Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Talk About Entertainments
of Cattlemen.
THREE NEW STATES
DELEGATE RODEY IS SURE THE
HOUSE BILL WILL PASS.
A Conference as to Transfer of Bureaus
to New Department of Com
merce-Today's Callers.

day discussing Nebraska and western af-
fairs About a year ago Mr.. Rosewater
made charges against Agent Matthewson, in
charge of the Omaha and Winnebago In
dians and has continued to press his objec-
tions to Mr.. Matthewson's reappointment.
The President has decided to appoint an
other man to the position.
Mr.. Rosewater talked with the President
about the troubles that the government is
encounterIng with cattlemen who have
fenced government lands for pasture pur-
poses. More than year ago the President
directed the Interior Department to give
the cattlemen notice to take their fences
down. Few of them have complied with
the order and action is to be taken to force
them to do so. In some instances federal
grand juries will be appealed to and in
others United States marshaIs will act
forcibly. To avoid having to take the
fences down cattlemen have resorted to
the plan of importing the widows of SOL
diers and having these widows take up
quarter sections on which the fences are
locat ted.
The widows, by reason of the preference
given them under the law, will soon ac-
qure title, and their interests are then
bought by the cattlemen. In fact, every
known expedIent has been resorted to by
catttemen to avoid taking the fences down.
Col. John S. Mosby, the famous confederate
guerrilla, is in Oklahoma and the Dakotas
looking up the situation for the government.
He has been talking some and indirectly
criticising senators for endeavoring to have
him ease up on the cattlemen. There have
been suggestions of trouble for him be-
cause OF his talk, but it is said the Presi-
dent will stand by him. The President will
discuss the subject in his message.
Train loads of widows of soldiers have
been paid to take up government lands on
each side of the fences that were ordered
to be, torn down. This prevents the gov
eminent carrying out it's plans.
Three New States Are Certain.
Delegate Rodey of New Mexico is so con-
fident that the Senate will at once make
states of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari-
zona that he pronounces as "all rot the
speculation that has been induIged in look
ing toward the refusal of the Senate to
confer statehood on the three territories
Delegate Rodey was at the White House to-
day and saw the President.
My opinion" said Mr.. Rodey, lis that
the Senate committee will report the House
bill on Wednesday, according to agreement,
and that the bill will become law by the
18th or 10Th of this month. All this talk
about comforting statehood on Oklahoma
and leaving New Mexico and Arizona out
is folly. The friends of statehood for all
three territories are strong enough to put
the bill through as It passed the House, and
will do so. There are sufficient votes in the
Senate to pass the bill with ease"
A Committee Conference.
Assistant Secretary Allies of the Treasury
Department, Assistant Secretary Ryan Of
the Interior Department and John Hyde.
the chief statistician of the Department OF
Agriculture, who have been appointed a
committee from the three departments
named to confer about the transfer Of Ger
tain bureaus to the proposed new depart
ment of commerce, talked with the Prest-
dent this morning. They went over with
him some of the difficulties in the way of
transfer. The same questions viii be dis
cussed with the House committee on inter
state and foreign commerce, which has
charge of the Senate bill establishing the
new department. The departmental commit
tee will meet the House committee next
week
Labor and Capital in Australia.
Thomas Whitford Taylor, a member of
the Australian parliament. who has been
travelling in Europe with the Australian
premier, Sir Edmund Barton, and other dis
tinguished Australians was received by the
President this morning, and the two talked
about Australias s progress in different direc-
tions. President Roosevelt has long been
interested in the compulsory arbitration
laws of Australia, which he considers a
marked and valuable step over the methods
in this country o. attempting the settlement
of strikes.
There Is practically no chance for a
strike in Australia" said Mr.. Taylor to a
Star reporter. Employers and labor organ
iZatons would forfeit large sums of money
II they refused to submit the settlement of
a strike to arbitration. Therefore strikes
are practically impossible with us. Aus
tralia recognizes the Amalgamated Trade
Union, which is responsible, financially, in
sustaining It's position. Employers are In
precisely the same situation. All labor men
in my country are amalgamated into one
immense union"
The Isthmian Canal Commission.
Representative Richardson, the minority
| leader of the House, called on the President
| today to present the name of VIM. S. Nor
| gan of Fayetteville, Tenn, for membership
| on the isthmian canal commission. The
| President said he would give the name OF
| Mr.. Morgan consideration. Another Ten
nessee man, we'll known In Washington, Is
| a candidate for one of the places on this
| commission. He IS eX-RepresentatiVe Jos
| f. Washington. The President is not Civ
| ing much consideration to the membership
| of the commission because of the indefinite
| situation to what will be done about the
| canal,
Many Prominent Visitors.
| Senators Allison and Lodge and Repre-.
| sentatives Payne and Cannon had a con.
| ference with the President this morning
| about a matter the President was inter.
| ested in.
| Admiral Dewey, who will sail Monday
| for naval maneuvers in southern Atlantic
| waters, called on the President to say good
| bye.
| Senator Alger of Michigan, who succeeds
| the late Senator Mcmillan, called to pay his
respects and was most warmly received by
| the President. He was accompanied by
| his sons. Russell A. Alger, jr., and Capt
| +. NJ. Alger: his sons-in-law, G. B. Pike
| and II. D. Shelton; his former military sec.
| retary, Maj Geo. B. Hopkins, and his sec.
retary, Victor l.. Mason The call was q
| most pleasant one.
| Senator Burrows OF Michigan and Senator
| Barton of Kansas had interviews with the
| President.
| Cardinal Gibbons had a conference with
| the President this morning. He was ac-
| companied by Father D. j. Stafford.
| Representative Livingstone of Georgia
| called to pay his respects.
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster introduced Mrs Hugh
| France Of Wardner Shoshone county
Idaho.