Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
At THE WHITE HOUSE
7. V. Powderly to Be Pro-
vided for.
NEEDS OF THE NAVY
MEMBERS OF HOUSE COMMITTEE
CALL.
Proposed Increase of Naval Cadets and
Enlisted Marines - No Decision
NEEDS OF THE NAVY
Proposed Increase of Naval Cadets anG
Enlisted Marines - No Decision
as to Pension Office.

Although T. V. Powderly is not to remain
| in the treasury commissioner general of
| immigration, it is the present intention Of
| President Roosevelt to provide him with
| some other government position. The Presi-
dent, it is pointed out, has no desire, by his
change in the Office Of commissioner gen.
| eral, to severely reflect upon Mr.. Powder
| ly's administration of immigration affairs.
| His desire is to change the entire method Of
| carrying on the immigration service. He
| feels he cannot do this by retaining any
of the present officials. Therefore he will
put in new men in the three important Of
| fees connected with the immigration ser
| Vice-commissioner general, commissioner
| and assistant commissioner at the port Of
| New York. To leave one of these men
would be to invite further and continued
] discord in the service, 1t is said
The President hopes that the acknowl-
| edged executive ability of Frank P. Sar-
gent, chief of the Brotherhood cf Locomo-
| tive Firemen, will be of great value to the
| government and to the immgra ton field.
| Mr.. Sargents tact and firmness are also re-
| lied on to bring order and satisfaction out
of chaos and trouble The problem has
| been one of the worst the President has
had to handle, Involving more jealousies,
| more bitterness and more all-round misun-
| derStanding.
| Representative Connell of Scranton, Pa,
/ Mr.. Powderiy's home city. talked with the
| President today of Mr.. Powderly's case.
| The President has resisted all efforts in
| tended 10 keep Mr.. Powderiy in his present
position believing that the proper policy
| was to make a clean sweep. but he ex-
| presses Willingness to provide a position
| for Mr.. Powderly. Exactly what this posi-
| ton will be the President himself does not
| know, and no suggestion has been made as
| to a particular place.
| Considerable influence in Mr. Powderly's
| behalf has been eXerted at the White
! House. The change in the Office will be
! made within q week, if Mr.. Sargent is
| prepared to accept and enter upon his
| duties.
Not Friendly to Mr.. Taylor.
| One of the Presidents visitors in connec-
| ton with immigration and labor affairs was
| Frank Morrison. secretary of the American
| Federation of Labor. He talked on the
proposed eight-hour law and Chinese ex-
| clusion. He admitted that he had talked
| with the President as to the Powderiy case.
but was not specific in the way he referred
| to the position he had taken. I'VE believe
| that Mr.. Taylor, the assistant secretary
/ of the treasury, is not as friendly TO labor
! as Mr. .PowderIy," said Mr.. Morrison. In
| fact, Mr.. Taylor has not been too friendly
| to u.s. Mr.. Morrison did not see fit to say
| whether he had asked for the retention of
Mr.. Powderly in his position.
The Needs of the Navy.
! Representatives Dayton Butler and
| Meyer of the naval affairs committee of the
House had a long conference with the Pres
ident today about proposed legislation in
| behalf of the navy, especially touching
! upon an increase in the enlisted force OF
! the marine corps and an increase in the
number Of cadets in the Naval Academy.
The naval affairs committee has mapped
out some tentative legislation on these
subjects. This looks to a probable In
| crease of about Zoo enlisted men in this
/ marine corps, making six instead of five
| regiments. The President approves Of an
| increase in the marine corps and recon-
| mended this in his annual message. The
| details of the proposed reorganization OF
| the corps are to be worked out and sub
| mitted to the whole committee and the
| House.
| 1t is recognized in the committee that
more officers are needed in the navy, and
something must be done to provide them.
| An increase in the cadets at Annapolis is
| regarded as the best method. The COM
mittee, with the consideration it has al
| ready given to this feature does not pro-
pose to provide for permanent yearly in
crease in the number of cadets 1t aoeS
| feel, however, that during the next four or
| five years there should be an increase of
about 500 cadets, SO as to supply the de-
| ficiency in naval officers. The idea is to ar
range the increase so that the President
| may have some additional appointments
and each senator and representative an ad-
ditional appointment. About 125 extra ca
diets would be selected each year for four
years, when the present law would continue
to supply the necessary officers.
Kansas Man Not Shut Out.
Representative Scott called on the Presi-
dent today in reference to a story that the
President had decided that he would not
consider the name of a Kansas man in
connection with the Office of commissioner
..rr>t--
Mr. Scott The President has not decided
on removing Mr.. Evans and has reached no
conclusion about this office. He has also
no. decided that the Office will not be given
| to a Kansas man whenever there is a
change
| from Kansas, and his friends expect to see
him nominated for another term when the
republican state convention meets in May
| The Kansas republicans are already laying
plans for warm campaign this year The
! legislature to be elected this year will elect
| a successor to Senator Harris. Ex-senator
Baker is said not to be candidate for the
Senate. Two of the pronounced candidates
are Representatives Long and Curtis.
I A Matter of Pensions.
The declaration by the President yester-
day, that so long he is in Office de-
serter will find favor with him, has excited
the interest Of organizations Of war vet
Grams ana given rise TO mucn Speculatfon
as to what will become of the widows OF
soldiers who deserted, afterward enlisted
| in other commands, and drew pensions for
| this latter service. The matter was pre-
| scented to him today by General John P.
Donohue, past national commander of the
Union Veteran Legion and national chair
man OF the committee on pensions of that
organization. General Donohue commended
the stand taken by the President with re-
gard to deserters, and wanted to know his
Views as to the soldiers widows. The
President replied that in all cases of the
character mentioned brought to his atten-
tion he would carefully consider the cir
cumstances. and, when possible. give the
widows the benefit OF the doubt.
Jacob Riis for Governor.
One Of the first acts by the President con-
sequent upon the expected ratification of
the treaty for the acquisition Of the Danish
West Indies now pending before the Sem
ate, will be the appointment OF a governor
for the islands. Several names have been
suggested to the President for this office.
one of which is that of Jacob Riis, the
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