The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-20
Exchange Reminiscen-
ces, but Forget to Dis
cuss Tariff or Politics.
EARLIER IN DAY
VISITS CAPITOL
Makes Eloquent Plea for Porto
Rico - Would Fight Hook
worm and Establish Pan
American College--Talks
Over Pending Legisla-
ton With Democrats.

washin ston. D. c.. April 1o.--Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan and President
Taft spent more than an hour closet
ed together at the White House late
to-day. The two great travellers eS-
changed "reminiscences, 1t Is said, and
both commented upon how the other
was looking. The President rather In
timated that being beaten at the polls
didn't seem to be such a bad thing for
ones health and happiness. after all.
THE call was purely social one,
said SIR. Bryan.
Did you discuss the tariff bill?' was
| asked.
NO" replied the Nebraskan. I'VE
| forgot all about it,
"or politics?"
no. that didn't occur to JUS, either
| Both the President and Mr.. Bryan
seemed TO have thoroughly enjoyed
the quiet chat. Mr.. Bryan walked In
| democratic fashion to the White
| House He was treated with unusual
courtesy by the attaches. and was
shown without moments delay into
| the Presidents Offices. Mr.. Bryan LETT
at 1855 tonight for Lincoln Neb.
| Mr.. Bryan. earlier in the day, visited
| an appropriation to exterminate the
| hookwornl In Porto Rico. and to estab-
| lish a Pan-American college there
at hearing before the House Com
mittee on Insular Affairs, the distin-
| guished Nebraskan pictured Porto
Rico as place of beauty, and pic
turesaue magn,fcence, but an island
with burdens which the United States
| should help TO relieve.
Key to Unlock south America.
He declared Porto Rico was the key
BIZ which we are to unlock South
America and that South America Of
fered a golden opportunity for the i'm
| migrant. He predicted that In half a
century the population OF Soutn
| America would be increased from 25,-
100000 to 5o,o0o,0oo
Mr. Bryan said South America was
likely to do for Europe in the next 100
years what the United states had done
for Europe in the past century. He
| pointed out that the United States was
reaching the point where there was
left little idle land or free land to
offer the Immigrants, and South Amer
| lea. standing much as the United
| states stood at the beginning of the
| last century, was opening up its coun-
| try.
"While I was in Porto Rico said
Mr. BRYAN, 81 studiously avoided the
discussion of any political question,
and in a speech there 1 explained why
I thought this was necessary. ]
pointed out, too, that however much
we may differ in the United States on
! political questions, we are In thorosh
harmony TO desire to do absolute JUS
| tice to Porto Rico.
! O. X. for Administration.
"The present administration has my
entire confidence so far as It's good
intent is concerned. / emphasized my
argument TO them along this line by
| phase of our own party politics.
AS a candidate, l told them that l
was supported by 100000 voters
that is to say by about 3o,0Oo.OOO peo-
pie. But when we We're defeated, we
did not question the patriotism or the
sincerity of the people who had voted
against us. but merely deplored their
Hack OF Information. 1t is the same
| way in Porto Rico, and the people
there must not question the sincerity
of the interest Of the United States
| in them. And L told the people of
Porto Rico to have faith. Then it
! is my duty here to do what can to
i establish for them the foundation for
that faith"
Indorses Governor Cotton.
Mr.. Bryan gave an unqualified in
dorsement to Governor Cotton, OF Porto
| Rico. Mr.. Bryan reached Washington
| this morning. He held an impromptu
reception in the lobby Just back OF
\ the House chamber where many of
tho members went to greet him. Victor
Murdock, the Insurgcnt Republican
| from Wichita, Kan, was one of these.
| II am glad" said Bryan to Muir
| dock, that your living so near Ne
braska, has not been in vain"
Discusses PenLins Legfslnti0n.
During his visit to the Capitol, Mr.
Bryan met a number of Democrats
/ in the minority, and TO them he eN-
pressed his views on pending leglsla-
| ton, especially tho postal savings
bank and railroad bills.
Mr. Bryan expressed his opinion
! that the Democrats of the House
should vote for the postal savings
bank bill because, IN his view, 1t IN
yolved the surest method of bringing
about the guarantee feature for de-
4 posits Even If the postal SAVINGS
hanks should come into competition
\ with other banks, he suggested. the
other banks could meet that competi-
! ton BY increasing the degree of Sc
curity offered TO their depositors,
While believing that there was some
good features in the pending railroad
\ bin, especially those proprIrNg for
governmental supervision of tho is
suance Of stock and bonds, Mr., Bryan
advised his Democratic friends to de-
feat the measure, because he thought
its had features outweighed its de-
4 sirablc provisions
Among those who attended this con-
4 ference, Were Minority Leader Clark.
of NIissou,ri; James, of Kentucky:
|Bartlett, Of Georgia n ltucker, Of Colo :
4 rado; Underwood, OF Alabama; Cox.
4 of Ohio, and Hughes, Of New Jersey.