THE aie. 
National Capital 
Events of Interest from the Seat of 
Government 
By J. E. Jones 
The Breeze Bureau 
Washington, Nov. 13, 1913 
TURBULENT MExico 
The international nuisance to out 
southwest kept even the placid and 
urbane William Howard Taft on the 
uneasy seat for a large portion of 
more than a year before he went out 
of office. President Wilson and Sec- 
retary Bryan. have got to know Mex- 
ico well enough realize that those 
‘people are not to be coaxed, and there 
is a growing opinion in Washington 
that only a show of force will ever 
straighten out Mexican conditions. 
General Caranza, the leader of the 
constitutionalists, is in high favor in 
Washington, although little has been 
admitted in that direction. The Con- 
stitutionalists are in complete con- 
trol of the greater portion of Mexico. 
It is noteworthy that in the battles 
fought on Mexican soil, that large 
armies seem to be able to oppose one 
‘another for hours at a time without 
many soldiers being hurt. The 
Huerta government in its last days 
has been having no end of financial 
difficulties, and this no doubt is large- 
ly instrumental in thaving weakened 
it. The rebels claim they have about 
sixteen soldiers to one rifle, and want 
the embargo lifted so they can change 
the ratio. 
' Tre Navy HorLipAy 
Let no one be deceived regarding 
all this talk about a naval holiday. 
While this may be a wish fathered by 
the Lord of the Admiralty of Great 
Britain, the Right Honorable Win- 
ston Churchill, and echoed through 
our own House of Representatives, 
and seemingly tentatively endorsed 
by the Secretary of the Navy, yet 
there are more than “57 varieties” of 
reasons why there is not likely to be 
a curtailing of navy building in any 
of the great countries of the world. 
Already. Germany has vetoed the pro- 
posal, and that practically settles it. 
‘Again, what, for instance, would the 
steel trust, the powder trust, and the 
naval officers’ clubs, and army and 
navy trusts find to do if there was a 
sudden falling off of activity in build- 
ing great armaments? A naval holi- 
day would disrupt the whole scheme 
of things; and to bring it about in 
our own country the overwhelming 
‘power of the army and navy, which 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
has a thorough hold upon Congress, 
would have to be broken, This would 
be a job even larger than our esteem- 
ed ex-President Roosevelt undertook 
in last year’s campaign. 
THe Waite House WeEppiInc 
There is to be a White House wed- 
ding, and Washington is quite giddily 
excited over the event. Miss Jessie 
- Wilson is to become the bride of Mr. 
Francis F. Sayre and the knowing 
ones say that it is a “splendid match.” 
‘he young lovers do not belong to the 
mighty four hundred. Mr. Sayre is 
to become an assistant in Williams 
College, at Williamstown, Mass., 
where the young couple will live. 
Mr. Sayre and Miss Wilson have 
been brought together through their 
work among the poor. 
Money LAauNDRY WILL STAY 
Laundry machines used by the 
Treasury Department for cleaning 
money sent in by banks for redempt- 
ion, will be retained by the present 
administration. This has been made 
plain by United States Treasurer 
John Burke. - The “laundry” will 
make an annual saving of $250,000 to 
the treasury. 
ProFessor Tarts PuLy 
Former President Taft still has 
something of a pull in Washington, 
as has been illustrated by the fact 
that a contract has been let for the 
new government building at New 
Haven. The building will be built of 
pink Tennessee marble, which the 
former president asked the depart- 
ment to use, and it will cost. $607,326. 
ECHOES OF THE VACANT CHAMBER 
At a recent meeting of the House 
of Representatives which is compris- 
ed of four hundred and thirty-five 
congressmen, it was found that “‘they 
were all there except four hundred.” 
‘The Republicans have been criticizing 
the idleness of the House, where, al- 
though the members have been in ses- 
sion since last April, very little has 
been done outside of three or four 
weeks of sessions for the tariff and 
currency bills. This, of course, was 
aside from thework of the Ways and 
Means and the Banking and Curren- 
cy Committees. The Republican 
leader, Mr. Mann, in speaking of the 
absentees, said, “that it may be that 
some members think that when they 
are elected to Congress their duties 
cease when they present their certifi- 
cates of election.” Representative 
Towner of Iowa, cannot find any jus- 
tification in the idling in the House, 
and he declared that “we ought to ad- 
journ or go to work.” Tomi ir 
sists that there is not the 
possibility of the currency bill 
passed at this session, Representat 
Raker, a California Democrat, 
plains the peculiar condition in C 
gress by asserting the purpose 
majority to be to refuse to 
any other legislation which 
“distract the country’s attenti 
to rivet and fix it upon the curre 
legislation that the people are 
manding and insisting on.’ 
that Mr, Mann and his follower 
simply “playing politics,” and. that 
was the intent when this Co 
convened to pass a tariff bill?” 
He thinks that “it was the 
pose and intent also to pass: a 
rency bill.” He says now that 
House should wait while the Set 
completes its work. Leader Ma 
who is always full of argument, | 
sometimes bubbling over with 
casm, remarked that the presen 
uation in the House of Repre 
tives is peculiar, and the adds: 
may lead a horse to water, bu 
cannot make him drink.” Elu 
ing this old saw he says that i 
absent ones could be compelled to 1 
turn to Washington, they could 
be compelled “to do business.” “ 
this Democratic. Congress would nor 
adjourn until the fourth of 
year after next,’ adds Mr. Ma 
“leaving the country to itself, 
would confer upon the land the gre 
est patriotic favor within its poy 
Next to that, to declare that it” 
not do any business is probabl 
est to patriotism.” However, the 
publican leader reminded his 
leagues that there was pending bef 
the House an immigration b 
needed injunction bill, a trial t 
for contempt bill, a seamans i 
tary servitude bill, the great 
problem, “and a hundred or 
questions of immense importance 
Conrror, BY THE EXECUTIVE 
Senator Cummins of Iowa’ 
up something of a hornet’s ne 
political speech in the New 
campaign, in which he criticis 
control of Congress by Pres 
Wilson. Senator Martine of 
Jersey assumed to scold Mr, 
mins for his speech. The offe 
there was one, was explained bh 
ator Cumming to his colleag 
protest “upon the tendency ¢ 
Executive to trench and to invé 
domain reserved by the Con 
for Congress.” The Iowa — 
asserted that in his opin 
tendency unfortunately gr 
year to year.” »To make it 
