The Irish standard., 1913-09-20
from the National CAPITOL
By Stanto,e Lawton

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Samuel Gompers. president Of tn,
American Federation Of Labor, CLOSED
his two days testimony before ths
House lobby committee. with thu
statement that in the United State,
which has burst" into industrial life
there is no feeling between employer
and employee such as Ia found in Euro.
pean nations. These countries, hi
said, were decades ahead Of the Unit.
ed States in legislation for the proteo-
ton Of the lives Of workmen.
The lives Of workingmen count fol
nothing In the United States" said he
Tt seems to me that the life Of horse
10 Of more value than the life of q
human being to our manufacturers
The manufacturers Of this country op-
posed all acts Of legislation designed
"a. protect the workingmen."
Miss Margaret Barry, who recently
died in Washington, provided in he1
viii the sum Of $4,000 for the estab-
h.hment Of the Barry scholarship iii
the Catholic University Of America.
The Rev. Michael A. Noel, 8. J.. fol-
number Of years stationed at St
Aloysius church, Washington, died last
wssk at tho Church Of the Jesu. Phila-
dslphia, after . long illness.
Father Noel was . native of Para
dise Pa. and for twenty five years
had been . member Of the Jesuit or
der, celebrating the anniversary of his
oedination last month.
HA was q graduate Of Georgetown
UniSsrsaty and taught there for four
years. Seven Of the last ten years OF
his life he spent at the Catholic chap
81 ON Blackwells Island. N. T.. which
hs built For three years he has been
chaplain Of the penitentiary at Phila-
delphia. During the many years he
spent ministering to the spiritual
needs Of the convicts, he won the re-
gard Of hundreds of the prisoners.
The two men whose names are most
prominent in handling the present
delicate situation in Mexico, are both
wsll known at the capital of the ma
ton, viz: Honorable Nelson o'shaugh-
messy. Charge d'Affaires of the Amer
lean Embassy at Mexico City, and
Senior Gamboa, Mexican Minister OF
foreign affairs.
The former was born in New Yorl,
City February II. 1875; educated By
private tutors at Georgetown Univer.
sity, Washington, d. c.. and at Oxford
University. graduating in 1899 CA b.:
studied international law in London
and languages In different coutries OF
Europe.
He entered the diplomatic service o.
the United States on March II, 1904
when he was appointed Secretary Of
the Legation at Copenhagen on March
II, 1906, he was appointed Third Sec.
rotary of the Embassy at Berlin; and
on April 8. 1907. became Second Sec
rotary Of the Embassy at Vienna, and
on January 81. 1911, was appointed
Second Secretary Of the Embassy al
Mexico City.
Senior Gamboa is q poet, novelist
'publicist and writer Of memoirs a.
we'll as diplomat Of long standing
Washington is the scene Of action OF
=, number Of novels written by him
One Of his best known writings is his
extensive memoirs Of his diplomatic
career. involving years of service IL
tho United States. Central America
and Europe. and he speaks of many
American public men from personal
acquaintance with them.
He spent four years in Washington
attached to the Mexican mission here
as secretary and also as charge DAFT
fairies. At that time he made &C
quaintance with the writings of Ed.
gsz@ Allen Poe. whom he ever since
admired and initiated in his own f1c.
ton work. In his memoirs is a de-
scription Of a trip to Baltimore and his
:. visit to the home once occupied by Poe
It Born in the city Of Mexico in 1854
Senior Gamboa Is only forty-nine years
Of age. He entered the diplomatic
service in 1888. serving for fourteen
years in various capacities in the mis-.
sions Of Mexico, in Central America
and Argentina. Appointed first sec
rotary Of the Washington mission in
1902, he was charge d'affaires in 1901
and 1905. He then received appoint
ment as minister to Guatemala.
He was called from Guatemala t
be under secretary of state. and ir