Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-03
WILSON SPOKE
TO PRESS CLUB
Constitutional Law Subject
Of His Washington Address.

sFrom she NEWS ~correspondsnt)
Washington, Feb. 3:-Speakine
on his hobby, Constitutional law
before the National Press Club, on
Tuesday evening, the occasion be
ing the second annual hobby
night" of that organization, Wood
row Wilson, the governor Of New
Jersey, was unquestiopably the big
man" of the function. Other speak
ers were Ambassador Bryce, OF
Great Britain; Secretary Macveigh;
DR., William II. WEIGH, and Major
General Leonard Wood. The great
Governor Wilson. This. no doubt,
gas due to the political prominence
he has attained In 50 brief o period,
aand the fact that he has been trans
fsrred from the educational to the
political field, and in the parIanee OF
the street made good"
Governor Wilson spoke without
notes and was entirely at his ease.
He demonstrated the fact that he
has been trained to public speaking
and also that. be believed a man
should talk frankly about the things
In which he believed. The gist OF
his talk, summed UP In a few words
was the sentence: 1.-THE root of all
evil In politics Is privacy and como
eealment." There a a large at
tendance Of the active n newspaper
workers of the Capital, and when
Governor Wilson had ended his
talk it was conceded he vas first
class presidential timber" and
would be heard from In 1919.
Veterans OF the civil war, mem-
bers of posts OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic in different parts OF
New Jersey, r anxious for the
passage of the SuIloway old age
pension bill, which materially In
1creases the present allowance. Pc
titfons in favor Of this measure be-
ing passed by the Senate have been
received by United States Senator
Kean from Grand Army posts at
MiI1viIle, New Brunswick, Asbury
Park, Perth Amboy, Camden, New
ark, Jersey City and other places.
1t is expected that the bill will be
amended 30 that the aggregate adj
dition to the pension roll will be
about one-half that proposed by the
House of Representatives.
Senator Kean has received nu-
merous protests from citizens OF
Hetmetta, Asburv Park, Perth Ann
boy and other places opposing the
creation of a national board Of
health. Also petitions from mem
bers Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen in favor OF the admits
sion of ~fraternal publications to sec
ond class postal rates. Other petit
tipns have come to him In favor of
the bill to prohibit the printing Of
the return stamp on envelopes sold
by the post offices.
The passage Of the river and har-
Dor bill by the Senate fnsures the
continuation Of the work ON numer
oous projects in New Jersey, many
which r located in the third
Congressional district Tbs Senate
Idded 33,489,2az, making a total of
262.93 available for the work
proposed. The rivers. to be Inn
tn the third district are Rar-
MI go6th. ahrsxsuTy. Hafftan|
woodbridge Creek, Matawan
sreek. Shoal Harbor and Conpton
,reek, C~heessquake Creek, Toms
3fYar. Tuck~rton Creek and the sur
rasf south River to Old Bridge
i view of making the channel
fee* In depth. There IS also pro-
tor the deepening of thu
s,4assas .-as.ssa Men szPay AID
staten feasnd, - we'll as the Pasaaie
River and Newark Bay.
The latest and probably the most
accurate rumor, with reference to
i extra session Of Congress ia to
the effect that there Will be no ex
ira session, ard that the Canadian
reciprocity, together with the en-.
tire tariff question. will go over I'm
til next December, when Jha Sssty'
second Congress will be convened
Meanwhile, the possibility that tht
reciprocity treaty Is likely to be rat
lined In some form and may have
the effect Of causing a reduction II
some Of the foodstuns, especially n
| such as may be imported from Can
ada. under the provisions Of thu
| treaty, without the payment OF any
duty
Representative Howell has beer
advised that ~penaiona have bsez
SIdAt&A ~ 1HaFl8H M. MARY, A.
bury Park. SIG; John NJ. Ross, Lake
wood. SIS; George w. White. Az
bury Park. $40; James Fl. Magee
Keyport. $40; W. H. Court, Ser
Bright, SIS; and Samuel s. Harris
Toms River, s12 a month.
The Republicans will hold a eau
Gus this evening to consider tbs
question OF apportionm emit. Ths
Census Committee has q bill In pre-
paration which would increase the
membership of the House OF Repre-
sentattvas to 433.
The nomination OF James r
Beards1ey as postmaster at pomp
ton Lakes, has been received by thu
Senate: and the nomination OF 10
seph Miller as postmaster at Salem
Edgar r.. Bonsall. Of Ocean Grove
WAC rs taking the examination fol
appointment In the consular service
is in this city for several lays.
Mr. and Mrs. =. II. HIs. OF As
bury Park, are ar this Raleigh
Mrs. William Llbhey, OF Princeton
r. Fl. Illingworth, of Newark, are a
the Ehbitt House.
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