The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 13, 1920, Page 6

AEE AAO NS AS IT SEEMS TO ME . DANA SLEETH The Seattle Star of city, Bo per month; # months, $1.50; @ montha, 02.16; year he State of Washington, Outside of the state, for © montha er $9.00 per year, My carrier, city, GOV. HART EXPOSED *) Letters and Telegrams Show Him a Mere| ; “Puppet” in the Schemes Against the Women’s Minimum Wage GUESS all life is exproesed in the relations of sport} and sportsmen. About this time of the year the tired business man—bust ness these days is enough to make anybody tired some of. our best: | known magnates tell me—-well, any: | the tb, m, hies him to the lcense clerk and gets him a permit to | tote a highly ornamental rifle to she | - Editor The Star: Noticing your forcible statement in Tuesday's issue in} support of Col. Inglis’ candidacy for U.S. senator, I am taking the liberty to| 3 Forth the reasons why a thousand service men in Seattle and many others | out the state, have petitioned Col. Inglis to enter this contest, ” First, we thought it essential to have a man in the senate whose position | upon any question ag the interests of the United States we could know Without having to question him or instruct him. ms f " tle to Second, we wanted a man in the senate who was thoroly familiar with $8 | Camas Tpensutiary omens Chee ~~~ ~~ ~~~ needs of the ex-service men, who was in eyEpeey je and fen, and winding wilder. Creditors have better \|with their aspirations, and who would exert the full "em %r5 dem" og and aroana memories than debtors; \\force of his influence to bring about wise, just and |twoen boulders, and after a few daye and creditors are a st-}| beneficial legislation wherever the ex-soldiers’ inter-|° %°U"* of this the & b. im. decides | perstitious sect, great}|ests were involved. he has done his annual duty and comes home all chirked up with a new _ jobservers of set days{) Third, we wanted a forceful, capable representa-|"*°" %lemand alibi tand times.—Franklin. 5 tive of the state the deer, He doesn't take out a li 7 5 | We believe that Col. Inglis has all these qualifica-'cwte"nt wirtn wri windenn tase e eve a AOL, s = i he * tw care. atters to the ions ina high degree. ins dire sactbent he ictaie’ dogs ditor— Speaking for myself, my confidence in him is}? ;!f,4"0 break ® lee and thereby Write briefly. based upon the fact that in my long association with tte ¢ saber. onto jhim in the military service I always noted two iemee vowr seme things about him: His devotion to duty and his Jinterest in the welfare of his men. That Gov. Hart has been a tool of special interests in general, and that he has been playing hob with the » women’s minimum wage in the interests of the Employers’ association is proved beyond a doubt by letters _ and telegrams printed herewith. 4 These letters and telegrams show that certain gentlemen who knew what they wanted regarded Hart as a mere puppet, who danced to their music whenever they played it. These letters and telegrams naturally were believed to be confidential by the scheming individuals wha wrote them. But copies of them have fallen into the hands of Mrs. W. S. Griswold, of Seattle, a former member of the minimum wage commission, who resigned because she would not bow to the dictates unreasonable demands of the gubernatorial machine. Mrs. Griswold, recognizing that the minimum i commission was losing its independence and could not function for public welfare, quit. She is today sup: 4 rting no particular candidate for governor, but has felt it her duty to expose these letters and telegrams ghouy tween J. C. H. Reynolds, manager of the Inland Empire Employers’ association, and Dr. J. S. Kloeber, Hf clerk gets pata for tax-| Chairman of the state safety board. 3 , ing the hunter's money Keep this in mind: The chairman of the state safety board is not a member of the minimum ‘wage co 5 A d fall into the lap of some boastful hunter, still, while he lived he en joyed himself, and death comes to al. YoU DON'T The deer has a good time 7 ; Béitor The Star! Health authort ‘are more and more attributing Prevalence of the so-called de ve diseases largely to failure take proper exercise in a world machinery is constantly in ing the number of sedentary oc ‘ And it would seem cer that the authorities are right comparatively few exercise as should. And failure to take has far-reaching effects on Mh parts of the bodily organism. It not merely muscular soft but a general weakness as well, Dp to all sorts of maladies J acting ds a direct cause of some. 1 exercise omitted from the regimen the vigor of the diges certain to be There are who seem to excellent digestions, but they Most exceptional. digestive vigor wanes, malnu jon grows. Failure to exercise, that matter, also promotes ma} rition by diminishing the vigor of organs of elimination. Kidney and tiver activity ts check together with the activity of the intestinal tract. So is the ac ty of the sweat glands, the im ct of which as eliminative or is not nearly as appreciated it ought to be. & result the system is not only poorly nourished. It tends to be Clogged with the waste prod ‘of whatever food is eaten. And poisoning may be the re means, of course, a blood ly inferior in quality. More- failure to exercise also means ly circulating blood supply. health of body and mind alike ively demands good blood in circulation. Again, when exercise is not taken Tegularity, and especially when virtually is not taken at all, there an unhealthy tendency to an over on of fat. This results the familiar condition known as wp eo ‘The obese are the prey of various Their efficiency is maskedly re They suffer from shortness breath and manifold discomforts. And they are confronted, as one hy gies puts it, with the mathe itieal probability of death occur- sooner than would be the case they of normal weight. ‘There is such a thing, of course, too much exercise. There aiso such a thing as exercise inappro- for the individual's age and i condition. But those who err in these re ? are few in number compared the great army who, engaged indoor and sedentary work day day, neglect to take anything the exercise their systems de. H. A. B. sf ‘alba ‘TALKS LIKE AN AMERICAN Editor The Star: It is distinctly Fefreshing to read Malcolm Douglas’ honest and clear-cut statement of his Political aims afid ambitions in these hectic times, when an army of legion Men are industriously engaged in Heeking office solely on the merit of their stripes, striving to put pay in Patriotism, as it were. Mr, Douglas has the proper conception of the mill fary man’s relation to civilian serv fee. He does not underrate patriot ism, nor disparage military service On the contrary, {t would seem, he holds patrictivm to be too fine and acred a possession to bandy about @ political campaign and barter Public office. He knows, too, that true American democracy con templates no preferred military claas. He seeks office solely on the ground personal qualifications and the of faithful and tmpartia) serv. This ix the American plan, and T am glad to offer this tribute to Maj. Douglas, P. HH. SPARKS, 1614 12th ‘Ave. Seattle, Sept. 9, 1920. Pearl—Oh, we had a delightful ‘Wedding and received so many aliver ts. Ruby--That was fine. And did your father give something in silver, too? Pearl—No, he gave us a bottle of acid to test the other presents. ‘Women will never be paid as much for lecturing as men, because they do too much of it for nothing. }and stayed with them until his division was wi On the Mexican border some of us were inclined to grum- ble at the rigid training upon which Col. Inglis insisted. But Col. Inglis never knew at what moment he might be called upon to lead his men into the burning desert across [the line. To take them into such a campaign without toughening and training them to the highest degree would have been criminal. And men who grumbled at the hard work then now take pride in the fact that no regiment | was ever in better shape than the old Second Washington |when we came home from our border service. On our way to France we stopped at Camp Mills, where our strength was raised from two thousand to thirty-six hundred men. This required three additional officers per company. The war department wanted Col. Inglis to accept a large percentage of officers from the training camps, but |Col. Inglis insisted that the men who had gone into his regiment as privates and by hard work risen to be corporals and sergeants, were entitled to any commissions that were to be bestowed, and he won out. Among the Seattle men who were promoted from the ranks were Edgar Akers and Dean Thaanum, both wounded in the Argonne, Akers get- ting the D. S.C. Bill McDonald and Bill McKay, both of whom gave up their lives in the Argonne, were two others. I was another. On reaching France our regiment was scattered from Brest to the front. Two months later I met Col. Inglis at the officers’ training school at Gondrecourt. We had four weeks of the hardest work I ever went thru. Officers were put thru drill, bayonet practice and maneuvers like so many recruits, besides having lectures, quizzes and exams on every subject. Col. Inglis’ course was even harder than ours, and I know that many nights he studied until well towards morning to himself for the responsibilities that he was later to receive. Notwithstanding this, he did not for- get the officers and non-coms from his regiment who were attending the school, and more than once he used the in- fluence of his rank to improve conditions of which they found reason to complain. During the summer of 1918 I was in command of a train- ing outfit at St. Aaignan. I had a constant battle with the quartermaster officers to get food and firewood for my men. They insulted my mess sergeant till I forbade him to go to them again. Later, Col. Ingtis was stationed in the town for a few weeks, and one day I went to him. “Tf those people don’t stop, playing horse with me they are going to wake up some morning and see a thousand men go without their breakfast,” I told him. Col. Inglis grathbed the phone and within half an hour I had an order from division headquarters that saved me any further trouble the rest of the summer. Just before the Argonne drive Col. Inglis was given com- mand of the 109th Infantry in the 28th (Penn. National Guard) division. He went over the top with his regiment drawn from the line for rest. Then he was put in command of the 30th Infantry of the 3d (regular army) division. This was the only instance during the war where a National Guard officer was given command of a regular regiment. He stayed’ with the 80th Infantry until his division was withdrawn, and was then given ocmmand of the 4th In- fantry of the same division with orders to reorganize it in preparation for the drive on Metz, which was then being planned. Just before the launchiny of this drive the armis- tice came and Col. Inglis had the honor of commanding the advance guard of the right wing of the American Army of Occupation thruout the march into Germany. What I have told are facts that show the seriousness of | Col. Inglis’ character, the earnestness with which he under- takes the performance of any duty imposed upon him, and |his capacity for hard work. If the returned soldiers are justified in asking the election of a thoro American and one who will see that they get a square deal in the senate, they have done well in selecting Col. Inglis as their can- didate, One thing more. Some persons may fear that a former | soldier would be likely to rush the country into war. Noth- |ing could be less true. No man who has heard the shriek of a descending shell and dived into a shell hole to escape the fragment, ever wants to see another war. No man who has heard the screams of a badly wounded man ever wants to hear them again—not if he is human. Col. Inglis has seen men shot down beside him and heard their, cries for aid—and, being human, no one need fear that he has any desire ‘to hear them again. PHILIP TINDALL. ° Apple Time 1s coming on. Bumper crops are anticipated. ‘That's human is there that doesn’t enjoy a nice, fat, juicy piece apple pie? Aye, several of ‘em! And cider! won't there be a demand for gallons and barrels of nice soft cider! Leaving the apple erop for just a moment, stroll down the lane, close to the orchard, and visit the old cider mill. Used to be a blindfolded horse, walking around in a circle, that supplied the motive power to squeeze the Juice out of the apples. All different now it's a gasoline engine But the same steady stream finda its way into the barrels, and the same lot of kids are hanging around, eating apples and going home with the stomach-ache. Same jolly cider makers. “Sure, drink all you want. Cider’s cider these days but folks is folks, too, says the cider man. And up in the orchard there the trees are hanging fuNl—Baldwins and Vippins, and Russets, and Winesaps, the, red-striped Dutchess, the big Kings, and the mealy Tomahawkins, to say nothing of the famous baker, the Twenty-ounce, And there on the edge of the long row is the crab-apple, its limbs glorious with the red clusters that almost bow therm down—would bow them down were it not for the props that sus- tain them, like a drunken man between two friends. Apple time g00d. Wha of open-face Think of it people—apple time and plenty of ‘em. Can they keep j the prices up. Visions of apple dumplings, apple pie, apple sauce, and | apple butter—let it be hoped in the name of all of these and that of baked apples with cream, that they cannot. A New York paper saya Prince Carol of Rumania is a good micer. When crown princing gets dull he can get a job at @ soda fountain. for nothing; but the ¢ b. barren wildernes, All mankind t# divided into these three clasnes—the fellow who takes your money, the fellow who enjoys life without any excessive striving, And the fellow who in always work ing bis head off and handing his earnings over to some wine guy. Horse and drivers and the frolick ing colt, ambling big-lexged an joy ous “longside—you will find yourself In one Of these clanwes, Some men are born happy and never fet over it, and to these men life in a succems whether the world can see any evidence of it in their lives or achievempents or not, Some men are born to master, to collect toll, to gather tribute, and most of ds are born to work, to pay our way and half the other fellow’s, and to have none too good a time do Ing it, either, Every little town always has some Worthlem: cuss who is forever going fishing, or communing in the shade with a jug of hard cider who al) ayn has time to see the cir cus, and attend plenics, and yell his frowsy head off at the ball game; a fellow who always seems well fed. happy and #piritually prosperous. In my youth these fellows were pointed out a» horrible examples, just as once I felt worry for the deer who were hunted by the bad, bad, cruel | men, In my ripened experience I have come to realize that the town loafer was a philosopher who had solved the human problem; who had discovered that happiness consists of being content with what you can get easily, rather than in great posses sions, and after years of pursuing the feative buck I have switched my pile of sympathy from the deer’s cor- her to that of the hunter. eee AN has law, by some new dispen sation, by preaching broth. erhood and praying for abounding grace, he might usher in a state where all men would be equal in ability and comfortable in spirit. And man has always dis covered that the bosses remained, whether in a republic, kn oligarchy, @ theocracy or a despotism. Some husbands are born to be hen pecked, and some wives are born to be You can watch any dozen children at play for half an hour, and can Pick out the boys and girls who, 20 years hence, are to be overlords, no Matter whether they make their abode in Seattle or Moscow. I suppose the peaste of the field, in thelr moonlight pasture medita- Uons, imagine that » e da bere will be @ sevolution and they will rule man. They doubtless have tra ditions handed down from their cave age ancestors of the time when great dodged here and there on sufferance, And no sooner will perfect equality come to the sons of man than will mastery come to the brutes that we call dumb, So far as I can discover, this fore ordaining of certain men and certain women to mastery, achievement, to what we call suc cess, runs thru the universgs There are suns and there are moons: live worldy and dead worlds; big, brilliant stare and ny, flashing comets. There is nowhere, from the last drop of the ocean's waters to the bald top of hoary old St. Helens, any, smallest place where there is not a big and a lesser, Indeed, it is by no means estab. lished that a democracy ia the most efficient form of government. tainly, men have been the most con tented and prosperous under the wise rule of powerful emperors, just Ag ren have been the most miserable in mind and body when the rule was in the hands of the untrained mob, Finally, of course, Wberty will justi fy herself, and gradually man in the mass will achieve real government and for this future goal we sacrifice nt comfort and securi student will always re- member that republics and democra cles are imperfect, tumultuous and various in their risings up and sit tings down, just in proportion as they are real republics and democra- cles, No politician dare speak these self-evident truths, but occasionally it is well to say them, for we get into the unfortunate habit of considering that we have the best government on earth, merely because it is, in theory, &@ government by the pe ernment by the people may easily be come the worst rather than the best it is up to the people themselves, THE ETERNAL IN’ In the showing of a p rial news weekly in a movie house in San sereen a pleture of two distinguished French generals riding in an auto mobile, Crowds lined the pavementn, their umbrellas up and water drip ping from their hats. Suddenly from the audience came an awed ery; “My Gawd, it’s still rainin’ over American Legion Weekly, llow | } ay ona | I know that you will consider this letter strictly confidential but I would imagined that by | beasts ruled the earth, and puny man | Diego, the operator flashed on the| mission. But, in this case, he was more than a member. He was Hart’s and the Em m. is merely the bleating | spokesman, it appears. Between Kloeber, goat who parts with half his hair to be allowed to browse for an hour ina than a state official, and Ids, Gov. their supervision. Even when he left Olympia for a wage yet. Read the letters and telegrams and judge for yourself: cory { April 21, 1920, Mr, J.C. HL. Reynolds, Inland Empire Employers’ Association, 734 Hutton Building, Spokane, Waah. Subject; The Industrial Minimum Wage Conference at Olympia. Dear Sir: While knowtng that you are paying strict attention to this con- ference, I cannot refrain from calling to your attention the fact that you should have a full representation at this meeting and if possible endeavor to get a poxtponement of the hearing to some future date in order that | more evidence can be introduced than you will be able to put in on the | 28th and 29th inst. | *uRmest to you that you personally might say that you think that a con | ference held just at this time i not conducive to the best results for the Present administration as it is interjecting a condition Into the coming campaign that could just ax well be left over until after the fall election. Yours very truly, (Signed) DR. J. 8. KLORBER, Chairman, State Safety Board. JSK—C eee COPY: TELEGRAM Dr, J. 8. Kloeber, Olympia, Wash, Mrs. Hardgrove bas sent resignation to Industrial Welfare Commission. Employers feel entitled to representation on this important board and over consideration of a Spokane representative. We will be pleased to present several for consideration if deatred. (Signed) J. C. H. REYNOLDS, Manager, Inland Empire Employers’ Association. eee COPY: WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM J.C. 1 Reynolds, Inland Empire Employers’ Association, Hatton Bidg., Spokane, Wash. Personally see Mrs. Hardgrove today and ascertain her reason for resig- j nation from Industrial Welfare Commission, Governor Hart wishes this | Information. ¢ | Sideration. Wire information re Mrs. Hardgrove and mail names. GBigned P. Secretary, State Safety Board. eee COPY, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM J.C. H. Reynolds, Inland EYnpire Employers’ Asnociation, Hutton Building, Spokane, Wash. After ascertaining Mrs. Hardgrove's reason for resignation, ascertain if she will continue if Governor Hart reorganizes' board. Our information is that she resigned because of friction on board as at present constituted. Secure this information and Wire quickly as ponsibie. (Signed) PACE, Secretary, State Safety Board. ee COPY: WESTERN UNION TE RAM Spokane, Wash., May 24, 1920, Dr. J. 8. Kloeber, State Safety Board, Olympia, Wash, Party absolutely refuses to withdraw resignation, giving personal reasons | which have largely to do with recent happening tn the board, but declines to specify any other reason than want to be relieved on account of personal matters and lack of time. Information requested will be forwarded in endorsement form tomorrow. (Signed) J. H. C. REYNOLDS, Secretary, 2 Inland Empire Employers’ Associational eee . WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM : Olympla, Wash., May 25, 1920, COPY; J. C. H. Reynold Inland Empire Employers’ Association, Hutton Building, Spokane, Wash. Am arriving Spokane tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. Can you arrange for appointment with Mrs, Hardgrove? I am requested to make a personal investigation of this matter and report my impression, (Signed) J. 8, KLORBER. Charge State Safety F Confirmation mailed . WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM Olympia, Wash., June 1, 1920. CcoPy: J.C. H. Reynolds 14 Hutton Building, Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Redpath, of Olympia, appointed this morning. for letters and wires by party to clubs and others asking retention. possible get copies and forward (Signed) PACE, Secretary, State Safety Board. Charge State Safety Board. Governor anxious If eee cory June 1, 1920, Mr, J, C. H. Reynolds, Hutton Building, Spokane, Wash. Dear Mr. Reynolds; 1 am sending you herewith confirmation of wire sent you today in reply to yours. ‘There seems to have been no other appointment up to this hour, which is 2 o'clock 1 was in the governor's office this morning and was told that he was particularly anxious to receive, {f porsible, copies of the wires and letters sent the Women’s club by Mrs, Griswold. He hoped to be able to use copies of these in giving out the announcement of the new appointment but seems unable to obtain them. 1 was told tifis morning that this matter had been passed up to you and that you likely had copies of such letters and telegrams by this In looking over the Doctor's files I am unable to find any wire o leter in which he asks you to get this information. Shuff promises to keep me posted as things develop and T will wire or write you as necessary, The Doctor ts in Selah and will be there until Wednesday, but he explained this matter to me before he left and will try and act as the occasion requires. (Signed) PACE, Secretary, State Safety Board. time. JIWP—MS ese The following letter will show how completely Governor Hart is in the control of the Employers’ Association, They are keeping close watch to make sure he obeys orders, Letterhead of EMPLOYERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE INLAND EMPIRE Spokane, Wash., February 18, 1920. , who was more a representative of the Employers p Hart was watched continually. | Mr. J.C. H. Reynolds, rnor requests yeu to present list of names for his con-| ISK Dr, J. 8, Kloeber, Chairman, State Safety Board, Olympia, Wash Dear Doctor; We wif send you clippings from papers of all intorviews i He was not permitted to get out period, you will notice by the of tions that he was being watched by them, lest he make some kind of a statement other than what they want: | ed. And all the time they had in mind the political election. | Hart to do this or do that because of the political effect. They don’t want the minimum wage | filled, so that a final decision can be made for the working girls, fearing the effect it would votes. And what’s the result? The minimum wage decision They constantly refer to it. They don’t want ive on te IS held up. The girls haven’t got their rightful | with Governor Hart and also any statements he may make while in Bpe kane in accordance with your telegraphic request. + Yours very truly, (Signe@) 3. C. H. REYNOLDS, Rs COPY Mr. J. C. H. Reynolds 724 Hutton Building, Spokane, Wash. My dear Mr. Reynolds: Very confidentially I have had a talk with au governor regarding the appointment of @ successor to Mrs. Hardgrove and he is considering this matter with extreme care. The governor fully appreciate the importance of this position and whed he selects the appointee, I am convinced that you will approve the - selection. I shall take pleasure in keeping you posted with information covering June 11, 1928 | this subject as I may have it Yours very truly, (Signed) DR. J. 8. KLOEBER. eee COPY: WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM June 11, 1924, Dr, J. 8. Klosber, State Safety Board, i Olympia, Wash. In view of Industrial Welfare Commission conference to be held tn Seatt next Tuesday to decide factory wage scale we strongly urge commission be built up to full strength by appointment from Spokane. Mrs. George Foster, to whom there is no objection from any source, not only competent but a woman who would be impartial and fair to all interests, ‘Would like to respectfully urge Governor Hart to give her favorable consideration, J. C. H. REYNOLDS, Secretary, Charge Employers’ Association. r eee * COPY: WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM JSK—MS ps Olympia, Wash., June 12, 199% 724 Hutton Building, Spokane, Wash. Your wire, date, at once took matter up.. My letter this date will familiarize you with situation as it now stands which I am sure will meet _ approval. For your information decision reached after consideration and largely my advice, Will you be in Seattle Tuesday? Answer today. . DR. J. 8. KLOEBER, Charge State Safety Board, ° ° CcoPY June 12, 1938, Mr. J. C. H. Reynolds, 724 Hutton Building, Spokane, Wash, My dear Mr. Reynolds: Acknowledging “4,2 wire of the 11th, you find enclosed my confirmation of even date in reply. You will, of course, treat the contents of this letter as entirely cont tial ‘and should you refer thereto you wil} please place the responsibility for the decision reached eritirely upon my shoulders, The Industrial Welfare Commission's affairs have been permitted to pre: gress to a point that requires the exercise of utmost care and discretion to unravel the snarl without creating a serious condition industrially politically in this state. Therefore, my strong advice to Governor Hart for the past week been as follows: As at present constituted and without the appointment of a suce to Mrs, Hardgrove, the Commission will stand a tie and, therefore, abeo lutely deadlocked upon the question that is now before it, 1. e., a decision upon the conference report for factory minimum wage scale. With this condition there will be nothing done unless a compromise decision can be reached. Now, if the minimum can be made consistent with the minimum of those states with which we are brought in competition there can be no criticism, But, if the Commission cannot agree upon this minimum then they will be absolutely deadlocked and the decision will remain im statu quo, This result will leave the situation as it now stands And there " will be, as a result, no disturbance from those who are today threatening industrial disturbance, if the decision of the Commission is other than thag of the recommendation of the conferees. ‘ Now, if a new appointment is made upon this Commission at this tin the appointee qualifying and taking part in the Seattle conference to this hearing, this appointee will necessarily vote without having he the subject matter discussed and consequently will be entirely unfamii with the true principles underlying ‘the subject and the vote, whiche waf it is carried, will be considered by the parties at interest as ex parti The reflection of this vote must necessarily reach”back to the governor, it will be very hard, indeed, to successfully controvert the statement th the appointment was made with knowledge of the position of the appoin' on the question under consideration. In view of this presentation of the situation as I view ft, I think you will concur in the decision that the board better remain as it now is until after all of the questions now before it have been finally disposed of, If you do not see it in this light, immediately upon receipt of this letter you will please wire me your point of view, and conversely, I would like a wire from you stating your position if that of approval. . Sensing that one objection you may make will be “is the position of the board as stated by me"—TI will asstire you that my conviction is that the board as now constituted will stand as I have outlined it. Regarding Mrs. George Foster—it is my pleasure to have had a long Acquaintance with Mrs, Foster and one that I esteem most highly, In my opinion there is no woman in the state that is temperamentally better qualified to fill this position than is Mrs, Foster. This opinion is cone curred in by GRAVE [governor] (Code), I do not consider it necessary to — say more, In my opinion this situation is now, and at last, well in hand and need. occasion us no further trouble at’ present and as long as the present ques tion before the Commission reaches its final disposition. If you come to Seattle Tuesday I shall meet you there when we can se into the detail of all of this more thoroughly. Yours very truly, MS Mexican Peace President De La Huerta, of Mexico, spoke in a decidedly optimistie tone in his opening address ta the Mexican congress. Commercial treaties are to be smoothed out. Extradition treaties wit! other nations are in effect for the first time in 10 years. The oil busk neks is booming, and looking better every minute. Also: “The government is now able to guarantee the lives and Property of foreign citizen. It is to be hoped that neither the Mexican bandit nor the foreign privilege seeker makes it impossible for the government to keep thet wuarantee in good working order, i re “ . cel Ms (Signed) DR. J. 8S. KLOEBER, .