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Show REPUBLICANS TO FUSHJUT BILLS i Determined to Accomplish Much ' Before They Give Up Control i of Congress. I DEMOCRATS RATHER WORRIED i They Fear Four States Will Elect Re- ctlonary Senators and Hurt Par- i ty't Prospects Weeks May Lead Taft'a Renomlna- 1 tion Campaign. By GEORGE CLINTON. Washington.-- Whi'ti congress came i together Immediately follow Ihk the i fcoilday roe tt It found itself i on i fronti'd with a stupendous amount of Work which It whs necessary to ac- -coiMi'Hh within a tltuo limit of riRht i wet'liH. It la tni' that tin aprnprl- i atlon bill! mi' In pri'tiy good t-liapi) ; I for iirly pasi.'u'i, but thori' art othor j ; nihttcra of IcgUlution which thi U'- I i pul'llcan majority Is dc'ci niincd to at- i I tend to bffoiH loxitiK control of tlu bouso. and then tl cn- an- tin- Lorimcr i i and the Hallingcr I'itn hot 'inattr to j bo dlKpot-t'd of. both of which are 1IK- i ly to bo rnvorativp of ac rltnotiious ! and lorig drawn out di h itc. Th Republicans are deterniinod at- I parently to wcure nulcUly tln enact- ' ment of tho l.oiiKworth tariff cotnnils- i slon bill. Tho proM-nt majority party bovea by nieaim of a tariff commission law to cam- trouble for the Democrats Demo-crats when they are laying plana for ' tariff revision nxt winter Tl e Ite 1 publicans bold that tie country will ' object to tariff revision of any kind ' except In nrrordanro with the rec- ' oninicndatlons of tl. tariff experts 1 nd that the Iicmocrats If they at tempt audi revl.-lon will mwt with rebuke. 1 Democrats Will De Cautious. , It la perhaps iieci!!es to pay that the Democrats do not show any Krat i fear that there Is likely to he a ful- i Ailment of the, !tepubll an prophery. I but nevertheless thf-y arf Roitiij to I pproiieh tariff levlcion with a ureal ! doal of ai!t!on and It Im known that ' they have turtle up their mtnds not to do antl Iiik until harmony has been 1 secured and evTy plan has been 1 fjlven tho inoFt areful con.-lderatlon The debate on the l.oiiKworth hill promises to hf one of the most Inter-efvtiiis; Inter-efvtiiis; which baa held the attention of cosifcresA for many years. Of course In a niea.suro It will be a tarifT debate, de-bate, but It will have an Interest apart from the nif-'toma l'catio of the known direct Iwatlni: which tie rii.'u tnient of the ti:,-inir will hare upon the fiitnre. The Kepuhllcans tre banking cm Hie creation of a pen-ulne pen-ulne tariff i otnmlHslon to help them Will the pre-lilency In 1'.M2. while the ( I)(tiioi iatn rre tn n 1. 1 n r on their ability abil-ity to fh'iw t! at the coii't-tiinlate l leh-l iHon only a l.it day e'f.irt of f the Kcpiiblirana to "rave fieir bacon." ba-con." Army Wants to Learn to Fly. Coi'Kri sa will he urno l In the army appropriation hill to t rovlde mo-icy to give the clonal service corps of the fulled Fta'es an opi ortnnify to er-pcrlment er-pcrlment with tho aeroplane as an entitle en-title of warfare Kveiy other print j nation of the earth baa a larire fund j at the service of the armv for use In ( flying experiments. The tnited Ftates ofTii eri complain that thev are deprived of the treati to keen ahront of the oC'cers of other rottnirles and that If the time of need slio ild come and find them unprei arcd blame would be put upon tlelr shoulders wh'rh proierly should belong to con- t rresa The army bas an aeropln-ie. but It lias only one, and It has no funds by whlrh proierly to use the single lly Irg machine which It holds In p ii-he-lion. One or two army on.ierx l ave renlnned from the servlca because tby were denied opportunity to continue con-tinue a lice of aerial experimentation and Invest'eitlon In which their Inter est w-as deep. These clfcers who have left the scrvlio were cot't-ldcret. tl-oae lcst equlpied by exverlen' e to develop the seinpline as an liiiiru-tnrnt liiiiru-tnrnt of warfare It em probable that the lawmak ers will provit'e an appropriation this year to .enable the simal corpn to $o ahead with l' aiTpl.inc work, but If It does It will break a record, became be-came the history o' the ra.-t stows that In all matters perrainin; to war like re aratlons the I nlted States coi'.g"'sn bus been a lacrsrd Democrats Are PerturLed. j Tin- non pal tUan observer who co a to Washliig'on at the present pres-ent time our! t to have so n- III , tie enjoyn.ent because of the per- , turbatlon nianifisied bv son.e of the, Democrata over the senate, rl;t titna- j Hon In some of th states wleie the J party baa aucci -eded In !rt i. le j latnres Cand'd lpi.!i lcr s admit j that the Ieorrary In the l"er t.ouse rf cit.re thus far has r:aiie valiant and een,!rgly anrcesfnl at tenipts to secure harnii ny In the ranks, wllb a fair project ' hating the contact of peace continued In force when full control of the bouse assa Into the Irniocratlc keeping Tbere are socalle.l radical Democrats Demo-crats and conservative Democrats In j roogrvsa. Just as tbere are radical and conservative republicans, and j the line of t aratloo betwen them Is j very much like U line whlrb aepa I rates their opponents, the It public mis The radical and conservatives of the present minority patty have been aBillatliig recently 'with every evidence evi-dence of good fellowship and of well-Kroundid well-Kroundid Intention to go bead on the road of accomplishment arm In arm. What the Democrats here fear Is that the Democracy of the state of New Vol k. New Jersey, Ohio mid West Virginia Vir-ginia will select nun as Vnltcd States senators who are known for their reactionary re-actionary tendencies. Fear Effect on Next Campaign, For the aake of adding strength to the next national riimpnlgn, the lH-m-oorata now In official Ufa bete would prefer that men known neither as rampant radicals! not yet as reactionary reaction-ary conservatives should be suit to the ti nute from the four states named. The IhniiH-rats have declared themselves them-selves in concriss aa being members of the real party of t rogn ss, On oc-ca. oc-ca. lon many of them have Joined with the ilium gent Kepuhllcans to secure what they ronslili r to he salutary chaPKi a In the rul'-s. and. In one or two casta, salutary ihaiiia In legislative legisla-tive im asm en. These leaders say H at the country looks upon the la n.ocriitlc party as really progress. ve, but that If four r iietiorary Democrats me senl Horn four gnat ntiles of the I'nlon to rep-leseiit rep-leseiit the i arty In the upper honn of cot gri ss the effect W ill he exci'' lliHK'.v bad and lh.it even with the Impetus given by the recent victory the parly may have double in wii tiing In I'.M'.' Democrats in the Washington service say freely and publicly that the state leiule fa otght to be guided to Mime extent by the national events of the last few years and should not allow themselves to plulge allegiance to nun of a type which thinks that the "clock ocght to be set back." Plan New Attack on Child Labor. There Ih a plan on the way to development devel-opment to bring again before congress ir. an aggressive way legislation In ti nued to correct the evils of child labor. Some years ago Senator liev-erldge liev-erldge Introduced a bill to which he gave this best of his efforts The Idea was to put a stop to the practise which obtains In many arts of the routitry of keeping little children at work In the factories for eight, ten and evi n twdve hours a day. Th? m Ihod of dea'lng w ith the matter mat-ter which has been proposed Is to deny de-ny the right of goods made In factories factor-ies where little rhlhlriii labor to inter in-ter into Interstate con. tin roe. Some lawyers hold that this la not within the power of the national law makers, while others hold to the contrary, saying such an act would not bo un coiistltut tonal Weeks May Manage Taft Campaign It seemt to have been aeci pted as a fact by some of the politicians of both parties that John W. Weeks a representative In congnss from Massachusetts, Is to he the in xl chairman of tho Republican na tiona! committee, succ-'dl'ig Frank II. Ilitchcocli. who now ho'ils that of fho In cotuiefthm wl'h his cabinet P"!tbn of po.xtnuivt'T general. Why Mr. Weeks" tixccssliii to the ch-ilriii.i'i'-l !p i f tlo great Hi publican party shoii'd accej te. a.s a fact It i I nr. I to ray, for an yet there Is nothing vet but g"" l'i and rumor a'nl a t'lMInu bit if aetivitv hick of tie rejert. Mr. We. k- eon ) i ?.,l an ah' cvpalTri on h ' a'f of bl'i 'f In Mas. r-ac'oisetts r.t the n cent ele- Hon irid In- sue. -en! "d In w lulling a tout, st the outcome of which v:i nd'iltcil 'r advance to b" extreme! v doubtful. The M.-issn hit'fttH nmn. however, las ha I no w.!. ep r!i'i'e In nitlona! po'l'l cal nff,trs and this, comhlai d wl'h soioo i I' er things w-Meli ar-' aharp'y prrtinnt to the pr."ent situation, itl-ikcs it seetn ilon'itfii! to some of the more : n:t' tarty leaders whether or not the ri iiTi'i'i's'i'ii'i will be call d ta the li' let of the pa'tv si Ip. Taft V lit Tely cn Cran. It c:'i be taken for prin'ed thM fr -'i ,-v on K-nstorW. Merrjv t'rane of Mic-'snchnsetts will be o'l" cf the e'iFc, If not the elovt. po'l'leal ad v!'rs cf IT-Mdent Taft. who as th rountry knoi" J In the PeM ih fl.iltelj r a cin.'k.' br ree'ect'in. Mr Crane lias peculiar po'ltienl ci:a!I'l tli s. II nvcr wa ah'e to make t Scech wllrh woti'd dli'-ct iiktp tlt: P.-is-lri wt nt l"n. hut he Is an o-s:n U'T and a br! '-r tcRetl.er of faction of S'trp; slng aMllty. There are e.rn who f ''t there Is no other Itef.ebliean In the count ni n!n I now po'it'cal cond"l"tis In al' Mie section so well a do the Junloi isetia'or fr in Ma'saoesetts Ti e pre-blent n'ways his renmil'e l c-i- i r ' rune rnd If J I n W. Vek (S mad cbslr-vstl rf the pub lean nftt'onal c.rtmlt'ee tt will be on tlr v ' .lm cf h's fi !o-v Mas--)rhni tt rnn. th- J"'ilr se-ii'for Mr Cran holds the key to the situation, hut Mir' I a oe.l ileil of do'ihf as tf ". hit'-'r or ti"t he w !'l flu-lily glv his a." r tice to Mr We-ls Mirr 'y Crane, v I n wi'l 'oota lar?' In tt-e t.-t H' ! uh l-sn crsipalin i rieSMi'V as a 'inanntrer wlt' oi t ci'n jnlcri iifrce." Is known as "the Ores' Con rumi -r." a tltN I.h Ii c t on to tie dead atd gone Ilcrrv Clsr Mr. Crane, hnwece. Is no Clar lid e !.. - If le Is nioi'est le nil' pot intend t" be. but be Is one ol the shrewdest politicians In the Ite publlra.n p"r,y ar.d It Is a m in cif bis li'ati.p rather thsn a f""at s'a'esn at whose services ate re j d-ed by a par ty that sttit to win victories and e peclally ty a party which must forge to the frort hsndirai t d by a recent and. as some people d-c'are It. a crushing di f'-at. According to Rules. "Why do you say be must be a book lover?" "Iscsuse I Just now saw a book protruding from bis pocket, which bora tie title. 'How to Mate Love.' |