The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-12-18
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Wilson Resents Army
and Navy Burlesque on
Philippine Policy.

tary order of the Carabao, composed
of regulars and volunteer officers Of
the army and navy who served In the
Philippine Islands in the four years
succeeding the Spanish-American war,
and ordered an investigation of var
ious satires and travesties on the ad-
ministration's policy towards the phil
ippines as portrayed at banquet of
the Carabaos in Washington last week.
Objection was raised, among other
things, to one OF the songs-"Damn,
Damn, Damn the Insurrectos." Of
fense was also given by the exhibition
of three big models of battleships la
beled, the Fellowship" Friendship"
and "Piffle." A moving picture show
ing a three year pursuit of Filipino
rebel colonel. who was finally caught,
only to be made governor Of n pro-
vince, also was criticised.
II was made plain by the president,
through Garrison and Daniels. that
while outsiders may satirize the ad-
ministrhtion as they please. those In
It's service. like army and navy Off.
GERS should refrain from ridiculing Its
policies, even though they do not sup
port them.
Currency DIll Substitute 10 Tabled.
Victory for the administration
Oh In fxat M
strength on the currency bill. The
vote, 40 to 35, tabled a substitute Of
fered by Senator Hitchcock, for sec.
ton Of the administration bill, pro-
posing a system OF four regional banks
with a possible increase to eight, the
regional bank stock to be owned by
the public.
Tho defoat OF this amendment prac.
ticaiiy insured the adoption Of the
owen plan. which provides for from
eight to IL regional banks. with the
stock owned by the national banks
that become members Of the respec-
tive regional banks.
Postal Bank Msy Expand.
A bill to remove the Limitation on
the amount that may be accepted from
depositors In the postal savings banks
was passed by the house.
The measure would permit unlimit-
cd deposits. but $1,000 is fixed as the
maximum on which interest will be
paid. Under the present law the limit
Ia $40 In each calendar month. no ac-
count to exceed $500. exclusive OF nc.
cumulated interest.
May Impose LItsracy Test
The house will soon be In the thick.
est OF its fight for immigration re-
form. The immigration committee
probably will report a bill which
would impose a literacy test. bar out
foreigners ineligible to naturalization
and not provided for by treaties.
strengthen the inhibition against
aliens who advocate the unlawful de-
struction OF property and increase the
head tax per immigrant to SIS.
The proposed literacy test will re-
open debate on the feature which led
President Taft to veto substantially
the same bill last winter.
NONRESIDENT Law Asked.
Nonresident enlarged homesteads
will be permitted In Oregon. Washing
ton. California, Montana and several
other western states. II congress pass
es bill recently introduced by Rep
resentative Taylor. OF Colorado. I'm.
der existing law. nonresident home
steads may be made in Utah and Ida
no. but nowhere else.
The Taylor bill provides that the
secretary Of interior may designate
for nonresident entry. under the en-
larged homestead law. not to exceed
100000 acres in each OF the states
named. when he finds that areas set
tied on do not have sufficient water
supply for domestic purposes. such
as would make continuous residence
possible.
Entrymen who avail themselves of
the non-residence homestead law. how
ever. In making proof must show that
they have cultivated one-sixteenth of
the area OF their entry beginning the
second year. and one-eighth of the
area for the third and successive |
years until final proof is made. and
they must also reside within such dis
tance OF their land as to enable them
to farm IL personally.
Congress Favors Presidential Primary |
A careful poll indicates clear ma
jority OF the senate and house favors |
presidential preference primaries.
Only a small minority is outspoken
In its opposition to nationwide pri-
maries, with the candidates formulat-
Ing the platform upon which they will !
appeal to the people for election.