Putnam patriot., 1911-03-17
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 State, in detail. Putnam town shows a decrease in population Of 6s in the past decade. in the city the defease in population is %, notwithstanding that two or three hundred buildings have been erected in that time, and number of new industries have been staried during he decade. 1T the Inst census is correct then the census fer 1900 and previous decades must have been padded We notice also that the population of the town Of Woodstock has fallen eff l46 since the census Of l900-a large decrease for population Of only 2.0a5-it now being set down at I,s49 The total population Of the State k now l,1145556i as against 90s,- 420 in 1900.
 Plans for the reform Of the currency laws will be prosecuted with vigor by the members of the National Monetary Commission during the summer and fall. A campaign of education will be started within few weeks in the hope
 
 which will probably be introduced in both branches Of Congress, when the next regular session is convened in De cember.
 As q result of the recent decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission against increase of freight rates, the N. r., N. Il. & II. railroad company will soon lofier extensive reductions upon its system. The most important re- duction will be in the operating force and in the shops where il will apply to the number employed and not to WA ges. The advance recently made in wages 10 employees amounted 10 SSos,. 753 over and above increased passenger raIes, and would have been made good from advances made on through freight had they been allowed
 Russia remains the same grasping and relentless power when i, deals with weaker nations as ever It made China is not able like Japan, 10 resist The encroachmenls of Russia, which has just sent il an uliimalum insisting upon it's construction of the provisions Of the old treaty Of 1881. The Russian troops are within a hundred miles Of the frontier and marching on KuHa.
 The lest Congress made appropria- tions to the amount of Sl OPS, ,4s9 ,662,
 
 more had not President Taft exerted his influence 10 keep them down.
 The lower branch of the Maine Le- gislature has passed resolution favor ing the Canadian Reciprocity agree ment. In New Hampshire, Massachu- setts and Connecticut, similar action has been taken by one or both branch. es of their Legislatures.
 President Taft hes made 1t clear that he will not flavor action on the tariff at the coming extra Congress session beyond the enactment of the Canadian Reciprocity agreement. He says:
 "My opinion Is that majolity of both Houses, disregarding party lines will seize good nal i'onal opportunity and promptly ratiiN the agreement be- fore proceeding to other business, fl il be deemed Wise or necessary to proceed to other business feel confident that test oi six months of this agreement will so vindieate the wisdom of adopt ing it as To remove Il from DO ilical discussion thereafter
 The Canadian Premier, Sir Wilfred Lauriel, says the Springfield Republi can, stated with admirable felicity and eandor, his ideal of the relations be tween the Dominion and inc United States. The conception of two nations independent of eaeh other. equals in civilization, inspired by the same lofty purposes, alike eager for The progress and prosperity ol their peoples, speak ing a common language and Stea4ied by the same great traditions of social and governmental origins, living in perpetual peace side by side, and sepa rated only by an invisible line, across which no gun pointed and no fortress froNned, this was something that should win enthusiastic approval with all the inhabitants of the adjoining countries.
 In the British Parliament, during a debate on armament, Earl Grey deliv- cred thoughtful. and impressive speech. He showed how the British naval policy must depend on the Ger man naval law, and delighted the lib. erals by welcoming President Taft,s sweeping proposals for & permanent treaty for the arbitration of all ques- tons between England and America.
 While food prices go up in this coun- try We are shipping increased quanti. ties to foreign countries, according to figures just received by the Department Of Commerce and Labor. The ques- tion is, do those sending breadstuffs abroad get profit or do they send them to make a scarcity here and thus main- tain high pricesT The spcculators are capable of doing the latter.