The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-13


Are Alert and Intelligent - Small
Likelihood Of Trouble.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington, May 12.-[Special. i
Possibility Of brush with the Japa-
nese has caused discussion Of the JAP
anese soldiers and sailors by those
who know them pretty well. and there
is not person who has observed them
closely who does not say that they are
fighters from start to finish. More than
that, the Japs are we'll disciplined and
we'll drilled.
The officers who saw the Japanese
fighting the Russians assert that the
little fellows are neat, alert, intel
ligent, and drill like clock work Be-
sides that, they seem to have an in
tense patriotism, equal to that almost
Of the Moslems who fight for the name
Of Mohammed. Altogether the impress
sion prevails that in case we ever do
have any trouble with Japan there will
be real fighting for both the army and
navy.
Security In Washington.
But Notwithstanding all the talk that
Washington and an abiding faith that
war will not come. 1t Is expected that
Japan may denounce and abrogate the
present treaty with the United States
as an evidence of displeasure and as
sop to the discontinued and fiery peo-
pie of that country, but that the wise
men of that country will not allow war
as result of the legislation in Cali
fornia.
Don't Like militia"
The soldiers of the national guard.
the second line of defense in this coun-
try, are firing of the name militia"
by which they are so often called and
which is the constitutional and lawful
name, although national guard is COM
ing slowly into use Strictly speaking,
the militia" is that citizen soldiery
between the ages Of eighteen and for
ty-f1ve which is liable to military serv-
ice. The national guard are enlisted
state troops.
Underwood Confident.
Replying to an insinuation that the
tariff bill might be materially amended
in the senate and the house forced to
accept the changes, Chairman Under
wood only smiled and remarked, Il am
not a prophet, but l will venture the
assertion that this bill will not be
changed very much anywhere and will
become law in very much its present
form" The fact that the western SEN
ators failed to make any impression on
President Wilson indicates that Under
wood knows what he is talking about.
After Scalp.
The Colorado Democratic congress
men seem to have decided to take the
scalp of Congressman Mondell Of Wyo-
ming. They have gone after" him
In speeches and announced that they
will "go after him In the next cam
paign. They promise to tell the peo-
pie '-all they know about him." Mon
dell, who has represented Wyoming
for twenty years, smiles complacently
at these threats and continues his for
mer ways.
Displayed "6oyishness."
There were times when the tariff de-
bate in the house developed spirit of
"boyishness." Members talked back
and forth at each other in way to
show that they are what John Sharp
Williams called ''boys grown up"
Langley and Thomas Of Kentucky in
dulged in what might be termed ''house
repartee'' over moonshine whisky and
its use. At another time Thomas took
a fling at Murdock's red hair and at
Mann's whiskers. Mann came back
with something about "bewhiskied"
Kentuckians. Bits Of brightness, so to
speak, are flung about from time to
time OF a similar character. And all
the time Underwood kept driving, driv-
ing, pushing, pushing, the bill forward.
never losing his patience or losing a
single item In the bill.
Ferdnsy's Relationship.
Congressman Fordney Of Michigan
was defending a duty on shingles, al
though asserting that he was not in
the business. II am a lumberman," he
said; IT am not single manufactur-
er. My wife had an uncle whose
cousin had brother married to q girl
whose uncle was in the single bust
ness"
"Can you say that again and say 1t
the same way?" asked Palmer of Penn
sylvania.
Senate or House Leader.
Oscar w. Underwood, like Champ
Clark a few years ago, must determine
whether he wants to stay in the house
or try for the senate. Clark might
have been elected to the senate if he
had not preferred the speakership.
with the further possibility Of winning
the presidency.
Until the new regime in the house
few men would have been willing to
remain as house leader II there was
senatorship In sight. But Underwood
b very powerful in the house now, and
be may decide that he would rather
remain n his present position. with