The Washington times., 1911-04-15
PRESIDENT TO SEE
CARNEGIE CROWNED
RACE BENEFACTO
Promises to Be Present
When Nations Bestow
Honor.
GREEK PASTOR ASKS
AID FOR CRETIANS
Senator Cummins Makes Appoint
ment to Talk. Reci-
procity.

President Taft was invited today BY
a committee from the Pan American
Union to be present at the ceremonies
at the Presentation Of a medal by the
union to Andrew Carnegie in this city
on the afternoon Of May s.
This is tine first time In history, the
President was told, that a group Of ma
tions has shown an honor of this char:
acter to an individual. In view of the
extraordinary features of this presenta-
ton, /the President has decided to ac-
cept the invitation. unless something
comes up to prevent 1t.
The committee of the governing board
of the union which called on the Presi-
dent this morning is composed Of Joa-
quin B. Calvo, minister OF Costa Rica;
p. Ezequiel Rojas. minister Of Vene-
zuela; Francisco de p. Borda, minister
Of Columbia: Rafael NJ. Arizaga, min
ister of Ecuador, and John Barrett.
director general of the Pan American
Union.
This medal was authorized at the pan
American conference which was held at
Buenos Aires in the summer of 1910. 1t
carries on one side the words, the
American republics to Andrew Carne-
gie," and on the reverse the words.
'tbenefactor of humanity"
The ceremony Of presentation will be
public, and will take place at the Union
building.
Meets Greek Pastor.
The Rev. Panos G. Ginieres, pastor of
the Greek Methodist Church of Lowell,
Mass, and a native of Greece. was pre-
sented to the President this morning by
Senator Lodge, and asked that the Ex-
ecutive use his best efforts to have the
island of Crete annexed to Greece. He
was sent to Washington by the Metho-
lict mi ASSnniotInn nf pnSfnn
who asked the President to give the
minister hearing.
The members of the Columbia Uni
versity baseball team were presented to
the President today by Representative
Martin w. Littleton. While at the Ex-
ecutive offices the ball players volun-
teered their services to their country
should war break out with Mexico. The
President told them that he would
cheerfully accept
TO this country by the Emperor to de-
liver a course of lectures at Columbia
University on the methods Of teaching
foreign languages, in Germany, called to-
day to pay his respects to the Presi-
dent. DR.. Walter first called at the
German embassy.
Representative Mccall, of Massachu-
sets, talked with the President for half
an hour today about the progress OF
reciprocity legislation in the House. He
about the fate of the Underwood bill.
and that 1t would go through the House
without serious opposition. He said he
would speak on the measure and urge
that 1t pass Immediately.
Cummins a Caller.
Among the visitors at the Executive
Offices this morning was Senator Cum
minis of Iowa. He did not see the Presi-
dent, but is understood to have made
an appointment to call later and talk
reciprocity with the Executive.
President Taft is being swamped with
mail from Great Britain expressing COM
mendation Of his arbitration policy.
There were 2S3 letters from that country
in this mornings mail. all about the
same thing. A special stenographer has
been assigned to prepare letters Of ac-
knowledgment Of all this mall.
The invitation extended to the Presi-
dent a few days go to attend the dinner
Of st. Johns Lodge, of Newark. N. j.,
on the night of May Is, celebrating the
150th anniversary Of the lodge, was
today definitely accepted by the Execu-
tive. He will speak the same night at
q dinner in New York to be given by
the Prison Association. The following
day he will go to Harrisburg. Pa, to
address the delegates to the convention
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men.