The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-08-09
SEN. NEWLAND sets
CONGRESS TO THINKING
Many Treaties Entered Into by
State Department at the
National Capitol

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.--Congress
does not greatly relish Senator New
lands plan for legislation, although
the country at large takes to it
kindly. His program looks sound
and feasible in the main, especially
perhaps his idea of controlling cor
| porations after the manner in which
the Interstate Commerce Commission
controls the railroads. But it would
make congress work. While some
republicans are saying that the Ne
vada senator is out of place in the
democratic party, many democrats
are declaring that he would make a
very good democratic president.
Many Treaties
The State Department has been
making numerous treaties with the
various civilized nations-with Great
Britain, Germany, France, Japan;
treaties Of commerce, peace, comfy
and arbitration. But among the most
important treaties are those with
Nicaragua and Honduras, involving
national loans guaranteed by the
customs receipts. These treaties are
not yet ratified by the senate, but the
States Department hopes they will be
almost any day, believing that they
will prevent future revolutions and
result in full protection to American
interests in those countries Nicara-
qua especially is the scene of much
activity by American colonizers and
investors, and only assurance of
peace and protection is needed to
insure the development of the great
resources OF that country.
Awakening Interest
The prominence given the Direc-
tor General of the Pan-American
Union, Hon. John Barrett, in con-
nection with the ground breaking
ceremonies for the San Diego 1915
Exposition, has areawakened the in
terest of all Spanish America in that
event, which viii probably witness
the greatest exploitation OF the re-
sources of North. and South America
that has ever been known.
American Gem Mines
1t isn't every man who can own
gem mine and keep it solely to
serve as a source of supply for gems
to use as gifts to his friends. That
is what Col. D. c. Collier, of San
Diego, does. Col. Collier, who is di-
Encouragement of the Panama Cali
fornia Exposition, 1915, is pronounce
ed by many persons to be a typical
westerner." He ought to be, for he
was born in Colorado, has been over
all of the Rocky Mountain. and
coast states, and, although still
young, was a pioneer in San Diego.
If you should chance to see any one
wearing a transparent, violet oolored
stone, you would be pretty safe in
assuming that you had run across
one of Col. Golfers numerous friends,
for that is the kind of gem which
the Colonel gives to his friends, and
thus far has refused all sorts of
tempting offers to sell The gem
mines of San Diego county are world
famous, and the exhibit from them
to be made at San Diegos big Pana-
ma Exposition will he OF wonderful
interest
Good Corporations
II is 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 pos
sessed. Judge Ebert II. Gary's tes-
timony in Washington indicated that
the Steel Trust is beneficent insti-
tuition, seeking only to elevate man
kind and promote international peace
and good will. With Judge Gary
managing its destnies the Steel Trust
needs no other press agent. At any
rate, he rather non-plussed the inves-
tigators