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Representatives of the socialist
party of Lincoln, Neb., have sent to
Secretary of State Elihu Root the
following protest: "At a meeting of
local Lincoln socialist party of
America, held today, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed: Whereas, In the matter of the
hearing before United States Com
missioner Footo, in the case of Chris
tian Ansoff Rudowitz, a Russian po
litical refugee, Commissioner Foote
has ruled that said Rudowitz shall
be turned over to the Russian au
thorities; and whereas, wo under
stand the case now goes to the de
partment of state for action; there
fore bo it resolved, that we affirm
our belief that anv offense which may
have been committed by said Rudo
witz were matters or, military necesJ
sity, and under ordors from a revo
lutionary organization, during a time
of internal war, and were consequent
Jjof a political nature. Be it further
resolved, that a nation which has
ever prided Jtself on being the re
fuge of the oppressed of all the
world, the nation that sheltered and
honored and was honored by Carl
Schurz and countless other political
refugees of all climes, should not
prostitute itself by violating its
glorious traditions of freedom, in
surrendering said Rudowitz to the
Russian authorities, and that we pro
tect against allowing the deportation
of this Russian patriot; Christian
Ansoff Rudowitz, and ask you not to
allow his extradition."
"write ups." This circular, the sen
ator said, exhibiting the printed slips,
has the following cautionary notice:
"Please remove this slip before hand
ing to newspapers." "The purpose
of this cautionary notice," said Mr.
Carter, "was to have the local bank
er slip up on the blind side of the
paper and to relieve this committee
from responsibility for loose state
ments used." He added that he
would publish all of these circulars
in the Congressional Record so that
they could be sen by the public.
President Ropsevelt sent to con
gress a special message concerning
the conduct of the negro soldiers at
Brownsville, Texas. In that message
he suggested that all negro soldiers
who would confess be reinstated.
Senator Foraker introduced a' sweep
ing resolution calling on the secre
tary of war for various information
concerning the Brownsville affair.
The resolution went over.
King Edward is reported to be ill
the recurrence of an old 'and
troublesome complaint. .
Charles M. Schwab, former presi
dent of the steel trust, appeared be
fore the tariff committee at Washing
ton. He said that the conditions that
, existed nine years aero would have
permitted, a reduction in the,, steel.
the cost of every item entering 'into
the manufacture of steel rails' had
Increased to such an extent that
prejent$condtiongmust change to
jiorniit , tariff reduction. He made
this statement after being confront
ed with the letter which he wrote
to Henry C. Frick Mav 1G. issn. stat
ing that rails were being made for.
ivaa iimn $ i& a ion, or nearly $7 ,iess.
man moy soia ror m aungiand.
In the senate Senators Carter and
Depow delivered speeches in favor of
the postal savings bank bill. After
referring to the various endorse
ments by political conventions and
. other organizations of the people of
the postal savings banks, Mr. Carter
j said that "while there are only 1,452
i savings banks, there are more than
I 61,000 postofflces, 40,000 of which
are money order offices." He de
clared that postal savings banks are
in operation In practically all civil
ized countries of the world, except
tno united States. Mr. Carter road
fc circular .signed by Lucian Teter,
chairman of the committee on postal
savings banks of the American Bank
ers' Association, calling on the bank
ers to oppose the bill pending in the
senate for the establishment, nf nnntni
savings bankB. "I acquit the Araer
) lean Bankers' Association of the
statements made in this circular,"
s id Mr. Carter. Ho then read from
the circular, which requested mem-
hers of the American Bankers' Asso
ciation to present the enclosed argu
, merits against postal savings banks
I to the local newspapers, requesting
that tney oe uou as editorials
The United States supreme court,
speaking through Justice Day, ruled
that E. H. Harriman can not be re
quired to answer the questions con
cerning certain dealings in stock
which Frank Kellog put to him dur
ing a recent investigation into the
Harriman mergers. A similar de
cision was "also handed down in the
case of Otto Kuhn of the firm of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., who was asked
the same questions, but. refused to
answer, following Harriman's lead.
The decision is regarded as a sweep
ing victory for Harriman, and an
other blow to the powers of the in
terstate commerce commission. Up
on the basis of this decision theN gov
ernment may start as many investi
gations as it pleases Into the work
ings of the big transportation lines,
but will never be able to discover
any more than the managers of the
lines are willing to tell. Justice
Holmes, Harlan and McKenna consented.
pened before the election wa as a
closed book to him and he would be
the president of all the people. Mr.
Taft was the last of eight speakers.
Those who preceded him were Mr.
Low, who acted as toastmaster, and
Messrs. Mitchell, Gompers, Carnegie,
Belmont, Ingalls and Garrettson. Mr.
Taft spoke entirely extemporaneous
ly and briefly. Much had been said
during the evening concerning the
problem of the 'twilight zone,' where
state jurisdiction ends and federal
authority begins. The Sherman anti
trust law had been attacked by Mr.
Ingalls, who assailed-it as an anti
quated measure which should be en
tirely driven from the statute books.
Mr. Taft came to the rescue of the
Sherman law and said that while he
believed with others that certain
amendments were necessary he would
be opposed to any attempt at its re
peal. As to the 'twilight zone' and
its problems, Mr. Taft declared the
country had gotten along very well
under the constitution and he be
lieved it would continue to find that
instrument all wise and indispen
sable. 'It is a great pleasure to be
here tonight,' said Mr. Taft. 'Look
ing about me, I see some who before
election, it would not have been well
for me to associate with, but with
the mixture that is here tonight the
association is entirely safe. I am a
great believer in the efficiency of the
National Civic Federation. I believe
that most of our differences and our
controversies are really the result of
misunderstandings which would, en
tirely disappear if the contending
forces could be brought together.' "
Nikolai A. Khomyakoff, president
of the Russian duma, has resigned.
the resignation was due to a heated
discussion over the inquisitorial
methods employed -with respect to
political prisoners. He was persuad
ed to withdraw his resignation.
Senator Dick of Ohio has intro
duced a resolution recommending
that Americans at home and abroad
celebrate Lincoln's birthday, Febru
ary 12, in an appropriate manner.
The annual session of the National
Civic Federation was brought to a
close by a dinner in the evening in
New York City. An Associated
Press dispatch says: "It was a bril
liant banquet which grouped togeth
er at one of the five score of indi
vidual tables President-elect Taft and
Mrs. Tatt, Samuel Gompers, August
Belmont, A. B. Garrettson, chief of
the Brotherhood of. Railway Conduc
tors; Melville E. Ingalls, former
president of the Big Four railroad;
President Seth Low of the Federa
tion, and Mrs. Low; Former Judge
and Mrs. Alton B. Parker, and Mr.
ana Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. At ottier
tables at the banquet hall of the
Hotel Astor sat employers and many
employes of corporations. John D
Rockefeller and Frank B. Kellogg
who -has been prosecuting the- gov
ernment's Inquiry into the Standard
Oil company, were near neighbors,
though not at the same table. An
drew Carnegie and John Mitchell sat
side by side. The notable dhrong of
men and women brought' together by
the Federation led Mr. Tnff iirt TOi
the principal speaker of the evening
to remark that he had been sitting
with company with which it hardly
would have been well for him to as
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An Associated Press dispatch from
Chicago says; "At the opening of
the second day's hearing before In
terstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane concerning the complaint of
George S. Loftus that the rates on
sleeping car berths are exorbitant a
demand was made on the Pullman
company for a statement showing the
percentage of berths occupied annu
ally by persons holding passes. The
demand, which was made by Attor
ney Manahan, representing the com
plainant, was vigorously opposed by
Attorney Fernald for the Pullman
company. After considerable argu
ment Commissioner Lane ruled ihat
the company should produce the de
Sired Information and instructed
William Hough, assistant auditor of
the Pullman company who had been
recalled to the stand today, to fur
nish the statement."
Dr. B. T. Galloway of the United
States bureau of plant inquiry de
clares that print paper can be made
from corn stalks.
Turkey has a new constitutional
government. A Constantinople cable
gram says: "The new parliament
elected under the constitution pro
mulgated by the sultan last July was
opened and everything passed off
without the slightest disorder. Any
fear that the sultan may have had
as to the temper of his subjects was
dispelled by the ample display of en
thusiasm. The fact that the sultan
came out openly to meet his people
on the occasion has gone a long way
toward removing the effects of past
evi s attributed to the palace rule,
while the grand vlzer, Klamil Pasha,
who insisted on the Bultan's coming
by the road which passes through
the European quarter of Pera and
Stamboul, thus bringing the sover
eign into contact with the masses,
has shown his great wisdom, and
has by this move secured further
success in the consolidation of the
constitutional regime."
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. has
caused the arrest of the business
manager and two other employes of
Hearst s New York American on tho
charge of criminal libel. Tho Amer
ican printed a' dispatch from Chicago
under the headline, "J. d. Rocke
feller, Jr., originated peonage in
stockade, it is said."
President-elect Taft Is spending
the Christmas season at Augusta, Ga.
General Antolne Simon, the leader
of the last revolution in Hayti, has
been elected president to succeed
Nord Alexia.
Senator Bourne has introduced a
bill providing for an increase in the
salary of the president of the United
States from $50,000 to $100,000,
and the salary of the vice president
from $12,000 to $26,000. Should
the bill pass it will take effect with
the beginning of Mr. Taft's administration.
The First National bank of Som
ersworth, N. H., eloped Its doors be
cause of a defalcation estimated at
$85,000. The cashier has been arrested.
The citizens State Bank at Na
poleon, Ohio, filed a deed of assign
ment. The failure is due to over
loans.
The people of Venezuela went
through, the streets of Caracas
wrecking the property of President
Castro's friends. They rounded up
all statues and pictures of Castro
and burned them on the plaza'. Cas
tro is in Berlin.
A Berne, Switzerland, cablegram
says: "A. Deutscher, minister of
commerce, was elected president of
the Swiss republic for 1909 by the
federal assembly. He will succeed
Dr. F. C. Brenner, whose term of
office expires January 1."
An Associated Press dispatch from
Portland, Ore., December 17, says:
"Oregon Railroad ' and Navigation
train No. 1, known as 'the Chicago
Portland Special,' was held up and
the express car dynamited by four
unmasked robbers shortly after 9
o'clock tonight, nine miles east of
Portland. .Express Messenger O. H.
Huff said the robbers secured little
of value."
President-elect Taft has announced
that Senator P. C. Knox .of Pennsyl
vania will be secretary of state in
the Taft cabinet. New York dis
patches say that George W. Wicker
sham of New York, famous as an
attorney for the Belmont transporta
tion system, will be Mr. Taft's at
torney general.
Representative Theodore Burton
of Ohio insists upon being a candi
date for senator against Charles P.
Taft and a New York dispatch car
ried by the Associated Press says:
"It was authoritatively announced
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