Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
Eugene N. Fess of Massa- :
chusetts Sees the President.
FAVORS RECIPROCITY
SAYS THERE'S A GREAT DEMAND
FOR IT IN HIS STATE.
No Investigation of the Standard Oil
Company Begun by the Bureau
of Corporations

Eugene N. Foss the foremost republican
| advocate in Massachusetts of tariff revision
and reciprocity, especially reciprocity with
| canada, was a prominent caller at the
! White House today. Mr.. Foss. who is
| president or the New England Reciprocity
| League, is heartily in favor of an extra
session of Congress for tariff notifications
| and policy of reciprocity treaties with
| nearly all countries of the world Mr.. Foss
! likewise thinks that the republicans may
| have a difficult time electing a governor
| next year, and finds a strong sentiment in
favor of nominating Senator Lodge as the
| candidate against w. l.. Douglas. who is
| expected TO be the nominee of the d mo-
I Gratis.
| Senator Lodge is the leader of our party
| in Massachusetts" said Mr.. Foss. "and as
| the republicans are likely to have a diff
| cult struggle for the governorship next
| year, the feeling is that the leader of the
| party should be put at the head of the
| ticket
Demand for Reciprocity.
Douglas was undoubtedly elected gov
ternor by reason of his position on tariff re-
vision and Canadian reciprocity. Republi-
! cans may attempt to disguise that as much
| as they desire, but the fact remains that
| those were the only questions Douglas
urged in his speeches. They happened to
| be questions that were near to the people.
| and he elected. 1t is possible that a
few things done by Gov. Bates had caused
him the loss of some votes.
| THE people of Massachusetts and of the
| northwest section of the country are inn
| mensey interested In the question of reel
procity and of tariff revision. / am buSi-
ness man employing between 1000 and
| 1900 men, and l believe l ought to know
! something of the feeling of the business
| world We need the Canadian market for
| the extension of our business and we need
/ it badly. Canada is buying less of our
goods right along. 1t is fact that at least
| S1000O0,000 of American money has gone
| aNto Canada and become invested in manu-
featuring along American lines. This shows
| that we are losing the Canadian market by
reason of our tariff rates, and that Ameri-
| cans are making goods to suit the Cana
dians in that country. We need the raw
material Of Canada and we need its mar
ket for our finished products.
I'VE have had an awful example in our
own state this year of the need OF better
markets for American goods. refer to
the cotton mills strike at Fall River II
there had been an active and increasing
market for American cotton goods the
strike would have been settled long ago
and thousands of men would be employed.
Home Market Club Divided.
"a significant thing in connection with
the change Of sentiment in Massachusetts
ana New EuSldIlQ Is tilc I1cMC nAoh hSe
Club. which has dictated the tariff policy
and views of Massachusetts for many years
is now nearly divided on the Canadian reci-
procity question 1 was secretary of the
club several years ago, but lost my posi-
tion because of my tariff views.
at advised the President to take up the
subject of tariff revision in his message to
the session of Congress. That Will open
two weeks from next Monday, said MI
upl
vision cannot be accomplished at this
short session, but we believe 1T would be
good policy to let the public KNOW that
the administration proposes TO lnslst oii
tariff notifications. -,
I'VE are hoping and expecting that the
President will call special session of Con-
gress in April or May to take up the SUP
| iect 1t must be done. In my Judgment
nothing will save the republican party
from defeat next time II 1t fails to deal
with the tariff; and the sooner the revision
is made the better for the party. we be-
Iieve he Is headed right on this question:
but we appreciate his environment. We
realize that the 'stand-patters' are insist
ing that nothing shall be done
"Since the election have received letters
and telegrams from every part of the coun-
try telling of the growing demand for tar
iff revision This week I received letters
from Indiana mentioning that two reciproc-
ity associations had been organized IN IN
small towns In that state. Michigan is
stirred up over the question OF revision.
and Minnesota Is demanding that some
thing be done. Governor Cummins will be
here shortly to tell the President OF the
sentiment In Iowa"
Presidents Numerous Callers.
President Roosevelt had number of vis-
itors today, but did not talk long with any
of them. MI Foss was one of the few men
with whom he touched upon the tariff
Senators Burrows, Wetmore and Proctor
were among those who saw the President.
Ex-Secretary Elihu Root and Secretary
Morton were other callers.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania told the
President that the Americus Club of Pitts
burg, the noted political organization Of
| that city, would attend the inauguration in
larger numbers than ever before
Isaac Cans of this city introduced his
mother to President Roosevelt and the
President talked with her In German, COM
plimenting her upon her alert and active
| appearance Mrs. Cans is eighty years old,
and the President thought she was remark
| ably we'll preserved for that age.
Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister, pre-
sented to the President Federico Nogueira,
chancellor of the Cuban legation here. and
Antonio de Deytia Ayala of Havana.
No Standard Oil Investigation.
James r. Garfield commissioner of cor
nora ations was with the President for some
time 1t is understood there is no truth in
| a published story that Mr.. Garfield has
begun a special investigation of the STAN
dard Oil trust and the petroleum industry
of the United States. While such an in
vestigation may be among those of the
future the bureau of corporations is fully
engaged in collecting data as to the alleged
bees trust and is preparing report which
will be submitted to the President and TO
Congress The report. it is announced will
probably not be ready to send to Congress
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Der.
Transfer of Philippine Reserve.
The bureau of insular affairs of the War
Department has transferred from the Guar
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