Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Probability of a Financial
Commission Increasing.
THE TAFT-F0RAKER FIGHT
Believed the Two Factions Will Get
Together Before Election.
A FUSS OVER FISHERIES
THE TAFT-F0RAKER FIGHT
A FUSS OVER FISHERIES
Representative Gardner Consulted
With President About Gloucester
Fishermen Arrested,

President Roosevelt was today informed
that careful poll OF the House showed
a strong sentiment for financial COM
misSion-probably the Lowering bill-and
the postponement of legislation on cur
rency and finances until the next session
or Congress. by which time the commits
sion will be ready to report its recon-
mendations to Congress. The informa tion
as to the sentiment in the House was
conveyed to the President by Representa-
tive Hill OF Connecticut, member of the
House committee on currency. and a rec
osnized leader in financial matters. Mr.
Hill told the President that he had made
carefully survey and poll of the House
and he found that sentiment was fast in
creasing to defer the whole question until
the next Congress- the interval to he spent
by a competent commission IN hearings
Investigations, etc. and the making of a
report which would be of immense value
In new laws. The President. who is gen.
orally spoken OF as favorable TO the
.Aldrich bill. received the report OF Mr.
Hill with interest.
Representative Weeks OF Massachusetts,
another member of the House committee
said at the White House today that re-
ports received by him indicated that
%
try would attend the hearings to be be-
gun by his committee Wednesday and
continued for a week.
The Lowering bill provides a commission
OF six senator's. six representatives and six
men to be selected by the President. Ac-
cording to Mr. Hill, the majority OF the
House is not committed to this particular
bill and Will be content with any sort OF
a commission representing both houses
of Congress and the White House.
Va
against the hottest contention they have
known In years. Business and financial
interests all over the country are writ
ing and telegraphing for and against the
Aldrfch BILL. The sentiment appears TO be
so strong for and against that poor
member Of the House, soon to come up
for reelection. would pre- er that the mat
ter go over until after the election.
The Taft-Foraker Fight.
Ohio statesmen who drop In on the
President are mighty cautious about ex-
pressing an opinion as to the periodically
revived talk of the Taft and Foraker
people getting together in such a way
as to insure the return. OF Senator Fora
ker to the Senate in the event Taft is
nominated for President. 1t is subject
pretty heavily charged with electricity
and the feeling is nearly unanimous that
1t Is best to keep away from the battery
while it is in operation.
Representative Keller. the veteran Ohio
statesman, going away from the White
House today. was asked what he thought
of the probability of harmonious rela-
tons between the Ohio factions, based
upon returning Senator Foraker to the
Senate. Republicans of Ohio always get
together before an election" he said,
land / think they will do so this time.
They fight fiercely prior to election time
but they know how to do the right thing
IN time to save their tickets. There are
thousands of good men in Ohio who hope
to see matters so arranged that Senator
Foraker will go back to the Senate, where
he Ia credit to the state
The best informed Ohio politicians think
that there will be no effort to bring the
convention. when they think that Secre-
tary Taft will be nominated. Between
the convention and election time the
principals in the hot fight will be brought
will insure a solid lineup of the repub-
licans against the democrats. who have
never made such rosy claims as at pres
ent. The democrats profess to be sure OF
carrying the state on the national ticket
and doubly sure Of e.ecting legislature
that will send Tom Johnson or some one
he selects to the Senate in place of Sena-
tor Foraker.
Right now it seems to be good policy for
the Taft republicans to continue to use
Senator Foraker as a sort of foot ball to
impress radical republicans in other parts
of the country. when the radicals of the
far west see such prominent alleged
''reactionary' as Senator Foraker getting
things in the neck right along they pro-
claim the Taft men as brothers indeed.
Another Fuss Over Fisheries.
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
sets, who represents the Gloucester fish,
ing district Of that state. consulted with
the President and State Department today
about the arrest of two Gloucester fisher
men at Port Basque. Newfoundland.
last Saturday. The arrests again bring to
the front the long-muddled question as to
the rights Of American fishermen in New
foundland waters. Capts. Clayton and
Spinney, with Gloucester boats. were ar
rested for fishing with travis for Goldfish
inside the three-mile limit of Newfound-
land. They are charged with violating
local laws providing against the use OF
travis They will probably be advised to
pay their fines until this government has
opportunity to settle, through The Hague
arbitration tribunal. the much-mooted
question as to just what rights the Ameri-
cans have. Last fall a modus vivendi was
signed by this country and Great Britain,
providing that fishing for herring off New
foundland should proceed without local
regulations and restrictions, pending the
settlement of the claim of this country
that under the treaty of 1918 fishermen
of the United States could fish in any
manner they desired, without hindrance.
1t is maintained that the spirit of the
modus vivendi included Goldfish and all
other sorts of fish. and the arrest of the
fishermen Is considerable of surprise to
the administration There has not been
any legislation either in our Congress or
by Great Britain providing for the submits
sion of the question to The Hague tri-
bunal. but such action is expected. The
tribunal Is then to determine just how ex-
tensive are the rights of American fisher
men under the treaty of 1918. under which
local regulations and legislation were not
contemplated.
Half Holiday for Navy Yard Men.
Half holidays Saturdays during July.
August and September for employees OF
navy yards throughout the country are
not provided by law. as for most other
government workers, and it is necessary
for the President to issue an executive
order permitting this privilege. Repre-
sentatives Calder of Brooklyn. Weeks OF
Boston, Dawson of Iowa and Roberts of
representing constituents
in navy yards or arsenalS.
asked the President today to follow his
usual custom and issue an order for this
year. The President said he would take
the request under consideration. He will,
no doubt. issue the desired order.
Opening Of Indian Reservation.
delegation Of young and progressive
Sioux Indians from the Standing Rock
and Cheyenne Indian reservations was