The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-26
UNITED STATES NEWS
Moore's Successor Named

Moores Successor Named
President Wilson nominated Rob
ert Lansing of WATERFOWL, N. ", to
be Counselor of the Department Of
State, succeeding John Basset Moore,
and Cone Johnson, of Texas, to be
Solicitor for the Department, sue
ceeding Joseph w. Folk.
Mr.. Lansing is an associate editor
Of The American Journal Of Inter-
national Law and the author of sew
eral works on International sub
iecls. He has served as counsel for
the United States on several arbi-
tration treaties and commissions.
Mr.. Johnson is one of the most
brilliant lawyers of Texas.
Democrats Vote for Child Labor
The Democratic majority of the
House of Representatives squelched
child labor legislation urged by Pro-
gressives and Republicans. Kelly Of
Pennsylvania, a Progressive, offered
an amendment to a bill prohibit
ing the importation of the products
of foreign convict labor, extend
ing the prohibition to the products
of factories employing children I'M
der IA years of age. This led to a
debate on child labor in our coun-
try, between Kelly of Michigan,
Howard and Tribble of Georgia and
Mann Of Illinois, in which existing
conditions were shown clearly. The
age limit in Georgia is 10. years for
day and II years for night work.
The child lager amendment was
defeated 81 TO 80. The amendment
excluding products of children I'M
der IL years of age was also defeat
ed 30 to II.
Loan Sharks Law Success
Under the Johnson law, one
thousand loan sharks have been
prosecuted in the National Capitol
by the District Government. Each vi
olater paid a fine of 800 netting
100000 for the District. A second
violation brings a fine of 800 and
thirty days in Jail.
The Johnson law was passed as a
result of the agitation of the Ken
lucky Congressman some time ago.
This law has stopped usury in the
District. Mr.. Johnson says that be-
fore its enactment a rate as high as
300 per cent in at least one instance
was charged.
u. Prepares Farms for Indians
The United States government has
closed deal for the purchase of
1920 acres of land in Forest county,
Wisconsin. The land will be used
to establish farm homes for the Pot
tawatomie Indians. Homes will be
erected and an academy for the in
struction of Indian children is to be
established and maintained.
Protest Meeting in New York
One of the greatest mass meetings
in recent years was held in. New
York, March Goth, to protest against
the proposed repeal of the free tolls
provision Of the Panama Canal. Pa
triotism was the keynote of the
gathering, called by representative
citizens of every political faith, who
are Americans first, and party men
afterward. Every field of business
and professional activity was re-
presented in the great crowd.
Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the proposed repeal of the
free toll provision.
Fake Medicine Bill in Congress
Congressman OHair of Illinois
introduced a bill which provides
that fake remedies shall not be
transported in interstate commerce,
either through the mails or on COM
mon carriers. II also provides that
advertisements of fake medicines
shall be barred from the mails and
that all publications containing such
advertisements shall be denied the
postal privilege.
Physicians and medical associa-
tions all over the country are COM
bining to aid the passage of the bill.
New Warship Launched
The superdreadnought Oklahoma,
one of the largest and most powerful
American battleships ailoat, was
launched March 23rd.
The length of the Oklahoma is
5s3 feet and its displacement will be
1880 tons or 800 tons greater than
the largest American lighting ship
now ailoat. The principal weapons
will be ten fourteon-inoIf guns capa-
BILE of firing shells weighing 400
lbs.
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