The Detroit times., 1911-04-21
BYRAfH

WASHINGTON, April 81, 1911.
Dear Dad: The Mexican rebelsl
b There Is something sinister In the use
of that word rebel. II is always as
oociated with the losing side. A re-
. hoIIion Is an unsuccessful attempt at
1 rovolution. A rebel Is an unsuccess-
& nj revolutionist II the rebellion sue
. seeds, the rebel becomes patriot. In
1877 Diaz was rebel. In fact, ne
led three rebellions against the con-
F. ntitutional president Of Mexico, the
7ast one being successful. Once he was
nnrsued across the American border
and took refuge on American soil.
There being no Taft in the White
house at the moment, he was not
molested nor taken prisoner, nor
turned back by the immigration au'
fhorfties. Now Diaz Is q statesman.
His rebellion was successful. Perhaps
ten years from now Magon, Yillareal,
de Lara and even John Kenneth Tur-
ner Will be hailed as patriots and Will
- ranked with Patrick Henry and
George Washington. Somebody has
mt the thought POLITICALLY and the
lines linger In my mind as follows:
~Rebellionl Foul, dishonoring word,
whose wrongful blight
30 Oft hath marred the holiest cause
that sword or word OF mortal
ever lost or gained.
AZ exhalations which rise from the
warm earth, II chilled, at first
darken to fogs and sink again.
But II triumphant once they spread
their wings above the noun
tain head,
Become enthroned in upper air and
turn to sunbright glories there
Senator'S LaFollette and cummins
pf6pose to abolish the monetary COM
mission! Why not? Even the "Aldrich
.plan," Il seems, was not devised by
the monetary commission. A man IN
the employ OF Kuhh, Loeb 4 CO., fg-
iured out the general scheme and Fran
cts Lynde Stetson, attorney for Nor
gan CO., gave 1t the finishing Legal
k touches. When It was found to be sat
1efactory to the big financial men for
Xhom Mr.. Aldrich works, Mr.. Aldrich
Wrought II over to Washington, had
Il vised at the White House and then
communicated IL to the members OF
fhe monetary commission who happen
"a to be In town. As most Of them
X8nd for their salary checks there
Vore not many to see 1t. The commits
Hons Is frightfully expensive insti-
>h<ion and the peculiar thing about II
~ that nobody knows how much II Is
6bending or has spent. The law was
passed by Aldrich, who is now chair
m6n Of the commission, and Aldrich
4xed the law 30 as to provide that
the commission should be supplied
with whatever money II asked for. He
further provided that the written or
der Of the chairman OF the commits
oion should be the only authority re-
duired to draw money from the treas
ufy and that such expenditures should
Hot be questioned by any auditor or
other government authority. In 9TH
III words the law gives carte blanche
10 Chairman Aldrich to reach his hand
1nto the public treasury and take out
whatever money he thinks best. Fur.
xher, the law continues this privilege
Until 1914.
Now Il happens that the money
which Is being drawn from the treas
ury is being used very largely to con-
duct a propaganda In favor Of a prop
'osItion which Is desired only by cer-
tain large financial institutions, In
New York which would be given su-
preme and exclusive control over the
credits Of the country. The so-called
Aldrich plan is in reality plan for
goyernment chartered Money Trust.
The final authority would go back to
board OF nine, whose majority would
be chosen by the large banks in New
York. At the expense OF the govern
ment, the financial camarilla for
which Aldrich is acting is now engag-
Cd IN flooding the country with print
ed literature and with tainted news
intended to create the impression that
the "Aldrich plan" has been consid-
cred by eminent bankers and busi-
ness men and has been indorsed by
associations Of bankers and by com.
merciai organizations.
has an idea that the pub
40 Is entitled to know what money
IT, being spent and for what purpose.
SENATOR Cummins has introduced a
hIll 70 terminate the activities OF the
commIssion next January. The Lafol-
1ofte proposition Is more drastic. He
.would demand an accounting and wind
% the business at once.
li. One thing that Is known about the
commissfon is that It's present mem
befship u made up almost exclusively
of lame ducks"--ex-senators and ex-
presentatives-men who have been
roDudfated by their constituents, but
Mo are I'm this manner authorized
~ Mr.. Aidrich TO continue to draw
ounaforiaI salary and to do no work.
s ,n Fort scott. kass., <. T. woodward,
4 boilermaker, has been elected By the