The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-01-21
Washington News
Exchange Letter

Washington, D. C.-Althcugh there
was no formal comment the DISPOSE
ton on the part of the Washington
administration is that Great Britain s
preliminary reply to tho American not
of protest concerning neutral COM
merce, while gratifying in the conces-
sions it makes, has in many respects
failed to satisfy the United States
government. Officials confidently are
hoping that the second and complete
answer from England will give spccif-
ic information requested by the Unit
ed States.
A defense of President Wilson's &C
ton in making recess appointments
in Missouri, New Jersey and other
states was made in the house OF rep
resentatives by Representative Bor-
land of Miss uri, who cited number
loss presidents supporting the exocu-
tive, showing that every president in
office from MCnrCc down has made
dozen attorney-generals, including the
former Secretary cf State and Unit
ed Staes Senator Philander c. Kncx,
and former Justice of the United
States Supreme Court William Moody,
during the Roosevelt administration,
found the practice justified by the
constitution.
Miss Jane Aadams OF Chicago, a
philanthropist and social worker OF
national prominence, headed a dele
CATION Of women settlement workers.
who called upon President Wilson ami
asked him to veto the immigration
bill providing for a literacy test when
the bill came for signature.
The presidents reply, although il
did net so beyond declaration o.
his opposition to such test. encolr-
aged Miss Adams and her companion
in the belief that he would veto tho
measure.
Maav measures affecting the Dis
trict Of Columbia have been passed
by the h use of representatives. S1rhc
Of them are bills providing that all
real estcte in the district, subject to
taxation, shall be listed annually, in
stead of every three years. prohibit.
ing intermarriage of persons of the
white and col red races in the district
and requiring the owners CT amuse-
ment parks to furnish free drinking
water to patons. 1t is said that at
least enc member of the house voted
fur the last mentioned bill because he
could net get drinking water when at.
tending professional base bah games
but was compelled to buy pop at ten
cents a bottle.
Among the ideas engendered here
by the presidents Indianapolis speech
is that he may possibly be a candi-
date in 1916; but the tone of Secre-
tary McAdoc, that he does net believe
the Indianapolis speech indicates that
the president is canQluale LOT re-
nomination has caused many persons
in Washington TO think that possibly
Mr.. McAdoo himself has aspirations
to become the political heir of his
father-in-law in tho White House
Probably more conventions are held
here in Washington every year than
in any ether city Of the country. The
accomodate them the Washington no.
tel Mems association is planning the
erection Of large building for the
housing of conventions and exhibitions
here.
Washington police are confrc'
with a program of "lookouts" for mis-
sing people that combines mystery an,
number Just now two of these are
yirls-Miss Pauline Sullivan, II years
old, who disappeared December 1872 |
and Miss Ada Anderson, 16 years old |
who diSaDDeared day or two ago.