OF Con-
gTess.
The brief OF the government In the
cor poration tax cases vas filed in the
Supreme Oturi today. 1t was prepared
by Solicitor General Lloyd w. Bowers
ard forms q legal argument which for
closeuess OF reason and comprehensive
ness of detail ss seldom fqualed 10 any
local document recently produced from
the Department Of JuStica. Oonsid;r.
ing The extent OF the subject with lie
many and wide rami6cstlon, the soli-
citor generals legal friends have con.
sratulsted him upon The IA that
he was able to present bis case Ia the
l75 pages of which the brief consists.
The brief is filed in,,respouse t. the ap-
pesls against the imposition OF the tax
on corporations which come from differ
EFT appellants. The sppesls attacks
practically every phrase Of the corpora
ton tax Law. They come from miscel'
leneous companies, Insurance companies,
public service corporation and real estate
corpori OBS. Dividing them Into these
four classes the brief OF the solicitor gen.
eral considers each With particularly.
Because be could not walk 90 miles
10 three days, or perform an equally
streuuou, stunt on a bicycle, Bear
Admiral A. P. NsZro will be retired,
according to orders published by the
Navy Department today. He Is the
irsl naval officer OF high rank to fall 9
victim to the new regulations prescribing
ph ysIcsl tetts.
Asa COULTER move to the aggressive
ness of Russia aud japan 10 Manchu'ls,
Il ia probable that the United States may
enter the oriental field In active compt-
tition With the other nations OF the world
10 securing railroad contracts and other
wise advancing the Interests OF the coun
nv In improving the opportunities ior
American trade. I. Is becoming ger
,raIly evident that the United States t.
retain It, trade with Ohiua mus. tske
more energetic measures than ID secure
from the powers q reiteiatlon OF the sr-
prevail OF the principle OF equal oppot'
tunIty. This is the ides OF beth Presl'
dent Taft and Secretary Knox 10 accord
auce with the commercial policy OF the
State Department es0retsry Kcox has
nv no means abandoned the project OF
Building a railrOsd from Ohinchow to
TsItsibsr and Aisud. Despite u'sia's
objections, which are based on deac
letter treaty superseded BY several o.
more rscent date, steps will be taken st
he proper time ID bring The project 10
com plelion. This would give the United
states an open way into Msnchuria and
would bsve much influence in bringing
japan aud Russia to less naughty frame
of mind regarding Msnchurisu sfalIs.
The railroads running west from
Chicago numbering bet Veen 40 and oO
which are threatened with a sttlke o.
their 6remen, have appealed, uadsr The
Erdman act, TO the government med e.
tors, Chairman Knapp of tie Ist'rstaie
Commerce Commission, and TIE Dom
missioner OF Labor, Mr.. NELL. They ask
10 a telegram received this morning Ihtt
those gentleman shall undertake to meci.
ate the troubles between themselves and
their en- ployers. The request Is signe1
nv the general mausging committee on
behalf Of all the railroads Interested.
The government mediatOrs at once teie'
prsphed 10 to The chairman OF the CON-
miitss representing the fireman shtng
the fact aud sskiug their scquiescence 10
the mediation proposed. Z reply Ia e3-
pscted 10 the course Of the day. II u
stated that unless through mediation or
arbitration the strike can be averted 3d.
900 meu will 90 out within "a hours
after the strike order ia Issued.
Robert J. Gary, Of Chicsgo, c:unsel Of
the New York Central, and Benjamin. ID.
WarfieId, OF Kentucky, representing the
Louisville aud Nashville, appeared be-
fore the House ju 1iciary comm tee Today
10 discuss the Sabsth bill which provides
sonu ties for employees Injured upon
railroads. The railroad attorneys said
they doubted the couttiutlo1slily OF the
measure bot believed /! 1t could be en-
acted Ipto Law and could be made to re-
place the present system OF damage suits
that the railroads Of the county would
welcome 1t as relief.
With Congress digging large holes In
the administration railroad bill, Presi-
dent TAFT todsy called In few senators
and gave them 10 understand that no
amendment that may be shoveled inio
,hp bill will disturb him, II In its final
shape 1t serves to patch up what be cor
,idtrs the hole 10 tho old Hepburn law.
The president believes that certain
points of the bill IS drawn by the 3D.
nIuistra ton experts are absolutely essen
isl. Among csc are the provisions tor
Ia interstate commerce court, for federal
supervision of stock and bond issues,
md for the prose, u lon otrat' cases NOT
" the Interstate Commerce Commission
,ut by the Department Of Justice. With.
,ut these the president would consider
he bill failure,
10 accordance With bis policy OF a.
empt Dg to secure country vide en-
Iorssment of the Payne-Aldrieh tariff
sW President Taft today sent le tsr to |
he Illinois Republican Editorial As