Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03

coSthest worn by any man sin Congress-
ai.nousn si, many senators and representa-
yves wear summer head pieces that come
from Cuba. Porto Rico, South America
the philippines and elsewhere
Pleased With Kansas Friendship.
Representative Scott of Kansas. who has
returned from the Kansas state convention.
talked with the President about the work
or the convention. The Kansas republi-
cans showed great enthusiasm at the men
tioh OF Roosevelts name. The President
is pleased with this manifestation of friend
ship for him and for the Endorsement of his
poneies. Mr. Scott says that Kansas is
solidly for Roosevelt for the renublfcan
presidential nomination in 1904
Ihe President has been invited to attend
the convention OF Minnesota. employers and
employees, to be held in Minneapolis, Sep
TEMPER - to 70. Topics or interest to labor
and capital will be presented and ,aiscassed
The President does not now know whether
he VIII be able to attend.
scout Il. Haycock, formerly of Washing
ton, but now broker In New FORK, saw
the President to apply for Cuban con-
suiship. The President said that all these
places are promised. Mr. Haycock was
member of the District regiment that
'ih Cuoa during the war with Spain.
Mrs. Roosevelt Going Away.
Mrs, Roosevelt and all of her children
will leave Washington next Friday for
Oyster Bay. The family is now engaged in
packing up to get away. The trip will be
made on the Mayfower After comforta bly
locating the children at Oyster Bay Mrs
Roosevelt will return to Washington and
remain with the President until he is able
to get away for a summer vacation.
Possible Loophole in Chinese Exclusion
Law.
An alarm has been sounded by Pacific
coast senators and by labor union leaders
over what they regard as loophole in the
recently enacted Chinese exclusion legisIa-
tion by which the purpose of Congress may
be, for practical purposes aallified The
words of the new law which occasion this
alarm are: so far as the same are not
inconsistent with treaty obligations" Does
this mean with China" or with all ma
t1ons? If the latter, as attorneys for the
Chinese assert, the Chinese residents Of
Hong Kong who have become British sub
jects might come in here freely, and what
is more, some Central American country
might go into the business of naturaliziug
Chinese on easy terms in order that they
might take advantage of our treaty with
such a country and come in here
The treasury holds that treaty obliga-
tions with China" Is understood from the
context in the new law and accordingly
3hey come from ness they
meet the conditions laid down in the laws
of this country: This was the interpreta-
tion made by Assistant Secretary Taylor,
and submitted by him to Acting Solicitor
Reeve, who gave an opinion on the same
side
The Chinese will doubtless take the mat
ter to the courts. unless In the meantime
Congress regards the point as serious
enough to pass amendatory legislation at
this session. Senator Turner Of Washing
ton has already introduced bill to do
this.
The President has notified the Secretary
of the Treasury that the scope of the new
fiscal agencies at Hong Kong and Manila,
granted to the International Banking Cor
poration and the Guarantee Trust Com
pany, both of New York. has been widen
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Philippines.
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