Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-08


pletiug the signature OF tbeNeWfoundlsI
fisheries treaty and 1t will be sent to ttt
Senate at once for ratification. The
pecunisry claims treaty, which disposed
OF the difficulties arising from the NeF'
foundlsnd fisheries problem, is still 10 q
state Of preparation aud it will be some
time before it will be ready for signatures
The erection OF the Inauguration stand
at the esst front Of the Capitol has been
commenced.
An hours conference vas held at the
White House today on the California sit.
uation between the president, Seerttsry Of
State Bacon, Assistant Secretary of State
IO'LoughliD, Senator Flint and Repre-
sentative Kahn, of California, aud
Franklin Kane, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, who is also Californian,
After the conff ence broke up, each
member declared that any publication
a to it's purposes of results must come
from President Roosevelt. 1t is believed
that one crisis has been reached in the
relations between the United Ststes and
he Japanese government on account Of
the auti-Japanese agitation on the Pa
eiic coast. II the JsPauese government
has made representation to the Safe
Department, defining the attitude it will
take In case the OaliforDis or Nevada
legislature passes drastic auti.JaIauese
measures, the fact is being carefully
concealed. Secretary of Safe Bacon,
who was one Of the cOnferees, reluctantly
stated upon leaving the White House
that there was no need OF becom-
ing excited. "There is nothing sen
satloDsI in this meeting" he added.
It Is believed President Roosevelt will
shortly issue a statement, although it
hiss been understood that whatever wss
to be said of the conference would not be
given ont until after the Cabinet meeting
tomorrow. Later in the day, Mr.. Nc
Kinley Of California and Mr.. Hun-
phiies Of Washington were closeted with
the president. They also discussed the
anti. Japanese agitation but declined to
talk. The president made an engage
ment with HUMPHREYS to continue the
conference late this afternoon. There is
an impression that the approach of the
battlesbip feet to American waters and
the question of the distribution of the
ships is being considered.
As the result of the conference the
president is preparing lengthy tele-
gram addressed to Speaker Stanton, of
the California Assembly, outlining 10
detail exactly what the federal govern
ment believes California could aud should
not do in legislstiDg on school matters
10 references to aliens. IT has been made
clear that II the California legislature
passes a bill segregstiDg the Japanese
school children the federal government
will take immediate steps to prevent the
enforcement of the legislation during
legal proceedings to test the cOnstitu.
tiOnalty of the act. What the presi-
dent and his State Department advisers
wish is to prevent what they declare will
be an affront to the japanese govern
ment.
Replying to statement male by
President Roosevelt in a telegram to
Governor G,llett OF California that Ssna.
'or Perkins had hampered the enlarge
nent of the navy for the past seven
year,, the California senator said today:
al have always voted for frst.cla;s
navy and the building Of first class ships
OF war. am sorry have offended the
president by stating that we have no
treaywith any nation that prevents ssps-
rate states from making their own police,
health and school regulations. Ia 1898
| became a member OF the Senate naval
affairs commit 3e and at that lime we
lid not have a sIngle battleship in con-
mission and very few frst.clsss cruisers
To-day we have q bsttlesblps in CON-
mission and five building in addition to
the feet of frst-class cruisers, torpedo
boas and other modern vessels OF war.
[ have voted for every Increase 10 the
naval appropriation that has come be-
fore the committee with the exception Of
the last proposal to build four bsttleships
in one year, which did not think ex-
pedient, believing it the part of wisdom
and wise business policy to profit by our
own experience and the mistakes in
naval construction of other Countries"
Attorney General BOuaparte is rot
prepared to place the stamp of approval
upon the report from Chicago that it
is the governments purpose TO prose-
cute the heads of certain packing cons
panies, iu connection with the investi-
CATION which has been made by the
federal grand jury there into alleged re-
bates given between Morris and Company
and the railroads. He is preserving I'M
usual silence on the matter and to his
interrogalors today pointed out the in
of officially commenting
upon matter that might become food
for grand jury action.
Senator JEFF Davis, Of Arkausa5, today
made his first call upon President R0ose-
welt since he come to the Senate. As be
left, be explained that his call 6as of no
significance. He left 10 an apparently
grouchy humor and declined to reply 10 |
iuterrogalories fred a. him by the news
paper men,
Action upon the pension sppropria-
ion bill has been postponed by the Sen.
s!e pension committee until next Mon
lay. 1t has been decided that 10 report.
ing the appropriation bill, 1t will Insist
lpcn the retention of the present pen.
sIon agencies in different sections of the
country in oppcs ton to the plan pro-
posed by the House to abolish them and
consolidate them in one Office 10 this
,lty.
Contrary to expectations the Senate
committee on naval affairs was unable