Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
DEVOID OF THRILLS
Sensations Not Expected in
MagdaIena Bay Report.
TAFT ASKS FOR FACTS
Wilson Confers With President on
Answer to Senate.
KENTUCKY POLITICS SIZZLE
Hot Fight Between Forces of Chief
Executive and Those of
Roosevelt.

The State Department is at work upon
the Senate resolution of inquiry into re-
ports that Japan has obtained a footine
at Magdalena bay, Mexico: action that
aroused the custodians of the Monroe doc
trine and gives impetus to the regular
spring revival of the talk of war with
Japan
Huntington Wilson. acting head of the
State Department, had a brief conference
with President Taft this morning re-
garding the tenor of the answer to be
made to the Senate. President Taft has
instructed Mr.. Wilson to give him all the
information he has. and nothing will be
concealed 1T is said. The information,
however. it is unofficially indicated today,
will not be startling.
1t will show that some time ago reports
reached the department that Japanese
shipping company was negotiating for
land at Magdalena bay, oStenSbly for
private use, but that these negotiations
had not been closed, according to last
reports. 1t is understood that the answer
to the State Department will not show
that there has actually been a transfer
Of property at Magdalena bay to either
a Japanese concern or the japanese gov
eminent.
Contentious of Lodge.
Senator Lodge Is said to hold that the
concession of Magdalena bay by Mexico
to a Japanese shipping company would
be equivalent to giving the concession
to Japan direct and would be in violation
of the Monroe doctrine. In some quar-
ters it is pointed out that all Japanese
steamship companies are subsidized and
are practically under government con-
troll. Their private ownership at Magda-
lena bay would be virtually ownership by
Japan.
President Taft is expected to have
conference with Senator Lodge the au-
thor of the resolution tomorrow. at which
Mr. Lodge will reveal what information
he has on the subject. Senator Lodge
was at the executive Offices today, but as
to give time to urgent business, the APP
pointment was made for tomorrow.
Senator-elect Ollie James and Represent
alive Russell of Kentucky We're admit
ted to the President to lay before Mr..
Taft facts showing mighty serious sit
uation along the Mississippi river.
Hard Fight in Kentucky.
The hottest presidential nomination
fight of this week is to be in Kentucky.
The county conventions are to be held
there Saturday. Senator Bradley, who
has long been regarded as the strongest
and most popular republican in the state.
declares that the Taft people will win.
On the other hand the Roosevelt sup
porters are numerous and well led They
are being helped by the appearance in
kentucky yesterday and today of Col
Roosevelt himself. The colonels trip
was planned to hit Kentucky at the
crucial moment and may do him some
good. 1t is absolutely certain that Presi-
dent Taft will carry a number of dis
tricts and that he will get a goodly pro-
portion. If not all, of the delegation.
Representative Sam r. Sells of the first
district of Tennessee wired PRESIDENT
Taft today that two counties in that dis
trict had elected solid Taft delegations
yesterday and that he will have in the
district convention over 100 of the 116
delegates, as we'll as a big majority in
the republican state convention.
Scouts Intervention.
Representative William Sulzer of New
York, chairman of the House committee
on foreign affairs after a talk with Presi-
dent Taft, today declared that there
would be no Intervention in Mexico by
the United States, and also that any
theory that Japan intended to plant
colony on Magdalena bay in Mexico was
absolutely without foundation.
1.-The resolution of Senator Lodge said
Mr.. Sulzer, probably will accomplish
good by showing the country that Japan
does not intend and never did intend to
try to found a colony in North America"
Mr. Sulzer would not say when he ex-
pected President Taft to reply to the