The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-02-11
CONGRESS WILL
THANK Mr.. ROOT
Honor to 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
Still Causing Trouble-Hami.-
ton to Have a Monument.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


Washington.-The intention to
honor Senator Elihu Root of New
York with the thanks of congress-
for his services to his country as
counsel In the North Atlantic fisheries
case which came, before The Hague
tribunal. has attracted good deal OF
attention because It 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 party
to the fisheries matter. was repre-
scented before The Hague tribunal
and in matters connected with the
presentation of the case by IL 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:
I'VE found out that the other side
had II lawyers. We had only six, so
| we added Elihu Root to balance the
! IL men that the other side had en-
/ ployed."
Refused Any Compensation.
Mr. Root gave about three months
time to the case devoting weeks to
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 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 It Is in session, priv
ilege denied everybody except former
representatives and senators and
those who, as has been said. have re-
ceived the thanks of congress. Mr..
Root. OF course. as one who has
served In the senate. always can go
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 E. 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 Professionals 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. e. r.
Sanford, was that there are in the
United States 1913 towns, some of
them Of a 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
In II all the elements of the earth's
interior volcanic possibilities, earth
quake suggestions. fire and molten
lava. Growing out Of house discus
sion OF the subject and OF hearings
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 he had been accused Of having
sold himself to foreign subsidy con-
Germ and of being opposed to interests
which were wholly American and
therefore patriotic, demanded an in
vestigation 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-
victions.
Some members Of congress actually
have been afraid Of the time when
they might be called upon to vote on
ship subsidy. for they have felt that