Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-15
THE PRESIDENT
Will Allow No Politics in In
suIar Appointments.
The Isthmian Canal Bill Will Be
Pushed at Next Session.
Hawaiian Delegation Opposes Reciprocity With
Cuba TO Lower Sugar Duties.

| Washington. Nov. H.-PrcSidcnt
| Roosevelt today, announced that in
making civil appointments in the in
| Sular possessions of the United States
| he would adhere to the principles of
| the civil service. He declared this
policy TO Clinton Rodgers Woodruff Of
| Philadelphia. Of the National Civil Ser
vice Reform League. Mr.. Woodruff is
| hartman of the committee on depend
| rncirs. ana called to ascertain what
| the Presidents policy would be. Presi-
| dent Roosevelt told him in the most
| emphatic manner that absolutely no
appointments in the insular possessions
| would he dictated or controlled by po-
| iitical considerations.
| Representative Hepburn of. Iowa.
| chairman Of the interstate and foreign
commerce committee of the House. and
| Repre- sentative Sherman Of New York.
! a member Of the same committee. had
| a long confel ence with the President.
today. about isthmian canal and Pa
| citic canal Legislation. As a result Of
the consultation they announced that
i il was their purpose to press legislation
| on both subjects ut the earliest poSSi-
| bic moment.
The canal bill. which passed the
| House at the last session will be re-
| introduced in substantially the form in
which ii was passed, last winter. No
delay is anticipated in the committee.
as the whole subject has been can
vassed thoroughly colonel Hepburn
i tuld the President that thr bill un-
doubtrdly would command a large ma
! Iority in the House
The cable bill viii also be practically
| Identical with the one reported from
| the committee during the last Con
srrss 1t provides for tn. laying Of
III. "a bl. by a private corpora tion uD
der 4 contract with the postma ster
general With an alternative provision
Ior the building Of the cable by the
government if no satisfactory contract
can he made. 1t is understood that the
President conCurred in the proposed
program.
W. q. Smith. j. l.. Athcrton, +. NJ.
Swansey ana Il. 7. Rithet. citizens of
Hawaii. called on the President. today,
to discuss with him the condition Of
industrial affairs in the Hawaiian
islands They told the President that
HawaiianS generally were strongly op-
posed to a reciprocity arrangement be
tween the United States and cuba
which would admit sugar from that
island at Il low customs rate.
Tho delegation subsequently called
upon Secretary Gage and discussed the
la Dor situation in the HaW IN islands
with him. The sugar plantations, they
said. were becoming less productive
Al t.lI-G' IL
ability to secure desirable labor. The
solution Of the question as the dclega-
ton viewed i, is the free admission to
the islands of Chinese. at least Tor u
time.
Representative" Long Of Kansas, VII"
is 4 member Of the ways and means
committee of the House. was one "l
President Koosevelt'S callers. today.
He joins with his Eastern colleagues
on the committee in opposing = reNi-
sion Of the tariff. He says. however.
there is IA strong sentiment in his sec
ton in favor of reciprocity
I'll. statement in q Managua dis
patch credited to Mr.. Paget, the Brit
ish secretary Of legation there. TO IN"
effect that the United States has ap-
proved the claim of Great britain 10
be recognized as q protector OF the
Mosquito Indians. has attracted the
attention Of the diplomatic body here.
An inquiry indicates that there is dan
ear of a complete misunderstanding of
the matter
The fact is. that 50 far from acpuir-
ing any new privileges on the MOS
,lIito coast the british government Is
relinuuiehing those il now enjoys. Inc
treaty OF Manlgua negotiated about
% wears ago between Great Britain ana
Nicaragua imposed upon the tnglish
government the duty Of protecting tn"
Moeutljto Indians. Great Britain Is
lnw trying simply to have the Nicara
guam government enter into the treaty
chlieatione to care for these Indians in
the future.
The United States government has
taken 10 action IN the matter but il is.
nj course. to the interest Of this coun
~ that some such absolute recogni
zion of the sovereignty of Nicaragua
should be made and the pending ques-
,ions arising out of the treaty of Ma
ma c,la between Great Britain and Mic
.arapua gotten out of the way.
The President made the following
appointments. today:
State-Edwin II. GunSaulus. Ohio
consul at Toronto. Ont: VIM. l..
Sewel, Ohio. consul AT Pernambuco
Brazil.
Treasury VIM. Taverstick. wis.
general inspector. treasury department.
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