Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-21
was a member Of the House in the last
Congress.
Former War Secretary Calls.

Former Secretary of War Dickinson,
who was democratic member of Presi-
dent Taft's cabinet. called to pay his re-
spects to President Wilson yesterday aft
ernoon. The President received him
cordially. There was merely the exchange
Of greetings. and the Tennessee statesman
and soldier then proceeded to the War De-
partment.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Blakeslee paid his respects to the Presi-
dent this afternoon. He was received at
2:3O o'clock in the east room, with other
afternoon visitors.
Fifteen members of the Crsinus base
ball club made acquaintance with Presi-
dent Wilson. The President admitted he
was a fan.
The senior class of the Warren. Pa,
High School was represented by thirty
young men and women. Mrs S. H. Blood
headed the student body.
George r. Cotton. Governor of Porto
Rico. who came to this city to attend
the funeral of his father, has indicated
to President Wilson his willingness to
continue his duties in Porto Rico until
nearer the end of his four-year term in
December next, with the understanding
that he shall be relieved on or before
that time. At recent conference with
Secretary Garrison he explained that his
private affairs in the United States will
necessitate his continued residence in this
country by the end of the present calen-
dar year, II not sooner.
Approves Presidents Policy.
Senator Bacon of Georgia called to
see the President He congratulated Mr..
Wilson on his attitude with regard to
the Chinese loan. Senator Bacon is to
be chairman of the Senate committee
on foreign relations in the next Con-
gress. He has long been fighting the
State Departments dollar diplomacy. he
said. particularly as it applied to
Nicaragua and Honduras, and there is
now no chance he said. that the loan
conventions. by which American bank
ers were to be given certain guarantees,
would be revived in the Senate.
President Wilson was in his office
covered from his slight indisposition
of the last two days. Representative
Underwood brought former Represen-
tative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio to
tional Chairman William F. McCombs
was the first on the Presidents en-
gagement list. The President has ar
ranged to meet all the Washington
correspondents tomorrow afternoon at
2:3O o'clock in the east room of the
White House to have. as the President
nut 1t "a heart-to-heart talk"
This was a regular cabinet day Be
fore the meeting began Secretary
lane of the Interior Department deco
rated the President with the Indian
headdress of Chief Hollow Horn Bear,
who died here recently.
Rehearing for Dismissed Cadets.
Appointments, and the case of four
West Point cadets dismissed for intoxica-
ton during the Taft administration. were
considered In the course CT the cabinet
meeting The cabinet was in session
from IL o'clock until nearly 1 o'clock.
The coIr+-mar tial which tried the four
cadets is to be reocnvened, as far as
possible, Secretary of War Garrison
stated He will issue the order directing
that this be done, as soon as he can ar
range 1t. The members of the original
court are now widely distributed over
the army stations of the United States,
the Philippines and the Canal Zone. Only
those who are now In the United States
will be called upon to reassemble. 1t is
not regarded as practicable by the
Secretary Of War to bring officers now
on distant service to the United States
for this purpose.
President Taft had before him on sew
eral occasions the case OF these cadets.
He invariably opposed clemency or new
would have provided for a review of the
case was specifically vetoed by President
Taft. The four cadets are Ralph /. Sasse
ElIicott II. F. Freeland, Tattrall D. Sin
ders and James d. Christian. They were
dismissed August II. 1911, following the
recommendations and report of the court
martial
Attorney General McReynolds an
nounced after the cabinet meeting today
that 7 l. Camp of San Antonio Tex
would be appointed United States attor-
ney for the western district of Texas