Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-08
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Scott Talked Politics
With the President.
HAS FAITH IN EXECUTIVE
People in the West Are Without Cues
ton Back of Him.
NOT TALKING ON HONDURAS
Those Representing American Inter-
ests Are Referred to the Sec
rotary of State.

"Of course you want to know whether I
talked politics with the President. Yes. /
did, and the President said there are any
number of good men who would make good
Presidents"
Further than this Senator Scott would
not go into particulars, nor attempt to en-
bellish the expression. Among other lines,
however, Senator Scott said there was alb
solutely no truth in any story that he and
the President were not good friends. We
are the best of friends" he declared.
Couldn't be better. l don't know how that
story originated. 1t has given me some
trouble in West Virginia"
Senator Scott spent some time with the
President and later returned with j. II.
Snodgrass, United States consul at Preto-
ria, South africa. Mr. Snodgrass presented
to the President a book that had been writ
ten by DR.. F. NJ. Noble, consul general of
the Netherlands at Pretoria. 1t Is entitled
"A Brief Trip Through the Land OF Roose-
welt. DIR. Snodgrass talked Dutch with
the President and said that the book had
been sent to the chief executive by the
author.
Hoke Smith a Caller.
Hoke Smith of Georgia, former Secre-
tary of the Interior in the cabinet of Presi-
dent Cleveland called on the President
-'i' oiiith 10 oil way " EIuIope Will
few friends for brief trip before ASSUME
ing the duties of governor of Georgia,
which he will do in June. He nomi-
mated and elected on platform something
akin to the national policies of the Presi-
dent. He has been talked of as the pos
sible nominee of the democrats in the next
presidential campaign. When asked for an
expression of his views on national poll
tics he said: Il have nothing to say, except
that the next President of this country will
be who rpDrpSentS the interests of
the masses of the people" Mr.. Smith
would not discuss thrdterm suggestions
as to President Roosevelt or any other fea-
ture of the present situation.
Has Faith in the President.
"The President meant what he said when
he declared the night after the election in
1904 that he would not accept another nomi-
nation for the presidency. That was the
man that he is, and take him just at his
word said Jacob Riis. close personal
friend apd guest of President Roosevelt
The President is greatly concerned in his
policies, however; far more so than he is in
himself. and, naturally, he will want to
some one nominated who is heart and
soul for those policies. Yes, / concede that
there ought not to be any difficulty in find
ing a man of this stamp, and that If the
President is strong enough in the conven-
ton to be nominated himself he Will be
strong enough 10 bring about the nominal
ton of some one favorable to his policies.
l have been all through the west, and the
people are without question back of the
President. They want him for another
term and will try their best to make him
accept another nomination.
Cannon Was Also Mum.
Another prominent man who was also
mum politics was Speaker Cannon. He
has just gotten back from his trip to
Panama, and has not had time to do much
more than inform himself as to the latest
events in the political world. foremost of
which have been the Presidents utterances
as to a great political conspiracy. The
Speaker steered all the way around ques-
tons bearing upon this another political
topic and confined his tax to the Panama
canal. Il have not the slightest uneasiness
as to the successful completion of the canal
in a reasonable time said the Speaker 1T
is merely question of removing dirt and
stone from cuts and putting it into dam.
The work Is going along nicely at this
time
Not Talking on Honduras.
number of American interests in Hon
duras have endeavored to personally inter-
est the President in the situation in that
country, where, it is declared, American
interests. suffering as a result Of the
war between Honduras and Nicaragua
The President. however. has referred his
inqurers to Secretary Root. Representa-
tive S. W. Smith of Michigan many of
whose constituents are interested in fruit
and coffee enterprises in Honduras, would
like to see the-war ended The President
asked Nj. Smith to talk with the Secretary
Of State, who he said, was well posted as
to the situation in Central America
Another caller on the same mission was
Fred Bell. an American miner who has
been in Honduras for many years. He
speaks we'll of President Bonilia of Hon
duras. He says that business seems to be
at a standstill while the fighting is going
on. The President also directed him to the
State Department.
The President at Lansing.
Representative Smith also talked with the
President about his visit to the Michigan
Agricultural College at Lansing, May 81
Mr.. Smith represented President Snyder of
the college. Under the present arrange
ment the President will reach Lansing over
the Lake Shore road, at $50 O clock on the
morning of May 81, and leave that after
noon at 4:12 O'Clock over the same road for
his return to Washington. The President
will be in Indianapolis May 3d. and will go
direct from there to Lansing.
japanese Coming in Through Mexico.
Senator Flint of California, who saw the
President today with Judge Morrow of that
state, does not know how extensive is the.
attempt of Japanese to enter the United
States through Mexico and Canada, as it
is said they are doing. That is a matter
that will probably have to be met" said
the California senator. In the case of
Chinese attempting to slip across the
American Mexican border the officials pa
trolling the border call upon the new ar
rivals for their certificates. If these are
not produced the Cinnamon are Immediate
ly returned to Mexico. Japanese, however
are not required to have certificates, and it
may be much easier for them to get across
than for the Chinese"
The stealthy entrance of Japanese into
this country by way of Mexico or Canada
may again make an issue hetu,aen thiS