The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.


the House of Representatives from 3o1 to
433, but with the House provisions so
amended as to safeguard against gerry.
of congressional districts in
the redistricting work which the states
must undertake and to impose the same
nominating methods on candidates for
representatives at large as on the guber.
material candidates has been passed by
the Senate.
The bill is so drawn that no state will
lose IN representation, but in some cases
there will be decided increase. The
measure will become effective in less than
two years.
The increase in the membership of the
House will mean an added expense to the
country of approximately $500, 900 a
year. The salaries of the az new men,
bers will aggregate $4,000. Each will
have at least one clerk of $1,000, which
will add $500 to the total. Mileage
and other incidental expenses will still
further increase the sum, bringing it to
the amount first named.
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Is it possible for corporations to be
good? Since Havemeyer passed away,
the Sugar Trust claims to be relieved of
its evil spirit. The Steel Trust denies
that it was ever so possessed. Judge
Ebert H. Gary's testimony in Washing
ton indicated that the Steel Trust is a
beneficial institution, seeking only to
elevate mankind and promote interna-
t'onal peace and good will. With Judge
Gary managing its destinies the Steel
Trust needs no other press agent
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The State Department has been making
numerous treaties with the various civil.
lied nations-with Great Britain. Ger.
many, France, Japan; treaties of COM
merce, comfy and arbitration. But
among the most important treaties are
those with Nicaragua and Honduras, in
volving national loans guaranteed by the
customs receipts. These treaties have
been ratified by the Senate, and the State
Department believes that they will pre-.
vent future revolutions and result in full
protection to American interests in those
countries. Nicaragua especially is the
scene of much activity by American
colonizers and investors, and only assur
ance of peace and protection is needed 10
insure the development of the great re
sources of that country:
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Work on the Panama California Expo.
sition. 1915, to be held in San Diego, has
actually begun. President Taft. by
proxy, turned the first spadeful of earth,
by special invitation of Director General
D. c. Collier. Now there will quickly
arise in Balboa Park. within sight of the
great ocean which the canal will link
with the Atlantic. city such as the
Mission Fathers century and a half ago
may have seen in their pious visions fore.
telling the destiny of the eoodly land
they were invading with the cross and
the arts of peace. Here all the nations
of the new world expect to unite in one
OF the greatest opponents of the victory of
civilization that the world has yet seen.
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United States interests in Cuba are in
charge of Hugh S. Gibson, young Cali
fornian who has just gone TO Havana as
first secretary of legation and charge
d'affairs from the Office of the Secretary
OF State, where he has made fine record
and achieved great popularity.
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Congress does not greatly relish Sena-
tor Newland's plan for legislation, al.
though the country takes to it kindly.
His program looks sound and feasible in
the main, especially, perhaps, his idea of
controlling corporations after the manner
in which the Interstate Commerce Com
mission controls the railroads. But it
would make Congress work. While
some Republicans are saying that the
Nevada Senator is out of place in the
Democratic party, many Democrats are
declaring that he would make ve,y
good democratic President.
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Battle practice between aeroplanes and
battleships. mode of warfSle which the
navies OF the world have begun to inves-
tigate, will have its first trial in connec-
ton with the United States Navy off
Provincetown, Mass, on Monday, when
a series of tests between flying machines
aud the guns of the great Atlantic fleet
ba,tleships will take place.
Heretofore the battleships had had
some Dractice at aerial faroafe ans,,aoda5