Evening star., 1901-12-09
electing their nationality wa. recognized

to them.
They could preserve their allegiance to
fault Of which they were TO be held as hav-
ing adopted the nationality Of the terri
tory in which they may reside In the
case of Porto Rico their nationality Is
the United States Supreme Court, Porto
Rico cannot be considered a foreign coun-
try under the protectorafe of the United
States. The majority of the court in the
cases of Florida, Texas, California and
Alaska, stated that by the ratification Of
he treaty of Paris the island Kecame terri
tory Of the United States-althQugh not an
Of the word Concerning the native in
habitants' 1t was stipulated in the second
paragraph Of said article OF the treaty that
their civil rights and political status
= shall be determined by Congress-
1.-The people of Porto Rico unanimously
aspire to be an organized territory of the
Union, in the absolute confidence that they
will soon become before the law what they
tants. by their morality and culture, by
their richness, by their geographical posi-
tion and by their sentiments and ideals,
state of the American Unton.''
"Crazy Snakes" Call.
Cray Snake" a minor leader of the
Creek Indians, called at the White House
this afternoon with four other Creeks and
his interpreter in an endeavor to see the
President They, were told that they would
have to call accompanied by the Indian
commissioner, or some person connected
with that Office. Commissioner Jones has
refused to go to the White House with
them.
Cray Snake belongs to that element of
the Creeks that has opposed all the recent
treaties looking to citizenship for the In
dianS and allotting theiE lands In severolty.
accented
treaty recently adopted by the legislature
of the Creek Indian nation. and want to
roam and fish and hunt in the good old
fashion without any of the restraints of
name is Wilson Jones, wants to keep white
men from grazing their cattle on former
Indian grounds.
Want Several Bosses.
B. W. Walker, T. w. Curry and ]. /. Nc
Kinney, Alabama republicans, had a BRIEF
talk with the President today to protest
against confirming the recognition for the
distribution of federal patronage in that
state to ]. W. Din1mick, who was elected
republican national committeeman at Phil
adelphia. Mr.. Walker and his friends de-
clare that there can be no republican party
in the state under this control, and Mr..
Walker suggests that several people ought
to be consulted before patronage Is dis
tributed. 1t is understood that one Of the
persons MI. Walker desires recognized Is
ex-Representative Aldyfch, who is in the
city, and who is desireus OF getting back
into party affairs in the state.
Some Other Callers.
Governor Bliss Of Michigan who has
come to Washington to look after final
settlement with the government regarding
Michigan's expenditures during the Span
ish war, was caller at the White House
today =.
Senator Stewart saw the President, and
introduced A. A Payne, son of the late
Capt. J. S. Payne Of the regular army
Young Payne wants to go to West Point
as a cadet.
Commissioner Ross, who has returned
from trip through the west, called on the
President today and told him how well his
message had been received in the west
E. c. O'Brien, president of an express
company operating in Cuba, gave to the
President his opinion that Cuban goods
should be admitted to the United States at
low rates Of duty.
1t is stated that Cyrus Leland will be re-
nominated as pension agent for Kansas,
thus settling long and bitter fight be-
tween different factions in that state Cyrus
Leland was the head OF republican poll
tics in that state for many years but the
election of Senator Burton caused a change
In this direction. Senator Burton is said to
have opposed this appointment, although
this is not definitely known.