Evening star., 1911-01-24
Proposition to Choose "Assist4
ant to the President"
OFFICIALS EXPRESS VIEWS
Assistant Secretary Hilles Decline;
Post as Presidents Secretary.
SCIENTISTS AT WHITE HOUSE
Representative Gardner May Oppose
Treaty Of Reciprocity With
Canada.

The report that a movement has beet
started to supply the United States viii
an Assistant to the President was dis
cussed in a serio-comc vein by caller.
at the White House today. The new
title. II Is reported. is TO he conferred on
Secretary Nortons successor if plans OF
certain Congress leaders go through.
Several men prominent i'm official cir,
cles pointed out today that such a pro,
posal. IL seriously considered in the hall.
of Congress, will be ridiculed all over the
country.
why not make the Vice President as,
sistant to the President suggested ons
caller. HE could fill the vacancy caused
by Mr.. Norton's resignation and | AIR
sure he Is capable of filling that post Il
suit everyone"
Another visitor, suggested that such al
omcial as an assistant to the Presidents
should be elected.
The new proposition is coincident with
the speculation regarding Mr.. Norton,
successor and serves to add zest TO the
discussion.
Hilles Declines Post.
1t Is understood that Assistant Sec,
retary OF the Treasury Hilles, while hs
would be acceptable to the President.
Will not accept the position Persist,
ent rumors are afioat that William
Loeb is to be recalled. These cannot
be confirmed.
1t is foregone conclusion that there
Will be determined opposition To the
assistant secretary" plan in Congress
The presence at the White House yes
terday and again today OF Represent
ative Dawson of Iowa has revived the
rumor that he viii be the next secre-
tary to the President. II - recalled
that Mr.. Dawson was seriously con-
sidered for the post when Fred Car
penter resigned last spring.
Mr.. Dawson declined to be inter-
viewed this morning.
Theme of Presidents Address.
In his speech at the banquet of the
Ohio Society. to be held in this city
on the evening OF January 80. Presi-
dent Taft is expected TO discuss reci-
procity negotiations between this and
other nations. Friends Of the execu-
tive predict that this Will be his most
important utterance on the subject
since he entered public life.
1t is pointed out that the present status
of reciprocity negotiations between the
United States and Canada VIII serve To
make the address most timely. Othef
speakers at the dinner will be Secretary
OF State Knox. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. Senator Root Of New York and
Senator Dick of Ohio.
Among the callers at the White House
today were Senator Knute Nelson o1
Minnesota Representatives Mondell Of
Wyoming Kendall of Iowa, Scott OF kan4
sas, Wilson of Illinois, Lloyd OF Missourtl
Calder of New York. Douglas OF Ohio ana
Kustermann of Wisconsin. Frank II
Kellogg, the trust BUSTER" also caliedi
but said his conference was OF . purelJ
nergOnal character.
Cade's Appointment standa
Representative Morgan OF Oklaho0a
today informed the President that thu
opposition to c. NJ. Cade, who was apl
pointed United States marshal OF Oklat
homa several days ago, would not prove
strong enough to cause his name to be
withdrawn. Cade was nominated to fill
the post made vacant by the resignation
Of Jack Abernathy.
1t is understood Mr.. Taft told Repre4
sentative Morgan that he had heard
nothing which would make him recon-
slider his original determination to make
the appointment.
Hundreds or kilograms and letters
poured in upon the President again to-
day from those who are advocating the
selection of San Francisco as the site
of the Panama canal exposition. The
avalanche of messages is a result of
full-page advertisements i'm western
papers urging the people west of the
Ohio river to show the President there
is a solid west" as well as a solid
SOUTH
Scientists See the President.
DIR. Harvey W. Wiley. chief chemist
of the Department of Agriculture, as
chairman of the American delegation 10
the seventh International Congress OF
Applied Chemistry today told the Presl-
dent of the activities OF that body. lie
was accompanied Dy the following scien-
lists: DIR. William ii. Nichols of New
York, Dr. +. w. Clark of the geological
survey, DR.. Charles baskerville oI New
York, DR.. A; s. Cushman OF Wasning-
ton, ID. C.; DIR. Francis Wyatt Of New
York. DIR. Morris Loeb of New York,
Dr. David 4. Day of Washington, ID. q.
DR.. Albert Plaut of New YORK and DR..
Maximillian Toch of New York.
The delegation solicited the patronags
of the President and his cabinet in the
organization of the next Congress, which
is to be held in New York in September
1872. The last congress was held I'm Lon
don in 1909, and the present King Oh
Great Britain, who was then Prince OF
Wales, opened the sessions which lasted
about week.
On behalf of the government OF
Mexico, Senior Joachim Cassasus. special
ambassador. today thanked President
Taft for sending official delegation To
that country during the recent centennial
celebration
The President today accepted the inyis
tation extended yesterday by Representas
tive Madison to attend the Kansas stata
fair, to be held at Hutchinson. kan.s
next September He will make a speech
during his stay at the fair grounds.
Mr.. Gardner Perturbed.
Alarmed by the report that the proposed
Canadian reciprocity treaty will lowet
and perhaps eliminate the duty on fish
imported into this country from the do-
minion, Representative Gardner of Mas,
sachusetts yesterday conferred with the
President about the matter. The repre-
sentative was much perturhed following
his talk with Mr.. Taft, and it is under-
stood he was unable to obtain any definite
concerning the treaty.
If his fears prove well founded, when
the treaty is made public Thursday, Mr..
Gardner as well as several other members
of Congress from New England will ops
pose its ratification i'm the House. Senator
Lodge may also oppose the pact when it
is laid before the upper house for ratiti-
cation.
According to Representative Gardner
the fishing industry in his district will
be destroyed IL the duty on salt or fresh
fish is lowered.
II doubt IL the profit on fish is moro
than one-quarter of a cent a pound"
lE.s.