Evening star., 1901-10-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President Roosevelt Has an Extremely
Busy Day,
A DELEGATION OF MILLERS
Complain Of Discrimination Against
Their Products.
TALK ON RECIPROCITY


1:30 o'clock. One of the most important
matters considered by him was presented
by a delegation representing the merchant
| millers and certain manufacturing interests
of Ohio, Indiana Michigan, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and
| other states The delegation was presented
by Representative Charles Dick and con-
sisted of NJ. H Davis of Shelby, Ohio, pres
ident of the Winter Wheat Miller League,
an organization of merchant millers; c. H.
Seybt of ST. Louis, secretary of the Illinois
State Millers Association; E. P. Bacon of
Milwaukee, president of a league of manu-
featuring and milers' associations.
The complaint of the merchant millers'
| and allied associations is that the railroads
are discriminating against manufactured
and miiled goods in favor of the raw ma
terial, and that this enables manufacturers
in Great Britain and European countries to
compete successfully in their own markets
| with American exporters. The discrimna-
ton is particularly represented in the case
of wheat.
1t is claimed that the railroads haul
wheat to seaboard points at an average of
nearly 10 cents hundred pounds cheaper
than flour. This is said to arm the Euro
pean flour makers with cheap wheat with
| which to fight American millers in foreign
and even in home markets The millers de-
sire that the President say something in
his message to Congress that will draw at
tention to the discrimination, with the OBJ
ject of securing legislation. The President
became much interested in the matter and
asked for all the information that can be
obtained. 1t is alleged that the discrim-
| ination has been growing worse each year.
A Talk on Reciprocity.
Senators Mason and Cullom had long
conference with the President. There We're
several Illinois matters to present, but
| most important of all was that Senator
Cullom wanted to talk with the President
| about the pending reciprocity treaties and
on the subject of reciprocity in general.
The time at hand, owing to the large num-
Der of persons waiting to see the Pres
ident did not permit a long talk on the
subject, and it is said that Senator Cullom
will call again for an extended chat with
the President along these lines.
Will He BE Chairmans
The fact that the President has taken up
the reciprocity subject with Senator Gull
lom may be taken as a strong hint that the
Illinois senator will become chairman of
the Senate committee on foreign relations.
The Craftsmanship of the committee has
been much discussed and the opinion has
been that either Senator Cullom Senator
Lodge would become chairman. Senator
Cullom is the ranking member of the COM
mittee next to Senator Frye, who is said
not to want the craftsmanship, and who
will no doubt be selected as President pro
tenn. of the Senate and preside over that
body for the next three years.
Senators Mason and Cullom presented
three Illinois Central railroad men to the
President. They were j. H. Shirley, s. w.
Reeves and c. E. Downey. Mr.. Shirley
wants consulate and prefers that at Car
diff
In southern Illinois the collectorship of
internal revenue is held by General Powell.
who was personal friend and appointee
of the late President Mckinley. His four
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is said that Senator Cullom will recon-
mend some other person for collector
The Arizona Judgeship.
1t Is understood that President Roose-
welt Is personally making some in
quiries regarding the charges that have
been made at the Department Of Justice
against Chief Justice Webster Street of
the supreme court of Arizona 1t is the
Presidents intention to most rigidly in
vestigate charges against members of the
United States judiciary and to permit no
man to retain his position who is unfit
therefore. The charges against Judge
Street have been pending some time and
the friends of the accused judge say that
he will have no trouble in showing his in
nocence of the charges against him
Few Changes in Public Service,
The President made an important an
nouncement as to his policy concerning the
tenure of appointive office holders to Rep
resentative Joy of Missouri He told the
Missouri representative that while incum-
bency would not be considered a prescrip-
i've right to retention, removals or
changes would be made except for the bet
terment of the public service.
Situation in the PhiIippfnes.
Representative Hull of Iowa talked
briefly with the President about the con-
dition of affairs in the Philippines. and will
talk with him Tba
matter, as on all others, is extremely de-
s1rous of knowing all the facts to be had
He asks for everything on any subject no
matter how unimportant it may be.
The Days Callers.
Representative Elliott of South Carolina
called on the President to introduce Col.
Averill, the director general of the Charles
ton exposition. The President expressed
his earnest wishes for the success of the
exposition.
Representative Curtis of Kansas asked
the President to appoint John Higgins of
Kansas as deputy warden of the new fed
eral prison at Atlanta, but the President
was of the opinion that the position had
been filled by the Department of Justice
Samuel j. Roberts and Leslie ]. Combs,
two of the prominent republicans of Ken
lucky, saw the President and were invited
to lunch with him. Three other guests
were at lunch with the President These
We're 8. G. Mead Of New York Mr.. Dresser
AND MI COFWlNe me PRESIDENT has few
friends at lunch with him every day. Il
At dinner with the President tonight viii
be w. M. Laffan, Major Gen. Macarthur,
Geo. F. Becker and Mrs. Leonard Wood,
wife of Gen. Wood.
The Chilean charge d'affaires, with two
representatives of his government, who
have been at the Buffalo exposition Mr.
Akers. the correspondent of the London
Times; Welsey NJ. Olor of the Baltimore
Herald: Col. F. L. Denny and Major c. III,
Lauchheimer of the Marine Corps, Senator
Burrows, Representative Warner of ILL.,
nois. with H. B. Eads and Frederick c.
Pierce of Chicago; ex-Representative Oates
of Alabama, Lieut.. Col. A. o. Brodie who
was next in command to Col. Roosevelt In |
the Rough Rider Regiment, and William A. |
Lawson, national bank examiner, were
among the other callers during the day.
Mr.. Lawson was in school at Cambridge
with the President.
A. A. Gates and E. H. Deas, South Car
olina republicans. had a talk with the Pres
ident about offices in that state, and were |
told by the President that he will take
care of the old-line republicans In the |
south.
Secretary cortelyou win leave for Ohio