Evening star., 1901-11-18
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The Austrian Ambassadors Message
Delivered.
MUCH TALK ABOUT RECIPROCITY
Senator Cu|Iom and Representa-
tive Daize!l Discuss 1t.
A DELEGATION RECEIVED
MUCH TALK ABOUT RECIPROCITY
A DELEGATION RECEIVED


Baron Won Hengelmuller, the ambassador
| from Austria-Hungary to the United States,
| who has just returned from a vacation of
! several months spent in Vienna, called
| upon President Roosevelt this morning and
| was received in the blue parlor. The am
| bassedor was charged with personal mes
sage from Franz Joseph, the emperor of
| Austria Hungary, to convey to the Presi-
dent the emperors best wishes for the sue
cess of his administration and the pros
| perity of his country. Baron Won Hengel-
| muller has returned to the United States
| charged with no particular or important
| displomatic mission. Nothing will be at
| tempted for the present in the direction Of
| negotiating a reciprocity treaty with the
| United States under section of the Ding
ley law. Austria-Hungary is just now en-
| gagged in the revision of her customs duties,
| and while these changes are pending it
would be manifeStly unwiSe to effect trade
| arrangements with foreign countries. Be
| sides, the government at Vienna prefers to
| await the fate of the pending reciprocity
| treaties of other countries with the United
| States before attempting anything in that
| line for the empire. Austria Hungary
| doesn't care to enter into treaty that may
| not be acted upon, and really prefers, it is
| hiHteO, TO a Wnlle Watcn the attitude OF
| this country as to reciprocity.
| Baron Hengelmuller says that Austria
| Hungary is taking no active interest in
the Stone abduction case. During the past
| thirty years he says that half dozen such
abductions have occurred in the same
| gion, but they have not attracted wide
spread attention. because the brigands have
never before made such exorbitant de-
mands. The brigands," said he, smiling,
| evidently believe that a ransom Of hun
dred thousand dollars. more or less is
mere bagatelle to this country Of the
| Goulds and Vanderbilts"
| Talking on Reciprocity.
| Senator Cullom and Representative Dali
zell of Pennsylvania each had talks with
| the President today in which reciprocity
played part, and the President received a
delegation of agricultural implement manu-
facturers, consisting Of James Deering OF
Illinois, A. b. Farquhar of York, Pa and
w. c. Barker Of New York. They are here
| to attend the reciprocity convention, which
| meets to morrow, and they wanted to pre-
| sent a memorial strongly urging that some
| thing be done to show that reciprocity is
| reality and not all talk. Inc memorial,
which was prepared by Mr.. Deering, con-
tained summary Of all the arguments
presented to congressional committees in
| favor of reciprocity as well as newspaper
editorials upon the subject.
| 1t is said to be a compact, valuable sum-
| mary.
! The delegation put before the President
| the fact that the country almost universally
| approves reciprocity, and yet the interviews
| OF public men at this time point strongly
| in the direction Of nothing being done The
delegation declared that it was time that
this country shows to the remainder OF the
| world that 1t is in earnest in desiring re-
| c1procal relations with others, and is not
engaged In the business Of talking for the
sake Of hearing the words 1t is declared
that the business men who are assembling
here this week to express their views on
/ oiSta a1SoI LAT no.
| try know what they think ought to be
| done.
! The delegation was not taken into the
Presidents confidence on the subject but
| they left the White House with the impress
| sion that the President is in sympathy
with their desires.
The delegation took the position that if
Congress. could not agree upon the several
pending treaties it certainly ought to be
able to ratify at least one treaty as an
evidence or good faith. The opinion was
expressed by the delegation that the
French treaty more nearly represented the
proper attitude of the country on the sub
]ect or reciprocity than any other and
| that it ought to be ratified. if no other is
senator Cuilom was also emphatic in
his opinion that reciprocity ought to be
given pratfca1 test by the ratification
| OF one or more of the pending treaties
The senator is opposed to some of the
treaties, but believes that the French treaty
| ought to be ratified. This is considered
significant, tnasmuch as Senator CulIom is
almost certain to be chairman of the for
eign affairs committee of the Senate Sem
ator Cullom said that it is not settled that
he is to be chairman of the committee The
committee on organization of the Senate
viii decide on that. 1.-The rule is to pro-
mote the senior member of the commit
tee," said Senator Cullom Senator FRYE
Is now the ranking member of the commit
tee, and If he will accept the craftsmanship
1t Will no doubt go to him. If he does not
want 1t, and the committee decides upon
me for the position, will accept it,"
J. sIoat Faxsett's Opinion.
]. Sloat Fassett of New York. one Of the
Presidents warm friends, was with the
chief executive for a short time Mr. Fas-
sett says that this country is manufactur-
Ing more in six months than 1t is using in
year, and that markets are needed for
this surplus output. For that reason there
ought to be reciprocity agreements with
other countries. Between the sarcasm of
Senator Hale and the enthusiasm of my
friend Kasson there ought to be a medium
ground upon which the country can stand"
said Mr.. Fassett. Mr.. Fassett was collec-
tor of the port of New York at one time
Mr.. DaIzelPs Reciprocity Views.
II believe in the reciprocity Of the republi-
can platform adopted at Philadelphia Last
year." said Mr.. Dalzell When pressed to
define what that reciprocity was, Mr.. Dali
zell said that 1t was the exchange with fer
ci6A SouAt1lcS VI SOOuS uOI manufactured
in the United States.
Reciprocity continued Mr.. Dalzell, 'fs
not a question of sentiment. but of facts
We should not build up one industry at the
expense Of another. The 20 per cent cut on
textile fabrics in the French treaty would
destroy the textile industries of Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey: While there is just
now much talk OF reciprocity, in my opin-
ion nothing will be done during the coming
session Of Congress-"
Ernest w. Roberts, representative from
Massachusetts, called on the President this
morning. Mr.. Roberts wants the repeal OF
the duty on hides, a bill! for which, pre-
sented to the last Congress, will promptly
be reintroduced in this.
Mr. Roberts does not care how it is ac-
complished, whether by new reciprocity
bill or by special arrangements, although
preferring nat repeal so long as the same
result Is accomplished. Mr.. Roberts ex-
poets to be made chairman Of one OF the
elections committees. on which he Is now
serving. and also be made a member of
the naval affairs committee. His district
Includes the Charlestown navy yard. The
Massachusetts delegation will meet here
the Saturday before Congress assemblies