The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
WASHINGTON NEWS
NOTES UP TO DATE.
President Taft, Consolidating Troops
For Invasion of Mexico if Neces-
sary-Many SociaI-PoIitical
Functions Mark Close of
Administration.
Washington D. c. Feb. rs, lsl:

Washington ID. e. Feb. rs, lsl3.
President Taft has held series of
special Cabinet meetings over the
Mexican situation; and it is announced
that The administration believes in hav.
ing troops ready for an emergency in
case Congress decides that hostile in
vasion of Mexico Is necessary. But the
President is determined that no such
step shall be taken unless absolutely
necessary,
Appropriate services in memory OF
those who lost their lives fifteen years
ago by the destruction OF the Maine
were held last week in Arlington Gene
tary, over the graves of those buried
there.
It now seems that the getting to.
gether process of the Republican Party
will not be from the top, but from the
bottom. Not the leaders, but the rank
and file will be the agents to work the
csmenting of the party organization.
A dinner in honor of Uncle Joe
Cannon, retiring Speaker OF the House,
was one of the greatest politico'social
functions of the season. From far and
near politicians who have served or
fought him, gathered to do him honor,
and fairly buried him under an avail
anche of praise, congratulations and
farewell blessings. President Taft was
present and made an address. The
Chief Justice of the United States also
made short speech and. by doing so,
broke an age old custom observed by
former Chief Justices of not speaking
/ at political gatherings.
The address of President Taft in the
Senate last Saturday, in memery OF the
date Vice. President, James S. Sherman,
marks the first time President has
/ spoken in that chamber since the days
of Washington.
A record of trust busting" has been
1 established by Attorney General Wick
ersham who, following his notable
victories in the bathtub and cotton
! corner cases, has. just filed four more
1 antitrust suits. He has fled, during
}. his four years service 81 suits agains'
trusts; nineteen more than all his pre-
+. decessors together.
|. President.elect Wilson's new book OF
the "New Freedom" has just made it
appearance on the news stands. In i
t. he scathingly arraigns big business
severely criticises the principles OF tn
Roosevelt party, and reiterates his If
tentlon of pruning the tariff; but scout
% the idea that he is for free trade. TN
9 Womens Democratic Study Club, con
. posed of forty or fifty fair politician
z and wives of prominent Statesmen
& will study Mr.. Wilson great book 18th
q State" during the next month.
= At the close of one of the most SUI
10 cessful automobile shows ever held
e Washington, the agent OF leadir
~ manufacturer declared that, if the
= dustry is to succeed, manufacture
M must seek to "sell satisfaction" !nste'
~ of trying to make dig profits by co
- stantly changing the style OF machine
III According to DR.. Kabler. Unit
q States drug expert, more than l5o,t
sN ounces of cocaine are annually &C
" sumed in this country, over ten tim
N the amount actually needed for me
~ cinal purposes. The drug habit, ne sa
"a is no respector Of persons, and is tod
ssS one of the greatest perils this count
z faces.
~ With the many dinners and ent
" tainments being given daily in hor
II of Mr.. Taft and other outgoing o1lcl
~ social Washington is fully awake, a
e the season, which had fitful beglnnl
S SS promises to eclipse all previous dim
Y giving records. The arrival OF Il
20 has made no appreciable difference
~ the social world. although the eve
* are quieter,a and less formal than ear
10 in the season.