Evening star., 1911-08-14
President Submits Draft at
Extra Cabinet Meeting.
REJECTS STATEHOOD BILL
Objections to Free List Measures and
Wool Revision Discussed.
TREATIES BEFORE THE SENATE
President Advised That Arbitration
Measures May Go Over to the
Regular Session.

President Taft reached the executive
offices at 1915 o'clock this morning from
| his weekend trip to Beverly, and twenty
minutes later had summoned his cabinet
advisers in an extra session. which be-
gan at noon and lasted close to two
| hours.
During that time important matters
were discussed. including the Presidents S
veto of the statehood bill and his pro-
jected vetoes of the wool and farmers
| free list bills. The statehood veto was
read to the cabinet which consists large
| ~ of lawyers deeply in sympathy with
the Presidents purpose. and after few
suggested corrections was in shape for
| transmission to Congress tomorrow or
| the next day.
| The President decided several days
ago that he would send the statehood
veto to Congress as promptly as posi-
| BILE. He finished the preparation of
the veto at Beverly, and had 1t ready
to read to the special meeting of the
| ca binet. The meeting was not called
for that purpose. but because the
President has an appointment to go
| to Ocean Grove. n. j., tomorrow and
1 will not be here at the regular hour
! for the cabinet meeting, II o'clock
Tuesday.
The veto would probably have gone
| to Congress this afternoon but for the
/ desire of press associations and news.
/ papers to procure copies. 1t requires
| speedy work at the government print
| ing office to supply these copies by
| the time Congress gets executive dis
| approval
Treaties May Go Over.
The situation of the arbitration
| treaties in the Senate was discussed
not only at the cabinet meeting but
| in a conference Senator Burton of
Ohio had with the President prior to
the cabinet meeting. 1t is pretty well
| understood that action upon the trea
ties will go over until the next session
of Congress. The President earnestly
desires that the treaties should not be
amended and the Senate is not ready
to put them through without further
consideration and possible amendment.
There is little question that the Pres
ident will resort to campaign of ap-
peals to the public for the unchanged
ratifio alton OF these treaties. Tomor-
row evening, at the Ocean Grove camp
| meeting. he will address the Methodis,s.
and the arbitration question Is likely to
be his main theme. The President Is
| said to realize that If the treaties are
| to become international law he must &c
| to the public as he did with Canadian
reciprocity before he can succeed. The
| President has never undertaken to use
patronage to force the Senate to way
of thinking, as has been done by many
| of his ilustrious predecessors, and hs
| realizes that public opinion is the grea'
| force that will aid him II he Is to get aid
-. Veto Of Wool Bill.
The Presidents wool bill veto, also near
ly ready for transmission to the Senate,
is to be finished after the wool bill gets to
the White House. so that the exact figures
to be agreed upon may be discussed with
| care.
1t was SAID today by a man close to the
| President that 1t is probable he would let
a wool reduction bill become law but for
the realization that the democrats or Con-
gress would then flood him with further
| reduction bills. none of which was based
upon accurate figures such as will even
tually be gathered by the tariff board.
Before the wool bill veto goes to Con-
/ gress the President will consult q number
of republican leaders. 1t has ben sug-
gested that he hold back the statehood
bill veto until after h wool bill disap-
proval goes to Congress, the prediction
being that the statehood veto will excite
much discussion in the attempt to pass il
over the Presidents knockout.
Ohio Visitors at White House.
=
Nine Ohio representatives in Congress
Francis, Taylor. Allen, Post, Cooke, Clay
pool. Ashbrook, Willis and Switzer-al
visited the President today for the pur-
pose Of asking that he direct the Secre
tary of War to send five companies OF
infantry, one of artillery and a troop OF
cavalry, instead of two companies OF
infantry. to steubenville. Ohio, Septem
ber Z. when a monument to Secretary
Stanton. who was born in that town, Ii
to be unveiled. The President sent hi.
visitors to the War Department with q
note asking that as much possible
of their request he granted.
In connection with the President.
western trip, beginning just after the
middle OF September all sorts of press
ure continues to be exerted upon hin
to go to the Pacific coast He toic
Senator Jones Of Washington toda,
that his going that far would depend
, upon the adjournment of Congress-.
Fat Men Second Request.
From San Francisco today there ar
rived invitations from the Sing Fa
Company. composed of all the fat Chi
namen on the coast: the Union Leagu,
/ They all want the President to attent
: the ground breaking ceremony for th'
Panama Pacific exposition
, Gov Cary and other officials of Wyo
ming urge the President to attend tn,
| state fair at Douglas the last of SEP
tember.
) The National Retail Dry Goods Deal
, ers' Association, to hold its annual con
yeptiop in New York F0bruary a. get