The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-26

/ DISTRICT said he today. 81 think Il
probable there Il no place In the ooun.
/ try where finer woods aFc grown than
! In my section Of eastern Ohio. Some
Years ago buyers came into our section
about this time Of year and made their
bids FOR wool. The farmers waited tlll
good bid was received and sold. Now
there IL no competitive bidding Tho
buyers all offer just about tho aamo
price for wool. There 70 every indiea.
ton that some one has parcollod tho
country into districts and that tho IA.
terosts of buyers are pooled under ono
concern. rit
owe want TO ascertain whether snch
a status Is actually arranged. We
want to know moro about the Opera.
tions Of the American Wooden Com
pany and its various mills in this and
other connections. / have not consult.
ed with the house leaders about the
methods to be followed, but I presume
we viii take testimony hero in Wash.
ington and probably also visit some Of
these wooden mills.''
Open Guessing.
Guessing ON the length Of the extra
session comes close to being tho live
lest topic of Washington interest for
the present. In other words Washing
: tion is duh, very dull. IL If the spring
season, when the city il at its prettiest,
. There are social gaioties galore But
| the law making plant has ceased TO In
terest. The Democrats of the house
, are too harmonious. They insist upon
! doing everything with practical unan-
{ unity. OF course they have many diff
: ferences but they reconcile these In
some remarkable fashion. The Demo,
/. cratic grumblers are certainly abroad.
!. They take one of into a quiet corner
4 and express their dishpproval OF this
and Of that which their leaders are do
Z ling. It is the old Democratic habit OF
!. kicking and dissenting.
r However, they are impressed with
!. the advantage politically to be had
J. from a harmonious session. The White
). House is in their minds eye. They
+. think the country can be eajoled into
|. electing a Democratic President IL only
4 they can keep from making fools OF
Z themselves for about twelve months.
p And therefore they arc trying to be
/. good for a while and. TO the surprise
n of everybody, including themselves,
q are succeeding.
\ The length Of the extra session no
\ longer depends upon the Democratic
!. house. The controlling political party
4 in that legislative branch could be
ready to adjourn in a month. Their
comprehensive program of investigat
tions into the executive departments
d and the trusts can be carried on Just
{ as well after congress has adjourned
a and possibly better. It win be much
g duller, If that be possible, in Washing
J. ton then than it is now and the pro-
o ceedings of the investigators can get
q more of show in tho newspapers.
d But the senate has tarried, Is tarry.
t ing, apparently viii tarry. The stats.
n ticians ON extra session days are utter
r. ~ unable to estimate the l0nFth Of
time the senate viii want to deliberate.
"a vote has carried by which hereafter
4 the senate will meet ut two o'clock in
n the afternoon, instead of at noon, and
4 that means on the whole that IL will
4 take more days to do whatever the sem
I. ate decides to do. With great diver
n sity of opinion about adjournment, one
q hears prophecies from eminent authori
v ties that the final day may DO any
n where from July / to October 1. In
q spite of all this uncertainty the guess
/ ing contest RACES from day to day with
n feroeity. It is really surprising how
4 much of topic the date of adjourn
v ment is in Washington.
= Reciprocity Reluctance.
. The turmoil inside the Republican
ranks over the Canadian reciprocity
ID pact is really much more acute than
n Outwardly appears. There are scores
g. of Republican representatives who will
a. not forgive the President politically
ic for precipitating that issue. They
70 reason that it has contributed tremen-
ID dously toward splitting the party more
70 than ever before. They foresee en-
ID barassment when the campaign opens
2. and they have to endure the taunts of
Il, having spoken and voted against the
1t President of their own party and OF
1t leaving him to depend for Democratic
80 support in carrying through one Of his
D. policies
II There is exactly the same feeling
about Canadian reciprocity among the
10 senate Republicans. They are coming
II to the Presidents aid with very great
d, reluctance. He even has reason to sus-
oil lpect that they are so reluctant they
10 would gladly welcome an opportunity
ID to kill the reciprocity bill by some kind
re Of indirection The Republican sena-
20 tors want to impress upon their con-
te stitnents that they aecede to tho Presi.
as dents program unwillingly. Therefore
t. they accept every pretext for delay.
n, They are to give hearings to every
v Tom, Dick and Harry who asks for
time. In days gone by the senate a.
nance committee has been indisposed to
conduct hearings on tariff after the
IN house has had series of hearings.
a After the Payne tariff bill passed the
40 House Senator Aldrieh, then chairman
u Of finance, would not conduct any pub
n lie hearings on the bill, although as a
O. matter Of fact numerous private hear
n. ings were given.
ii II now appears that the President viii
Id win. as far as the enactment of the pact
is concerned, but IL is also apparent
20 that he will win at tremendous saeri-
IS. flee Of good will on the part Of Repub-
Is licans in congress. They feel that tho
i'd President is adding greatly to the bur
ps dsns they will have TO carry next year
n. and also making IL much more difficult
n for the Republicans 10 reflect him for
n. another four years term. They reason
30 that IN localities where the Canadian
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