Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10
Honor 10 Be Given Senator for
His Services in tn Atlantic
Fisheries Case.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY PAY
Religious Federal Council Calls on
President Taft - Ship Subsidy
stu Causing Trouble-Hamll-
ton to Have q Monument.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


case which came before The Hague
tribunal. has attracted good deal of
attention because 1t will be one OF
the few cases In which the thanks OF
the national law-making body have
been extended to civilians. Army and
navy officers have been the recipients
Of the honor frequently. but civilians
seldom.
newfoundland. which was a party
to the fisheries matter. was repre-
scented before The Hague tribunal
and in matters connected with the
presentation of the case by II law
yers, and this fact leads to a story
which shows how some people regard
the legal ability of the junior senator
from the state of New York, Elihu
Root.
One of the representatives on be-
half OF the United States in the fish
cries matter was asked about the mat.
ter Of counsel on both sides and he
said this:
We found out that the other side
had IL lawyers. We had only six. so
we added Elihu Root to balance the
II men that the other side had en-
ployed,"
Refused Any Compensation.
Mr.. Root gave about three months
time to the case devoting weeks 10
the preliminary study OF the briefs
prepared by both sides and then go
ing to The Hague He did not receive
one cent of pay for his services and.
moreover, he refused to accept his
expenses from the United States gov
eminent. He paid his own transpor-
tation. his own hotel bills. his own
tips. and he gave his services With
the other American counsel. Mr.. Root
won his case and as a result he is to
receive the thanks of the lawmakers
of the United States.
In this connection It might be said
that the man who gets the thanks OF
congress is entitled all the rest of
his life to go upon the floor Of either
house, when II is In session, priv
iiege denied everybody except former
representatives and senators and
those who. as has been said. have re-
ceiyed the thanks of congress. Mr..
Root. of course, as one who has
served in the senate, always can 20
upon either floor but when his term
of service expires he will have double
authority for appearance In the work.
ing scenes of both houses.
churchmen Call on President
Members of the executive depart
ment of one hundred of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ of
America. under the leadership of
Bishop f. B. Hendrix of Kansas City,
have had conference with President
Taft at the White House.
Bishop Hendrix told the president
that the executive council represented
more than 100000 ministers and IT,
100000 communicates. or nine.tenths
of the Protestants o. the country.
The figures which the bishop gave do
not include children. but only per
sons who have Joined the church by
confirmation. as is the case In one
or two of the Protestant churches, or
through the means which are pre-
scribed by different denominations.
One Of the interesting things which
the president was told by the CORE
spending secretary of the federal
council Of the churches, Rev. K. r.
Sanford, was that there are I'm the
United States 1873 towns. some OF
them OF population of 1000, in
which there is no church.
More Ship Subsidy Trouble.
The ship subsidy measure, or as It
Is known legally to house and senate,
"a bill to improve the ocean mail
service is still causing trouble
There are more minds apparently
among the law makers about this
matter than about any other which
has engaged the attention of congress
unless 1t be the Lorimer and the Bal
linger- Pinchot cases and the tariff.
Ship subsidy, so to speak. has had
I'm 1t all the elements Of the earth's
interior volcanic possibilities, earth
quake suggestions. fire and molten
lava. Growing out OF house discus
siou Vi NuS SUBJECT huQ III Meanings
in committee, there have come charges
Of corruption, OF trust influence and Of
all kinds OF things evil
One member Of congress who found
that be had been accused Of having
sold himself 10 foreign subsidy con-
Germ and Of being opposed to interests
which were wholly American and
therefore patriotic. demanded an In
yestigaticn and got what he asked,
Acquittal came. but before the hearing
was over other men were involved in
charges, including several who had
done nothing but write In the public
press their opinions concerning the
matter in accordance with their con
/ yictions.
Some members Of congress actually
have been afraid OF the time wheT
they might be called upon to vote OF
ship subsidy. for they have felt tha