Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-09
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Against the AIdrich Currency
Bill.
GEN.. WARNER PROTESTS
Dangerous Makeshift and Should
Not Become Law.
KENTUCKY C0LLECT0RSHIP
Many Candidates for the Place Pre-
scented Today by Represent
alive James.
GEN. WARNER PROTESTS
KENTUCKY C0LLECT0RsHIP

| The .Aldrich currency bill. generally
considered TO have a pretty easy road to
passage through Congress. was subject
| for discussion at the White House today.
| Gen. A. ]. Warner of Ohio. formerly a
member of the House, protested to the
| President against the Aldrich measure.
holding that it is dangerous makeshft
/ and should not become law. Gen. Warner
declares that an increase of emergency
money means rise in prices and deprecia-
ton of currency. Nothing but central
bank of issue will bring permanent re-
lief. he told the President. There is no
use trying other experiments, he said.
I'VE will be compelled in the end to do as
England, France and Germany have done,
and until, we do so We will suffer seriously
at times, said Gen. Warner. Those
! countries have a central bank and they
easily control such situation as we
have been having in this country. We
must come to it and the sooner the bet
| ter
What does the President think?''
He is in favor of central bank Of is
| sue, but says he does not think it can
| become law at this session of Congress. 1
| presume he does not wish to attempt to
| push it,
| Senator Hopkins of Illinois, one of the
would go through Congress in a gallop.
| He did not consider that it would have
any really serious opposition in either
| branch of Congress.
That Kentucky Collectorship.
Representative James Of Kentucky called
on the President with DR.. William Turn
| er of Bowling Green. DR.. Turner is
| the candidate of Representative James for
collector of the port of Louisville. a
place for which all the Kentucky repub-
| lican representatives are scrambling Rep
resentative Langley has three candidates
| in his district. while the other republicans
are likewise we'll supplied. In nearly all
these patronage scrambles the President
Is going slowly. as he does not care to
bring about discord. especially in Ken
lucky, where the republicans have recent
ly won notable victory. The President,
it Is stated. would like to give the posi-
ton to some one recommended by both
Representatives James and Langley, but
they appear unable to agree upon a man.
MIR. James is inclined to think he ought
to have the place. as the other republican
districts have been given good chunks of
patronage, while he has had nothing. The
President may take this view as he is in
clined to favor Mr.. James. for whom he
has high regard. He refused to give
Mr.. James reappointment as marshal
some years ago, and Mr.. James did so
little kicking and acted so contentedly
about 1t all. the President afterward held
him in favor.
La Toilette on Liability Bill.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, who
had much to do with the passage of the
employers liability bill, which has just
| been declared unconstitutional said at the
White House today that he proposed to
| introduce and urge the passage OF another
court. He has not yet prepared the bill,
as he is waiting to get the decisions of
the court and look them over. He thinks
that measure valuable to the railroad
men Of the country can be put through
Congress that will be sustained by the
courts. Senator Knox has already intro
duced a bill designed to meet the objec-
tions of the court.
The President today received the dele
gates to the Woman's Interdenominal
Union.
The Use Of Benzoate of Soda.
President Roosevelt had conference
with delegation of catsup manufactur-
ers and others, introduced by Representa-
tive Sherman, and Secretary Wilson and
DR.. Wiley of the pure food commission
of the Department of Agriculture, over
the question of the use of benzoate OF
soda as a preservative. The Department
of Agriculture has issued a circular pro-
hibiting the use of benzoate of soda after
February 1. The manufacturers claim
that If this order is put into effect it will
cause a loss of thousands of dollars to
| manufacturers of certain lines of con-
diments. sauces. etc. They hold that there
is no other preservative that can take
its place at this time, and they ask the
suspension of the order until they can get
to work and find a preservative that will
not be Objectionable to the pure food COM
mission. They claim that the soda is not
injurious to health. but DIR. Wiley dis
agrees with them. and insists on benzoate
being put out of business. The President
directed that a careful investigation be
| made and that care be exercised before
final action is taken.