The Caucasian., 1913-11-06
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington, Nov. 5.-[Special.] j
Taking everything into consideration
it may be said that we are not on very
good terms with the nations of the
earth.
England does not like the remission
of tolls through the canal for the coast
wise shipping of the United States
Nearly every nation objects to the {
per cent discrimination in favor OF
American ships in the new tariff law
Russia was not pleased at the abroga
ton of the treaty on account OF Jew
ish troubles. Japan is still sore over
the California land question. The
Latin American countries object te
having the mantle Of the Monroe doc,
trine thrown around them
And yet our majestic feet is sailing
into European waters with the idea OF
a friendly visit. nominally to give the
sailors an opportunity to see foreign
countries. There is a suspicion that il
is also for the purpose Of showing the
countries Of the world that we actually
have feet.
Two Reform Bills Held Up.
Two reform bills are held up by lack
of a quorum in the house One Is the
seaman'sa bill over which there has
been so much contention. and the Other
is Senator Kenyon's bill. known as the
..red light. bill for the District of Co
lumbia Both are reformatory in char
acter. The first is OF great interest to
the sailors not only of this country. but
for the world at large The other
might prove to be of value to the cities
of the country if it works successfully
in Washington in handling one OF the
vexed problems of all time
Congress Caught Mapping.
Members of congress are being food
ed with letters and circulars of pro
test about law that has passed grant
ing free admission Of foreign goods fol
the Panama exposition. at San Fran
cisco. Several '.sleepers" or "jokers'
have been discovered in the law. It 4:
claimed that registered trade marks
will be endangered: that manufactur
ers will be in danger of infringements
that great injustice may be done limo
cent parties handling goods which arr
like those on exhibition. The bill pass
ed through the hands of the diferen
committees of both houses. and none
of the able lawyers OF congress seem
ed to see anything wrong with 1t.
Long on the Job.
While discussing the seamen's bill
which recently passed the senate, Sen
ator La Toilette said that be obtainet
most Of his information regarding th'
necessity for the legislation from An
drew Furuseth, who for the last fou
years called upon him nearly ever.
Sunday morning to talk about the leg
! islation.
/ ANDREW Furuseth." said the Wis
| eonsin senator, lis sailor. He is
| Norwegian Americanized. one or tn
most intelligent men 1t has been m
good fortune to meet. For ninetee
years he has been sitting up there I
that corner OF the gallery waiting t
be made Free
Furuseth is a familiar figure abou
the capitol. as La Follette's languag
would imply.
Task For Young Men.
/. Senators Kenyon and Borah are bot
young men, and it is well that the
are when the task they have undel
taken is considered. They have star
ed crusade against the practice
giving the widows of deceased sent
tors sum equal to the salary OF
senator for years.. 500. NO on
knows how long this practice has bee
observed. but the widow or the neal
est relative OF every senator and repr'
sentative who dies while member
congress is voted years salary OF
Of the public funds. The Iowa an
Idaho senators will have long har
fight to stop this system OF largess
from the peoples money
Took Underwood'st Tip.
Members of the house need NOT fe
obliged to remain in Washington
said Leader Underwood There WI
be no business transacted by the hous
until the regular session in December
q And so it often happens that mol
than 400 members Of the house fail
respond to the rollcalls which Jll
Mann insists upon every day.
Canal and EARTHQUAKES.
There is the utmost confidence anon
the men who talk about the PanaH
canal that earthquakes will never
terfere with it. but it will be WI:
precaution. just the same. not to ha'
more than one Of our big battleshil
In the canal at one time
When C. K. Davis was senat'
, from Minnesota he made an exhau
tive argument against canal on
|. count Of earthquakes and went TO T
bottom of the snbject The spee'
never made much of IN impFessl|
hoeau1e c1n1l lll IL seeesl'