Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-01-20

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membership in the Sixty-Second con
gress. A clear understanding must ba
mad OF what the caucus power is. r
cannot appoint a committee on coro
mittees, for that can be done only h,
the house of representatives but if ran
commit the party to such a plan 60
that it can be carried out when fba
next congress is organized and tbs
democrats are in control.
Conservatives May Beat It.
1t is said that when Champ Clark
the minority leader and the new
speaker of the house, gave his assent
TO the committee on committees plan
thus deprivins himself in advance ~
a prerogative which speakers have
held for years. he did SO with reluc.
lance and against his own judgment
Some OF the more conservative
Democrats, men not entirely of Mr.
Clarks political views, but who have
stood. by him Loyalty, it is now said
may enter strong objection in the can.
Gus to the adoption of the recommend.
alton for committee on committees
The ultra-conseryative Democrats NJ
the present house are not in the ma
1ority, but they have some hope that
they will get enough added strength
from the ranks of the new members
to enable them to carry their point
If the conservatives do carry the
day and the committee on committees
plan is rejected, or IL the less conser.
vative ones have their way and the
plan is adopted. then the Democratic
leaders must use all their wisdom and
power of persuasion and their elo-
quence in pleas for loyalty, to keen
the party In the house on the plane
of harmony upon which it has stood
as even the Republicans admit. since
the election overturned things and
gave victory to the Democracy.
Formulating Canadian Treaty.
With the last few days there have
been several conferences in Washing.
ton concerning the question of freer
trade relations with Canada. William
Paterson, the Canadian minister of
customs, and William S. Fielding. the
minister of finance, have been here in
consultation with Charles Pepper.
trade commissioner of the United
States. the solicitor of the treasury
and President Taft. The outcome will
be known when the new reciprocity
treaty with Canada is sent to the sen
ate for ratification.
1t is pretty well known that the
effort of the United States officials
| hae 10 h1-
which Canada's natural products. the
growth of tree, field and garden, and
coal, lumber, wood pulp and paper
shall be admitted free TO the United
States in exchange for trade conces-
sions on our part, concessions which
have not yet been made public.
There is political as well as an
treaty matter Some of the Repub-
licans believe that if the natural prod,
ucts of Canada are admitted free the
consumer OF the United States viii
benefit without any marked injury to
the farmer. and that the treaty, taken
in connection with tariff commission
legislation, will help the Republican
There is feeling among some Re
rl5licans on the other hand that the
farmers will object to the competi-
ton which free trade in natural prod
ucts with Canada will induce. The
men favorable to the treaty, however.
say that the American farmer will
lose nothing and that conditions will
cli nj w that
the agriculturist will gain more than
he loses. 1t perhaps is a question
which can be decided only by actual
experiment.
Days of Social Anxiety.
These are the days when madness
threatens Archie Butt, the stalWaTt
and usually well poised military aide
OF the president of tho United States,
and Huntington Wilson, the usually
mentally undesirable assistant secr@-
tary of state These are the days OF
White House receptions when prece-
dence must be observed lest succeed
ceiling fall and bury guests in white
wash and confusion, and lest war pc
| tween the nations of earth be de-
clared with the coming morrow.
1t is Mr.. Wilson's duty to prepare
and present to Captain Butt prece-
dence list, so that the military a'de
may marshal the representatives OF
monarchies and republics into the
presence OF the president OF the
United States in strict order OF rank
Now be it known that rank in Wash
! ington is not as rank abroad. Inc
man in whose veins flows the "0looa
| OF a Montdidier," it may be, must toi
| low meek behind him whose blood Is
ditch water, and the wherefore OF
is easy. Length of diplomatic serV
! ice in the capital of the United States
fixes precedence, except that amoaS
sa6ors rank ministers and consul gen
| erals rank consuls.
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