Evening star., 1902-03-08
Another Conference Over Gu
ban Sugar Problem.
PRESIDENTS POSITION
HAS NOT IN THE LEAST CHANGED
his MIND.
Hopes for Satisfactory Solution
Miss Roosevelt Not Going to
the Coronation.

important matters The President today
sent for Speaker Henderson, Representative
Payne chairman Of the ways and means
committee, and Representative Grosvenor
of the same committee. They had con-
ference in the library, but 1t Is said that
the talk was not for the purpose OF trying
to devise some new and acceptable plan
for a solution of the Cuban sugar situation.
1t was to review the outlook and consider
some of the new features that have ap-
peared in connection with the matter.
Inc President is keenly alive to conflicting
personal representations and publications
calculated to stir up strife between him and
the leaders Of his party in the House. Some
of these stories, for instance, put the Presi-
dent In the position of having changed his
attitude on the Cuban question. The effect
Of all this is patent. If believed by the ways
and means committee, the members of that
body would have just cause to feel ag-
grieved with the President. Many Of them
have surrendered their personal views and
adopted those of the President. The fight
upon them Is because of their position in
line with the President. Any intmation
that the President had acquiesced in the
apparent victory Of the beet sugar men and
left his own supporters to fight the battle
with a strong majority would create i'll feel
ing. Such, however, is not the case.
The Presidents Position.
The President does not propose to be kept
In the attitude Of debating to Congress,
but he has distinctly Informed the mem
bers OF the ways and means committee
that his position has not changed in the
least, and that he is most sincerely de-
sirous of seeing something done for the re-
lief or Cuba. This is satisfactory to the
committee, and it is stated that the fight
nnt ha crixr
bers of the committee are still hopeful of
success. They say that the intention of
the stories that the President has changed
front is to stiffen the backs of those who
are supporting the beet sugar side of the
controversy, as well as to make trouble
Ihere is the same purpose, it is pointed
out, in stories that the cabinet is seriously
divided on the Cuban question Whatever
the distinctly private views of cabinet
members. each member of the Presidents 8
official family is warmly a supporter of
the PRESIDENTS views. Such thing as a
cabinet officer openly antagonizing the no
sition Of his chief is unknown. and is
looked upon as ludcrous. Cabinet officers
themselves pronounce such stories as made
out of the whole CLOTH
Postmaster General Payne and Senator
Hanna had a conference with the President
this morning. and it is regarded as not un-
likely that they discussed some of the no
ntlcai phases OF the sugar question. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has high opinion of the
political acumen and ability Of Senator
Hanna, and has no hesitation in consulting
MIN on both party and personal matters.
MI Payne and Mr.. Hanna are warm
friends, and know as much of political con-
oitions as any two mon in the country.
The Permanent Census Bill.
The Presidents action on the permanent
census bureau bill was taken, as stated in
yesterdays Star, after consultation with
Attorney General Knox as to the meaning
0f K nP <ba
contains this provision:
Section 5. That all employees of the
census office, at the date of the passage Of
this act, except unskilled laborers, may be
appointed by the director Of the census
with the approval of the head of the de.
partment to which said census office is at
tached. and when SO appointed shall be
and they are hereby placed, without furth-
er examination, under the provisions of the
civil service act approved January 16, 1881.
and the amendments thereto and the rules
abished Hereunder
AS originally passed by the House and
Senate the bill contained a mandatory pro-
vision that the employees Of the census bu-
reau shall be, and they are hereby, placed
under the provisions Of the civil service"
This mandatory language was amended in
conference as shown in section 5, and final
ly passed both houses in that form. AS
signed by the President the bill read that
employees may be appointed ETC. The
Attorney General and the President do not
led to the Presidents order to Secretary
Hitchcock. directing that no appointments
be made except for the permanent bureau
after July l next.
Will Not Go to the Coronation.
1t is now definitely known that Miss
Alice Roosevelt will not accompany Mr..
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid to London on the
occasion Of the coronation of King Edward
VII The President has decided this for
his daughter for many reasons. One Of
them was that the proposed visit was be-
to columns of gossip about the young Wis
ttor. who. If she had gone, would have
been merely the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Reid and would not have desired invita-
the conclusion that it would not be to his
liking to have SO much talk about the
visit. and accordingly advised his daughter
to settle the question forever by announc-
ing that she would not go.
A story was recently published that Miss
Roosevelt had been invited by the German
court to visit Berlin when she went abroad
A close friend Of the President this morn
Ing said: mo invitation whatever was re-
ceived from the German court for Miss
Roosevelt and nothing from the English
court 1t had never been decided that Miss
Roosevelt was to go. The matter had SIM
ply been talked over exactly as half-a-
dozen other plans were talked over. Some
OF these plans have been adopted and some
have not. This Is one of the plans which
for various reasons 1t was decided not to
adopt
No Censure for Mr.. Ridgely.
1t is stated on good authority that there
is no basis Of truth for stories published a
few days ago that the President sharply
reprimanded William B. Ridgely, controller
OF the currency, for alleged appointments
favorable to the candidacy of Charles e.
Dawes for senator in Illinois. The Presi-
dent consulted Mr.. Ridgely about the
charges that had been made, but there was
q most satisfactory conference, and Mr..
Ridgely left the White House without feel
ing that he had received censure. More
over, he and the President. are as close
personal friends as ever before. The Pres
ident, to put an end to allegations of fed
>eral influence in the Illinois senatorial cam
paign, requested that federal appointees
keep hands OF and have nothing to dc with
the contest.
Civilian Army Appointments.
Representative Calderhead Of Kansas saw
the President with c. L. Sampson of Salina,