Evening star., 1901-11-18

But" he said, I'VE do not want the kind
of reciprocity that will open our markets
TO competitors and give to us nothing in
return
Irish Leaders Call.
John E. Redmond, p. A McHugh and
Patrick ODonnell. Irish members of the
parliament of Great Britain, accompanied
by Mrs. Redmond and sister. Mr. and Mrs
ST. John Gaffney of New York. ]. d.
OConnell and E. A. Moseley of Washing
ton, Were received by the President TODAY
IN the regular reception room. The Presi-
dent was very friendly, and said he would
pc glad to introduce the visitors to Mrs
roosevelt He had met Messrs Redmond
ana McHugh before. The visitors went to
the pSrfors, and they were presented to
MRS. Roosevelt. A short time was spent in
conversation, and then the visitors went
s;" amas, earIyihg win them pleasant memo
RES OF their visit to the White House.
Civil Service in Porto Rico,
Federico Degetan, resident commissioner
from Porto Rico, paid his respects to the
President and will send to the chief exec
utive brief giving his views on putting
Porto Rico under the civil service laws.
Mr.. Degetan thinks that as the Porto Ri
cans are still in doubt as to what their
citizenship relations are to the United
states, civil service ought not yet be i'm
posed on them
The Presidents other visitors during the
day included Booth Tarkington the author.
Irving b. Dudley, United States minister to
Peru James Douglas of Texas, a member
or the Rough Riders and Mr.. Won Holle-
ben the German ambassador
Bishop F. r. Graves of the Episconal
Church, who spent many years in China
TOLD the President he believed that affairs
In emma would now proceed more smoothly.
One of Harvard's Veterans.
Edward Lander of the class of 30 of
harvard called on the President TODAY
with Mr. Hackett, assistant secretary of
the navy. Mr. Lander is president of the
Harvard Club of this city. He told prest-
dent Roosevelt that he was a freshman I'm
harvard when President Jackson received
a degree. He said that he had seen every
PRESIDENT OF the United States since that
'iiiie except PRESIDENTS Polk and Harrison.
The Mastery I'm Missouri.
President Roosevelt is going to have the
unpleasant duty Of deciding upon who is TO
continue at the head of republican politics
IN missouri. The work will be difficult and
even dangerous The question is going to
be whether r. c. Kerens. eyervwhere
known as Dick" Kerens, is going to con-
tihue TO dictate good fat appointments in
his state or whether another strong faction.
SAID to include Secretary Hitchcock and
representatives Joy and Bartholdt, will
done.
herens has some powerful influences at
work in his behalf outside Of his state.
He is the friend of Senator Elkins, who is
one OF the Presidents close friends, and he
mas warm friends scattered all over the
Senate. Mr.. Kerens has arrived In the
clty and was at the White House TODAY He
TOOK lunch with the President this after
Iooh, announcer guest being Speaker Hem
derson. Mr.. Kerens went over the u,boIa
situation in Missouri with the President
ano is said to have talked plainly about his
Ihe night is coming to head over
whether Charles H. Smith. the surveyor Of
the port at st. Louis, and Henry c. Gren-
ner the collector Of internal revenue, are
20 pe continued inspffice. They are friends
OF Mr.. Kerens and he is COINS, 70 he Tl'aS
to them He is going to stand by them
as senator Platt tried to do in the case NJ
Sonee.or bfdwell. Mr.. Kerens' opponents
S.e Sas 'tsn 1,- as determined as he is, and have
made them hopeful of success