Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
At THE WHITE HOUSE
No Promise Made to New York
Delegation.
A NEW BATTLESHlP WANTED
Constructed at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard Instead of by Contract.
GENERAL WOODS TELEGRAM
Received by the President, but Hot
Yet Made Public-Some
Lutheran Visitors.

President Roosevelt did not make any
| promises today to the New York delegation
| that visited him to urge that one of the
new bartleshtps be constructed at the
| Brooklyn navy yard instead Of being put
| out at contract He did say however. that
he would take the matter up with Secre-
tary Bonaparte and talk II over with him,
ana that II the construction could be car
ried on at Brooklyn anywhere near the
same price as In private yard there would
be some prospects of doing something. The
whole thing would be determined later on
| and would possibly bc Influenced by the
bids that private shiryards would make
| Tor the construction OF the vessels. From
| the White House the delegation went 70
| the Navy Department TO see Secretary
Bonaparte, who has not shown much dis
| position to carry out the wishes of the New
| York people In this particular matter.
AT both the White House and Navy De-
partnent the delegation urged the advisa-
bliity OF keeping at least one navy ward
equipped and manned for building ships,
so that In the event of war the government
would not be at the mercy of private yards
without such preparation on the part OF
the government the private yards would
raise the prices of their bids. and in the
END the government would have to nav
much more heavily for ships than the small
additional cost that is now shown Il was
strongly urged that the government should
be constantly prepared TO build ships. ard
| that 1t could not do so by permitting the
disintegration of the force of the Brooklyn
navy yard, which has recently laid off
| 1000 employees and viii probably furough
another 1000 In the next week or so. This
| large decrease of the force Is due not only
| to the fact that the battleship CONNECTICUT
| is now almost complete at Brooklyn, but
| to the fact that Congress has failed to
make an appropriation 10 carry on soma
repairs to the Massachusetts, there being n
deficit In the appropriation for the present
| fiscal year.
Congress provided for two battleships at
| the last session, but has not yet made
| appropriation for them. The Presiden.
wants TO see at least one more battleship
authorized at this session, and good
naturedy limited that Brooklyns prospects
| for getting a ship would be much better
with three battleships building than with
| only two.
The New York delegation consisted Of
Represen tatives Olcott, Parsons and Ben
| nett of New York and Representatives
Calder. Waldo. DunweU Law and Cocks
of Brooklyn.
Gen. Woods Telegram.
Gen. Woods telegram to the War De-
partment, explaining the killing OF large
number of Moro women and children in the
recent fight in the Philippines. has been re-
ceived by the President but Is being held
until this afternoon before being given out
for publication. It is understood to be-
probable that when the President gives
the telegram out he will accompany II with
a statement OF his own, which Is now being
prepared. The telegram of Gen. Wood is
understood to be in line with his statement
in interview sent out from the Philip
pines explaining that shooting of the wo-
men and children could not be helped IN the
hand to hand fight that ensued, in which
the fanatical Moros placed their women in
front Of them while they fought, and in
any weapon handy using their children to
shield themselves
Some Lutheran Visitors.
The President received a visit today from
Rev T. H. Dahl of Minneapolis, president
of the Norwegian Lutheran Church; Rev.
r Ttornhorn of New York, Rev. O. f. Eide
OF Brooklyn and Rev. Jaltob Taner. also OF
Brooklyn They We're presented by Rep
resentative Hausyn of Iowa.
Alderman j. Faik Of Brooklyn was pre-
scented TO the President by Representative
Goldfogle OF New York.
Other visitors to see the President were
Gen. John r. King. United States pension
agent in this city; Gen. Michael kerwin,
pension agent at New York. and J. c. De-
laney, factory inspector at Harrisburg.
Reception Tonight.
President Roosevelt will receive tonight at
o'clock about forty representatives OF the
National Federation of University and Col
lege Political Clubs. The organization has
for its purpose the promotion Of good gov
eminent in municipalities and in the various
states and i'm the nation. Its platform Is
non craftsmanship, honest citizenship and the
maintenance of honest and competent public
service.
The delegates will be presented TO tho
President by w. ID. Murphy and Charles II.
Jesup Of New York, the latter being the or
ganizer of the federation. The reception
will be in the east room Of the White
House and the President is expected to
make "A brief address.
Col. Powell to Be Brigadier General
The President today sent to the Senate
the nomination OF Lieut.. Col Charles F.
Powell to be brigadier general.