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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1917
Page
10
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The statement from Berlin discusses the status of crews on British vessels sunk or captured by German raiders in the South Atlantic. It notes that armed merchant vessels and neutral subjects on board may be treated as prisoners of war, with the United States vowing to protect American citizens and not tolerate their imprisonment merely for being on British merchant ships or their crews, including blockade runners. It cites U.S. positions from 1898 and asserts the duty to assist Americans abroad and contact ambassadors if Americans are captured.
Nationally Republicans present unity as state delegations endorse a harmony plan. A resolution urged Ways and Means to draft a tariff bill aligned with Republican protection and revenue principles for introduction at the new Congress. Critics say a substitute tariff could have shifted dynamics in prior campaigns. The article notes a split in House Republicans outside Washington, now moving toward unity.
A fragmented Republican party in the next four years would benefit the Democratic party, as differing wings would impair coordinated campaigns and hand the advantage to opponents. The statement underlines the impact of internal splits on election dynamics and party strength.
A commentary on an Illinois representative's bill to ban foreign purchases for government supplies and its contradicting view of Navy Department contracts. It argues that while American-made goods should be favored, a total prohibition would harm efficiency and protection against extortion, and that foreign competition safeguards against domestic monopolies and delays.
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce plans a July 11 launch of a foreign trade employment exchange to recruit men for careers in foreign trade. Registration will be strict to ensure suitable candidates, with universities urged to boost training aligned to trade technique rather than language or history. The service hopes liberal legislation and overseas cooperation will expand U S participation in postwar trade and secure a permanent American share as competition resumes.
Report from the West says the mystic Rosicrucians plan a large Wyoming settlement with an advance guard of about fifty members already arrived. They will pursue plain farming and cooperative development while retaining esoteric interests, dispelling myths of midnight passwords and hidden castles.
The piece argues that Baconian theories about Shakespeare stem from concealing authorship due to political risk, likening this to Rosicrucian exchanges and drawing parallels to 20th century movements. It cites the Ku Klux Klan as a misguided revival and references Wyoming Rosicrucians as successors to secretive circles.
The United States has amassed about 2.75 billion in gold with no belligerent effort to curb inflow. The Federal Reserve Board Studies preserve the gold reserve after the war by drafting amendments to the Federal Reserve Act and creating mechanisms for international credit exchanges to ease payment flows and support exports. England’s ability to transfer South American investment credits to the United States could aid munition payments and mutual interests.
A discussion of a 41.8 percent belief in God among leading scientists and 63.2 percent nonbelief, exploring how scientific mindset, personal faith, and cultural factors shape views of religion. The piece blends quotes from Disraeli and Hugo on faith, notes shifting beliefs amid modern pressures, and touches on related political and social observations.
Viscount Gage, barely 21, leads Coldstream Guards and takes leave to mark his majority at Firle Place Sussex. He has American lineage through Gen Sir Thomas Gage, governor of Boston during the American War, and descent from the Plum introducer of England. Firle Place, a 500 year family seat, houses Holbein portraits and a grand estate.
A Gody Wyoming Dispatch report states that horse drawn stages will be forbidden inside Yellowstone Park next season. Transportation firms holding park concessions must switch to motor cars, while travel through the park by horse drawn vehicles remains possible in nonstage form. The note reflects a broad shift in park access rather than a total travel ban.
Senator Jones reported a resolution from Washington trade bodies urging a congressional inquiry into the J W W riots in Everett in November 1916. Senate opposition to public building bills grows as steering committee plans a clean-up to avoid extra session. Dewey funeral observed. adjourned 11:35 a m. Secretary Lansing seeks 75000 for diplomat and consular aid in China. Whipple retained in leak inquiry hearings. House committees took no business. Admiral Dewey funeral observed. adjourned 11:29 a m. until tomorrow.
United States Senator J. Ransdell argues against requiring states to pay half the cost of river and harbor improvements. He cites Florida, Alabama, New York, Michigan, Ohio, and others, contending interstate freight relies on federal funding and that past and ongoing works justify continued federal support and shared future costs.
The Presbyterian Church of Dunbar in Ta invites ice cream cake and coffee after weekly prayers to boost attendance. The pastor and helpers are encouraged after a month trial and plan to continue until a satisfactory Wednesday night audience is secured.
John Charles Fremont known as The Pathfinder was born January 21 1813 in Savannah Georgia. He rose as explorer military leader and politician shaping American westward expansion through expeditions across the Missouri River South Pass Great Salt Lake Sierra Nevada and California. He served as California governor and later as Arizona governor before his death in New York on July 13 1890.
Walter Prit Lord Eaton narrates visiting a decaying farm near a mountain road. Jones, an old man with tobacco-stained face, eyes a shuttered house rich with foregone fortune. The scene traces poverty, legacy, and the pull of land as buyers weigh a thousand dollars against a stubborn Yankee pioneer history.
Samuel Kline on his Waynesboro farm unearthed a stump and unearthed an earthen jar containing gold silver and greenbacks totaling 1344 dollars dated 1882 most bills from Mifflin County National Bank in good condition The cache was said to be hidden about 30 years ago beneath a chestnut tree now gone from the farm
Col Beall of West Virginia, a banker and hunter, was praised for his deer hunt from an automobile on a Pennsylvania mountain. Other remarks praised forest conservation and warned that British control of U.S. shipping could threaten American commerce and food exports.
A nostalgic profile from the New York Telegraph on Keene known as Foxy Keene, famed for fearless riding and a string of accidents over 30 years. It recalls his Irish and English hunts, his famed resilience, and his status as Amelian sports aristocracy, son of James R. Keene, the Wall Street figure, with a tone of reverent humor.
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