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The Commoner.
VOLUME 11, -NUMBER 27
Stato Knox and Ambassador Bryce
signed the first schedule of certain
pecuniary claims existing between
tho United States and Groat Britain
and the terms of their submission to
arbitration in accordance with tho
spocial agreement signed August 18
last.
Not satisfied with this accomplish
ment for one day, tho socrotary and
ambassador then furthor lent their
onorglos in tho cause of international
poaco by conferring for an hour on
Uion proposod general arbitration
treaty which la to supplant, by
broadening its scopo, tho very con
vention under which tho pecuniary
claims will bo arbitrated.
This conforonco was devoted to
questions relating primarily to
phraseology. It Is admitted in offi
cial quarters that tho troaty is all
but complotod and tho administra
tion Is confident it will be finished
In time for submission to the senate
for ratification at the present session.
, Tho pecuniary claims to be arbi
trated aggregate sovoral million dol
lars. Some of them aro of long
standing, oven antedating the war of
1812 while many grow out of tho
war In the Philippines. Othors ro
lato to fisheries and the Fiji islands.
Both the special agreement and
tho schedule of claims will now bo
submitted to tho senate for ratifica
tion. The spocial agreement com
mits tho two governments to the
arbitration of tho claims and pro
vides tho machinery of tho arbitral
tribunal, while the schedule is a list
of claims belelved to bo legitimate
and worthy of consideration. It Is
understood that the question will be
arbitrated by a commission composed
of representatives of the United
States and Great Britain and an dis
interested empire.
This arbitration will be the second
under tho general arbitration treaty
land, tho first subject undertaken un
der that convention being the north
Atlantic fisheries dispute which was
settled by Tho Hague tribunal last
Bummer.
A row Is on between tho federal
ofllco holders of Alabama. Post
master General Hitchcock has taken,
ono sldo and Secretary for the Presi
dent Hlllos has taken the other sldo
and Mr. Taft is greatly discouraged.
Speaking to tho International
Christian Endeavor convention held
at Atlantic City, President Taft sal'd:
"I am glad to say that today we
havo reached such a point In tho
negotiations for a treaty, of universal
arbitration with 'one of tho great
European powers that we can confi
dently predict the signing of a satis
factory troaty. The arbitration
treaty heretofore with Great Britain
and other countries has excepted
from tho causes which may bo arbi
trated thoso which Involved the vital
interests of either party or its honor.
The treaty which we aro now closing
with Great Britain eliminates these
exceptions and provides that all
questions of international concern of
a justifiable character shall be sub
mitted to the arbitration of an im
partial tribunal."
"Tho first tariff vote in the senate
was taken July 8. A Chhago Tri
bune dispatch says: "The vote was
upon tho amendment of Senator
Cummins of Iowa to the Canadian
reciprocity bill, adding meats to tho
free list provided in the measure.
Tho amendment was defeated, 14
to 32.
"This action foreshadowed the
course of the senate with respect to
other amendments. It has been ap
parent for some time that the presi
dent would have his way in getting
of 1908, between American and Eng-1 through unamended tho Canadian
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reciprocity compact. The rejection
of the first Cummins amendment
demonstrates that this expectation
was well founded.
"On account of the absence of so
many senators from Washington only
a bare quorum voted. Tho vote was
as follows:
"Yeas It opublicans: Borah,
Bourne, Bristow, Clapp, Clark
(Wyo.), Cummins, Dixon, Gronna,
Konyon, Nelson and Sutherland 11.
"Yeas Democrats: Bailey, Sim
mons, and Thornton 3.
"Nays Republicans: Brandegee,
Burnham, Burton, Crane, Cullom,
Curtis, Heyburn, Jones, Lippitt,
Page, Poindexter, Smoot and Wet
more 1,3.
"Nays Democrats: Bryan, Cham
berlain, Chilton, Fletcher, Gore,
Hitchcock, Johnson, Johnstone, Mar
tin, Martlne, Myers, Owen, Pomerene,
Reed, Shively, Smith, Stone, Swan
son and Williams 19."
A Washington dispatch says: "The
alleged influence of Charles P. Taft
in having the Controller bay, Alaska,
water front thrown open to entry
will be investigated by congress.
"Two steps were taken toward this
end following the publication of the
alleged letter from R. S. Ryan to
former Secretary Balllnger, in which
the former declared that he had to
invoke the aid of Charles P. Taft to
induce the president t6 open to entry
these lands, which constitute the
only available outlet on the Alaskan
coast.
"Representative Cox of Indiana
introduced a resolution calling on the
president for all information con
cerning the executive order under
which the land was opened to entry
including any influence exerted upon
him by any of the persons mentioned
in this connection."
The Associated Press correspon
dent says: "Chairman Stanley, of
the house 'steel trust' investigating
committee, has gone to Pittsburg to
seek evidence regarding the United
States Steel corporation. Upon his
return the committee will resume
hearings and inquire further into
the absorption of the Tennessee Coal
and Iron company. Several mem
bers insist Former President Roose
velt be called to testify as to his
meeting with B. H. Gary and H. C.
Frick and the failure of the govern
ment to interfere with the merger.
000; household furniture, $2,500;
diamonds and jewerly, $2,000; ofllco
furniture, $260; musical instru
ments, $250; clocks and watches,
$209; total, $15,200.
Tho item of automobiles in tho
schedule was left blank, though the
senator owns one of the flnest cars
in Denver and its value is estimated
at $6,000. News item, Denver News.
XAXMBN AND IxA.W
The New Jersey Bar association
was warned not long ago by its
president that laymen's criticisms of
law were worthless because they
f'view the administration of law from
a place too far removed for accurate
observation." The president also
described the English common-law
rule of Judicial procedure mostly
abandoned long ago by" herself as
"complete, wise and excellent," con
taining "not a single requirement
that has not been the direct result
of the experience of ages."
One citizen of Ohio murdered an
other. The fact of the murder and
the fact that the prisoner committed
it were proved conclusively. Un
fortunately the "prosecution neglected
to prove what was thejrue name of
the victim, who used an alias. So
the supreme court discharged the
murderer. An Alabama lawyer, in
a speech to the state bar association,
said: "I have examined about
seventy-five murder cases that have
found their way to the supremo
court. More than half of these
cases were reversed, and not a single
one of them on any matter that went
to the merits of the case and very
few of them on a matter that could
have influenced the Jury in reach
ing a verdict."
If a physician's record showed
that more than- half the children
whom he treated for measles died
under his ministrations, he might
contend that mere, lay criticisms
Were worthless because they "view
the practice of medicine from a place
too far removed for accurate obser
vation." Nevertheless, most laymen,
after accurately counting up the
corpses, would form an opinion that
there was something the matter with
that doctor. Saturday Evening Post.
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THE TRUST MAGNATE AND THE
ASSESSOR
Franklin Guiterman, general
manager of the American Smelting
and Refining company, walked into
the office of County Assessor Henrv J.
Arnold recently and presented the
personal property tax schedule of
Senator Guggenheim, millionaire
smelter king. According to the
schedule, Colorado's lone senator is
possessed of only $15,200 worth of
personalty, and a $200 exemption as
a householder was demanded.
The schedule was presented to
Deputy Assessor C. J. Pitcher, who
asked Guiterman if that was all the
personal property Senator Guggen
heim owns. Guiterman replied that
ho could not state.
"Will you swear to this state
ment," asked Pitcher.
Guiterman refused, stating that he
did not know the value of GueirAn-
heim's personal property. Pitcher
promptly raised Senator Guggen
heim's assessment to $200,000 and
informed Guiterman that if the for
mer would come into the office and
prove that the assessment was ex
cessive he would be glad to adjust the
matter. Guiterman left the office
and notice of the increase was sent
to Senator Guggenheim at his home,
j.oj.0 onerman street.
According to the schedule, here is
what Colorado's distinguished sena
tor owns: Deposits in banks, $10,-
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