Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-08-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events OF Interest from the Seat
of Government.
BY j. Il. JONES.
"The New Frontier"

The utterances of Secretary of the
Navy Daniels during his Western trip.
in characterizing the Pacific Coast as
the new frontier" and in declaring
that after the completion of the Pan
anna canal the greater part of the
American navy would be kept on the
Pacific shores, has excited considerable
comment in the national capital, and
inquiries regarding this policy shows
that it is popular Congressman ques-
toned as to the wisdom of this change
of the navy's base, usually reply:
"Why not?"
Sonora MaderO In Washington.
The widow of the late president of
Mexico is in Washington, and has
made statements to the newspapers
that her husband was foully murdered
while asleep in his bed. Sonora Ma
dero vows that Diaz, Mondragon and
Banquet know who gave the order to
assassnate her husband. Should
these murderers be recognized as the
rulers Of the Mexican people whom
they have betrayed" she asks bitterly.
who accepts Huerta accepts his acts"
Uncle Sam Is "a Big Merchant.
That Uncle Sam is conducting a
full sized commercial institution is
shown by q recent government report
in which It appears that the imports
to this country from foreign nations
for the year ending the last of June
amounted to $1,812,621, 100, while the
exports were $2.465,761, $40. The bal
ance of trade in our favor was $685.
14C,75O.
BOrah and the PrOtectOrate Plan.
Senator Borah has strong opinions
in reference to the treaty arranged by
Secretary Bryan with Nicaragua, by
the terms of which the United States
establishes a prOtectorate over that
country. He asserts that the Mica
raguan people do not want protec-
torate. and that insofar as corruption
existing in the government, he opines
that Nicaragua is doubtless far better
governed that New York City or Cuba.
He says that the government of Cuba,
where this country has protectorate,
10 ~ he IN no
world, and that even the courts are not
pure He ridicules the idea that the
Monroe doctrine requires the Nicara-
guam arrangement, and contends that
the policy of this country contem.
plates only protection against foreign
interference. 1t is expected at Wash.
ington that Honduras will ask like
protectorate, and will perhaps get it
from the administration.
Says Government Pays for Private Tel
eErams.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona got his
fingers burned when he sprung an an
cfent campaign document that had
been discredited in Kansas, upon Sen
ator Bristow. Once upon time the
Kansan was classed as firebrand, but
of late years his brow has wrinkled,
his hair has been dropping out, and
the burdens of Office have caused him
to stoop little. Still when Bristow
goes into personalities he is a match
for younger men, and the Apollo Bel
videre of the Arizona cactus ranges
wished he had not spoken when he
was reminded that he had been max
ing "unwarranted expenditures of pub
lie money to conduct private CORE
spondence" The Arizona senator en-
tered a denial, but later added that If
his messages were not found to be
properly chargeable to the government
he would pay for them out of his pri-
vate funds.
Interesting Railway Statistics.
The interstate commerce commission
has issued some mighty interesting
statistics regarding railroads, and 1t
is worth while for impatient people
who don't like figures" to wade
through some of them, and thereby
learn what an amazingly wonderful in
dustry this railroading is. That little
streak of rust" that may run near ones
back yard is a part of a great system,
no doubt, since we learn that there
are 36O,714 miles of railroads in the
country, and of this there are 9l,25O
miles in yard track and sidings. 1t
takes $3.50 locomotives to do the
trick" and of these 14,206 are used on
passenger trains. There are 2,36S,65S