Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09

Party There.
| The Presidents coming task of negotia-
ting with the japanese as to immigration
| matters IN dispute between the two coun-
| tries extends beyond that Of arranging
I to exclude Japanese coolies who come to
| this country from Hawaii, power to do
which was put into the hands of the chief
| executive by the last Congress. It has
always been understood that the President
| promised his San Francisco school callers
that he would endeavor to arrange a treaty
with Japan by which Japanese coolies will
be excluded from coming to the United
States direct from japan. Under the jap
anese system this could be done by the
| Japanese government declining to give per-
| mlts to her people to come to this coun-
try. The fact is that no permits are now
granted for this purpose, but permits are
given to go to Hawaii, from which place
the Japanese come to the Pacific coast
The deicacy of the situation is in the
| fact that the Japanese feel mat any treaty
| that excludes their laborers is a blow at
their national pride and puts them on the
| of the President, therefore, to bring about
| such an exclusion must be handled in the
most diplomatic manner. The Japanese will,
| It Is generally understood, demand that If
| the citizens of that country are to be ex-
| cluded from the United States the American
! laborer shall also be excluded from Japan.
| This demand has Its embarrassing features
so far as this government Is concerned.
| Altogether, the President has a most deli
cate job on his hands. AS to issuing an
order preventing the Japanese coming to
the United States from Hawaii. that is a
| comparatively easy matter, although he
| must not do this bluntly, unless he disre-
CARDS the sensittveness of the Japanese gov
| eminent. 1t Is expected that he will have
some conferences with the Japanese am
| bassador before taking even this step.
/ Case Of Capt. Koehler.
| The case of Capt. L. M. Koehler, U. 8. A.,
whose recent court-martial in the Philip
pines is fresh in mind. is soon to come be-
! fore the President. Secretary Taft has
given it more or less consideration, and
has received large number Of congress-
men. who have spoken in behalf of
Koehler. The verdict Of the court-martial
| Is not fully known, having been guarded
| by the War Department with care. The
fact that it is a hostile one to the army
| officer is what has brought down upon
| both the President and Secretary of War
an avalanche of appeals, personal and
| epistolary. Capt Koehler is a brother-in-
| law of Capt. Anthony, the editor of one of
| the most influential Leavenworth papers.
power to bring about lenfent treatment.
| Capt. Koehler was tried for criticising Gen.
Wood, the personal friend of the President
| and commander of the United States forces
| in the Philippines. Senator Long of Kan
sas was at the White House today, and
| later went to the War Department, where
he talked with Secretary Taft.
So soon as Secretary Taft has chance to
go into the case fully he will do SO and
| then pass the papers to the President.
National Inspection for Grain.
Representative Gronna Of North Dakota
| told the President today that it is his in
tention to press to his utmost at the next
session Of Congress for law compelling
national inspection of grain, especially Of
| wheat, so as to insure grading. Mr.. Gronna
| believes that the President is in sympathy
| with the proposition and will give it his
aid at the proper time. Our exports OF
wheat have been falling or" said Mr.
| Gronna, land we believe this Is due to I'M
scrupulous people mixing the grain abroad,
thereby imposing inferior wheat upon our
| foreign customers. This must stop, and
we think that national inspection law
would bring the desired results. am going
| to Europe this summer and will look care
| fully into the whole thing while there so
| as to have the proper data upon which to
make a fight next winter
Consulship for VIM. c. Dovener.
Senators Scott and Elkins called upon the
President today with ex-Representative
Dovener of West Virginia, who has just
retired from the House after a long service
| in that body. The object Of the call was
| to ask the President to appoint William E.
Dovener, son Of the former representative,
to consulship, preferably in France by
reason of his knowledge Of that language,
The President said he would be glad to
consider the recommendation, and it Is
thought he will bring about the appoint
ment. Young Dovener has been private
secretary to his father for number of
years.
Senators Beverage and Hemenway of
Indiana talked with the President today
about the disputed post office patronage in
the eighth and eleventh districts of their
state. No definite understanding was
reached, and another conference will be
Senators Kean of New Jersey, llison Of
Iowa and Flint of California were among
the callers during the day. So was ex-
senator Ozark OF Montana, who said that
after a few weeks in New York he would
spend long time in the west looking over
his business properties.
Mr.. Reynolds to Make Investigation.
James B. Reynolds, who has made a
number of investigations for the President
at different times, including that of the
conditions in the packing houses in the
west, has made a number of calls on the
President in the last few days. It Is gen.
orally understood that the President pro-
poses to place him at the head of the
force that Is to Investigate child and woman
labor in this country under the appronria
ton of $150.O00 made by the last Congress
The law says that the investigation shall
be made by employees appointed from the
civil service list. Plans will be made, it
is said, by which Mr.. Reynolds will be
one of the principal ornaments of a civil
service list. from which he will be ap-
pointed for the duties expected OF him.
West Deserves Vacation.
Commissioner West paid q call upon the
President today to say chat he expects to
go to Mexico next week on a business and
pleasure trip. The President was most
cordial IN assuring the Commissioners that
there was no odlcial in Washington who
more fully deserved vacation He ex-
pressed the. hope that the outing Of the
Commissioner would be beneficial and