New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
From The Tribune Bu-esu,l


Washington, March }.
THE HANkOW LOAN.-That Secretary
Knox is determined to discover the attitude
OF Great Britain toward Chinese railroads
and toward Russia is the belief of those
who have learned of statement made at
the Department. OF State to-day regarding
The HukuanE--or, il is usually termed
the Hankov- SzeciIuan-loan. II is an
Hounced that the French, German ana
American bankers have reached an agree
ment Oh al points at issue and 'lat any
further delay viii ne clarGeabfe TO Great
Britain. There is some curiosity regarding
the extreme sciic,:ude which Great Britain
has recently displayed for the sensibiiities
Of Russia and even some suspicion that de-
Laws on the part Of Great Britain may be
nart of the attitude that nation has as
sumed with regard to all Chinese and Man
churian roads. Great Britain. 4 VIII be re
called has effectively blocked the thinchow
Fu-Aigun loan. contending that China could
not contract the loan without the consent
of Russia and Japan and that Russia mas
seen At to present a counter proposition
which in effect blocks the entire proposition
Whether or not the effort to discover Great
Rritain's attitude will prove successful can
not be foreseen but that such is the pur-
pose Of .o-day's announcement is generally
believed.
TAFT's PROPOSITION--It became
known today that the application of A e
Shaw. the former law officer OF the Forest
Service whom President Taft dismissed
for cause. 10 practise before the Interior
nepartmcnt has beer held up by the
President; that il viii he referred 10 the
Attorney General and that an early de-
cjsion IS not expected The real reasons
for the delay are not, however, generally
known Mr. Shaw IS under suspicion IN
connection with the disappearance or Ger
tain records of the interior Department
which have now beer found. having peeh
in the possession Of the Forest Service
II is further suspected thI: Shaw received
these records from Claws, who is charged
with having taken them from the land
office or NJ least that Shaw had knoNI-
edge of Glaviss action. Secretary Bal
1ingef. submitted the Shaw application 10
the President without recommendations
hut Mr. Taft determined that pending
The conclusion of the current investisa-
ton. or. al least. that part or II when
affects the conduct of Mr.. Shaw, no ac-
lion should be taken. Meanwhile, how
ever. he has called on the Attorney Cen
The fact that he is under investigation
has already undertaken 10 bring political
pressure to bear 10 compel the President
10 grant his application. The administers
ton regards this with suspicion, as 1t is
disposed to believe that if Shaw were
confident of his ability TO establish his
innocence in connection with the missing
records he would willingly wait until that
had been ACCOMPLISHED.
TAFT AND CANNON-That portion Of
the press which is devoting its energies to
creating erroneous impressions rega rding
the relations between the President and
Speaker Cannon has been assidpously cir
clilating the report that the dinner given
by the President this evening in honor of
the Sneaker is the first Of its kind. and
therefore establishes precedent The only
difficulty with this report is that President
Roosevelt established the custom when ne
gave q dinner in honor OF Mr.. Cannon on
January 10. 1895 and followed II with an
ther on January S 1909. The custom grew
out Of the unwiliingncss of the Speaker TO
attend the dinner to the judiciary. because
there the Chief Justice of the supreme
Court took precedence over the Speaker.
and President Roosevelt seeking TO heal
tfl, wounded feelings of Mr.. Cannon. gave
the first state dinner in his honor, thus es-
tabIishine the precedent which Mr.. Taft
followed tonight.
POSTAL. SUBVENTION.-The Ballinser
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