Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-16
ELK|NS ON REVISION
Nothing Doing at Regular SEES
sion of Congress.
BEST THAT WAY, THOUGH
I'VE Always Would Revise Other
Fellows Interests; Not Our Own"
BURKETT SCORES ON K1CKERs
Nebraska Senator Hopes Revisionists
Will Talk Now and Not Wait.
Gen. Corbin at White House.

| Will IalK NOW ana N OF w alt.
Gen. Corbin at White House.
Senator Elkins of West Virginia was
| one of the prominent callers of the day
at the White House. Speaking of the
| tariff. he SAID:
I'VE will revise the tariff from a pro-
tective standpoint. i don't believe We will
do it at the regular session of Congress
although it would be best for the business
interests of the country to do so.
| "Of course. my state is interested in the
! tariff on iron. steel coal and lumber. l
believe our people would be entirely sat
isfied with the schedules on coal and iron
as they stand.
''One trouble about the tariff. though, is
that we always want to revise the other
fellows interests and not our own AS
to the tariff on coal, that may be consid-
cred in connection with the tariff of
| Canada. That country has precisely the
same tariff on coal as we have. If they
should agree to reduce their duty on coal
We might also make reduction.
Representative Hubbard of West Nir-
ginia called on the President in connec-
ton with an appointment which, he said.
was not in his state. Both Mr.. Hubbard
and Senator Elkins said they had not
talked with the President about the APP
pointment of a successor to w. E. Glass
cock who resigned as internal revenue
collector to become the republican candi-
date for governor of the state and was
elected
They Ought to Speak Now.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska. who Wis
tied the White House, said he. hoped
those who were interested in tariff revi-
sion or reduction, especially those in his
own state. would make their wishes
known now either to the House commit
tee on WAYS and means or in other ways.
and not wait until after a bill is prepared
and then begin kicking.
There were unquestionably large num-
Der of people interested in the question.
1t should be their duty to express Mem
selves at this time and not too late, he
said.
Countess Rostoptchine, granddaughter
of the famous Russian general who
burned Moscow in 1912. and thereby did
more than anything else to prevent Ma
poleon's conquest Of that country, was
introduced to the President today by Nh.
kroupensky, charge d'affaires of the Rus
sian embassy. The countess has come to
this country to lecture.
No Reply to the Synod.
No comment was made today at the
White House on the letter to the Presi-
dent from the synodical conference of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church Of
America, asking him to recant his de-
nunciation as "unwarranted bigotry" of
any. refusal to vote for a candidate for
high office because of his utilization with
the Roman Catholic Church.
1t was intimated that the President
I ff fy, y<,vI n
the Letter. 1t was added, however, that
he had mot had, time to give the letter
full consideration
+ = :. Annapolis Celebration. ..
| The two hundredth anniversary of the
granting of a charter to the city of An,
napolis will be celebrated in great form
November u. % and %. A delegation
from that city today asked the President
to attend and to order some naval anC
military forces there.
The President said he could not be pres
ent himself, but suggested that they visit
the War and Navy departments. The
delegation consisted of Gordon H
| Claude. mayor of the city, and Dr.. Thos
Fell, president of St. Johns Academy.
| Timothy White, blind preacher from
| Alexandria, Va. who wants to open cab.
net meetings with prayer and desires tt
have the honor of doing so for the frs
|
! This is. his second visit inside of {
| month. He was told he must have let
| ter of introduction from some one known
| to the White House.
Corbin's Drummer Boy.
| Gilbert Van Zant of Wilmington, Ohio.
was introduced to the President today by
| Cen H. c. Corbin. Van Zant was a drum
mer boy with the 10Th Ohio Infantry,
with which Gen. Corbin was an officer at
the beginning of the war,
| Van Zant had brilliant record. Gen.
Corbin wanted position of some kind for
him.
The President told Gen. Corbin to find
a place and let him know where 1t was.
| When Gen. Corbin was asked If he was
making preparations to come to Wash
ington as Secretary of War in the Taft
| cabinet, he said:
| NO. That is just the work of some OF
my newspaper friends. If there is any
thing that warns the cookies of an old
mans heart it is to hear his name men
toned in connection with position he
does not want.
The days visitors to the White House
were numerous. including Representative
Alexander of Buffalo, Postmaster Fred
tGreiner of the same city, ex-Secretary
Hitchcock of the Interior Department
and his former private secretary, Scott
Smith, now superintendent of the gov
| eminent reservation at f1Ot Spi ilSS, JOHN
| Barrett of the bureau of American repub
/ lies. and Bishop Wright of the Episcopal
Church. for four years in charge OF the
| church work in Cuba.
| President Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Maj
Gen Leonard Wood and Matthew Hale OF
BOSTON lunched with the President today
Mr. Hale has become much interested in
! notifies in Boston. The President was
| greatly pleased to learn that young man
| of his type was taking such interest.
/ Favor Statehood for Arizona.
| few days after election Chief JUS
| tice Edward Kent Of Arizona wrote from
Phoenix to the President notifying him Of
the election of Ralph Cameron as dele
gate and suggesting that the republican
victory would appear as d great aid ir
AriZona's application for early statehood
Judge Kent expressed the hope that the
President would make recommendation
| in his message for separate statehood
| for Arizona and New Mexico, that ar
enabling act could be passed at the
| short session
/ The President responded as follows:
| II have your letter of the 9Th. That
is really good business. l am delighted
that Cameron was elected and shall, o.
| course urge separate statehood for Ari
IONA and New Mexico in my message
IT, Gov Kibbey comes here / will hell
| him in every way I'm the preparation anC
urging of such measure.
| Faithfully yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"