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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1913
Page
5
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The piece criticizes inviting foreign powers to press Mexico, arguing it abandons the Monroe doctrine and risks international coercion. It notes France England and Japan swiftly backing the shift, and questions Senate support for a policy seen as compromising U S sovereignty in the hemisphere.
The Panama Canal expansion will boost Pacific commerce and require stronger defenses. A modern, larger navy with more battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines is urged to safeguard ports coastwise cities and national interests against potential warlike actions and international tensions. Shipping rivalry and emigration flows are discussed as part of broader maritime strategy and policy.
The Post quashes the idea that Congress suffers through a sweltering summer session. Mrs. William P. Borland says Washington offers better recreation than Atlantic City, noting crowded hotels, high rents, and limited market variety. Washingtonians should drop the libel that summer in the capital equals Hades and enjoy the city’s summer privileges.
The Atlantic shipping conflict intensifies as German encroachments trigger Cunard to participate, signaling a broad and aggressive disruption of sea lanes and trade routes during wartime.
Washington backed move to defeat Tammany in New York mayoralty fight sparks cross-party debate. Sulzer fights Murphy while fusionists and independents vie for control. National Democrats weigh sides, fusion fears, and media sparks color the political landscape with wary outlooks.
Nicholas II has appointed an imperial commission to save northern Siberia’s native tribes from extinction caused by the Siberian pest and depopulation. Officials fear colonial-economic loss. the plan seeks money, supplies, education, and medical care to restore tribes and reindeer herds for future transport and resources. The piece also notes the emperor’s shift from prior policies and compares to historic North American red Indians policy.
Attorney James S. Easby-Smith will open today before the House lobby investigating committee to challenge Representative James T. McDermott over alleged unusual financial transactions. Witness M. M. Mulhall is set for cross examination while McDermott himself is expected to testify, admitting some loans but denying any link to his legislative duties.
Fifteen battleships of the Atlantic squadron under Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger arrive off Annapolis with midshipmen from the first and second classes after a summer cruise. The midshipmen take leave and will report back for the new academic year September 1. The Wyoming and other ships anchor in Chesapeake Bay, forming a four mile long line. Illinois brings third class members from a European cruise, joining the leave schedule.
Erie Pennsylvania August 34 A decision not to call a general strike of all Erie trades unions was reached at a special meeting of the Central Labor Union this afternoon. The executive committee believed such a move would jeopardize the molders strike as state police were sent to Erie. A telegram to Governor Tener had threatened a general strike if troops arrived and two troops of mounted men reached the city. The strike situation remained quiet with no arrests and troops dispersed to varied duties at a ball game and in the trouble zone.
The ninth international Esperanto congress opened in Berne Switzerland with 4100 delegates from 23 nations. Twelve American representatives marched behind the U S flag in the opening procession. Dr Andre L Lamenhof, inventor of Esperanto, was presented with a gold medal commemorating the twenty fifth anniversary of the Esperanto foundation.
Mrs Owen Wister wife of novelist died suddenly of heart failure at her Saunderstown summer home with husband at her bedside She formerly Mary Channing Wister and married in 1898 in Philadelphia She led Philadelphia Civic League and was a prominent social figure in Philadelphia and New York
Egyptologist W M Flinders Petrie argues in The Growth of Signs that the alphabet predates Phoenician origins and arose from signs used across the Mediterranean and beyond. He cites 7000 year old signs found in Egypt and other regions, challenging the idea that letters are simply pictures of animals.
A Popular Mechanics piece cites Luther Burbank arguing the main path to national prosperity lies in agriculture. He claims eight years in medicine law or engineering yield less success than boosting crop yields, noting corn, potatoes, and cost growth. He urges men to drive agricultural efficiency as Edison did electricity and Carnegie did steel.
The Kanene City Star notes that nature’s rain system resists human control, likening warm moist air to a sponge and dismissing dynamite as ineffective. It also reports on Shanghai footwear demand, showing Americans and Europeans drive foreign sales while Chinese and Japanese makers supply low priced native shoes.
Nearly every civilized nation will be represented at the fourth International Congress on School Hygiene which opens in Buffalo tomorrow and runs through the week. Leading scientists educators and physicians will discuss work to keep boys and girls healthy and educated. Delegations from abroad include Dr James Kerr of London and Prof Dr Lelter of Germany, with participants from Cuba Austria France Peru and China. A Kansas City philanthropist funded a $2.40 anonym ous trip advance, and a $40 gift from John D. Rockefeller helped defray expenses.
After battling a severe Lake Michigan gale, Perry's flagship Niagara was damaged and towed into Muskegon harbor by the cutter Wolverine. Stays ripped and tackle worn, the tow failed risked parting. navigators sought shelter as carpenters repair the damaged vessel. The ships, en route from Chicago to Sheboygan, will wait until Monday.
In Amsterdam a special session of the universal peace congress saw Rev J W Van Kirk of Youngstown Ohio present a seven striped rainbow flag merging into white to the peace bureau at Berne. A similar flag will go to Andrew Carnegie at the palace of peace inauguration on August 28 for display during arbitration meetings. The first ship through the Panama Canal will carry the flag.
James L. Gay of Kentucky is appointed by Secretary Houston as saddle horse representative on the department committees to select stallions for the army remount breeding service. Gay, a director of the American Saddle Horse Breeders' Association, succeeds the late Charlea L. Bailey.
The sun and tide table shows high and low tides for the day with sunrise and sunset times. A Weather Bureau summary notes generally fair conditions across the nation with thunderstorms in parts of the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts, warmer temperatures in the west and Pacific regions, and cooler conditions around the upper lakes. Forecasts call for local showers in northern New England and near the Great Lakes, with warmer temperatures in the eastern districts and a cooling trend in the far Northwest.
The transcript surveys Java coffee shift from Java beans to Robusta for soil enrichment, Dutch and Chinese merchants, and fears of Japan over Java while the U.S. Philippines matter remains. It reports Canada budgeting $1,000,000 for Panama exhibition exhibits and government planning, plus Montana’s banner harvest year with wheat oats alfalfa fruit and envisaged tariff effects and currency measures.
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