Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-06-12

ter. because OF the sentiment which
attaches to a proper guardianship o.
the wards OF the nation. 1t has been the J
custom from time to time to point out !
the Immense advantages which have |
come to Porto Rico since the Spanish |
rule was overthrow. The hook wor's |
disease has been almost entirely erajl
Gated. the Porto Rican laborer has new
vim and energy: sanitation has ever
where been improved and the children
OF the island are being taught tc
read. write and cipher Things today
are well with the island and now
comes the prophesy of evil that II free
sugar In three years is voted the LAST
condition of the island will be worse
than the first
Santo Domingo produces sugar and
In that island when a crop is to be har
vested the laborers are run in and paio
enough to satisfy them. which is not
enough. 1t Is said. to satisfy the ID
borer in any other place on earth
except In some sections OF the Tar
east. Porto Rico. II is claimed. there
fore cannot compete under the pro
posed conditions with Santo Domingo
and the Porto Rican laborer who used
to work for a pitlful sum but who now
is getting fair wage and other things
which he did not know before, must
give over under new competitive con
ditions all that he has gained and re
lapse into the old abiect state.
In Washington today there Is dele
cation consisting OF the speaker oil
the Porto Rican house OF delegates
the president OF the executive council
and several prominent planters and
business men. This delegation is off
cial. having been appointed by an act
OF the Legislature OF Porto Rico for
the purpose OF representing and de-
Tending the island in connection with
the pending tariff bill"
Guthries Difficult Post.
George w. Guthrie of Pittsburgh
Pa. who has just been confirmed as
Uncle Sans ambassador to Japan
was an original Wilson man." and il
may be said that original Wilson men
are getting fair chance at preference
!
Guthrie will go upon most difhcul'
mission. for the relations between this
country and the eastern empire. while
outwardly friendly, so far as diplc
matte matters are concerned. are no
altogether cordial under the surface
Mr. Wilson's appointee to the great
post of Japan is new 10 the diplomatic
service. and the state department real
ICES that the Pittsburgh man will neec
all the resourcefulness. the tact anC
ability which the president of thu
! United States says that his nominee
5 possesses. TO enable him to thread
e successfully the tangle OF our Japan
e csc diplomatic relations.
8 Democrat Of Reform School.
I The country's new ambassador L
= Japan has been a lifelong Democra
l. OF the reform school When he wa
c under thirty years of age he was re
e tanned as an assistant counsel for tn
II Democratic electors In the Tilden
S Hayes controversy Some years late
e he was a candidate for mayor OF Pitts
J. burgh on a municipal league ticket
o The campaign was one CT reform. an
Mr.. Guthrie was defeated. but In 1870
Il he was elected mayor OF the big mar
II ufacturing town. and held the otiic
o for four years.
1 In the year 1900 Mr.. Guthrie wa
If an assistant secretary OF the Demo
l. cratic national convention. and fou
If years later he was q delegate from tn
d Pittsburgh district 10 the nationi
J. convention at st. Louis. He has bee
3 interested in sociological and philal
e thropic work for years. He is muc
o of a student and more than a little
x scholar. which. together with h
Ir Wilson predictions. made him III
it grateful choice OF the administrato
n for a great foreign post.
is Henry Breckenridge. who has bee
is appointed by President Wilson as a
ST sistant secretary OF war to succee
n General Oliver. was more OF Wilso
At man than was Mr.. Guthrie. for NJ
II Breckenridge was one OF the Prime
p ton students who took a militant pa
c. in behalf OF Woodrow Wilson in
certain university controversy
II which the present president OF Il
H. United States at one time was
So gagged.
er Breckenridge Of Army Family.
IN The new assistant secretary
y. war was brought up. so to speak.
H. the army His father. Joseph
SIS breckenridge. who was born in Maj
i'll land. but who later moved TO he
is lucky, is a major general on the
b tired list of the United States arm
ne This branch of the Breckenridge IA
IT. lily remained loyal to the Union, a
he early in 1862 General Breckenrid
ut was appointed by Lincoln as seco
* lieutenant of the Second artillel
e. ,aited States regulars. He serv
through the last three years of
Civil war and remained on the acti
ig- list of the regular army until ~
he when he was retired as major g
ar eral. His son. the present assists
an secretary of war. has the army p'
Its view. and, better than most laym
Mt perhaps. is fitted for the post II viii