The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-05-09

care TO conSummate the purchase
without the approval Of the Japanese
| government and that the latter would
not give it's approval unless assured
the transaction would be unobjectiop-
able to the United States.
The department of state made It
plain to the American syndicate that
such a transfer of lands would be in.
terpreted in ONE quarters In a man.
ner to cause a great outcry and that
such a result would be SO obviously
a cause of regret TO the government
of the United States that 1t would
appear unnecessary further to COM
ment upon the disposition of the fed
eral government in the premises"
The message precipitated a debate
in the senate. Senators Bacon and
Lodge ]concurred in the opinion that il
the Monroe doctrine did not cover the
situation a new doctrine covering il
could be created.
Explaining his reasons for calling
for the correspondence, Mr.. Lodge
said it was to prevent the development
of any embarrassing situation with
reference to Mexico and Japan. He
said the time had come when the
United States should take the posi-.
ton that neither directly nor indirect
ly could any foreign government OBJ.
tain the control Of land in this hemi.
sphere that might constitute a menace
to the United States.
Ganatpr Paynar caiI that 20 Tapon
established a base of supply or coaling
station in Mexico he would regard the
act as a declaration Of a
Blow at Commerce Court.
BY falling to report an %appropria.
ton for the recently created COM
merce court, the house committee on
appropriations sought to abolish that
tribunal. The general supply bill for
the legislative, judicial and executive
branches Of the government is a
eminent expenses.
The bill proposes a reduction of the
salary Of the secretary to the presi-
dent from $1,000 to $4,000, and the
abolition in the department of COM
merce and labor Of the bureaus of
manufacture and statistics.
1t is further proposed to abolish the
minis at San Francisco, New Orleans
and Carson City, Nevada, and the as
say Offices at Boise, Idaho, Charlotte,
N. c., Deadwood, 9. D., Helena, Mont,
Seattle, Wash, and Salt Lake City,
Utah.
San Francisco would get an assay
Office in lieu OF its mint.
Washington. D. C.-The perfected
p~ostoffice appropriation bill as agreed
upon contained several new features
of legislation advocated by the ma
jority.
One was an abrogation Of the rule
rule, which prevented federal employ.
es in the postal service from com.
planning to congress.
The bill also contains a provision
which would compel newspapers. mag.
azines and other periodicals to pub.
lish the names of their managing edi.
tors and stockholders who own stock
valued at more than $3.50.
The bill provides that all matter for
which money has been received must
be labeled advertisement"
A compromise on the parcel post
and express provisions occupied most
of the time of the debate and was
agreed to after numerous amendments
were voted down. AS the bill was
perfected in the committee of the
whole, the parcels post and express
questions are given to a committee
Of three senators and three representa-.
tives for study and report to the mex,
session of congress.
In the meantime a rural route par.
eel service is provided. Its rates are
five cents for the first pound and one
cent for each additional pound up to
IL pounds. A general parcel post serv.
ice Of twelve cents a pound for eleven
pounds Is contained in the bill.
Lakes Steamers to Have Wireless.
Washington, May 8. Regulations
regarding life saving appliances on
American owned ships would be ex.
tended to foreign owned vessels as
well by a bill agreed upon by the
house merchant marine committee.
1t would require passengers ships on
the Great Lakes to be equipped with
wireless, but would exempt Long Is
land sound passenger ships from the
ocean going requirements. Auxiliary
wireless equipment and two operators
for each ship are among other fea-
lures of the measure.