The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-28

went en- to no avail.
Immediately afterward the presl-
dent welded his big stick" over
congress aud forced passage OF an
elght-hour Law. averting the strike.
Then came the election. The cx-
citing scenes OF uncertainty sur
rounding the climax of that struggle,
were transferred Co Shadow Lawn,
where the president was spending his
vacation. The president tells an In
teresting story OF the twenty-four
hours from Tuesday evening until
Wednesday evening when the re-
turns gave the result first to Hughes
and then TO Wilson.
During Tuesday evening he sat
with Mrs. Wilson and his daughter.
Margaret. in the library of the man
sion hearing the returns. They
were a dubious lot of returns and
after all the New York papers had
awarded the victory to Hughes there
seemed little hope for him in the out
look.
II retired about 1880" the presi-
dent said. telling OF his feelings.
land at that time the situation could
not be termed encouraging. was
shaving the next morning when my
daughter, Margaret. who had risen
early In order to catch train for
New York, came up and informed me-
was elected.
"'Oh, pshaw.' said to her, what
do you mean? Let's have some OF
the details She told me that early
reports received over press associa-
tion wires In the executive office In
dicated the change. However. !
l went on shaving. Details were not
very complete. They. OF course.
came later
The president that day played an
exceptionally good game OF golf.
Mrs. wilson's confidence In the
outcome had been indicated when
she planted tulip bulbs In the front
yard OF the White House In order
to enjoy them next fall.
Furthermore they have built tan
reries for taking care OF enormous
quantities OF Russian hides; built or
enlarged factories for making the
necessary tanning chamicals; built
new boot and shoe factories and
81. Iarged old ones to make footwear
for the trops: established enormous
repairing plants to redeem leaky and
worn army boots. They employ
scores fothousands of poor people,
mostly women. thus giving material
aid In time OF need. Schools for
mechanics. chaffeurs and other
specialists are maintained to supply
the army with experts and automo-
bile repair shops are operatead by
the committee all along the fgront.
On the sea 1916 failed to bring to
Russia any great victories. But
also 1t brought no defeats. Beyond
one mysterious fight in fog in the
Baltic during which two German
ships OF medium tonnage and sever
al destroyers were reported sunk;
dash into the Gulf of Finland
against coast towns there costing
the Germans another three or four
destroyers; naval aid to the Russian
armies Of Riga and at Trebizona in
Asia Minor. not much more IL known
Of Russia's maritime activities.
Diplomatically two important
events were registered during the
year just closing. Both directly
effect the United states. One was
the conclusion of treaty between
Russia and japan binding these two
countries together on all questions
concerning the Far East. the second
was Russia's refusal to conclude a
Commercial Treaty with the United
States replacing the one abrogated
during President Taft's administra-
ton. Her refusal was not official
but refusal II was nevertheless. her
excuse being the undsirability OF
entering into commercial agreements
with neutral nations until after the
war. or at least until the allies trade
agreement can be more definitely
defined.
On tho other hand q project was
preached for direct telegraphic COM
munication beween Russia and the
United States. either by cable or
wireless. Also permission has been
given for the establishment of an
American bank In Petrograd.
A decree prohibiting the importa-
ton of Injuries was promulgated