Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
REINHOLD DOCHLERT.
Venezuelan Question Not Taken Up

Senator Cullom. chairman Of the Senate
committee on foreign relations. talked
with the President today about the work
with treaties. Being asked about the
Venezuelan correspondence, Senator Cul,
lom said:
I'VE have not had time to take up this
correspondence. but will do so when we
get through with some other work.
have not read over half Of the correspond
ence, and consequently do not fully know
what I should favor. On general princi-
pies. though. 1t seems to me that Presi-
dent Castro needs spanking, and a good
| one. He shows indifference and uncon.
Germ to decent treatment Of citizens OF
other countries. and goes around with q
mighty cocky air."
Larrinaga's Lack Of Citizenshi1
Delegate LaErinaga. the indefatisable
representative OF Porto Rico, called upon
the President today about some island
affairs. He was asked about the cleo
tion OF delegates from the island to the
national conventions 1.-The union party,
of which I am q member" said Mr.. Lar
rinaga, will not send any delegates to
the conventions. as wa do not affiliate
with any of the parties in this country.
Why should we? We are denied citizen
ship in the United States. and cannot
feel the party interest that belongs to q
citizen Of the country. 1t IL q great pity,
too that Porto Rico is not a state of the
Union The next census will show over
1000, 900 people on the island, and this
would give US about six representatives.
The union party is by far the strongest
bers of the legislative body. controlling
nearly all the municipalities and show
ing attention to the local demands Of the
people. The republican party Is the
next strongest, controlling q few Of the
municipalities and members of the legis-
lature. The democrats have no strength,
their party being made up largely OF
American citixens."
Aid for tho Unemployed.
Darwin J. Meserole. tho Brooklyn man
who has some plans that he thinks would
aid the unemployed OF the country. or at
least prepare for future occasions of
many unemployed. talked with the Pres
ident today. The President asked Mr..
Meserole to submit his plans in writing,
and said that he would consider them.
One OF the plans proposed is for the Pres
ident to appoint a commission to study
the situation and see II anything helpful
may be accomplished. He believes that
the European countries are far ahead of
the United States in these matters. hav-
ing had centuries of experience.
Brought In First Troops.
W. HI. Gertz. Massachusetts, man, who
brought into Washington the first north
ern troops during the civil war, was In
troduced to the President today by Rep
| resentative Roberts of that state. Mr..
Gertz told the President about It, vur.
Gerts was a member Of the 9Th Massa-
chusetts Regiment. which got as far as
Perryville and found the road between
there and Baltimore useless. The regt-
ment went to Annapolis. Md, by boat.
Arriving in Annapolis, it was found that
the Confederates had dismantled all the
engines and rolling stock OF the road and
left the place DIR. Gertz had been a rail-
road engineer and there were other good
machinists in the regiment. They took
two dismantled engines, gathered to-
gether the pieces and made them into an
engine, which Mr.. Gertz found could be
depended on to work. Hooking On three
nat cars which they also put together, Mr..
Gertz started for Washington with part
Of his regiment. two howitzers being plac-
ed on the cars to afford protection against
the hordes Of confederates that were re-
ported I'll alope the road. The soldiers