Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-16
At THE WHITE HOUSE
A Conference on the Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty.
RATIFICATION CERTAIN
SENATORS LODGE. ALDRICH AND
sPooNER TELL PRESIDENT.
A Book From Emperor William - Do
minican Minister Presented-East
Room Open to the Public.
RATIFICATION CERTAIN

Senators Lodge. Aldrich and Spooner had
a conference with the President today rela-
tive to the status and future OF the Cuban
treaty. They have canvassed the situation
in the Senate carefully, and were able to
inform the President that there is practical
ly no doubt about the ratification Of the
treaty within short time. The President
has been informed that there Is not now q
single republican vote in the Senate oppos-
ing the treaty, and that the party will vote
solidly for ratification. The acceptance by
the President and his party Of the amend
ment proposing to make the treaty perma-
nent for five years and providing against
any changes within that time has brushed
away the threatened opposition of the
Michigan senators. The President is under
stood to be gratiied that his party is solidly
with him on this question The republican
managers propose to bring the treaty be-
fore the Senate in executive session on Mon
day next. They look for some speeches and
some delay, but believe that a few days
VIII enable those wishing to speak to satisfy
their desires. A vote will follow promptly.
The republican leaders say that they have
50 arranged the question that the defeat Of
the treaty will be chargeable to the demo-
cratic party and will so declare to the
vidual opposition, and If the democrats care
to take the credit for defeating the treaty
they can do So" said a republican senator
who saw the President this morning Il
do not believe that the party cares to be
burdened with this load" 1t is taken for
granted that few democratic senators.
especially those from Louisiana, will vote
against the treaty, but the expectation T.;
that the majority of the democratic SEN
ators VIII vote for the treaty to preveh+
the party being charged with opposition
70 reciprocity, the principle of which is so
vitality involved In the pending treaty.
The State Department has received from
United States Minister Squiers at Havana
report upon the progress making there
with the reciprocity treaty with the United
States. The minister's report, based upon
assurances he has received from the Cuban
administration, is highly favorable to early
ratification Of the treaty by the Cuban
senate.
An Alaska Attorneyship.
The vacancy in the attorneyship Of the
United States for the first district of Alaska
has brought out numerous candidates.
Senators Perkins and Bard and Represent
atives Metcalf and McLachlan added the
name OF a Californian to the list today.
The candidate is ]. J. Boyce Of Santa Bar
bara. The President is going over the list
Of candidates and the various recommenda-
tfons with the aid of Attorney General
Knox.
Dominican Minister. Received.
Senior Don Eco Leonte Vasquez, who has
been the charge d affaires of the Dominican
republic in this country, with offices located
in New York, was presented to the Pres:-
dent today as the duly accredited minister
Of the republic to this country. The pre-
sentation was made by Assistant Secretary
Hill Of the State Department, and there
was the usual exchange Of friendly senti-
ments.
Remarks by President Vasquez.
The Dominican minister spoke as follows:
Mr.. President: 1t is a great honor and
pleasure to me to present to you my Gre
dentials as envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary Of the Dominican re-
public to the United States, empowering
me to negotiate on behalf of San Domingo
a commercial treaty which will be. trust,
not only of great pecuniary benefit to both.
but will cement more closely the friendship
now and always existing between your
great republic and my country.
II am also directed by the president Of
San Domingo to present hds respects and
express the high regard and esteem he en-
tertains for you and for the American peo-
pie. in which expression l beg to be allowed
to unite"
The Presidents Response.
The President replied: 'Mr. Minister:
am pleased to receive the credentials by
which the president of San Domingo names
you as envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary near this government for
the purpose of negotiating a commercial
treaty with the United States
1.-THE government of the United States
shares In your hope and expectation that
the proposed negotiation will draw closer
the ties OF friendship already happily ex-
ha fvryn k-f1
large and strengthen their commercial in
tercourse.
Il request you. Mr.. Minister, to convey to
the president Of San Domingo expression
OF my esteem and assurance of the interest
OF the American people in the welfare and
prosperity of the Dominican republic"
A Book From the Emperor.
Count A. Won Quadt-WykradoIsny, charge
d'affaires of the German embassy called
by appointment at the White House this
morning to present to President Roosevelt
an elegantly bound volume on "The Reform
Of the Higher School System in Prussia"
the gift Of Emperor William. In making
the presentation to the President on behalf
of his sovereign the count extended the cor
dial greetings of the emperor, who hoped
President Roosevelt would find the book in
teresting. The President expressed his
qualification at this renewed evidence Of the
German emperor's regard and thanked
deals with a subject In which he is deeply
interested
East Room Open to the Public.
The east room Of the White House was
opened to the public today for the first time
since the alterations and additions to the
old building began. A large number Of WIS.,
itors. most OF them strangers In the city,
took advantage Of the opening day. The
expectation Of the doorkeepers and ushers
10 that tho number OF visitors each day for
some time wdll be large, owing to the In
terest that ID felt in the changes In the
Waite House. Visitors will enter by the
east terrace AZ heretofore stated, and after
viewing the east room will return the same
way. Tue 'front.' grounds Of the White
House are also open to tho public for the
dnH time in many months Visitors are
not stopped at the gates. and may passs
e4srough the grounds e desired The viss
koFD, however, cannot enter the building
through the front, or north, door, which is
the private entrance Of the Presidents
family.
A piano q to be kept in the east room In
tho future for use during the musicales that
are periodically given width 80 much pleas
nrs to the Presidents family and to invited