Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-19
PROBLEMS FOR PRESIDENT
Troublous Questions that Arise y
Plague Tsft's Administration.
WILEY INCIDENT GETS SERIOUS
Matter May End with Reclamation ~
Secretary Wilson and Attorney
General wickershsm FROM
Cabinet.


WASHINGTON. II. c.. July is-tspecial
TelegramD-Was there ever president
who had So many troublous questions TO
solve a. President raft?
Hardly had MIR. Taft taken office. when
the Pinchot matter came up with the
resignation Of Garfield from the cabinet
and the retirement Of Pinchot, incident 70
the appointment OF Balllnger. Following
swiftly came the Alaska coal cases and
appointment Of Secretary Fisher. Then
came the Controller bay and Dick to
Dick" letter. and now the chief chemist OF
the Department OF Agriculture, DR.. Wiley,
is marked for retirement by the person
mel board of the department With the sane
ton OF the attorney general which In
wolves two departments of the government
which may end with the designations of
both Secretary Wilson and Attorney Cen
eral wickersham. =
That the country is aroused over the ef-
fort to get rid Of DIR. Wiley, Is reflected
in the telegram from Or. j. p. Lord to
Senator Brown today, wherein he says
Profession and an informed public are
incensed at disingenuous and covert attack
upon DR.. Wiley. The Interior moves of
men subservient TO the most selfish and
nhuman vampires of our country are at
the bottom of this surreptitious and un-
holy movement to undo and overthrow
the inestimabie good accomplished for all
of us who would otherwise be defenseless.
Please use your influence with the presi-
dent and within your own sphere. DR..
drummer, president OF the Omaha Medi-
cal association, authorizes the use of his
name also"
Brown for Reciprocity.
This telegram will be presented by Sen
ator Brown to the president In the morn.
ing.
On Wednesday Senator Brown will I'm
his speech in favor OF reciprocity, review
briefly the Payne-Aldrich bill and amend
ments voted on and defeated to that meas
ure. He will show how the passage OF the
measure was accomplished by the trading
of votes and that lower duties were de-
feated by these trades. The speech will
support the president in his right to exc
cute the treaty and take position that
agricultural duties are not protective. SEN
ator Brown will pay his compliments to
La Toilette. Bristow. Clapp and others,
who have wandered apart in the last few
years.
Sloan Martyr 60 Duty.
Representative Sloan arrived in Wash
ington today, 'limping into camp" as he
expressed it.
why the limp?' queried The Bee corre-
spondent
We'll il was this way. l received a
telegram that as member Of the agricul-.
ture committee my presence in Washing
ton was necessary, in connection with the
charges which have been brought against
DR.. Wiley l took auto from Geneva
to Paramount to catch an eastbound ex-
IN
we're unstable, very muddy; the machine
skldded turned turtle and I was thrown
out. The machine was righted and
caught the train. but my right hip and
other portions OF my anatomy yet feel the
jar. Otherwise am all right and ready
to tackle any legislative proposition that
may be presented"
Congressman Sloan had but little TO say
as to politics, as he may have observed
the trend of events in Nebraska during
his two weeks at home.
Personal Notes.
Representative Mcguire of Lincoln re-
turned to Washington today. He was
called home about a week ago by the ill
ness of his mother, who subsequently, died
at Mitchell, S. d.
Senator Coe l. Crawford of South Da-
kota arrived in Washington this morning.
having spent some weeks at home
c. H. Cornell, wife and daughter of Lin
coin, who have been attending the meet
ing Of the Shriners at Rochester, N Y,
arrived in Washington last night. Today
Mr.. Cornell and his family were at the
capitol guests OF Senator Brown. To q,
morrow morning Senator Brown will ac-
company Mr.. Cornell and family, Mr. Will
lenseck and son of Syracuse, Neb.. who
are enroute to Europe, and Mr. Carr OF
Omaha TO the White House, presenting
them to President Taft. %.