Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
Costa RIGA Disputes Claims OF
Two Americans.
PRESIDENT TOLD OF CASE
Solicitor General Hoyt Will Give
Up. His Office.
C0NFERRING ON THE OIL TRUST
Arrival of District Attorney Sims
and Special Counsel From Chi
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a cunboat may have to he sent down
to Costa Rica to enforce the claim OF
two Americans. The matter was brought
to the attention of the President today
by Representative Underwood of Alaoa-
ma, who introduced II. l.. Mcconnell OF
Mobile and H. l.. Nabers of Birmingham.
These two southerners obtained land for
a large banana plantation in Colombia
When the republic of Panama was ere
ated from Colombia. the land became
Panama territory But Costa RIGA put
in claim to the land. The dispute was
submitted to arbitration. resulting in
Panama's claim being sustained. bu'
Costa Rica has not yielded to the de-
cision. and has stationed troops aio'is
the border to enforce Its claims
| The President was told today tha' ti ~
United Fruit Company. which mas ols
concessions in Central America and runs
a line of steamers between that sec'ioi'
and southern ports. IS packhs USE Us.
| Rfca with a bond to indemnify that couh-
| try AGAINST possible loss
The President asked for written stdte
ment of the trouble and tins was sun
mitted He will take up the questioh VIZ
the State Department. Whlch mas ioi si 70
time been handling 1t. and Will reach d
decision. although the State Department.
through investigations heretofore MADE
has determined that the property pelonss
| 70 Panama and that the Americans are
being defrauded of their rights:
1t is the intention OF Mr.; unueiMuou ~, "
push the case and have IT put rlght up
tn Costa RIGA, even If some force has 10
| be used
Underwood and the Census Veto.
Representative Underwood approves 'i'e
Presidents veto of the census DILL
Il do not think the democrats OF tiie
House as whole are with the Presideh''
and they may vote to pass 1t over ms
Veto said Mr.. Underwood; but 'hihh
he was right 1 believe in civil service,
and the President is merely upi'oiu''e
the principle by his veto.
As member of the ways ana means
committee of the House, Mr: ohuer"oo y.
saws. he has been interested In the lac.
country have believed that the talk OF re,
vising the tariff was political blum. ana
failed to make their appearance before
the committee Now that they under
stand that the tariff is to be actualiy re-
vised they are clamoring 10 De he"'u
Mr.. Hoyt Going to Philadelphia.
Henry NJ. Hoyt, solicitor general or the
Department of Justice, saw the PRESIDENT
today on official business. Mr.. Hoyt' IL
is stated on good authority, Will not re-
main in the department under the next
administration He has completed ar
rangements to go to Philadelphia Tor the
| private practice of law. MT Hoyt
| friends have been disappointed that he
has not been selected for attorney Zen
eral in the new cabinet He was class
| mate in Yale of William n. Tart ana
they have been for years intimate TRENDS.
Mr. Hoyt has been SO long In the De-
| partment of Justice and has mace Such
n good record that his friends were hope
| full that he would be promoted.
Ostrich Grower Sees President.
II. NJ Benjamin, a South African os-
trich grower. living near Port Elizabeth.
South Africa. was introduced to Presi-
dent Roosevelt today by Representative
Bennett Of New York. Mr.. Benjamin told
the President something Of the ostrich
industry in South Africa and expresses
the hope that the President would be able
to extend his African tour to that part OF
| the big continent The Presidents plans
are confined to British East Africa. and
possibly to German East Africa. and he
! told his visitor that he would not be able
| to get into the southern part of the con-
tinent.
| MI. Loeb in Albany.
Secretary Loeb was absent from the
White House today. He went to Albany
last night to attend the funeral today of
his father-in-law. Henry Dorr. who died
there several days ago. Mr. Loeb will
be at his desk Monday Assistant Secre-
tary Forster vas in charge of White
House affairs today.
| Standard Oil Conference.
! District Attorney Sims of Chicago and
j. H. Wilkerson of the same city. special
| counsel for the government in Standard
| Oil cases were both at the White House
today They came to Washington to con-
| fer with Attorney General Bonaparte and
Frank B. Kellogg. special counsel regard
| ing certain phases of the actions pending
| against the big oil combine. The retrial
| of the Standard Oil rebate cases begins
before Judge Anderson. at Chicago. Feb
r,Iary ~; and the suit for the dissolution
OF the Standard Oil will come up at st.
! Louis next month. The special counsel
| in these cases desire TO have final and futl
! instructions as to their work before pro-
| ceeding.
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