Evening star., 1902-03-28
AT THE White HOUSE
Discrimination Of Germany
Against Food Products
DISCUSSED BY CABINET
ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE BY THE
PRESIDENT TODAY.
Facts About Commissioner Of Pensions
Resignation-Probab New Civil
Service Commissioner.
DISCUSSED BY CABINET

| decidedly important and possibly far
| reaching subject was discussed at the cab
| met meeting today by Secretary Wilson,
| and there is serious question whether the
| administration does not sympathize with
| Mr.. Wilson In his views. The subject was
| the continued tariff discrimination of Ger
| many against the food products of the
| United States. Mr.. Wilson undoubt edly
| feels that this discrimination is entirely un-
| fair and is based on erroneous analyses OF
| examinations made Of meats, &C., by Ger
! man tariff and government officials. MIR.
Wilson pointed out to the President and
| cabinet that this country secures large
| amount Of food products from Germany.
These products are liable to most careful
| and severe examination and analysis by
| officials of the Department of Agriculture
and customs officials, and in many cases
| these products could be required to show a
| higher standard in analysis than they now
do. The allegations of Germany that in
furious preServatiVeS and chemicals are
| used in American meats and other food
| products could be made to apply just as
Well to products coming to this country
from Germany by rigid examinations and
! regulations, such as Germany has in force
against American products
Nodirect threat of retaliation on Germany
or German products was made at the cab
met meeting, but Secretary Wilson very
adroitly pointed out to the President and
cabinet officers that if this country should
| be disposed to put into force the strict re-
qufrements that Germany exercises on
American goods millions of dollars of Ger
man food products would be shut out of
| the United States each year What may
be the result of the talk before the cabi-
net Is not known, but the discussion by
Secretary Wilson undoubtedly caused some
interesting reflections in the session.
The whole subject of Cuba was under
discussion. The question of the new gov
ernment, the military withdrawal and the
various propositions under consideration as
to Cuba were gone over by the cabinet.
Another Veto.
President Roosevelt today sent to Con-
gress the following veto message:
To the House of Representatives:
L return without approval House bill
No. 1862, entitled AN act for the relief of
Emanuel Klauser'
This bill Is similar to that In the case of
James W. Howell, Senate bill No "a, which
was recently returned by me without my
approval. The Howell bill did not merely
authorize the President to take action, but
1t ordered the Secretary of War to revoke
and set aside the order approving the pro-
ceedings, findings and sentence of a general
court-marttal, and to grant an honorable
discharge. 1t appeared to imply the possess
sion by Congress of the power Of overruling
and reversing by statute valid judgment.
II 1t did not do that, it was simply an exer-
else Of the pardoning power. It is question
able whether Congress possesses either Of
those powers; and when the bill directed
| the Secretary Of War to revoke an order,
Congress in fact. did the thing which 1t
ordered him to do
The reasons for the action taken in the
Howell case appear to me to be equally ap-
plica bic in the present instance.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
White House, March %, 1902
Klauser was corporal of Company H,
5ith Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The re-
port from the House committee on MILL
tary affairs stated 'that the soldier served
from 1861 until the 4th day of July, 1865;
that he had been during all this time
noble, faithful and obedient soldier. The
trouble in this case grew out of this state
OF facts: The soldier was ordered with his
company on parade to hear an Grafton on
July 4, 1865, at Pine Bluff, Ark, and out
Of this grew the charges on which the
soldier was tried and sentenced. 1t fur
ther appears that the soldier on this 4th
day Of July was sick, and he was ex-
cused by his orderly sergeant from at
tending the parade to hear the grafton,
and 1t further appears that the soldier was
under the belief at the time that he was
entitled to be mustered out and discharged.
"The committee further find that there
does not appear in the conduct of the SOL
dier the existence Of that criminal aninus
which was necessary to complete the
crime of mutiny. but it is true that the
soldier was found guilty Of the charge of
mutiny. which entirely related to a con-
versation between the soldier and his cap
tain, had on the Sd day of July, 1865 in
regard to the oration. What the grafton
was or the necessity for it is not shown,
fenced to be dishorably discharged from
July 4. 1865 and to be confined in military
prison at hard labor for and during the
term of five years.
Ia ind hot
thirty days from the PRONUNCIATION of the
sentence the unexecuted portion Of the SEN
tence was remitted by the President. 1t
seems to the committee that the facts
which led to the trial and sentence of this
soldier grew out of a misunderstanding and
that his punishment was unusual and the
fine excessive, and In view of all the facts.
the high moral character of the soldier his
long and faithful service. and that his ap-
plication is indorsed by nearly a hundred
late officers and soldiers of Illinois volun-
teers, as we'll as over 800 civilians his
neighbors and acquaintances. favorable ac-
ton on the bill is recommended.
For Civil Service Commissioner.
The assumption is somewhat strong that
James r. Garfield of Cleveland will not ac-
cept the office of civil service commissioner
made vacant by the resignation Of Mr. Ro-
denberg. In this event 1t is quite probable
that the position will be offered to George
Everett Adams Of Chicago. Mr.. Adams is
a lawyer, sixty-three years old. and served
four terms in Congress. His name was
under consideration before the tender was
made to Mr.. Garfield.
Want President to Play Ball
w. H. Wood, representative Of the
Washington Base Ball Club, called at the
White House today to request the President
to attend the opening game between the To-
cal team and the Detroits on April %. and
pitch the first ball. The cabinet being in
session, he did not see the President, but
will call again to urge him to accept the
Invitation. 1t Is quite improbable, of course
that such an invitation would be accepted
As to Mr.. Evans Resignation.
The statement was made today from
source SO authentic that there is no room
for doubt that the report that H. Clay
Evans commissioner of pensions, had teen
asked to resign, and that the request was
based on report of the pension COMMITTEES
| of the G. A. r., was erroneous and did that
Official great Injustice. On the contra rv