Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-29
PRESIDENT IS BUSY
Puts in Full Day at Work in
Executive Offices.
PANAMA MATTERS ARE UP
Discusses Operation Of Canal With
Secretary Stimson.
HAWAIIAN TANGLE BOTHERS
Tie-Up on Governorship to Be In
vestigated by Secretary Fisher.
Appointments Discussed.
PANAMA MATTERS ARE UP
HAWAIIAN TANGLE BOTHERS

President Taft today put in tho first day
In week In the executive Offices All
last week he was in retirement. writing
his speech OF acceptance That has been
completed. and Is In the hands of the
press associations for distribution to the
newspapers. The speech will be delivered
to the notification committee OF the. re-
publican national convention at the
White House Thursday morning. Later
In the day the President will entertain
the committee and a large number OF
invited guests at luncheon.
Secretaries Stimson and Fisher spent an
hour and half with the President on de-
partmental matters. There are two i'm
portant army promotions under considera-
ton. and Mr.. Fisher and the President
are both interested in having Congress
take prompt action giving authority to
do the preliminary work in the operation
of the Panama canal The authority to
build the canal has existed some time,
but the army engineers cannot proceed
a step toward operation of the canal with
out the necessary law. The building of
dry docks and many other things are de-
pendent upon congressional authority.
The Hawaiian Tang1e.
Secretary Fisher has been trying to get
of to Hawaii for some time to investigate
the fight over the governorship Of that
territory. Gov. Frears term expired a
year ago. and the fight for and against
his denomination has been going on ever
since. His friends and enemies have both
been active. The President has held off
from action until he could get a clear
knowledge Of the facts from f1rst-hand
sources. He asked Secretary Fisher to
~ Ia eta 11xy
Mr.. Fisher made reservation to sail
on the boat leaving San Francisco August
10, but has come to the conclusion that
he will not be able to get away from
here at that time owing to the presence
Of Congress, and has made another res
ervation for August %. The Secretary
feels that he ought to stay in Washing
ton while Congress is here. He hopes.
though, that Congress will adjourn in
time to permit him to go to Hawaii on
the 23d.
Asks Civil Service Change.
Representative Roberts OF Massachu-
sets today urged the President to with
draw the civil service ban that prevents
civil service employees from acting as
moderators in town meetings in the New
England states.
Mr.. Roberts said there ought not be
seemed to take the same view. He will
ask a report from the civil service COM
mission on the subject
Secretary Wilson was in conference
with the President Mr.. Wilson said that
no decision has yet been reached as to a
successor to DR.. Wiley as head of the
bureau of chemistry. There are still
under consideration, he said, the names
Of large number Of good men.
The President has received a letter
hv
Russian-American citizen, forwarding
half dozen red, white and blue ties.
which the writer speaks Of as treaty
ties" The writer tells the President
humane acts in behalf Of arbitration
treaties; your advocacy Of universal
peace and the Russian passport ques-
tion." and winds up by saying that mot
entire Judaism Of the world appreciate
your noble defense of the Jew in the
pa sspOrt question"
Senator Townsend OF Michigan talked
with the President about the political
situation in that state, and also as to
some federal appointments to be made
there in the future.
Favor Colored Man for Collector.
Assistant Attorney General Lewis and
Ralph Tyler, auditor for the Navy De-
partment. two of the most prominent
negro employees Of the government. saw
and talked with the President today about
the appointment of an internal revenue
collector for the northern district Of Ala
bama, made vacant by the dismissal of
Collector Thompson TOR pernicious polit-
ical activity.
DIR. Jolly Of the Grand Lodge OF Odd
Fellows, also a prominent negro, called
on the President.
Lewis and Tyler asked the 'Presi-
dent to nominate Ulysses G. Mason as
collector. Mason is one of the best
known and most prominent negroes in the
south, we'll to do and standing high in the
of white people He is from
The Alabama organization
has recommended S. T. Wright of Fay
cite. who has practically been selected
for some time and will be named by the
President.
Senator Johnson of Alabama who was
at the White House. said he did not be-
lieye the President would nominate a
negro. He understood that Wright had
been chosen. The nomination Of a negro
would be unsatisfactory in Alabama, the
senator said.