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Panama CANAL
SLIDES EXPECTED
Engineers Who Dug Big Ditch
Are Not Alarmed.
WATER MAY PREVENT THEM
Weight of the Liquid Is Expected to
Partially Offset the Weight OF the
Mountains-Secretary Bryan and His
Wineless Dinner to Foreign Diplo-
mats-Senators and the Tariff.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. May g.. [SpeciaL] i
Slides on the Panama canal do not
give the engineers who have cut the
big ditch any particular apprehension
They expect such slides will continue
for some time after the water is turn
ed in, but they also expect that the
weight of the water in the canal will
have the effect of stopping the slides
to some extent.
At present the pressure from the
mountain sides forces the earth up
ward in the cut. The engineers say that
the weight of the water will have a
tendency to offset that upward pres
sure. The anti-canal fellows, few in
numb Der, still say that the canal cannot
he success.
On the Hosts Table.
Just why there should be any inter
national row because the secretary OF
state does not furnish wine at his din
ners to diplomats is rather strange. 1t
is not good FORM to criticise what
appears or does not appear on a hosts
table. The diplomats should be lead
ers in "good FORM. Our temperance
people will applaud Mr.. Bryan for not
having wine. And for that matter
why should he furnish it?
OF course wine" is considered cham
payne, and it must be imported cham
payne or there would be just as much
Of ''kick'' rs on the no wine menu.
That reminds me that very rich and
distinguished senator once desired to
boost a product of his own state and
served domestic champagne at one Of
his big entertainments. The guzzlers
growled and criticised, and finally one
Of his fellow senators frankly told the
host that his wine was punk" The
result was that soon a sparkling flow
Of foreign champagne replaced the do
nestle output.
Senators May Fight.
Democratic members of the house
stated in caucus that features of the
tariff bill would ruin certain industries
in their districts and defeat them for
reelection. but took their medicine. 1t
looks as if the senators may be more
outspoken and may go to the length of
amending the bill if they can get the
votes. Whether they will go to the
extent Of voting against it is doubtful. |
That will take great deal of courage.
Party TRAITORS"
Four years ago a great many publ |
cations in this country upheld the Re-
publicans who refused to follow their
leaders and vote for the Payne tariff
bill. These men were lauded as patri-
ots Of the highest type. These same
publications are now denouncing as
traitors" such Democrats as talk of
deserving the party at this time and
voting against the Underwood bill.
OF course the papers or publications
referred to want very low tariff. |
Probably any man who is protection
list would be considered as bad as If
not worse than a traitor. But the fact
IL the idea of tariff reduction is so pop
ular in many places that Democrats
hesitate long before voting against a
tariff bill that makes such sweeping
reductions
0ecorum In the House.
In making an earnest plea for deco
rum in the house Speaker Clark said |
among other things, that some mem
bers thought that for others to put
their feet on the backs of the seats
was not decorous. So 1t must be
ofnnno6 md tho harS
learn that they are "herded," ICON
trolled" and otherwise subservient to
the leaders. Pretty soon they will be-
gin to believe that Jim Mann was
right in claiming that the house is in
the hands of few men.
"Ins" and "outs.'
II come from section where there
is but one party" said Congressman
AswelI Of louisiana THAT party is
divided into two factions. the ms and
the outs The stock in trade of the
outs is to create dissatisfaction with
the ms II is an old game, but did
not expect to find peanut politics of
that kind in the house of representa-
tives''
Which shows that he is indeed a
new member There are few places
where peanut politics" are so often
practiced as in the house of repre-
senta tiyes.
What Was Expected.
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis took
the oath Of Office without a tremor,"
said local paper, describing the swear
ing in of the new senator from Illinois.
And those who know Lewis asked
What did they expect?" Lewis isl
not in the habit of having tremors.
Talking to the Country
Senator Ashurst was making a few
remarks about Stock Exchange gam
bling, and the confusion in the senate
showed plainly that he was not In ia
vor Another senator asked for or
der
II do not care whether any senator
listens or not said Ashurst. II am