The Caucasian., 1913-08-07
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Mexico-Catron Commended.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Aug. g. Especial =
Women suffragists have no doubt o1
ultimate success. The time was wheI
they made demonstra tions at the IA
tional capital for the purpose Of max
Ing statements and arguments before
committees and having those made
frankable in the mails. They spoke os
tensibly for an amendment to the con
stitution giving women the right te
vote, but they did not expect to get
favorable action. Now they are con
fident that the time is not so very fal
distant when such an amendment vii
pass both houses Of congress.
Estimating the situation without any
canvass, / should say that In neither
house is there anything like a two
thirds majority for suffrage, and suct
vote is necessary to pass the amend
ment- But who can tell what may
happen In few years If the womer
keep carrying one state after another
Every state adds strong supporters ir
congress.
"Greasing" the Tariff.
For one whole day the senate talked
about wool grease. The next day il
talked about peanut oil, oleomargarine
and olive OIL These all came under
consideration in the chemical schedule
for oils are chemicals when it comes tc
legislating on the tariff. Some one re
marked that these oils were brought
in early in order to grease" the tariff
and insure an easy course for it in the
senate The interests Of the farmers
in the tariff were brought out in these
discussions. Peanut oil is used te
make oleomargarine Olive oil is pro
duced in California Cottonseed oil is
d rival Of different kinds Of OIL And
so the senators went back to the farm
in the discussion.
Counting the Cost.
No administration will plunge thi:
country into a war with Mexico if i
can be avoided. For less than half O.
what has occurred in Mexico we wen
to war with Spain and drove her ou
of Cuba. But we can> still remember
the cost. It brought US the Philippines
Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Panama ca
nal and q protectorate over Cuba. Be
sides the lives lost In warfare, camp
diseases carried off many more The1
there is the money cost. It can bt
reckoned In billions. The people O
this generation can recollect all that
The people who are responsible for The
government are counting the cost 81
war. Only as last resort will there
be war.
Bryan Saw Them.
At small gathering, recalled by the
recent suffrage demonstration at ths
capitol, mention was made Of the suf
frage parade on March 8, just before
President Wilson was inaugurated.
They should have held that parade
after the Inauguration instead Of be
All w "a Lie SOlA1uC11L vi #Out6 pCESOu
IF they had" remarked Secretary
Bryan, who was present, there woule
have been nobody to see 1t. On any day
after the Inauguration everybody was
at the departments seeking an office
and the suffragists would have had nc
spectators
RaA Time ar Real Rest.
The senate works industriously from
IL to 8, and six hours IS pretty long
time on the tariff. But there are-pe.
RODS Of real rest. They come when a
senator takes the floor to deliver sci
speech that Is, one which he reads into
the Record, makes frankable for home
consumption, and which he does not
expect to profoundly impress the sen
ate. In this he is right. for nearly all
the senator's seek rest during the set
speeches. J.
For Better Acoustics.
Senator Tillman, chairman Of the
committee on naval affairs. has intro
dnced i bill for the improvement of
Lnts#dS0uSllCS s0l "a Tue #lNaVHI ACADEMY
chapel and the auditorium. It seems
strnnge thst IN this day Of progress
the acoustics OF these large assembly
rooms should be so bad that they have
70 be draped with canvas and flags to
make It possible to hear anything in
them. The riags captured By the navy
in wars with foreign nations have been
used Id the auditorium, but an ugly
piece Of canvas stretches across the
dome of the chapel. destroying the Ill
side appearance OF the building.
Several buildings IN Washington,
notably the auditorium Of the war col
lege and the large rooms for hearings
III the new congressional Office build
ings. have very bad acoustic proper
ties
Commend catron.
Senator Catron OF New Mexico is the
only member OF the senate committee
on woman suffrage who voted against
The resolution for flowing women to
vote He has received but one letter
criticising bis vote. while many com