The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-31
CONGRESS j. . 5
CRISIS ON TOLLS
President Wants EngIand'S
Protest Arbitrated.
U. 5. WOULD CERTA|NlyLOSE
Granting Free Passage of America n
Coastwise Vessels In Canal an Arbl
trary Move-Wouid Now Save Wal
nut Trees, With $4,000 Appropra-
tion-La Toilette Becomes Listens.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

the big international question i'm dis
Diite bet ween the United States anc
Great Britain. In fact. President Taf
is going to put it up" to the senate il
the near future when the British not.
of protest Is communicated to congress
Minority Leader Mann, who ha>
given more attention to canal matters
than any other member of congress
asserts positively that the time for ar
bitratiOn has passed; thar, congress
having taken action in fixing tolls
there is no question to arbitrate. Pres
ident Taft has not agreed with him anc
is determined to give the senate an op
pOrtunity to act upon an arbitration
treaty in accordance with his wei
known policy Of extending arbitration
to all disputes.
Would Be Against Us.
One reason why there is so much op
position to submitting the canal tolls
to arbitra ton is because it is sure t.
60 against the United States. There
can be no question about the terms OF
the treaty, and no tribunal would de
eide otherwise. The only object con
gress seemed to have in allowing free
tolls for American coastwise ships was
to make it appear that we were getting
something out Of the vast expenditure
for constructing the canal. But the
Hay-pauncefote treaty, which this
country should never have sanctioned
made 1t imperative to fix all tolls alike
and congress simply took one method
of violating the treaty when free tolls
for the coastwise vessels were granted
Constituencies Criticised.
Although We are one great, glorious,
united people, there are times when it
would seem that the divisions between
g ions are pretty sharply dra wn
During the consideration Of the immi,
grafton bill different constituencies
were at times criticised by members
For instance. the charge of illiteracy
| was fung at some southern districts.
! and southern men retorted by charging
that different cities were packed with
paupers. OF course the men represent
ing the constituencies criticised came
back with hot defenses of their respec
tive districts 1t was noticed that these
minor wars were generally between
the men from the big cities and south
erners.
The southerners were hot for restric-
ton, while the city men were as
strongly opposed. The western farm
ing districts were rather neutral. but
the tendency toward restriction was
shown in the very large vote for the
bill.
An Interesting Visitor.
Congressman Austin of Tennessee
had a very interesting visitor recently
when woman eighty years old called
on him. She told him of having once
sat In the White House and listened
to discussion between Lincoln and
Seward when some matter of impor-
lance was considered. And still later
she had been in the White House and
talked with Garfield Just before he
left for that fatal trip to the seaside.
- A "Reai" indian.
Congressman Carter of Oklahoma,
who Is sevensixteenths Choctaw and
Cherokee Indian. was arraigning the
people who were sent into the Indian
country for their lack of knowledge of
Indian affairs and conditions. 1t re-
minded him Of meeting young news,
paper man in Washington some time
ago and being introduced as an Indian
Garter, are you real Indian 2" he ask
ed. Il am" replied Carter. Are you
one OF the fellows who are on the tribal
rolls and get lands and money! he
asked 81 am," again answered Car
ter. WELL" said the newspaper man.
Il am awful glad to meet you Yon
know ] wrote two articles on the hab
Its. traits and characteristics Of the
American Indian, for which got $3.50.
and you are the 6rst COMPOUNDED In
dian ever met in my life
La Toilette Listens.
It is rather noticeable fact that
Senator La Toilette was more regularly
10 his seat during the short session be
fore adjournment than usual The Wis
eOnsin senator formerly was not one of
those to sit and listen to the debates
III the senate. but that was when the
presidential bee was bothering him to
a considerable extent. Now he has
more time to give to the business of
the senate.
Walnut Trees.
1t Is like our people to wake up just
a little late and ind that something
very valuable has been wasted That
was the case with the buffalo and with |
other things that at one time seemed in |
exhausttble. Congressman Raker OF |
California wants to spend $4,000 OF
government money to see IL something
cannot be done to preserve walnut |
trees and cultivate walnnts. The nuts
are the very best grown. but there was
IN ayfni waste OF walnut trees q few
years ag0 TO make furniture.
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