The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
The Adjournment Of Congress with
the President a. the victor-Stste-
hood for Arizona and New Mexico
DR.. Wiley on Top in the lnvestiga-
tion.-Engiish Labor Strike Ended.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS


The special session of Congress
adjourned, Tuesday at p. m, after
having approved the only measure
for which it was called-The Reel
procity Agreement with Canada. In
this the President appears as the
victor. With a Democratic House,
and Republican, Insurgent. Demo-
cratic senate, he succeeded in getting
Reciprocity, all he wanted. While the
Democrats and Insurgents combined
we're. not able to pass over his veto
the cotton schedule or the wool sched-
ule, both low tariff measures inaug-
urated by the Democratic majority.
1t is true this Congress investigat-
ed or ordered an investigation of
everybody and everything from the
Bell Boy to the Steel Trust, but lit
tie was accomplished by this beyond
providing notoriety for certain mem
bers Of Congress.
New Mexico and Arizona became
states, without the recall of Judges
feature of the Arizona Constitution.
And this is all.
ARIZONA 4 NEW MEXICO
With the passing of this Congress,
and In this good year OF 1911, and
after certain formalities are attend
ed to, two new states will be added
to the Union-New Mexico and Arr
IONA. The Arizona constitution con-
tanned all the new features of all
the SO called progressive states. in
Guiding the recall of Judges. Presi-
dent Taft objected to this feature
of the constitution and vetoed the
joint resolution first admitting the
two states. Congress then passed a
resolution admitting these states
without this feature. The Presidents
reasoning against the recall of the
1 Judges appears to be reasonable.
Judges must be independent. And
they cannot be independent and sub
ject to recall upon the petition of
% per cent of the voters In the dis
trict. And yet there are still some
people who think that 1t is better to
have the recall of Judges and use it
occasionally than that the money IN
terests of the state should control the
Judges.
| DIR. WILEY ON TOP
The champion Of Pure Food for
all the people. DIR. Wiley. is In
fair way to win out, although much
hampered in his work by assistants.
over whom he has little control. as
well as by his superior. Secretary vii
son, over whom he has no control.
The investigating Of his affairs by
committee OF the Congress has
clarified the situation and shown
DIR. Wiley. in the main. to be right.
and his opponents wholly in the
wrong.
The people who have impure food
and drugs TO sell would give mill
ions to have this man removed from
his office.
ENGLISH STRIKE
The great Labor Strike which in
volved the whole of Industrial Eng
land. practically tying up all the
foreign commerce. is ended but up
on Just what terms is hard to under
stand from the press dispatches.
But there is TO be arbitration-real
and substantial Arbitration or the
labor men will strike again. From
an American standpoint the whole af-
fair has seemed much ado about
nothing" but to our British cousins
It has assumed vast Importance. al
most bringing ON Civil War-and for
difference OF 2 or hours In
weeks labor. or a matter OF 80 cents
additional per week for labor.