Evening star., 1901-10-17
The Building Up of Merchant Ma
rine Discussed.
RECIPROCITY TREATIES RENEWED
Senator McLaurin Talks Upon
Politics in the South.
TODAY' ENTS

will not offer a plan or indorse bill. He
had a long conference today with Repre-
sentative Miner of Wisconsin upon the
subject of the ship subsidy measures that
will come before Congress. Mr.. Miner,
who was a member of the House commit
tee on merchant marine and fisheries, be-
fore which the shipping bill last session
was considered, opposed the Hanna Payne
Frye bill on the general ground that it
was too advantageous to ocean greyhounds
that carry passengers and did not do
enough for slow cargo and passenger car
rying ships. 1t is the latter vessels, he
asserts, that will carry our products to
foreign markets. Mr.. Miner told the Pres
ident that he favored two separate meas
ures-one dealing entirely with cargo-car-
rying vessels and the other with swift pas
senger steamers. He does not think it ad-
visable to try and combine Two systems Of
subsidizing ships. Mr.. Miner understands
that the managers of the Hanna Payne
Frye bill contemplate a number of changes
In the measure.
The Reciprocity Treaties.
1t is understood that President Roosevelt,
following the policy of President Mckinley,
will urge the ratification of the reciprocity
treaties with France and the West Indian
and South American countries which failed
of ratification in the Senate last year. John
A. Kasson of Iowa, who had charge of the
negotiation and preparation of these
treaties, had conference with the Presi-
dent today upon the subject of the pending
treaties. Mr.. Kasson says that all the
treaties have been renewed except that
with Trinidad, which that island declined
to renew upon the advice of Great Britain.
The failure to renew this treaty is regard
ed by Mr.. Kasson as unfortunate because
of the bearing upon South American trade.
The other treaties are with France, Bar
BADGES, Jamaica, Turks Island, Bermuda,
the Dominican republic, British Guinea,
Nicaragua and Ecuador. Mr.. Kasson was
bitterly disappointed over the failure of the
Senate to ratify the treaties last year. and
actually declined to accept salary due him
when the Senate failed to act.
Discussing a Social Evil.
series of resolutions adopted at the
recent National Purity convention held in
Chicago, embodying an appeal to the gov
ernment to oppose all regulation or iicens-
ing of the social evil in the island posses
sions of the country as being contrary to
morality and hygienicalIy a mistake, as
shown by the long experience of European
nations, was presented by DR.. o. Edward
Janney of Baltimore, president of the
American Purity Alliance, accompanied by
Maurice Gregory of London, England, rep.
resenting the European association for
abolishing state regulation of vice. Mr.
Gregory presented to the President a
handsomely bound copy of Mrs. Josephine
Buffers "reminiscences of a Great Cru
sade, specially prepared for the occasion.
The President expressed, himself as in
sympathy with the purposes of the Purity
convention, and referred to his attitude on
similar matters. while governor of New
York. as shown IN his messages to the
legislature. lie said he would give the
subject his earnest attention.
Republican Unnnimity in Arkansas.
Presidents Harrison and Mckinley always
said that the finest and most satisfactory
republican organization In the south was
that of Arkansas, and President Roosevelt
will probably be of the same opinion before
long if he did not reach that opinion today
after talking with H. L. RemmeI, chairman
of the republican state central committee
of Arkansas, and next to Gen. Powell Clay
ton, the most influential republican in that
state Mr.. Remmel is the collector of in
ternal revenue of Arkansas and has three
times been the nominee of his party for
governor.
Mr.. Remmel came on here to talk with
President Roosevelt regarding appointments
IN ARKANSAS. For many years 1t has been
the habit of all republican candidates for
federal office in Mr.. Kennels state to SUBJ
NIT their claims to the republican state
committee and allow that committee by
majority vote, to select the candidates.
The name or names Of the successful
candldateS are presented to the President
IN Washington by the chairman Of the COM
m1ttee, and the unsuccessful candidates
never put in claim in this city In this
way there Is never horde of Arkansas
candidates waiting around White House
corridors to speak to the President and
anxiously desiring to know what is to be
done in their cases. The burden and en-
barrassment of reaching decisions as to
appointments are not put upon the Presi-
dent, who practically has no other choice
than that presented to him by the state
committee. This kind of situation nat
urally receives the commendation of Presi-
dents.
In the matter of delegates to national
conventions it is stated that there has not
been contesting delegation from Arkan-
sas in twenty-five years. The leadership
of General Clayton and of Mr.. Remmel is
SO thorough and SO fair that there are
never any serious disputes. General Clay
ton is sometimes likened to Senator Platt
as being an 'easy boss" one whose SWAY
is acknowledged with pleasure.
There is only one vacancy In a federal
office in Arkansas now That is in the posi-
ton of register of the land Office at Cam
den. Charles I. Dukes, the register, has
resigned. The republican state committee
has recommended Capt. M: A. Elliott for
register, and he will probably be appointed.
Capt. Elliott was an officer in the Spanish
war and stands high in the state.
John E. Bush has been recommended for
reappointment as receiver Of the land office
at Little Rock.
On January the term of Postmaster w.
s. Holt at Little Rock expires. Mr. Holt
has been unanimously indorsed for reap
pointment as postmaster by republicans and
democrats. The terms of number of other
postmasters will expire in January, but the
terms of the principal oficeholders in the
state do not expire until later.
Republican Leader I'm Hawaii.
Samuel Parker, one Of the republican
leaders of Hawaii, had a long talk with
the President today. He called with Har-
old Sewell who was United States minis
ter to Hawaii at the time of annexation.
Mr Parker Is ranch owner In the islands
and In the last congressional election was
the candidate of the republicans for Con-
gress against Wilcox, who was elected dele
gate by. about 200 majority. Parker has
the confidence of white people and natives,
and 1t Is predicted that he will not be kept
out OF Congress long. He was a delegate
from Hawaii to the Philadelphia conven-
tion and was one of the committee Of no.
Kinley.
No Senator'S From Delaware.
Gov. HUM of Delaware called on the
President today to pay his respects, but did
n IN of lav, \.