Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events of Interest from the Sent
of Government.
BY j. T.. JONES.
SuiirHGistS Are Mad.

SufrnGists Are Mad.
| According to Miss Alice Paul, chair
man of the congressional committee of
the National Women's Suffrage asso-
citation in Washington, the Democrats
will lack che support of the women in
favor of. this movement throughout
the country, Miss Paul says that Pres
ident Wilson has alienated the equal
sutfragists of America by refusal to
take up their cause, and she believes
the women should turn the millions
of votes of women" and their influence
with males votes against the Demo
cratic party in the next election, I'M
less that party changes its mind on
the question of suffrage. Miss Paul
states that the Progressives, Social
lists and Prohibition parties are in ia
vor of equal suffrage.
Misbrandcd Merchandise.
That the government will restrict
manufactures in the same way that
has been accomplished by the pure
food laws, is indicated by the hearings
held by committees of Congress on
bills to bar from interstate commerce
misbranded adulterated articles of ev-
cry description. Representative Camp
bell of Kansas, who is one of the most
alert and skilled of the legislators in
Washington, declares that mo manu-
facturer has the right to fitch from the
it purports to be-" He further de-
clares that "a reputable manufacturer
would not put his name on an adul-
terated product" Mr. Campbell has
produced for his colleagues in Con-
gress quantity of shoes which he
says are not made of pure leather. 9th
err articles of merchandise have like
wise been brought forward showing
the need for this legislation.
Opposes Pension Legislation.
1t is real refreshing in these days
when pension legislation passes the
house of representatives with only 25
or 80 dissenting votes, to note the ma
ture of the opposition. AS an illustra-
ton the article of Representative Cal
laway of Texas is in point. In al
speech in the house of representatives
he said: 81 remember that when the
river and harbor bill was up and we
were making fight against that,
claiming that it was a pork barrel
bill, the gentleman from Wyoming,
who thinks that the house would new
er yield to political pressure, as
saulted the river and harbor bill and
said that it was a bill worked out to
grease the bearings of the machinery
in the respective districts. Does the
gentleman think that the house would
yield to the influence of pork barrel
on the river and harbor bill and would
not be influenced by pork barrel bill
for the pension distributions"
Vocational Education Belongs to the
States.
According to Representative Tread
way of Massachusetts, his state is sup
porting an educational plan along vo-
cational and agricultural lines and the
work has been very successful. Mr.. !
Treadway expresses the sentiment of
Massachusetts, as favorable to further
extensions of this work, but he be-
lieves that it should be done by the !
states and that the part of the govern
ment should be confined to federal aid. |
The Presidents Wrath.
The members of the presidents cab
met and many distinguished states
men claimed that they had the "time
Of their lives" at the Caraboa dinner,
until President Wilson showed his an
ger over the fun poked at his Philip
pine policy. And when the head of the
nation arose in splendid wrath the |
songs that had been sung for IA years
lost their punch" President Will
sons health prevented his attendance !
at the Gridiron dinner, when his ad- |
hiHiSti atioH was lhe SuuJeCt VI CdTlCd-
ture and good natured jests on the |
part of the newspaper men OF the cap
ital. And now critics of the president
are unkindly charging that he takes !!
these affairs too seriously and that
even as president it would not hurt I
him to take joke" along with the |
rest of his government chiefs.