Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23
CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
Representative Talks With Presi-
dent on japanese Situation.
PITTSBURG EDITOR EXPLAINS
Pringle Denies Charges in Oppose
ton to His Appointment as APP
praiser of Merchandise.

The fiat prediction at the White House to-
day that the California legislature will
pass a bill prohibiting aliens from holding
lands in that state.
Il do not doubt in the least that the
legislature will enact such law" said
Mr.. Kahn. $50 long as 1t applies to all
aliens and does not discriminate against
the Japanese particularly. Japan can find
no fault. Japan has such laws herself
and the United States recognizes this
by having upon the statute books
laws prohibiting alien ownership in the
District of Columbia and the territories.
One trouble about the bill before the Cali
fornia legislature, as l understand it. was
that it applied to Japanese and Chinese
The legislators there will
doubtless get together and arrange a bill
that will be satisfactory to the state"
Mr.. Kahn called on the President with
some California friends and the proposed
Japanese legislation was briefly discussed.
Beyond the evident determination of CAL
ifornia people to reach their desires by
legislation applying to all aliens there
were apparently no new features Of the
The President has not ex-
pressed his views on the question of
law having general application. He has
insisted strongly that there must not be
laws of any kind unless
Californians were prepared for the re-
sentiment that would naturally be shown.
Still Opposed to Terry.
The nomination of George 8. Terry to
be assistant treasurer of the United
States at New York is still pending be-
fore the Senate committee on finance, and
there seems to be little prospect that the
objections raised to his confirmation will
be overcome. Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island, chairman of the finance commit
tee, who is a rare visitor at the White
House. called to see the President this
morning, but declined to say what the
object of his visit was. He said that the
President wished to see him about a
small matter Of official business. On
one recent occasion, when Senator AL
drich visited the White House. the Terry
was discussed and an effort
was made to obtain from the President
some strong reason justifying the ap-
pontment of Mr.. Terry to the assistant
treasurer's office. Although Mr.. Aldrich
would not say so. 1t is presumed that the
Terry nomination was again a subject of
conference today. 1t is known that the
finance committee has received a report
on Mr.. Terry. which confirms some of
the leading members of the committee in
the belief that the candidate is not fitted
fixed by the committee for such offices.
1t is believed that the nomination will
either go over until after the 4th Of
March without action, or that the Presi
dent will feel compelled to withdraw the
from the Senate upon the ad-
vice of influential members of the COM
mittee.
George S. Terry is a prominent mem
her of the Union League Club of New
York, and was an assistant of Treasurer
hn1 ~ M mot Hoo
mittee during the recent campaign. 1t is
understood that the recommendation for
his appointment to the assistant treas
urership of the United States came from
Mr. Sheldon, and that several members
of the New York delegation in Congress
who feared that Mr.. Terry was to be-
come candidate for the collectorship of
customs acquiesced in the appointment
Talk of a Bunko Game.
Some Michigan people claim to have
discovered a game to bunko Uncle Sam
in a bill pending in Congress. directing
the government to purchase existing
water powers of the ST. Marys river at
Sault Ste Marie Mich. The matter was
laid before the President today by
Speaker Whalen of the lower house of
the Michigan legislature, and Alexander
Dow Of Sault Ste Marie. who were in
troduced to the President 10y Senator
Smith and Representative Young. The
bill is now before the House committee
on rivers and haebors, having been in
troduCed by Representative Lorimer of
Chicago. Those friendly to the bill say
that there is so much conflict as to the
real ownership and authority over the
water powers of the river that II ought
to be cleared up by the government
taking over control.
The Michigan delegation will, it is I'M
derstood, strongly oppose the measure
and do not think it has a chance of be-
coming law, at least, not at this session.
Pringle Denies Charges.
John D. Pringle. the editor of the
Labor World of Pittsburg, whose nomi-
nation AS appraiser Of merchandise in
that city has been withdrawn from the
Senate pending investigation Of charges
that he used his persoal appointment by
the President to influence the mayoralty
contest in Pittsburg. called on the Presi-
dent today and made a denial of the
charges. The charge against Pringle is
that he presided at n meeting of the
McGee, or machine, element of Pitts
burg. and made some remarks that were
not appreciated by the reform element
and Senator Knox At any rate, Senator
Knox asked the withdrawal of the nomi-
did. Pringle today told the President
that he happened to drop in at the ma
chine meeting, and was unexpectedly
called on to preside He did not think
he was doing any harm, and merely in
PRODUCED the speakers. The trouble with
Pringle is that he will now have to make
good with Senator Knox, and if he cam
not do so his nomination will not go
back to the Senate.
Jake kilrain called on President Roose-
IL, t0l Iotr t,,ry RI, l.,
ring partner, John l.. Sullivan. Kilrain
did not call on the President with Sull-
van few days ago. Kilrain said he
was proud of the fact that the Presi-