Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-07
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
New Treaty With Japan Not
Contemplated.
CURRENT RUM0RS DENIED
Announcement Authorized by the
President.
AN INTERVIEW MIsCoNsTRUED
Senator Perkins Remarks Not Taken
as He Intended-Shaw's
Silver Purchase.
IN INTERVIEW MISCONSTRUED

President Roosevelt this morning direct
ed Assistant Secretary Bacon to announce
with the fullest emphasis possible that
there is absolutely no truth in suggestions
that the administration is paving the way
with Japan for new treaty, in which the
Japanese of the lower classes will be ex-
cluded from this country the same as Chi
nese. Mr.. Bacon, after an interview with
the President, went even further than this
and said that nothing like a new treaty
is in contemplation by the President"
Mr.. Bacon was asked If there were not
some reservation about his statement, and
If 1t was not likely that recent conferences
and agitation would lead to such a treaty.
He denied that this was so, as matters now
looked, and added that the President de-
sired the stories of the last few days to be
corrected.
The Importance of the statement may be
recognized when taken in connection with
the interview with Senator Perkins printed
In The Star yesterday afternoon, in which
he predicted that the President would
eventually yield to public sentiment on the
Pacific coast and make a new treaty. In
many quarters. however, the interview
with Senator Perkins was misconstrued.
He did not attempt to give the impression
that the President had intimated the posi-
bilfty of new treaty, and based his re-
marks wholly upon the belief that senti
iieHt Woulu De LOO strong TOT the FreSlQenC
to continue to resist. Many Of those who
quoted the interview gave the impression
that the President was already considering
this proposition and really paving the way
for it.
Just why the President should see fit to
give a denial to the stories at this time
cannot be stated, but he evidently had
purpose.
Other Denia1s.
There is absolutely nothing in it." said
Senator Cullom, chairman of the Senate
committee on foreign relations, today when
asked what he knew about proposed new
treaty with Japan. He made this statement
following visit to the officials of the State
Department.
Secretary Root and viscount Aoki, the
japanese ambassador, both have fatty de-
MED that such treaty was in contemp;a-
ton. and high official of the State De-
partment, in a position to know all that
transpires in the department, today reiter-
ated the statement that nothing of the kind
has even been thought of by the representa-
tives Of the United States and Japanese
governments.
Assistant Secretary Adee who has been
credited with having been assigned the task
of preparing such a treaty, said today: 1T
is all conjecture. l know absolutely moth
ing tending to confirm the report of any
such treaty being negotiated"
Senator Flint of California. who is warm
y in sympathy with the opinions of his
people on the japanese question, saw the
President today. but did not discuss the
Japanese question with him in any form.
Shaw's Silver Purchases.
Secretary Shaw. on his way into the cabi-
net meeting today. seemed pleased over the
fact that he had yesterday bought 200, 900
ounces of silver at 6S.669 cents an ounce,
drop of over three points from several
weeks ago, when the treasury was asked
to pay Y cents ounce. At that time
Secretary Shaw announced that the treas
ury would cease to buy silver from the
American Smelling and Refining Company
for the coinage Of small silver, although the
treasury was practically destitute Of sill
yer bullion at the time. Whether 1t was
the remark of the Secretary or criticism
of the silver trust. the price dropped.
owners had explained to him that they had
price of silver. The company claims that
all it does is to mill the silver ore and
charge the owners Of the ore commission
for extracting the silver. After the silver
has been taken out Of the ore the company
sells the bullion for the owners, takes out
commission and sends check. The COM
pany informs Secretary SHAY that the price
of silver is made in London, and that the
fact that the United States, Mexico and
India have all been bidding for silver at
the same time caused rise in price. II SO
many countries had not been after silver
at the same time there would not have
been any great increase.