Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-03-20
You Have to Decide It.
the bills are passed in the house.
Beef and the Cattle Tick.

the bills are passed in the house.
Beef and the Cattle Tick.
During the debate in the house it
was claimed by Southern statesmen
who spoke for large appropriation
to be used in fighting the cattle tick,
that the freeing of the South from
this affliction would solve the prob
lem of the beef supply. Representa-
tive Young of Texas says that the
government has made the discovery
that there is remedy by which the
Southern cattle tick that infects all
Southern states can be absolutely de-
stroyed. That remedy is now being
used throughout the infected dis
tricts. In Texas, according to Mr..
Young, there are more than 7,0O0,-
600 head of cattle "below the quar-
antine line"
The government has declared that
none of these cattle can be shipped
until they have been freed from the
tick pest, and not only these 7,000.-
900 Texas cattle held out of the mar
ket, but there are likewise held from
the commerce of the world from
100000 to 100000 head in each of
the other Southern states of the I'm
ion. With the splendid grazing
Or dc oh To- dc 30 hn
south, the determination of the tick
will, it is declared, result in suffi-
cient meat supply to take care of tn,
demand. This is emphasized by the
fact that it appears to have been prov
en- that no section can raise cattle
as cheaply as the South.
Is Root to Blame?
It has been discovered at Washing
ton that former Secretary o. State
Root, who now accepts Nobel prizes.
senatorial togas, Carnegie soft snaps
and at the same time stands up
under more expressions of apprecia
ton of the extraordinary ability he
is supposed to possess, than an man
in the senate, was the first to discov-
er that all nations should be treated
alike in the administration Of Fana-
ma Canal tolls. England, 1t is said,
would never have thought of 1t had
it not been for Root" The latest
announcement is that Root has ,ew
canal act ready in case the admins
tration plan, which the New York
solon supports. should not be speedily
enacted.
The Nations Capital.
The District of Columbia is having
its annual tussle in the house Of
representatives over questions of adj
ministrative local governm snt. On
the one side the district very quietly
lays down on Uncle Sam and at times
may expect far too much. But worse
still are the demagogue t esmen
who have attempted to make bubble
by destructive methods
rather than by constructive programs
in reference to the upkeep of the ma
tons capital.
Alaska Coal Leases.
Alaska and it's problems are pro-
gressive study and the views of the
interior department in reference to
coal leases have been embodied in
bills that are now before congress.
The geological survey estimates that
there are 10000 square miles of coal
bearing lands in the territory. The
plan is to lease these lands in areas
of 40 acres or multiples thereof, but
in no event can any of the big oper-
ators acquire more than 1850 acres.
Washington and Mexico.
What does Washington think about
Mexico, the independence" of Texas,
and the operations of the rangers"
Washington rarely thinks-prefer-
ring rather to follow the sentiment
of the rest of the country. And since
there is a studied patience through
out the land in reference to the
watching and waiting" policy,
Washington has not allowed itself to
become the least whit excited be-
cause of few fiery speeches in con-