Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10
President to Send Wireless
Marconi Message
10 KING EDWARD VII
SENATOR BURROWS WANT
CUBAN TREATY AMENDED.
WANTS
An Invitation From Presbyterians-
The Indianola Post Office Matter
Some of Today's Callers.

President Roosevelt has consented to send
the first message of az public nature trans
mitted by the Marconi system of wireless
telegraphy across the Atlantic ocean. The
message will be to King Edward of Great
Britain, and a suitable reply from him will
undoubtedly be returned by the same sys-
tem The messages will, Of course, be
purely personal and congratulatory on the
successful establishment of the new system
Of interoceanic instant communication.
The President received call today from
Maj. Flood Page, the representative in this
country of Marconi. Maj, Page was intro
duced by John W. Griggs, former Attorney
General Maj. Page came to Washington to
request that the President send the first
public message upon the opening of COM
munication from the Cape Cod station. The
President promised that he would do SO and
will shortly send to Maj Flood for trans
mission message Of Whatever length he
desires. Marcont is due to arrive in this
country in a few days and will proceed to
cape Cod at once to put his apparatus there
In shape for the transmission of President
Roosevelt's message, which will be received
at the Poldhu station in Cornwall, England.
The Poldhu station was the first one estab-
lished for interoceanic communication by
Marconi. having been put up two years ago
last August. The King 81 italy has placed
money at the disposal Of Marconi- for the
establishment OF f. stattonm Italy. The
will be sent across the Atlantic about the
18th or 10th of this month =
Treaty Must be Amended.
Senator Burrows was sthe first caller to
see the President this ,moTning. and his
titude Of the beet sugar men Of Michigan to
the Cuban recipracIH treaty now pending
in the Senate &c IS unaerstood on excel
lent authority that Henatof Burrows, who
has frequently discussed tile subject with
the President. informed sAheschtef executive
tnat the Cuban treaty cannot expect any
support from Michigan unless It is amend
the next five years. fWifhaut such an
amendment the Michigan fatmars who raise
oeets and the beet sugar prVdlacers are Op-
posed to the treaty and Alh scantinue to OPP
sugar interests are most desirens OF is sta
b1lity In their busine4a for . period Of
years. The Cuban treaty now pending will
5oea not guarantee t that statutes fs claimed.
unless there Is an amendment to the treaty
guaranteeing that there. Will. be no further
reductions In the tariff on Cuban sugar for
q period OF at least five years Senator
Burrows thinks that this amendment can
easily be made and ought to be made.
What the attitude OF the President will be
on this proposition is not known, but it is
intimated that he will not object to the
amendment.
The declaration Is made that opponents of
tariff reductions to Cuba by either the rect
procity or direct sprokess wili insist on the
amendment that fs nnv proposed by the
Michigan beet sugar interests and a mi
nority Of the beet sugar men Of other states
of the country.
Invitation From Presbyterians.
Rev. Dr. A. W. Rits9. paster Of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church of ttts city. called
on the President to-day to inyafe him to at
tend the annual meefing OF tie general as
sembly of the Presbytsrian Church South.
to be held in Lexington, Va, - May next