The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21
WARNER LAYING OUT PECK
Of TROUBLE FOR HIMSELF
Much Interest in Proposed Visit Of Of War
To TOXIC. Taft Talked Of For Presidency.
Washington Affairs.

tFrort, our Regular CorrespoinldeentS
WARRINGTON, April 2o.--]1t is pretty pretty
plain to the old-tlmers In i}Washingto on
that Pension Commissioner aVesp I. sian
Warner IL laying up a lot. or troup y u uior
himself. "A clerk in the PENSION I t.ss..
$ one who has been there for years, . aIter
army during tile war between the states,
remarked to-day that "the coi1imissio fe,
4 Is acting Ike lie doesn't want ms Jop.
That Is the way It looks to others
The action 81 Con,missior, Warmer me- IN
recommending the dismissal from I, Ine
service OF tho ten pension ex as
guilty 81 approving the claims o. Fem mn.
sylvar,ia. ana New Jersey soldiers WIN,
enlisted for service in The war, but never !,
fred shot or came within the smell o.
powder, never 4 having been called into
service by the government, appesa1Al Appeal, ~
commend Il itself to those above nm Ivy.
Secretary Hitchcock promptly accep ,..
the designations Of tho examiners. inc
4 designations we're rendered at the re-
quest OF the scommissioncr. The restgn!a-
stion OF one OF 1.-THE examiners was WITH
held BY the commissoner, as the exam
liner did not pass upon the original ques-
ton, but he did approve an app ,is tloh
for IN increase In pension MADE later.. .,,,l
81 It may be that the commissions Will
not continue on his course of roofing out
frauds from the pension lists, put ne nc
has decl AIRED that his is no case 81, the the
clean sweeping Eof the new broom room may -
he Is determined to make the P .,lN! y,
roll an honor roll containing only ,tne
names Sof the actual defenders .oE55 tile.r
country 1T liz recalled .tnat oti'el
m,ssionersE have undertaken o. s'mliar
tnsl. When Henry Clay Evans vas va COM
missioner he tried to purge the pension
|5lists ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the bounty
az the government IIe did not hold the f's
position a long time. And when le ne Ven =.
out OF office every Grand Army p ocss'l =. ~
the country rejoiced. This may, pc p '1,S
men who insist to this day thatEfMr.
Evans was one Of the best commiss g. or
tho country has had, and that ne was
| on the right track when he was ry .lg
Is relieve the lists Of unworthy. pension,
ers. But. it was the influence OF the lolu
soldiers that caused the dismissal ~ N ~
Evans from Office, though ~
Kinleys made Shin consul general at Lon.
'don. tt is probable that the friends OF
Mr.. 7vArt1erswill DC searching for g goodl
foreign appointment for him before long.
a soft place on which he may 1all ~h CT
he is Aired out Of the pension cotn'1'ls-
sionership.
Taft's Trip 10 T okio. VI ~ III
Secretary sTaft's troubles as host ana
cicerone OF the party Of senator's H It.aI
bers Of the. house and the wives 81 s.ne
two classes of leg on that u,.Sss
E,irsts the Secretary had to wrestle with
| tha 9nroblem Of selection. It was a. dlIllrr
c,,it i matter forsahm to pick out 4 from ~
| such a large number the men s%Io III IVY
wished to make trIp with nj ~ me-
are probably unified officials vet ahons
those who thought they we're slign! icy !;
The list nadenn the seeretasy is me- =,
~ tha country, 4 which was not +! q e q l. !
favorable to such a prolonged E1unKe y, .s :!
il5the expense of the government. Mr. I az y
snnear srto have succeeded in convincing
/ the majority OF people tina ABOUT Y -.
entire cost Of the stri p VIII pc Gorne ~
the Philippine government ana .,le se. :
tors and membersS them selves. now w
I Secretary is up against other, propose
ian IN 'athe form. Of an invitation from
4 Re Japanese government, formally Pre-.
A santa "a, "A through the n Japanese Legation
4 here toEyisit Toxic en route to or IRON
Manila. He at first declined the in y, !.
4 tion. 1t was not though there Woute 2, 2
time But the Japss are cute tien
a ratary was assured, after nYestiga t =,
4 tbnt$the Manchuria the transport Wh e,
.s,IIl carry the party. would be at y oKo.
\ 10 ma cnalnp for some time, long enous'
- admit of a side trip to the ca pltai I. q
the empire The Secretary knew lf ss IN. !.
Il to be true for when he was on nN w. -
4 to this country tostake the, porl1ol.U, - 3
4 the head OF theiWars Department al az Lt :,
! ~, .ar,,, spovernor-general Of the Phil
wines he had made this trip to I o,sa
While his transport was coaling at s. oho
~ ma o couldn't get out OF acceptiht
az invita- ton sosh said he would g
q to the Mikado's city. ". u, I .,n,, 4,
II II is understood tina ms :, 20
accept created strong t ar, u 80 ow,
Tint there was any protest Of an ol ~ !,
natmrey PRO- Russian people n othls q =
md there are some, tt Ink an otiicial VIZ,
- tho Nkado BY the head OF the amer NJ, !,
can war office at this juncture {. s"ou -, -
an indication Of friend Tor me I.,et ~
OF Russia, whicliVoul pe. eAt, s tho,r
fenslve to the Russian speop pig 'nou ~
nn,ciallv II might be overlook ed; !. !, !.
Il ~ I,s cvidont that Secretary TAT 10y
s.,,,,euhat This view, for y IS lea,rn :. !.
tn.hav that he rs not decided Z WieLlie !.
Ia viii visit the Afikado when an Io IS :?
{ = : u ia SO would make the Visit 2 tol
NAL. official one. IIc may slIIpaS =,
j at the War OfficcBof me Japa''sas ao
eminent in the capital, pay ,hs Ia, q 90 -
II Is not known whether the res !,
Z If the secretary's party VIII go 70 - =
kio. S5tt.5
Presidency in 1905. -
There is no doubt about the r fact q y ma
: the name O, Secretary Taft is heards nloi
frequently than other ~ t ,,a,, :
ton with tho Republican nomln M! y,
the presidency In 1000, the genera NJ ps en-
-Slthat Mr., Roosevelt wishes 70 see ,nis ~.
I rotary of War become ". ~. :, ]. rcnnthe
/ the the candidacy Of Judge Taft, y y. ma
j he he called thut At this early day, ,''11yf