The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-09
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has a splendid record in the upper
House. AS a matter of fact Washing
ton can not quite appreciate the seri-
BUSINESS reported from a half dozen
states, of the La Toilette movement,
and it is believed the more sober
minded citizenship OF South Dakota,
and a few other states, will decide
to stay with the Administration when
the real test of strength is reached.
Captain Seth Bullock, of South Da-
kota, United States marshall, friend
of Colonel Roosevelt, and Rough
Rider, is in Washington. "The In
surgents Of South Dakota are trying
to swing the State against the Presi-
dent" said Captain Bullock. ITS CO.
ing to be quite a fight perhaps, but
/ am confident that the President will
win and get the solid vote of the
South Dakota delegation in the con
vention. The State will go Republican
without a doubt. In 1908 We gave
Taft a majority of %, 900, and it will
be equal to that next year, if not
bigger"
A Congressional junket to Alaska
is promised by Senator William Alden
Smith, who says that the Committee
on Territories will make the trip to
our rich possessions next summer, to
aid them in forming a new civil gov
eminent. Mr.. Smith says that Con-
gress will formulate a new civil gov
eminent for Alaska. We will codify
its laws and formulate a plan for con-
servation Of its resources. We can
formulate a plan that will be entire
ly acceptable to the people of Alaska,
and that will be an efficient public
policy. We will settle the question
of government in Alaska right. And
there will be no selfish motives and
there will be no greed in it," Secre-
tary Fisher. Of the Department Of
the Interior, has recently returned
from Alaska, and is reputed to have
a plan ready for the Administration
that will solve the Alaska Troubles.
However to each suggestion where
with the mooted problems are to be
Strengthened out, Clifford Pinchot rises
to enter his disclaimer as to the
proposed methods.
Americas greatest naval show has
just been pulled off in New York har-
Dor, and even the great metropolis,
accustomed to the most wonderful ex-
hibitions of the age, has viewed the
assembled fleets, composed Of more
than a hundred ships, with surprise
and admiration. Even the great naval
performances Of two years ago, at
the time of the Hudson-Fulton cele-
b~ration, have been far outclassed.
Secretary Of War Meyer in a state
ment this week, says that the Ameri-
can Navy is 1900 per cent more eff
cient than at the time of the Spanish
American war. The basis Of the es-
innate is calculated on the increased
rate of firing, the increased range of
target, the effectiveness of new ap-
~pliance, the studied selection of the
men for the Job, and the increased
percentage of hits. Mr.. Meyer also
declared that the great assemblage
of ships in New York harbor fully
demonstrated the preparedness of the
Navy in time of peace.
Senator Cummins on his return
from Panama, will at once come to
Washington to complete arrangements
for the beginning of the Investigation
into control Of corporations by the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee. That inquiry will begin Novem-
Der Is. Senator Cummins is head of
the subcommittee in charge of the
arrangements. George w. Perkins,
the Wall street fnancier, and lieu
tenant of the Morgan interests, will
try to have at the hearing a strong
list Of captains of industry who are
in favor of his plan Of trust regula-
ton. This plan is to allow combina-