Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-31
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Canada Not Hunting for Reel
procity Now.
CAMMON'S VIEW OF HOUSE
Thinks It the Conservative Body Of
Congress.
TALKED ABOUT PORTO RICO
The People Want an Elective Fran
chise and zenship-Americans
in Trouble in Mexico.
TALKED ABOUT PORTO RICO


An interesting conference was held at the
White House today between the President
and James McMullen. member of the Ca
madam senate. He was presented by Sen
ator Warner of Missouri.
Senator .McMullen discussed with the
President commercial conditions between
the United States and Canada.
a few years ago., said Senator McMul-
len, "a strong movement was started for
reciprocity between the United States and
Canada, but with US the subject now is
scarcely mentioned. Our people are be-
coming convinced that they must look
abroad for an outlet for their surplus prod
ucts. Our producers are able now to lay
down in Great Britain fruit, fresh meats
and other perishable stuff in good con-
dition as we can put them in the United
States. They building up fine export
business and are very prosperous. If we
should enter into reciprocal arrangements
with the United States we should be obliged
to change our relations with Great Britain.
Our people have no desire to do that In
Great Britain and in some other foreign
markets Canada Is a competitor of the
United States.
in other respects our people entertain
the most friendly feeling for the people of
the United States. In many ways our IN
terests are identical with yours, and the
two peoples have the strongest inducements
to live in cordial relations"
Senator McMullen said that extensive
railroad construction was in progress in
Canada and that the Canadian people were
becoming interested in the matter of rail-
road rate legislation. He was of opinion
that in the near future such rate legislation
as is now pending in the American Congress
would be brought before the Canadian par
lament.
Cannon's Opinion of the House.
Speaker Cannon talked to the President
this morning, and declared that it was
about some trifiing affairs in his own dis
trict
'Will there be a public-building bill this
year," he was asked. The Senate is pass
ing some bills of this kind already"
"Oh, the Senate will pass anything" with
THE House is the conseryatiy
body, the deliberative body of Congress-"
Then the Speaker said there would probably
be public-building bill of moderate pro-
portions. AS to a river and harbor BILL he
was informed by Chairman Burton that
there would be nothing of the sort at this
session. And Mr.. Burton is the best-in-
formed man in the United States on all
matters pertaining to the waterways" said
Mr.. Cannon.
them being Mrs. Lynch. MIR. and Mrs Har-
ley of Texas, Miss Metcalf Mrs Powell and
Miss Powell of Alabama
Desire Reclamation of Lands.
An influential delegation of Montana
citizens called on the President They
hailed from Great Falls In the northern
part of the state. and wished to secure the
of the President for the pro-
posed Sun river irriga ton project which.
II is claimed, viii reclaim 100000 acres of
line land The project will eventually cost
about S5,o0o,O00. The delegation was
headed by Senator Carter REPRESENTATIVE
Dixon and ex-senator Gibson and con-
sisted of NJ. S. Darling. E H. Cooney Car
los Warheld. II. Strain. julius Hirschbere
q. Blair, c. III. Drake. Fletcher Maddox
and d. L. Ellis. The President sent them
TO the Interior Department.
Talked About Porto Rico.
The President talked today with Tulio
Larrinaga, resident commissioner from
Porto Rico, and Robert II. Todd mayor
of San juan about the urgent pleadings
of the Porto Ricans for a larger participa-
ton in the political affairs of the island.
What we ask of the United States" said
Mayor Todd, ''is an elective senate and
cltlzenshlp We are allowed to elect a
house of delegates, but the executive
council, which is the senate of Porto Rico
is appointed by the authorities of lie
United States. We believe we are quail
lied to carry on our Legislative affairs
and that we are prepared for citizenship
l think We have the sympathy of the
President"
The delegates to the convention Of Plumb
ing Inspectors and Sanitary Engineers Of
the United States, which has just been
formed into a permanent affair, paid their
respects to the President
United States Treasurer Treat talked with
the President today about the satisfactory
work being done by Assistant Treasurer
Boser at Philadelphia. Mr.. Treat will leave
for a visit of two weeks in California
Capt. English of Indianapolis. who was
member of Gen. Wheeler's staff. during the
war, paid his respects
TO the President this morning. CAPT -T,ilE-
lish came here from Indianapolis to az
tend the funeral of Gen. Wheeler He and
the President were close friends during
the war. we drank out of the same cam
teen on more than one occasion" said Capt
English as he lett the White House
U. S. Marshalship in Doubt.
Asbury S. Fowler. United States marshal
for the eastern district of Arkansas. called
to see the President this morning Mr..
Fowler came on a fence building expedi-
ton. His term as marshal will expire on
May next, and he is being opposed for re-
nomination by A l.. Remmell, chairman of
the republican state committee of Ark ansas.
Mr.. Remmell, who lives in Little Rock
wants to be marshal himself and as he is
one of the strongest republicans in the
state, Marshal Fowler is somewhat uneasy
over the outcome. Mr.. Remmell called at
the White House week or so ago in con-
nection with some other appointments, but
il Is known he made hay while the sun was
shining" AS things look now Remmel is
pretty sure to land the position, although 1t
is stated at the White House that the mat
ter Is still unsettled"
Americans Are in Trouble.
Pat" Garrett of FL Paso, Texas, and
DR.. G. B. Calnan of Santa Rosalia, Mexico,
had q talk with President Roosevelt and
officials of the State Department today
about the Imprisonment at Santa Rosalia
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