Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-06
Big Indian PoWWoW Before
Cabinet Meeting.
CONTROVERSY IN THE NAVY
Admiral Dewey Has a Brief Talk
With the President.
PROTEST AGAINST BILL
Indiana Association Of Manufacture
ers Objects to Beveridge Child
Labor Measure.

Heap much big ch1ef Stirred interest
at the White House before the cabinet
got down to business in its regular Fri
day session. There were Ne-kah-wah-
She tun- kah. head of the rich Usage
tribe of Oklahoma, and such leading
lights of the same tribe as Red Eagle
and Black Dog. the latter a famous
chief in former days before the man
with the five hyrhens in his name took
his turn at the bat. Then there were
Nelson Al-drich whose word in one OF
the great wigwams on Capitol Hill goes
when nobody else's does and Admiral
Dewey that famous American who
tomahawked a lot of Spaniards in Ma
Mia bay some years ago. bringing about
an addition OF about eleven hundred
sweltering hot islands to American ter
ritory and several thousand Moros with
twenty to hundred wives each. Need
less to say, the President had a variety
OF CONVEX sational tid-bits reaching as
far back as when old five hyphens
killed buffalo with his arrows and made
his wives skin the animals down to
what ought to he the financial laws Of
the country and the condition Of the
navy.
L ader ordinary circumstances a real
live. hustling senator and Il beloved adj
mifal of the navy would have taken the
eyes Of visitors around the executive Of
f1ces. but as 1t was the Indians had things
al their way. The two beautiful Misses
Eortense and Gladys Snellenbur of Phil
adelphia. under the guidance of Represen-
tative Goldfogle of New York. like nearly
all others around the executive ofnces,
were too deeply absorbed In the OsaSes TO
bother with prominent white men.
The Osages have been in Washington
comforting with the Indian commissioner
about their affairs. They are said to be
the richest Indians in the country, each
man, woman and child being worth thou
sands OF dollars. Their lands became rich
in oil and they made advantageous leases
under the guidance of the government.
The government also pays them large
sums of money in interest. There were a
half dozen others besides the three
named. accompanied by Harry Kohpay.
their interpreter. graduate of Carlisle
and Poughkeepsie business college The
President talked mostly with the old
chiefs. men with large, fine faces. He
asked them about their buffalo hunts In
the days when buffalo swarmed the
prairies. and they tod him how. astride
their fast ponies. without saddle or
bride, they ran the buffaloes down and
killed them with bow and arrows. the
women following up the slaughter and
skinning the animals for meat and furs.
The Controversy in the Navy.
Admiral Dewey had few minutes with
the President in connection with the hot
controversy that has been started as to
the construction of war vessels. The
President is watching the controversy and
is talking with naval officers. A most In
teresting fact bearing upon the testimony
of Commander Sims before the Senate
committee a. few days ago Is that ne had
a long conference with the President last
Saturday night. His testimony followed
a few days later. There are no develop
ments so far as showing that the Pres
ident is in sympathy with his declarations
as to wrong construction OF vessels OF
former bad craftsmanship The Pres
ident is understood to believe. though.
that the controversy, IL kept within
proper limits, will be of benefit to the
navy in awakening new thought and
bringing out much investigation, study
and research.
The Cabinet Meeting.
Departmental subjects took up the time
of the cabinet meeting. Postmaster Cen
eral Meyer, when asked about postal
treaties with France and Italy. said that
the final drafts are completed, and that
it is probable the treaties will be in opera
ton by summer. The drafts of the trea-
ties have been forwarded to Italy and
France for approval, and the signatures
of the governments are expected
Secretary Straus is concerned In efforts
to aid in deportation of the alien anarch-
lists In this country. following his instruc-
tions to immigration officers a few days
ago He said today that it was not within
the province of the immigration branch OF
the government to make general investi-
cations as to the histories of men already
admitted to this country. but that he de-
sired the officials under him to cooperate
as fully as possible with local officials In
all parts of the country who are after the
anarchists Local and government offi-
Gals will exchange information and be or
as much aid to each other as they can
Protest Against Beverage Bill.
The Indiana Association of Manufactur-
ers. of which ex-Gov. Durbin of that
state is a prominent member. have sent
President Roosevelt a protest against the
Reyeridge child labor bill. pending in the
senate. The President in reply TO the
criticism has written a letter saying that
he is in favor of the enactment OF Jaws
no.inst child labor for the District OF
Columbia and the territories. leaving 10
the states the enactment OF suitable laws.
IF the states do not make enectiVe Jaws
then he is in favor OF national lesisiatioh
covering the whoie cou,itis, en- Whita
10 not to be made public at the White
House.
Pardon for italian Homesteaders.
Representative Bede of Minnesota mas
adopted somewhat unusual metnoos III
seeking TO secure the pardon of constitu-
ents serving sentence in prison lie nlea
at the White House today photographs or
the large families of the two men VINO
seek freedom and thinks that the evil
dence of fatherless children will nave
good effect upon the Chief Executive;
David and Antoine Forti, brothers. and
natives of Italy, undertook 10 secure
homesteads on government lands. They
departed from the letter of the law In
representing matters, and are serving
ninety days each for trying to defraud
the government Mr.. Bede believes they
have been sufficiently punished for a
small! and unintentional offense. and de-
sires the President to free them. The pa
pers have gone 10 the Department or JUS
tice for report.
Senators Aldrich and Lodge had fifteen
minutes with the President on legislative
questions.