The Washington times., 1911-05-06
SECRETARY NAGEL
AND c. P. ANDERSON
TO FIX SEAL PACT
Taft Appoints Them to Make
Treaty With England,
Russia, and Japan.
CONVENTION TOEND
FUR ANIMALS DISPUTE
Warren. Wants President TO Visit
Chyenne for Pioneer
Celebration.

President Taft today appointed Secre-
tary Nagel and Chandler P. Anderson
counsellor of the State Department
commissioners from this Government to
negotiate a treaty with Great Britain
Japan and Russia for the protection
and preservation of seals in the North
Pacific Ocean.
There have been disputes for some
time between these governments over
the seal industry. Thes differences have
extended to the sea otter and other
mammals in the Alaska and other sec
tions of the north seas. The commits
sioners will begin their work at once
by comforting with the governments in
terested.
Senator Warren of Wyoming today
invited President Taft to be the guest
OF Cheyenne during the annual
Pioneer Show to take place in that
city in September. Last year former
President Theodore Roosevelt was the
guest Of honor at the show The
adyisement T bnt 'de de,bts sistboh if be % Ghuep e
able to extend his trip that far West.
Governor Brady Calls.
Governor Brady of Idaho was in
troduced TO the President today by
Senator Borah. He said he had come
East on some business in connection
with the State affairs and that he had
called at the White House simply to
pay his respects. He said he had not
gone into reciprocity with the EXecu-
tive, but that many people in his
State were favorable to it,
Manfred Griseback Of Witzenhauser,
Germany, conferred with President Taft
today concerning the movement TO ill.,
duce immigrants to this country to move
10 the rural districts instead of settling
iii the cities. The visitor was accom-
Concordia Lutheran Church of this city
The President was much interested in
the movement now being supported by
ehe German organizations and kept the
long line Of visitors waiting for some
ume while he heard the details of the
plans.
The New MeXicans in this city con-
tlnue to appeal to the President In the
interest OF their new constitution. Del
eSate Andrews. former Governor Curry,
ana Judge Anderson, of that State. have
been in conference with the Executive
number of times in the last two
weeks. They were at the White House
again today, but said there was no ma
terlal change in the situation.
Feel it Is Hardship.
The New Mexicans feel that it is a
hardship upon them that Congress re-
luSes u COISlueT Inelr constitution upon
its merits, but insists upon coupling it
with that of Arizona, and in holding
both instruments in allegiance for an
unreasonable period
Representative Lamb of Virginia Dre-
ssnted William Edwards and his son, O.
London, to the Presid,<. today. Mr. Ed
wards is a distinguished bush tSS man
of the English capital and is iu Amer
lea for the first time. He said he had
been deeply impressed with both New
= y ork and Washington. This city, he
said, was more beautiful than he had
ever dreamed.
President Taft is leaving the Cordova
Alaska Goa. rioting entirely to Secretary
Fisher. He is greatly interested in the
desperate straits in which the Alaskans
find themselves on account of the tie
UP of ,neir coal lands. but he will leave
the Depa rtment of the Interior - work
out a solution.
Representative Wyatt Aiken of South
Carolina, with Judge NJ. L. Bonham
and A. NJ. Carpenter, invited the Presi-
dent today to visit Anderson, S. c. |
some time in the near future. He said
he would arrange to visit this city as
soon as Congress adjourned.
John McInnes known to all baseball |
fans as ''Stuffy," who plays shortstop
for the Athletics, called upon the Presi- |
dent today. He was introduced by |
Tony Lufkin, secretary to Representa-
tive Gardner of massachusetts,
An invitation was extended to the |
President to visit the West Michigan |
State Fair to be held in Grand Rapids, |
Mich. in September. The invitation wa
extended by Senator Smith of Michigan, |
and Z. D. Conger, of Grand Rapids.