The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-09
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

happen IL there is not check upon
the acquisition of real estate by the
Japs.
1t is evident that, while the admin
istration is doing everything possible
to prevent adverse legislation by Cal
ifornia, the Californians have the sym
pathy Of the southern people.
TT is race question" said Leader
Underwood Of the house. 1--WE of the
south have a race question ourselves
and know that when racial differences
exist that there can be only one re-
sult-one race will dominate, and in
this country it will be the white race"
That is a fair sample of the way
southern people look upon the question
which is causing so much concern at
the present time.
Will Name Committees.
While the senate is devoting time to
the tariff, for a few weeks at least the
house ways and means committee will
get up list of committees. The Dem
ocratic caucus has simplified the mat
ter to great extent by decreeing that
places on a dozen leading committees
and there shall be no doubling up of
such committees. When the commit
tees are named it is expected that they
will take up some of the important
bills which have been introduced.
Postage Changes.
1t is quite possible that there will be
a change IN postal rates, even under
the Democratic administration. Con-
gress may be asked to establish a one
cent rate, which will mean an increase
Of the second class rate on newspapers
and periodicals. heard a member of
the postoffice committee saying recent
ly that there "ought to be an increase
because the papers have become so SEN
sational, so unreliable and many times
so untruthful." There are other states
men who say the rate on periodicals
ought to be increased because there
has been so much undertaking. If
that view prevails to any great extent
the increase is coming.
Adjectives and Adverbs.
oSlluIOl elS VI lOUh OC-
casion to deny a newspaper statement
on the floor of the senate and never be-
fore has the senate heard so many ad-
jectives and adverbs in such a short
speech. Myers strung them along one
after another until it seemed as if he
had absorbed large number simply
for the occasion. That newspaper story
was most thoroughly denied and repu-
dated by the time he concluded.
Cary For Reform.
Congressman Cary has started right
out on a career of reform and has in
troduced a string Of bills to correct
many evils, most Of them in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Cary would make
lot of people sit up and take notice
in this capital, particularly the public
service corporations and those who run
automobiles.
A Singular Conference.
Those who recall the early relations
between Senators Gallinger and Chan
dler when the latter was a member
of the senate thought that the close
conference between them that took
place some time ago was very singular.
There was a time when they were de-
cidedly antagonistic. Then senatorial
friends patched up truce, which
seems to have held so far as personal
relations were concerned, but no one
ever expected them to confer together
Those who know are assured that it
was not in the interest of Chandler's
candidate for the presidency, Senator
La Toilette, that the conference took
place.
Advice to New Members.
Phil Campbell of Kansas, who has
become one of the Republican leaders,
was giving advice to the new Demo
cratic members, incidentally chiding
them. He said they had not been ap-
pointed on committees because they
were expected to vote right on the
tariff bill
"One or two men have been telling
you what to do and how to do it. If
you are wise you will do just as you
are told. How can you expect to get
committee assignments or name the
postmasters in your districts if you
fail to deliver the goods, to vote as
you are told to voter"
"Moving Slowly"
Senator Johnston of Alabama was
complaining about the number of Re-
publicans in office.
"But will that not be remedied by
the senator's president?" asked Senator
Gallinger.
81 hope it will be remedied," replied
the Alabama senator, adding almost
plaintively, "But 1t seems to be going
along very slowly" ae
And the laughter was enough even
to be noted in the senate proceedings.