The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
! Events of Interest From the Seat c:
/ Government.
Copper Era Bureau,
Washington D. c.,

been much in the limelight, because
of his insistense in calling on the
President for the purpose of poinr-
ing out wherein projection should be
given to wool, sugar, ETC. Senator
Marcus Smith of Arizona, has also
been hitting the White House trail,
and in explanation declares: Il am
not a protectionist, but l am certainly
! opposed to free wool and free sugar
On he other hand Senator Ashurst,
also a Democrat and Arizonian, de-
clares that IF the Democratic party,
/ after the promises it has made to the
people to reduce the tariff, should
/ then begin to eQuivocate, it would be
the end-and ought to be the end
of the Democratic party. In replying
to an appeal from his own state to|
1 help secure the things his colleague
is working for, Mr. AShurst says he
could not take the action unless |
turned traitor. And some people in
the Capitol are mean enough to sug-
gest that one or the other of the Ari-
IONA Senators has the wrong bunch,
but the older ones know that it is
Uncle Mark who has learned that
it is wise to listen to the rumblinGS
before they get to be grumblinss.
Most of the fourteen Democratic Sen
atorS from west of the Missouri river
are pretty good protectionists in ar
ticles of the mines, forests and farms
which they declare differ from manu-
featured goods. On the other hand
bunch of New England and eastern
statesmen believe the western mans
products are not entitled to protec-
ion, while their industries would be
Destroyed if duties were materially
lowered.
Chinese Labor of British Columbia.
In speaking of the results of an in
fluX of 1000 Chinese a month into
British Columbia, Mr.. Johnston of the
state of Washington has told his col
league in Congress that until now
a protective tariff wall has kept our
people of the great Pacific Northwest
from too close competition with these
oriental offScouringS.' But he sees
an end to this. The Underwood
free-trade BILL" says Mr. Johnson,
tears down the tariff wall. From
now on we of the west must compete
with the Chinese and the Japanese.
Not alone in the lumber and single
industry-our mills versus the mills
of British Columbia-but this country
will receive it's shoes from Japan,
made by women who earn cents a
day and chinaware and notions will
! come in; yes, cotton goods, prints,
and all other articles that we
have taught these people to make and
sold them the machinery with which
to work"
Let Uncle Sam Do 1t.
New Senators have been coming so
rapidly that the Washington CORE
spondent who wrote this had to refer
to his directory to find that Senator
Pitman halls from Nevada, and
while Nevada hasn't as many people
as the Bronx, it has just as many
Senators as the Empire state. Pit
man took a big long fall out of the
Alaskan conditions recently, declaring
that government operation of the rail
roads would greatly benefit the coun-
try, that it would check the present
sitting of competition, which the IN
terstate Commence Commission is
supposed to look after, but cannot see
so far away Pitman wants the nat
ural development to remain with in
dividuals, but in order to give these
individuals an opportunity to carry
! on their work, he is positive that the
government itself must operate trans
portation lines.
Taking a Crack At "BiIl."
Among the speeches against the
Underwood bill which attracted most
favorable attention were those of Rep
Toilette and Falconer of Washington.
The gentlemen showed the evils of the
measure from their standpoint.
Cannon's Statute Said to Grin.
in CARRYING out the prayt program
it is claimed that the Democrats have
found it beneficial to resort to- some
of the old Cannon rules which a few
years ago were so vigorously assaiied.
Leader Mann of Illinois, reminded the
Democrats of the House of this on a
recent occasion, and here is what he
said: A few months ago | stepped
out into the lobby back of the Speak
er's chair and looked at the marble
face of the statute of Uncle Joe Can
non, and l found it in broad grin.
1t was Uncle Joe who drew the reso-
| luton 16 years ago for the passage OF
the sundry civil bill without amend
ment and without debate. 1t was
your side which for sixteen years has
been reviling Cannon and Connon1sm,
and now the only defense you can
make for what you are doing is that
you are doing what Uncle Joe did
sixteen years ago.
! Suggests Mount Vernon Inquiry.
Representative Cary of Wisconsin,
| has way of starting things that
brings the name of Cary prominently
into print He has asked for an in
vestigation of Mount Vernon, the
Home of Washington. This place is
in the care of a national association
of women, who meet once each year
and provide for the preservation OF
the priceless spot. Cary and some
others think the government itself
should care for Mount Vernon. Mount
Vernon was redeemed from threaten
ed decay and ruin by a band of pa
| triotic American women who have al
ways kept it in the very highest state
of preservation.
Uneasiness Over Japanese.
! With Secretary Bryan travelling
| across the country in an endeavor to
/ IL hn CNalifnrnia