The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Cdniei L. Wrl4nt, MIs' Johh u. Iieh
derson. Mrs. Julius Q. Burrows, all Of
them leaders In society here. 1t IL re-
called that Baroness des Planches. Of
Italy, 10 among the foreign women in
Washington who displayed her bad
breeding by cri.iciZing her hostesses in
Washington. She was at a reception
given by a prominent woman whose
husband is in the Cabinet, when she
took occasion TO say, that she did not
like Americans or American society.
Neither did Americans like Baroness
des Planches. She was beautiful, state
ly cold and positively disagreed BILE. She
never was liked here, and remained
most of her time abroad. There is no
doubt at all that her dislike for Ameri-
cans made the Baron persona non grata,
and he was finally recalled. Just as
like as not this is what is going to hap
pen to Baron Hengelmuller. who has
Just now achieved the position of dean
of the Diplomatic Corps, to which he
has long aspired and a title which
would naturally belong to a great power
like Austro-Hungary. Baron Hengel-
muller himself is a man of great diplo-
macy and is very we'll liked. 1t is said
that he genuinely regrets it, but that
does not help much, as it has been said,
and the written word can never be re-
called.
Mistaken Kindness.
Sometimes it does not pay to be kind.
and this time it was the President OF
the United States who. in his desire to
be merciful and humane. put his foot
in it, so to speak. 1t will be remem-
bered that President Taft went to New
York last Summer particularly to study
immigration conditions at Ellis Isla1 |.
He sat with the Court of Appeals while
there, and heard many OF the immi-
grant cases, and among others Il par
ticularly Ditiablc case of Welsh miner
who had seven children with him. all
of them good. healthy-looking boys and
girls, but he had only just about money
enough TO get hia over here. To per-
NIT him TO land would be an evasion OF
our immigrant laws, which say that
every immigrant must be possessed of
certain auOunt of money lest he be-
come public charge on the Govern
ment. The miner himself was not in
good physical con6ition. and the mcdi-
cal examiners turned him down. The
miner had a sistGT' living in Pittsburg
whom he wanted to see, and he pleaded
so hard that the President. sitting with
the Court of Appeals, intcrceded in his
behalf. Against its better judgment the
Court of Appeals permitted the Welsh
miner and his children to remain in
the country. Now the immigrant is be-
the mines of this country is entirely too
heavy for him on account of his i'll
health, and he has had to appeal for
help. The family Will probably have to
be deported.
According to the report of Immigra-
tion Commissioner Williams to the
President thru Secretary Nagel. the case
illustrates the danger of admitting any
breadwinner certified by the medical
authorities to be suffering from any
physical defect.
we have only just begun to develop
the possibilities of that excellent new
provision of the law of 1907. which cx-
cludes all certified by the examining
surgeons as being mentally or physical
" defective. where such defect may
affect ability to earn living" said
Commissioner Williams. This does not
mean that everybody with some defect
is to be excluded. but where the doctors
say that the defect is serious and NAV
affect ability to earn living. the i'm
migration authorities should think
twice or three times before admitting"
\ Voice From the South.
The following item is taken from the
Roanoke CVa.) Times, and was head
lined as follows: Private White, G. s.
A.-Chief Justices Appointment a
Feautiful Christmas Gift to the South"
And the story follows:
Suppose 46 years ago somebody had
toid Private White. c. S. A. trudging
along. ragged and happy and shooting
ut the United States Flag whenever he
saw 1t. that he would live to be ap-
pointed Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court by a President
from Ohio and Republican. Napo-
leon used to encourage his men by tell |
ing them that every private carried in
hEa hat Nf
France: but nobody ever told q private
or hostile army that he had in his |
Gead the Chief Justiceship of the great |
est and most responsible court on earth |
Really the Chief Jusiiceship is a hieherl
place than the Presidency. 1t is the |
place Mr. Taft coveted and for which
he tried to avoid being President Yeti
The Confederate private. the Democrat. |
gets 1t from the Republican President,
ana Is confirmed by a Republican Sen
1te unanimously. except for the chron-
tcaily and constitutionalIy and unconsti-
tutionally absurd Hepburn.
IT Is one of the wonders OF our mod |
"rn progress and development 1t comes
IS beautiful Christmas gift to the !
south and to the former comrades of
private White, c. S. A, Il message of |
peace on earth and good will and JUS
ice to all men i'm this country--men Of
all sections and parties and creeds. |
we .uScC To nave horrible fears of !
Roman Catholic as President Here is
a Roman Catholic rather higher than |
the President. appointed by a Unitarian
and voted for by men of many beliefs. |
And we had Il Jew in the Cabinet until
ne declined further service In all Of
which there is material for some deep
and solemn and joyous thought"
Committed Suicide.
BriS.-Gen. Wallace +. Randolph. L. |
5. Army, retired. committed suicide at |
his home in this city last week. He |
shot himself thru the right temple. His |
health had been failing for some time |
and 1t is said that the deed was done
in moment of depression Gen. Ran |
dolph served as a private in Co. F, 18th
Pa, until he was commissioned A Sec |
ond Lieutenant in the 5th L. S. Art. |
with which regiment he served thru the
war. He was brevetted Captain and |
then Major for meritOrious service, and |
at the close Of the war, with rank of |
Major, was assigned to the Sd Art He |
was captured and confined in Libbey
Prison at one time. and was one of the /
famous number that dug out. He was |
lucky enough to make his way thru
the swamps at Chickahomipy into the
Union lines near Yorktown. After the
war he vas stationed at Fortress Mon
roe at the Dry Tortugas and Richmond |
and later at various Army posts thruOut {
the country While stationed in Rich
mond he was in command OF Libbey
Prison, where he had such a thrilling
He was for a time on Gen.
Miles's staff. He was promoted TO Brig
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