The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-19
CONGRESS TO MEET
WITHIN FORTNIGHT
Politics Will Dominate Capital
Until Adjournment in
Next July.
SESSION IS IMPORTANT
Legislation of Importance Will
Engage the Attention of
Both Houses.
SESSION IS IMPORTANT
BY RALPH NJ. WHITESIDE.

10y Leased Nllc 10 ! ne JflpuHc
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS-Iu two
weeks time now congress VIII meet in
regular session and the government mill
will begin TO grind on fun time IL II
going to be a mighty interesting grist
too As Is always the case In the win
4, ter preceding a presidential election, poll
tics viii dominate everything In Wash
incton from now until congress adJourns
some time next July.
Most Of the congressional leaders have
sIready returned IN the capital and lot
OF committee work Will be done within
the next two weeks. that congress VIII
he IN shape TO get into its stride with
very little loss Of time when II gets to-
gether tho first Monday in December.
The Interstate commerce committee oI
the senate is tackliuE the trust question
iu The so-calci steel trust and sugar
trust Investigations: the inquiry into
OF other special committees are in full
swing,
Members Of the house committee on
appropriations sailed November FOR
Panama u Investigate the needs or the
canal. Members OF tho senate appro-
priations committee have resumed hear
lncs. The national monetary com
mission wlll meet TO consider It's final
report 10 congress. which must be made
by January s
The first formal conference on the
forthcoming political campaign is to
leo held about the time congress opens.
December s. Chairman II. Eiilles, sec.
retarv 10 President Taft. and possible
choice for tho cyairmauship ot the Re
publican national committee, Vice Pros
idcnl sherman: Representative McKin
ley Of Illinois. chairman Of the national
congressional committee. and other Ro
publican leaders will discuss. Republican |
matters before the meeting OF the ma
uonal committee. which is scheduled for
Dec Dlbar > in Washington.
Committees to Meet.
The Democratic national committee |
Will meet January 8. The Democratic |
and Republican congressional committee |
VIII not meet until later on.
The Democratic members OF tho ways |
and means committee are. holding and |
VIII continue 10 hold confereuEes 10 out |
linc the party's policy OH tho tariff and
'he biz appropriations committees are
getting their work IN shape.
Altogether these win. he busy days in |
Washington.
So gratifying was the recent naval mo-
bilizatiou at New York and Los Angeles |
ihat there Is a strong movement to make
them annual affairs.
The presence OF the warShips has |
Siimu'ai"d patriotism to remarkable |
degree and has afforded the country a
Visible sense nf security. II can be quick |
~ brought together, as shown by demon
stration. and ITS discipline and efficiency |
Is of the highest type
II is worth while I'm this connection to |
note that the European powers arc in
creasing the amounts expended for naval
bcrs, England VIII spend $4,000, 900; Ger
many. $Ss 900. 0oo; United States. SSi 900
600, and France. $4,000 900 Next year
many, sssoce. GOO. and France SO.
100000. The Emitted States. on the con
trJry, will reduce its expenditures for
new ships 10 S26.ooo.ooo
New Chinese Minister Popular
There was mild excitement in Wash
iuSton when il became known that tho
Chinese government viii send Alfred"
Sze here its ncN- minister. Shl Chao
chi Alfred Sze, AS the new envoy is Of
issy I Ks knomn " vas ons OF The 1on% most POP
back and Was then popularly known as
Alfred" SEE. Il
lie was pupil in the Washington pnb-
lie schools where lie amazed thc teach
crs and pupils by his fluent English ana !
bis ready assimilation OF Occidental
vavs
school be rapidly extended his social and
scholastic trumphs. Ho was one ~ the
c'cversst students in the. school and no
dance; s,Tsw ri1s, picnic "r %spread"
majority of his race. Mr.. SEE was a hne
athlete. lie male the football eleven I
fatigable fan. He Joined the cadet rcei-
rr"nt and was promoted 10 the rank Uf |
lieutenant, When wearing the conven-
tional cadet uniform SEE wore his queua
tucked dOwn his back
Mr. SEES scholarship marks were al
ways high. T1c showed unusual aptitude
fer mathematics ana the languages. lie
Was graduated in 1897 His elder broth
fr Thm SZe. was graduated from the
Central high school In later class. AL
frcd was an honor graduate Of Cornell |
university In 1901 and returned lmmedi-
atHly 10 his own country, He has held a
number Df responsible posts under his
government and is regarded one Of
the ablest men in China.
Minister Chang. whom Mr. Sze sue
ccods is unfamiliar with both the Ian
Guase and the customs OF this couu-
The new minister is not a Manchu, ana |
Ee Is c'ssSed as being in sympathy Silh |
The liberal movement and the reform
ideals Of the younger element In Chira. |
Postal Service Shows Profit.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has ey-
cry reason To be proud Of the fact that
the postal service was operated at a
rrofit of more than 5000. 900 during the |
~ sl1.cho, ,00n has been entirely overcome.
II Is the first year since 1888 wherein
lhc government has not experienced "A h
loss In It's operation Of the postofficc de-
The splendid showing wt!cl. has been
accomplished by husincas.ke conIuct |
!" larger advantages f1r tho people.
lcssible
Wcst,r rners. while much Interested I'm |
-
l. enforce the antitrust laws, and other
'iresu"ns that Will he tho leading Issues |
>, nc next national campaign. are more /
Nlthlly concerned in the cnnservntitn
~ penn. says c. l.. Dawson. & lawyer |
."one-fitth Of the state Of Colorado is
ifkcn up by government rorervsttans .
an area greater .han the entire state ~ |
Iennsyiyania, think ! voice the SentI-
nSnt OF Coloradoans gencralIv when
%ay that they favor reascnatle cansrr /
Na'ipn- They do not approve. by any
ime2ns, ~ ."astins the nations resources |
iut Trey DO not .ciicve in the po1icv az |
Withdrawing all the government lands
from settlement.
There probably is no question that
tive leading issues in the next cannusio,1 /
vil be the tariff and tho t-usts. but CON-
s.fyati"n niil hc ~ much greater t,,,
pprinuce - tire Yves, than eitherpf these
quo cstious.'
For pains in the side or chest dampen |
= piece of flannel with Chamberlain 3