Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-11
From Washington.
CcrrssL ,udencs OF the Alexandris Gasette.
Washington, March IL.

L 4ub pcIcubidi oofobcoS w. ~~r~~t
which hss doomed 10 all Ito glory dur
ing the past few days, WAS badly FROST
bitten today. Former Secretary OF State
Foster and Keishire Malsui, counselor OF
the Japanese embassy, both played Jack
Fross With the dire prophecies, and when
they finished the war scare was 10 sad
need of a ray Of sunshine. al cannot
express too emphatic an opinion" said
the former secretary of stst', "sbout
this japanese war-scsre. Only this
morning l received q letter from sn
American friend In JaTau, deploring
the agitation Ia this coEntry. de
SAYS that 1t lie doing untold harm to
American influence in Japan. The
Jspanese want to be our friends. There
are few sgitstors and demsgognes over
there, but the japanese are sensible
aud level headed race and can easily
sse the hollowness of the Hnti-Americsn
talk. Counselor Msisui Of the Japsnese
Embassy deaied absolutely that there is
sny t,usiou between the embassy and the
state Department as result of Jspln's
rejection OF the Knox plan for neutrali.
zation of the Manchurisn railroad. lie
added "OnIy the plessanlest relations
exIst between the Japanese Embassy and
the American State Department, and
any report to the contrary can be ridi-
| cnled"
Secretary OF State Knox today re-
| ceived a report from Professor ID. U.
Emory, chairman OF the tariff board, and
CHARLES NJ. Pepper, of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, who returned
today from visit TO OF ava where they
consulted with the Canadian government
officials regarding the tariff relations
between the United States and the
Dominion. The two American commits.
sioners consulted with their colleagues
of the tariff board today and prepared
their report for submission to the State
Department. Any information ss to
what 1t contains must come from that
department. Unoficislly, however, 1t Is
learned that the Canadian government
At the present moment is disposed to
stand pat. Canada Is perfectly willing
TO enter iut1 a reciprocity treaty vita
The United States but 1t points ont that
even the minimum rates OF the Amsrl-
can tariff upon many Canadian products
are now so high as to prohibit impora.
ton from Canada to the United States.
"Pne cattle herders are renting our
land for q quarter Of q cent 80 acre;
that's why we are coming to the nation
al government for this bond issue. With
I all due respect to Mr.. Pinchtt, be Is re-
! spopsible for the failure OF the reclam'-
ton projects to pay IS we'll as was ex'
pected Of them"
Representative Taylor (dem. Oolo.,)
made this assertion today TO the House
ways and means committee in the course
of an argument urging the passage OF the
Mondell hill which provides for the
bond issue 10 complete the irrigation en'
tsrprises already begun.
With Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer
of he reclamation service sgaIn on the
stand tbs congressional conservation
/ in yssiigntlug cG2amiit'e Teco1Vsned .. TO- ).
day. Davis 10 being examined aa TO the
restoratious and rewithcrawals by Bal
Iiuger of water power sites formerly re-
served by Secretary OF the ltt'rior usf'
6eld. The reclamation service was COZ
=, cerped in the examination Of these lands
under Garfield, snd Davis, as chief en-
Rineer, Ess personally acqusinted with
the ground In big rqmber OF csses Of
water power siles. 1t vas brought out
, esrlv 10 the examination today That
there were two methods of withdrawal
: 6rst. uuder the reclamation act, and,
= second, under the so-called "supervisory
) mower" of the secretary OF the interior.
, | The early part OF Davis's examination BY
Attorney Pepper was technical In Its
chsrstt.r, relating to administration and
, procecu,e In the service. Testimony aS
j. to facts directly at variance With those
g con aimed In the presidents letter OF
8 pteuber IS, 1909, t, Secretary Bal.
finger, exouerstlDg him from charges OF
standardization 10 Office was present.
ed to the committee.
Il A report recommending the passage
OF the Senate bill for the admission OF
, Arizona and New Mexico ID statehood
was adopted today by the Senate COM
mit'ee en- territories. Senator Bsveridge
planned to submit the report to tae
Senate today but the early adjournment
will delay the presentation until next
week. The bill gives each territory
, ,0G0, 900 acres Of land with which to
pay territorial bonds validated BY an act
of Congress 10 1895. All other debts
will have to be borne by the people Of
: the uew states. The time OF residence
, 10 either stste required TO gain citizen
ship was increased from ak months to
one year. No Eoglish test Of the con-
stitution such as is now required BY the
{ laws of Arizona, is called for by the bill
and so voters 10 the states will not be
subject to that ordeal. The Bsveridge
bill will be offered in The Senate as q
substitute for the Hamilton bill which
has been passed by the House. The
vote 10 the committee on the bill wsson
strict party lines, the republicans favor.
log and the democrats opposing 1t.
Another of President TsfPs legislative
measures. the bill providing for $780,
900. 020 bond Issue for reclamation work,
il In difficulties todsy, following the
statement OF former Secretary Of the In
terror Garfield, on the stand In the Balm
ger PInchot Investigation yestsrdsJ that
the issue 10 absolutely unnecessary.
The Houis committee on ways and
means has been struggling With the TAFT
recommendation which is embodied In