Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-24
PRAISES PEACE PLAN
Rabbi Wise Commends the Ar
bitration Treaties.
LUNCHES WITH PRESIDENT
New York State Declared to Be for
Taft.
REPUBLICANS IN GEORGIA
Collector Jackson Says They Are
Making Gains From the
Democrats.
LUNCHES WITH PRESIDENT
REPUBLICANS IN GEORGIA

DR.. Stephen S. Wise, rabbi of the Free
Synagogue. New York one of the best
known rabbis Of the country, was Presi-
dent Taft's guest at luncheon today
Prior to the cabinet meeting Dr. Wise
saw the President, who asked his visitor
to join him at luncheon that they might
have better opportunity to discuss the
arbitration treaties and the attitude of
the administration toward the repeal of
the treaty of 1882 with Russia relating
to the honoring of passports held by
citizens of this country. DR.. Wise is to
deliver number OF lectures through the
country on arbitration.
He said today that the President de-
served unstinted praise for the position
he has taken on arbitration. Even If
the Taft program fail of realization, it
is greatly honoring to its author said
Or. Wise. President Taft's proposal has
not been made a partisan affair in the
house of commons of Great Britain. We
have the right to expect that the United
States Senate will deal in the same high
and bipartisan spirit with this great in
ternational undertaking. No statesman
worthy of the name ought to give up to
party that which Is meant for mankind"
Says New York Is for Taft.
Ex-Representative Alexander Of Buff
falo. former chairman of the House COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, called at
the White House today. Mr. Alexander
is attending the sessions of the national
waterways commission. LAS far as New
York is concerned said Mr.. Alexander,
there is no question about either the
nomination or the election of Mr.. Taft.
He will have the solid delegation of the
state in the republican national con-
vention and will carry the state in the
November following
Mr.. Alexander said that under no cir
cumstances would he be candidate for
Congress from the Buffalo district He
was defeated in the landslide of last year
in New York, but had been expected to
lead the republican fight again in his
district MY friends have been after
me for months to seek reelection In my
old district said Mr.. Alexander, ''but
l have had enough OF Congress. The
work there is much harder and more eX-
acting than people think. and 1 feel like
taking things easy the balance of my
life
Pronounces Taft Strong In Georgia.
Henry 8. jackson. collector of internal
with glowing predictions as to the
strength of President Taft in Georgia.
He did not refer so much to the nomina-
position to bis having the delegation for
nomination. but to the personal popular
ity of the President with Georgia people
generally. Mr.. Jackson said he recently
gave a dinner to Georgia republicans and
Taft democrats az the Capital City Club,
at which 225 men were present. This
affair. said Mr.. Jackson. developed that
the republican party in that state Is max
ing acquisitions from among democratic
business men and others.
1T Is going to be a surprise how many
votes the President will poll in Georgia
next November said Mr.. Jackson TT
is getting to be possible now for a white
man to be a republican in Georgia and
retain his position in society and business
That was demonstrated at the dinner 1
gave and since l became collector of in
ternal revenue"
Trips Planned by President.
President Taft will attend a dinner of
the New Haven Chamber Of Commerce
the night Of January 10. He will be
present at a meeting of the Yale Cor
poration the morning of the 10th. That
night he will be with the New York
Bar Association at it's annual dinner.
The President is also to be in New
York December ID, and probably the
Goth.
President Taft today received greet
ings from the 77th Regiment Veteran
Association of New York. in session at
Saratoga.
Gratifying Report on the Canal.
The President expressed delight this
morning at report which he received
from Col. Goethafs concerning work upon
the Panama canal during October. The
report showed the Culebra cut to be 1892
per cent completed. and the Chagres sec
ton 1851 per cent completed. The num-
Der of deaths IN the working force, which
averages daily q .065 employees. was from
external violence, 8, and from disease. 3S,
Of which a half was from pneumonia,
which occurred almost exclusively among
colored laborers from the West Indies.
This gives an annual average Of 1.93 and
9.15, respectively, as compared with 9.95
for October Of last year, and 25.97 in 1907
and .6S In 1906