The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.

President Taft on Thursday solemuly
arrayed himself against a central bank
for the ration, in another of his articula-
ting messages to Congress, sbut The atti-
tude was purely against the label, for it
shared space with an Endorsement of the
Aldrich scheme of National, Reserve
Association as the form of financial re.
generation which he would have enacted.
The message. in addition, dealt with
currency reform. Panama Canal tolls.
public defense, parcels post and various
Government questions.
Among the Presidents recommends
lions were the following:
Increase Of Philippe indebtedness for
public works TO SIS. 600, 600.
Authority to Philippine Legislature to
provide for naturalization of Filipnos.
Measures to prevent DELAY and uunec-
essary cost of litigation in Federal Courts
An immediate increase of 1000 men in
the enlisted strength of the navy.
Contributory pension system for Gov.
eminent employees.
The elimination of all local Offices from
politics.
The immediate establishment of a rural
parcels post was urged. The President
took the position that the post would not
destroy the business of the country store.
Instead of doing this. " be said, 81 think
the change will greatly increase business
for the benefit Of all. The reduction in
the cost Of living it will bring about
ought to make its coming certain. /"
.on the subject Of the Panama Canal,
the President dealt at length with the
question of whether American shipping
should pay tolls, II am very confident
that the United States has the power to
relieve from the payment of tolls any
part Of our shipping that Congress deems
wise, " said the President. 1--WE own the
canal. 1t was our money that built it.
We have the right to charge tolls for
its use.
| Not only the Pacific Coast, but the
whole country is interested in the Panama
Expositions to be held in California in
1915. Congress has before il a resolu.
ton asking the President to extend to the
nations of Latin-America invitations to
attend aud exhibit at the Panama-Cali-
fornia International Exposition to be
cid in 1915. There is another resolution
providing for the appointment of a
Government Exposition Commission.
These matters came up recently before
the Senate Committee on Internations,
of which Senator Root is chairman, and
action was deferred until January. There
are some matters on which the Exposi.
ton officials are to be asked to reach an
agreement, and then it is expected that
tine Senate will pass the resolutions and
send them back to the House, which has
already passed one of them and will &C.
cept any suggestions the Senate will
probably make. Meanwhile it is pleasing
to learn that the San Diego Exposition is
making excellent progress in the work of
preparing the parklike setting and in
constructing the buildings which will
grace it.
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Now that the Republican National
COMMITTEES has held its session aud de-
cided about the convention, the country
lis breathing easier. Seemingly no one
knew what dangerous and unexpected
developments might occur when all of
the men comprising the committee got
together, aud exchanged condolences
about the chances. of the party for success
in the next campaign. It proved to be a
pretty tame meeting after all, aud the
most alarming thing about it was the
specter of Bwana Tumbo which many of
the committeeman thought they, conld
discern in the background, behind a
pillar or among the shadows of the
corridors
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The Republican leaders are Industrious
| ly seeking harmony. and that most emf
nent of all pacifiers. Senator Crane, of
Massachusetts, is passing the soothing
syrup around very industriously. He
has not been able to administer much of
+; it to the insurgents. but the latter would
welcome some physician who could heal
the rents in their own ranks The Dem
ocratic insurgents are not entirely of one
mind either, and they are anxious that
someone should help them to make peace
with honor with the various factions of
their party. although they would scorn to
admit that they are even looking askance
at the olive branch. Perhaps. as the
Gridirou wits had it, anyone who bears
the olive branch nowadays is goose and
not dove. Il seems little early in the
season 70 look for harmony.