Evening star., 1908-12-22
ALIEN INCREASE LIGHT
immigration Exceeds Emiqra-
ton by Only 6,298.
RECORD OF PAST YEAR
724,112 Foreigners Came to America
and 1884 Left These Shores.
MIR. sTRAUs TELLS PRESIDENT
Mr.. Roosevelt Asked to Withdraw
Veto Of Colorado Boundary Meas
ure-Visitors at White House.

The increase in the alien population
Of the United States for the year end
ing September 20, 1908. was only 6.29S.
Secretary Straus of theeDepartment
of Commerce and Labor commented
upon this surprising fact after the cabt-
net meeting today. He had called the
attention Of President Roosevelt to the
figures.
According to Secretary Straus. 724.1l2
foreigners came to this country in the
year between October /. 1907, and October
1. 1908. During the same period 717,s14
foreigners left our shores for their own
countries.
Some Of these were naturalixed Ameri-
cans going abroad to live. The exact
number of this type was not obtained.
Secretary Straus said that never before
has the government had figures as to de-
parting aliens. Steamships have been re-
lied upon to furnish estimates Of these.
but until the past year the figures were
not officially recorded. Hereafter thls
will be done.
Secretary Straus said he believed that
If the immigration and emigration Of
foreigners to and from this country in
past years had been kept the net gain to
the United States would prove to be COM
paratively small, and would show fully
4S per cent less than compiled figures as
to the net increase In the alien popula-
ton.
Withdrawal Of Veto Urged.
Representative Cook Of Colorado is try
ing to get President Roosevelt to recon-
slider a veto he sent to Congress Decem-
ber 10. relative to the boundary line OF
Colorado. New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Into his efforts in that direction Mr..
Cook has put some ginger In the shape
Of forceful epithets and sharp criticism
for Senator Guggenheim and Representa-
tive Haggott Of his own state. He de-
clares they have pulled the wool in large
chunks over the eyes Of President :Roose-
welt and Attorney General Bonaparte.
upon whose recommendation the PreSi-
dent made the veto.
Mr. Cooks representations as to the inn
position. as he considered 1t, practiced
upon the President will cause the latter
the Colorado man believes to go further
into the affair, with the possibility of re-
calling his veto.
The bill in which Mr.. Cook is interested
fixed the thirtyseventh parallel of lati-
tude as the boundary Of the three states.
According to Nr. Cook. this did not suit
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
which owns property in the vicinity and
is trying to escape taxation by Colorado
Senator Guggenheim and Mr.. Haggott,
declared the fighting Coloradian. are
CiehCI SpCCidl COuuScl 1OT inc COIOTaOO
Fuel and Iron Company or are working in
It's interests. He declares they worked
upon Attorney General Bonaparte and In
duced him to recommend the bill un-
favorably to the White House, causing its
veto.
They also represented, he says, that
the Colorado legislature had never taken
up the boundary question. Mr.. Cook dis
puted this by producing a congressional
document showing that the legislature
did authorize the survey that was made
and that 1t was submitted to and ap-
proved by the Interior Department.
Gudger for Chief Justice.
Representative Langley OF Kentucky
spoke to the President today In behalf Of
the appointment Of H. A. Gudger of
North Carolina as chief Justice of the
supreme court of the 1sthmus Of Pana-
ma. Mr.. Langley had satisfactory in
terview with the President, who will prob
ably make the appointment.
Mr.. Gudger is now an associate justice
Of the court and has a good record He
was formerly In the consular service. and
his work there caused the President to
make him Justice in Panama.
Senator Fulton saw the President In
behalf Of Otto Schumann. young man
of Portland, who is under sentence of
one year in prison for desertion from the
navy.
q
business man in Portland. He enlisted in
the navy. had some trouble and deserted
His parents hunted him up and returned
him to the navy to take his medicine
The sentence was regarded as severe.
The President is asked to mitigate 1t. He
has requested the Navy Department to
send him the papers.
General" Beckley Transferred.
Edgar S. Beckley. messenger at the
White House for forty years or more and
over seventy years old, has been trans
ferred to the Treasury Department. He
Is we'll known as General Beckley.
No statement Is made as to his transfer.
except that his personal habits interfered
at times with the proper performance Of
his duties at the White House. It was
not desired to dismiss him because OF his
long service.
Beckley originally came to Washington
from Alexandria. and frequently boasted
that some of the best blood Of Virginia
flowed in his veins.
The cabinet meeting. although in ses-
sion several hours. failed to produce news
material. Secretary Root, still limpinR
from his lame leg. attended. Secretary
Wright and Postmaster General Meyer
were absent