Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-07
HE WANTS FAITH KEPT
President Insists on Fulfilling
Promises as to Tariff.
TALKS WITH McCUMBER
Wholesale Pottery Dealers Want
Lower Duties.
IMPORTANT OFFICIAL CHANGES
James T. Williams. Jr., to Be Civil
Service Commissioner-Chin
Mission Offered to Fulton.
OFFICIAL CHANGES

| Tariff talks and conferences occupied
considerable of the time of the President
today. Significance was given to at least
one utterance of the President. That
was the expression OF his belief that
| Congress would keep faith with the peo-
pie and fulfill the promises of the re-
| publican platform adopted at Chicago
and would revise the tariff downward.
The President said that so far as he was
able TO do so, without appearing to die
| tate to Congress. he would insist on keep
| ing faith and would work hard to that
| end. He was talking with Senator Nc
Cumber of North Dakota. The announce
ment of the Presidents purpose is not
| new. but, coming again at a time when
| there is agitation through the country
on the subject. it is construed as q
| steadiness of intention that must not be
misunderstood in congressional circles
Pottery Dealers Want Reduction.
The President received delegation rep
| resenting the national wholesale dealers
in pottery, china and glass; headed by
Jerome Jones of Boston. E. II. Pitkin OF
Chicago and Charles w. Kinney OF
Cleveland. The wholesale dealers favor
a reduction in the duties fixed in the pot
terry schedules. and told the President
what they thought of the schedules. The
President did not in any way commit
himself. The delegation went from the
White House to the Senate to appear
before the finance committee. In some OF
his speeches President Taft referred to
pottery as needing greater protection
than under the Dingley laws, but he said
| today that his views were more sug-
| gestive than definite
he told ha
| that by all means the duty on English
| earthenware. SO generally in use by the
| common people. should be reduced. They
| say that IL should be cut from 55 per
cent white and 60 per cent on deco
rated ware to 40 per cent on white and
| 10 per cent on decorated ware. The
pottery industry of the country is not in
| its infancy. ii is declared and could
| stand this reduction without detriment.
| Overprotection leads TO inferior wares.
| it is claimed. and forces consumers To
use these instead of more meritoriovs
| wares.
Favors House Census Bill.
Senator McCumber of the Senate conn
mittee on census talked with the Presl-
dent about the census bill. The President
stated that the House bill is. as a whole.
satisfactory to him. and it is claimed that
the Senate will accept that measure with
minor changes
! Robins Will Not Be Surveyor.
| Oscar Robins will not get another term
as surveyor of the port at Dayton, Ohio.
Mr.. Robins has been surveyor for four
| years and the two senator's were ready
To indorse him for another term IL he
| could dsprove certain charges inimcal
| to his remaining in office. special agent
was sent to Dayton and made an investi-
CATION. He has reported TO President
Taft adversely to Mr.. Robins and this is
| understood 10 settle the matter. Senator
Dick called on the President today to dis
cuss this and several other cases that
are pending. He was accompanied by j.
F. Hertine. republican county chairman
at Sandusky, Maj. {. +. Wilcox Of that
city and Charles G.. Schipple. who il slated
| to succeed Postmaster Melville at Dayton
Gen. j. Kent Hamilton Of Toledo was also
in the party. The rejection OF Robins VIII
cause the two senators to confer aS 10
another candidate for surveyor. There
are charges against Schpple, but the
county organization wants him and be-
| lieves the President will make the noni-
nation.
For Governor of Porto Rico.
| President Taft offered the governorship
| of Porto Rico TO Representative James
| Watson of Indiana. but Mr.. Watson
| didn't want the place, and there Is today
| a strongly circulated story that ex-Rep-
| resentative Charles lands of Indiana
will be nominated for the governorship.
| Porto Rican politics are in a great snarl.
and Mr. I.andis is said to be Quallfled TO
unrave them
The President has received the resigna-
tion of John III. Page as secretary or the
territory of Arizona, and today sent TO
the Senate the nomination OF George u
Young agreed upon yesterday, to succeed
| him. Mr. Page resigned to bring about
| harmony, and the President appreciates
| his action in resigning for that purpose
Chinese Mission offered Fulton.
The White House today handed out thai
| following statement regarding ex-Senator:
Fulton of Oregon:
| THE controversy In respect to 1he
| iudgeship in Oregon has developed such
! factionalism that Senator Fulton has de-
clined to have his name further considered
| for the place No decision has been
reached as to the successful candidate.
The President rendered Senator Fulton
today the mission 10 China Senator Full
ton requested ten days in which to con-
| slider whether he could accept or not
The offer Of the Chinese mission to Mr..
| Fulton is the first intimation that W. W.
! Rockhill might be changed as minister to
| Peking He has been there a number OF
years and prior to that had been in the
| diplomatic service. A we'll as director OF
| the bureau OF American republics.
Williams to Succeed Greene.
Henry F. Greene. civil service commis-.
sioner has handed his resignation to-
President Taft and will be succeeded by
James T. Williams, jr., of South Caro-
lima Mr. Williams has for years been
a newspaper correspondent here. and in
the recent campaign performed valuable
| work for President TAFT, accompanying
! him on the greater part Of his campaign
Utps.
Adams for Commissioner.
| 1t is pretty definitely understood that
ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams has been Of
fered the position Of commissioner OF
internal revenue when John G. Capers
retires to the practice of law. as he in
tends to do. No change, however. will
take place before July l. and possibly
not at that time. Judge Adams is said
to be Withholding his acceptance until he
gets through his libel suit fight with ex-i
| Senator Marion Butler.
Before the commission Of Judge
Adams is signed by President Taft