Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-27
PLEA FOR WOOL MADE
President Holds Out Little
Hope to Carders.
FREE IRON ORE FOUGHT
Delegation Urges Taft to Uphold
Senate Rate.
ELLIS ISLAND Is ALL RIGHT
Secretary Nagel Notifies His Chief
That Commissioner Williams
Is Good Man on Job.
ELLIS ISLAND Is ALL RIGHT

Tariff conferences. interviews. etc.
and a cabinet meeting kept President
Taft well occupied today from carly
morning until luncheon, close to
o'clock
The President began his tariff con-
fcrences at the breakfast hour, having
as guests at that time Representatives
Payne and Mccall. Afterward. at the
executive offices. there were many
other visitors. including Speaker Can
non. who discussed with the President
the methods that will be employed in
getting through reduced duties on
leather products.
The Speaker would not talk about what
would be done. He said he did not
know that a special rule would be nee
essary.
Representative Weeks OF Massachusetts,
introduced to the President delegation
have come to Washington to beg that the
wool schedules be reopened.
They claim they are being put out of
business by the American Wool Com
psny, now known as the wool trust, and
declare the wool schedules discriminate
seriously against them and in favor OF
the trust. The President listened. but
could not promise relief. with wool sched-
ules practically settled by the conferees.
Iron Ore Men Put Up Hard Fight.
Iron ore men from Ohio and that Sec
ton of the country had a long sitting
with the President today and made such
fight against free iron ore they are con-
fident they will win and secure the Sem
ate rate of duty. which Is a5 cents q ton.
The delegation was introduced to the
President by Senator Dick and Repre-
sentatives Kennedy and Thomas OF Ohio.
All the large iron ore producers and pig
iron manufacturers in Ohio and surround
ing country had representatives in the
list of those with the President
This included eleven Cleveland con-
GERMS headed by the NJ. a. Hanna Com
pany. founded by the late Mark Hanna
j. G. Butler. jr.. Of Youngstown. pres
iGent of the Bessemer Pig Iron Associa-
ton. talked to the President on behalf of
the others
The iron ore people declared 20 the
President that free iron ore would be
disastrous to the shipping and mining i'm
terests and to thousands OF men en-
ployed in the work.
Satisfied With Ellis Island.
Secretary Nagel. who has been to New
York investigating complaints as to con-
ditions at Ellis Island. informed the
President today that the great immigra-
ton station at New York has never been
in better condition. and that the service
of Commissioner Williams Is gilt-edged in
every way. Much of the complaint against
Mr.. Williams has been in regard TO hts
stringent regulations for the admission
of immigrants,
The President has had the greatest con-
fidence in Commissioner Williams. His
opinion Of that official was fully con-
firmed by Secretary Nagel
President Taft TODAY nrnmiSpd RRnrn-
sentative Aiken of South Carolina that
he would visit Anderson, 8. c.. when he
is at Augusta early in November. 1t Is
also the understanding that the President
will visit Columbia about the same time,
probably going from Augusta to Column
bia: from there to Anderson and returning
to Augusta from Anderson.
No arrangements have yet been made
about visiting Charleston. 1t Is presumed
the President will yield to the pressure
from that city to go there. He has here
tofore been in Charleston and Is fond Of
the city and her people.