Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-18
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Gov. Post of Porto Rico in Hot
Water.
HORSE SHOW OPENED OF CONVENTION THE WHITE HOUSE GOEB MUIR
Garden BUcotCa Harrison
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COMING HERE TO EXPLAIN
What the Porto Rican Newspapers
Say of His Speech.
ADVOCATES BIG BOND ISSUE
Representative Bartholdt Favors
One of $500, Ooo. 900 to Improve
Condition of Waterways.

Gov. Regis II. Post of Porto Rico is in
hot water President Roosevelt expects
him in Washington to make an eNplana-
ton and to show cause. in effect. why he
should not be removed from office. h
WI reach New York tonight
Gov. Post, ike the famous British gov
ernor of Jamaica. SwetteEnam, has evil
IDENTIFY talked more than was wise. Last
September he made speech to the school
superintendent of Porto Rico. He talked
vigorously. The speech created such a
row in the island that the matter was
turned over to Secretary Garfield OF the
Interior Department for investigation. He
is understood to have reported to the
President that the charges against Gov.
Post are Wei founded TIL Pres dent
promptly ca led on the governor TO come
to Washington to explain. Notification
by cable has been received that the gov
ernor will be here in the course of the
next week No determination will be
reached until the. Presid -nt has heard
Gov. Posts side of the story.
Porto Rican newspapers received here
tel the story of the speech of Gov. Post.
According to them, the governor attacked
the superintendent of education ana the
missionaries of the various churches. lie
dec AIRED that the work of the department
of education had been worse for the peo-
pie than any other influence except That
of the missionaries. The bitter attack
caused prompt designations by all the
officials of the department of education.
The missionaries. however. got busy, and
are attacking the governor. one minister
praying that men of sense and character
might he sent to Porto r CO..
According to the published accounts.
Gov Post is reported TO have said In his
speech: The school superintendent OF
the island are a set of PhariSeeS ana
have failed to cooperate with me as they
should. Not one of you has ever writ
ten me letter telling me of a police
man who was running a gambling he'll, OF
a revenue agent who was drunk. or an
alcaide who was not performing his duty.
Lord is Pharisee and always was one.
You fellows should cruelty yourselves.
and when you get on the cross then III
helm YOU down" The Lord referred to
is DR. Lord, who has been on the island
in educational work for seven years. Con
tinuing Gov. Post is reported to have
said: The school superintendent have
done more next to the missionaries. TO
bring about the anti-American feeling on
the island than anything else-you, next
to the Observation-Disclosures are the worst
am after you boys and I'll get you or
break you.
Gov. Post is a personal friend of the
President. who has confidence in him
The attack upon the governor. it is said
comes from bitter enemy. which IS be-
ing taken into consideration at the " hite
House.
Advocates Big Bond Issue.
REPRESENTATIVE Bartholdt told the
President today that he favors bond is
sue of $500. 900 600 10 improve the condi-
tons of the great waterways of the coun-
try and the President listened with much
interest.
When Congress meets said DR. Barth-
oldt Il shall introduce a bill providing
for such an issue, tn money 10 De ex
pended in the Improvement of our naTi-
gable streams. A great national debt has
been described as a blessing, for the rea-
son that every man who holds an opl'sa-
ton of the government becomes Interested
IL the goveium NJ AMI its welfare. ms Is
especially true If the bond issues are made
so that the obligations pass into the
hands of small investors. L believe that
the future generations of the country. who
will be benefited by improving naFlgaole
streams, should, as In the case OF the
Panama canal. bear the burden OF the
expense.
Representative Burton, chairman of the
House committee on rivers and harSors.
has told me that there are meritorious
schemes pending before his committee
that call for an expenditure OF at least
500 GOO, O2O. Hardly one-tenth of this can
be provided during a session OF Congress,
end the consequence is that work which
would be of immense Importance to the
United States is deferred from year to
year because the moEey to carry them on
is not available. All this can be remedied
not know of anything more important
than much-needed Improvement to the
great navigable streams of the country.
Presidents Portrait on Ivory.
Allyn Williams. RANKED as the greatest
Of English artists on ivory, has arrived in
this country to secure a miniature OF
President Roosevelt, which he has been
asked by Sir Alfred Reynolds of England
to amt. Mr. Williams painted minta-
lures of King Edward and Queen Alex
Roosevelt on im9erishable ivory to hang
near the faces of the rulers of England.
He is sure that the President will sit for
him, although he hopes the sitting will
be a lively affair, King Edward sat still
for his likeness, but that's not what Mr..
Williams wants with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Only if he will let me see him making
a political speech or holding a cabinet
meeting or playing tennis-action. action.
That's it. you know. He's devil, you
plugging at things. He is a wild bull for
strengthen. no offense to him in these
words, you know. Complimentary, | mean
it, every word of it. But that's the man
want to paint. l don't want him to sit
still and let me make fiat Photographic
likeness. His majesty King Edward sat
very still and smoked big black cigars
when / was painting him; but then. you
see, his majesty is quiet man. Dip'o-
macy has made him quiet. If | get sit
ting with President Roosevelt. | don t
want him to st. | want him TO walk
around, talk. get excited, get real angry.
kick the cat out; you comprehend
Secretary Root today introduced TO the
President Senior Pinedo, minister Of for
eign affairs of Bolivia. and Senior Mendez.
son of the president of that country both
of whom have been TO The Hague confer
ence as delegates.