The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-02-02


legislation is not enacted at this ses-
session the present minority party IN
tho house believes that II will be cas-
Ter for II next year 10 undertake down
ward tariff revision with a greater as
surance OF winning the approval Of the
country.
Appropriation May Be Cut.
II Is even possible that the present
tariff board may pass out OF existence
because OF the refusal OF congress TO
appropriate $4,000 for the continu-
ance OF its work. There Is dispose.
tion to cut the proposed sum in half
and n this IL done, while the board
can continue its work for some time.
It's funds win disappear comparatively
early and II will be necessary to ask
a Democratic house for a further ap-
preparation, and II may be that the
Democrats, intent on tariff revision
according to their own views. will re-
fuse to vote the money.
or course II tariff commission 10
authorized the present board will dis
appear, but II may be that the three
members who constitute II will obtain
membership In the commission. The
tarif is still by far the most momen-
tous II not the most sensational mat
ter before congress. II IL sure Of
life of perplexity to the parties long
after the Lorimer case has been for
gotten and long after Mr.. BallInger
and Mr.. Pinchot have passed from
public attention.
President Takes Long Walks.
President Taft ever since he has
been IN ONCE has shown a fondness
for automobile riding and touring. II
Is nothing at all unusual for him to
take spins on the country roads in
the late evening hours after the days
work and the early evenings social
engagements have been closed. Re
Gently. however. the president has
shown a return Of his early walking
impulses. Possibly he feels that he
needs exercise, for at this season Of
the year the golf links are hardly "hab-
table" Occasionally Mr.. Taft takes
a walk which rivals In length some OF
those which were taken almost daily
by his predecessor in Office. Mr.. Taft,
unlike Mr.. Roosevelt. however. does
not attempt to scale cliffs or to swim
streams. but contents himself with
quiet pace along the smooth highways.
Occasionally the president walks
across Highway bridge over the Poto-
mac, which is a good. long pedestrian
trip in itself. and then extends his
foot journey to Arlington or Fort
Myer. and turns to retrace his steps
to the White House., The president
weighs over 300 pounds. but he is &C
tive and remarkably light on his feet.
Statehood for Arizona In Peril.
The wonder is in Washington IL, aft
er years of striving for sisterly rec
ognition, Arizona is going to be left
out of the Union Of the states for
some time to come.
In about two weeks the people OF
Arizona viii vote on the adoption OF
the state constitution which was drawn
up at the constitutional convention. II
the document In its present form Is
sanctioned the friends of statehood
fear that the president and the con-
gress of the United States will inter
pose a veto and that the territory will
be obliged to wait much longer before
II can become a state.
The progressive Republicans In Con.
gress say that II Is the old time reac-
ton which is manifesting itself In
disposition to refuse to sanction the
constitution of Arizona In its present
form. The conservative Republicans.
and the president, too. for that mat.
ter. say that they are opposed to Ari-
zona's constitution principally because
1t maAes the recall apply to judicial Of
fees so that II Judge renders a
decision which Is unpopular. even
though it be founded on sound law.
he can be kicked of the bench simply
because he has seen fit to do his
duty"
Progressives Say Stand Firm.
Many of the progressive senators
have written letters to the Arizona peo
pie telling them to stand by their
cause, that the constitution is simply
progressive. and not radical. and that
It would be better for the territory to
remain out of the Union for a while.
certain that 1t will get In eventually
under the conditions that 1t desires.
rather than to yield anything to the
clamor Of reaction.
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon.
whose influence 1t is said was largely
responsible for the election Of pro-
gressive majority In the Arizona con-
stitutional convention. has written a
letter to President Hunt. who presided
at the convention and in It he says
this:
The question Of whether the presi-
dent will or will not approve the Ari.
iona constitution should be wholly i'm
material. The people OF Arizona had
better lose statehood than yield the
control of their own state government.
Dictation from one man In Washing
ton should be as distasteful to me PEG
pie OF Arizona as dictation from London
was to the American colonists."
President Taft before long will ap'
point the members OF an International
Joint commission provided for under a
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain. The members OF the
os,on,issian will attamnt 10 settle bOun.