Evening star., 1898-11-03
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Memorial Regarding Non-Combat-
ants Presented to the President.
WILL NOT GO TO LEXINGTON, KY.
Prominent Callers at the Execu.
tive Mansion.
SENATOR ELKINS' VIEWS

A memorial prepared by Charles Henry
| Butler and others has been presented to the
! President asking that this government call
an International convention to consider the
| question of making private property free
| from capture on the high seas in time of
war. The memorial pays highly respect
| full tribute to the administration on the
| humane and speedily successful prosecu-
tion of the recent war, and points out that
| this government is in the best position of
| any power at present to take the initiative
in such a humane movement without lay
| ing itse.f open to the imputation of selfish
ness The memorial gives an interesting
resume of this country's advocacy of free
ships and free goods and quotes the IA
| nous Paris convention, which, it will be re-
| membere1, is as follows:
| First, privateering is and remains abol-
| 1shed: second, the neutral flag covers enc
| my's goods, with the exception of contra
| pand or war; third, neutral goods. except
| contraband of war, are not liable 70 cap
| ture under an enemy's flag; fourth. block
| .toes to be binding must be effective: that
| IS 10 say. maintained by force really suf-
| Hclent to prevent access to the enemy S
| coast"
! The memorial urges that international
| la| should be amended to not only include
all the above, but to except all private
| property from capture. except contra ba nd
| OF war 1T is pointed out that the present
| threatening aspect of European politics
would make this move by the United States
| particularly acceptable to the remainder of
the world at this time and besides saving
| untold loss and suffering by innocent nom
| coinbatanfs in case of general war. would
| STANG forever as another of the many
| strong claims that this country holds uDon
| me gratitude of the civilized world.
| Will Not Review the Troops.
| President Mckinley has decided that he
| VIII not be ahle to visit the troops at Lex
| lneton on his way to Canton to vote To
dc SO it would be necessary for him to
leave here Sunday. Besides his dislike to
travelling on Sunday, the President has
| agreed to review the local police and fire
men Mohdas afternoon. The President will
| leave mere for Canton shortly after :he re
| view and Inspection. The reviewing plat
| form is now being built in front of the
| W hite House.
VIII BE Sent to Cuba
Maj. Jack Cohen, formerly Washington
correspondent of the Atlanta Journal. tooay
| obtained for the Sd Georgia Regiment q
| favor which will please all the members.
| Inc regiment has been encamped at Griffin
| since it entered the service The men ha,
| grown tireG of being so near homo ,nd
| wanted ID De moved or put into active serv-
| ice When Maj Cohen saw the President
! today the &C mmander-n- chief gave him :,
note to secretary Alser asking if the reg
! lment couii not be assigned IA n. "a,
Corps at Jacksonville that it might got r.
Cuba among the first troops The order will
| pe issued Maj. Cohen was recently pro-
NOTED from captain In the Sd Georgia.
restored to Revenue Cutter Service.
| President Mckinley has issued an order
that the revenue cutter McCulloch. with
| Admiral Dewey at Manila, be restored to
| the revenue cutter service, and Secretary
| Long has telegraphed Admiral Dewey 10
ms effect The McCuloch will no longer
| De Under the navy. This is considered a
| pretty good indication that the President
| does not believe there will be any renewal
| or the war. Assistant Secretary Howell of
| lne treasury has ordered the McCulloch to
| proceed on her way to San Francisco
The cutter left this country for the Pa
| cine coast more than month before the
| outbreak of the war. She went around by
chlna as the cheapest route. When she ar
| Inea a at hong Kong the outbreak of hos
| tlntleS was near, and she was ordered to
| hoid herself subject to the orders of Ad-
| mirai Dewey. This was done. with the re-
! suit that the ship took part in the Manila
| pay hght ana was afterward used as dis
| patch boat.
| Attorney General Griggs, Secretary Hay
| ana secretary Long Were engaged in a
| long conference at the White House this
| afternoon with the President. The Attor-
| hey General was busy in the discussion of
| some point of law in which Secretary Hay's
| department was Interested
| senator EIkins on the Philippines.
| senator Elkins was one Of the President s
| visitors today. and chatted over the Phil
| ippine outlook. The senator advocated the
| Possession OF the Phil PIP mes by this coun-
| Try IN a speech in the Senate last summe r
| ana he was able to congratulate the Presi-
| cent on getting around to his views
The senator thinks it is the solemn duty
OF TINS country to take the Philippines.
| II Tor no other reason We owe duty to
| Christianity, he said The wars CT the
| future VIII be in driving Mohammeda nism
and Buddism from the east and Christian
| :Zing chat section OF the world
| The senator then went en- to saw that he
| is opposed to this country assuming any
| debts in any direction, but he is willing
mat there should be cash payment to
| Spain. He thinks that to take Iuzon Island
| and leave the others to Spain would he op-
| posed as violently by Spain as the seizure
| of all the islands.
| Senator Elkins says thac West Virginia
| Will go republican without doubt if he is
| any Judge of politics. Representative DAY.
| ton thinks he will be elected by $500 ma :
| jority.
| Other Callers of Prominence.
DR.. Henry M. Field of New York. ex-
| Senator Warner Miller of the same state
ex-Postmaster General Gary and Mr..
Shallenberger, second assistant postmaster
| general, were among the callers of note
| who saw the President today, Dr. Field
is here visiting his brother. ex-Justice
| Field of the Supreme Court.
| No Break Expected Tomorrow.
By way of preparation for what may
| happen at the meeting of the peace COM
missioners in Paris tomorrow, it may be
| said that the President and the officials
| of the State Department have no idea that
| the Spanish reply will be an unconditional
acceptance of our latest proposition re-
| lating to the acquisition of the Philippines
On the other hand. they do not expect an
| unequivocal rejection. What Is likely to
| occur Is that the Spanish commissioners
| will come in with counter proposition,
| the basis of which will probably be, con-
| siderable increase in the sum of money to
be paid to the Spanish government for the
Philippines. This will open way to nego-
| tiations on that subject, and, inasmuch as
| the commissioners spent about six weeks
considering the sections of the protocol
dealing with Cuba and Porto Rico, 1t is
reasonable to believe that at least a few
days may be properly allowed for the dis
| cussion of the Philippines. In short. 1t
may be said that the officials i1ere do not
expect a final breach Of relations between