The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-20

THE present administration has my
entire confidence so far as It's good in
tent is concerned" said William Jennings
Bryan to the House Committee on In
suIar Affairs. yesterday. The Nebraskan
arrived from New York in the morning,
after a trip to South America.
Mr. Bryan was appearing voluntarily
before tho committee 10 urge an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for the extermina-
ton Of the hookworm I'm Porto Rico, and
to advocate the establishment Of a Pan
American college on The island.
The peerless leader, in the course Of his
day in Washington. also called on Presl-
dent Taft at the White House and ex-
pressed his views to newspaper men IN
regard TO recent events in Washington.
EVades Discussing AIdrich.
81 aca't care TO discuss Senator AL
drich's proposed retirement" said Mr..
Bryan. IN reply 20 a question, but
think many people will feel about IL as
a man once expressed himself in regard
10 the death of a man with whom he
radically differed. He said: While one
ought not to rejoice in another's death.
yet this was one OF those dispensatons
OF Providence TO which one could easily
reconcile himself" The colonel said
that he was pleased at the results Of the
recent revolution in the House OF Rep
resentatives.
There is no reason said Mr.. Bryan,
why the Speaker should be given the
power which no now Yields, when he is
able 10 control largely legislation by put
ting committee members under Obligations
10 him" Mr.. Bryan would have all COM
mittees selected by party caucuses, as the
new Rules Committee is selected He
believes the new Rules Committee was Sc
lected with a view OF loyalty 20 the
Speaker rather than because OF their ao-
curate reflection Of the sentiment Of the
entire Republican party.
Rcvives Money Doctrine.
The Nebraskan referred 70 his recent
letter to the jefferson Day dinner com
mittee of this city. in which he lugged
out the old 16 to 1 ghost by referring to
his cumulative theory Of money.
There was nothing new or startling In
the letter" said Mr.. Bryan, and It Is
hardly necessary for those who favored
the restoration Of silver to suppress their
qualification that time has completely
vindicated that qUantitative theory Of
money which was the basis for conten-
tfoD Tho Dor,,hl4cove Lo,,a a,4o,-nd +ba
prestige and emoluments Of victory. and
they should not begrudgc US the pleasure
we find in the fact that their President is
now compelled 90 admit that the scarcity
Of money made low prices. He now con-
tends that increased prices We're mainly
due to an incerase in the currency. and
he necessarily admits that low prices
were mainly due TO d~laCk Of money"
Committee Much Interested.
The House Committee on Insular AZ
fairs. before which Mr.. Bryan appeared
in the interests OF Porto Rico, seemed
considerably impressed by his arguments.
and Representative Olmsted. OF PenngyI-
vania, its chairman. and other. members,
made comments indicating that they
were ready and willing to stand for the
proposition advocated by Col. Bryan.
Would Enter Canal Zone.
Besides appropriating tho $375,O 900 for the
eradication Of the hookworm and also
establishing a Pan-American college in
Porto Rico. this government. in Mr..
Bryan's opinion. should establish a SINH
lar college in the Canal Zone. MIR.
Bryan predicted that the population of
South America will have increased in
fifty years from 25,o00OOO to 10000 600
That continent, he declared, will do for
Europe what North America has done in
the last one hundred years by afford!ng a
home and refuge for immigrants.
Representative Hitchcock. of Nebraska
accompanied Mr. Bryan 20 the White
House. The peerless leader was with the
President almost an hour. The conversa-
tion related almost entirely to the coun-
tries which Mr.. Bryan has Just visited
especially Cuba and Porto Rico Col.
Bryan is heartily in favor OF citizenship
for the Porto Ricans, and he expressed
his views on that subject with the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Bryan left this city last night for
Chicago.