Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-10
Charges Against McReynolds.

Representative Kindel and the Presi-
dent, according to the representative
discussed the subject Of his charges
against Attorney General McReynolds
| to the effect that the Attorney General
in accepting the plan for dissolution Of
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
| railroads was culpable and neglectful
Kindel says the President told him he
should have made investigation before
he spoke, and urged him to proceed with
his charges Of railroad discrimination
against the west directly to the Attorney
General.
If this is one country. with one flag
and with one President" declared Rep
, resentative Kindel. let the west have
sections Of the country. and no more
than a square deal. Let US all be treat
ed alike, and not have a line drawn
at the Mississippi river. with double
the west Of it. l am tired of all this. "
In reply to the Presidents suggestion
| that he should have seen the Attorney
General about it before making his pub
lie talk on the subject Representative
kindel says he told the President that
he didn't know to whom to go: that he
had been to the interstate commerce COM
mission, and had made clear in commit
tee and on the floor of the House his
views as to the eNtortiOn practiced by
the President himself was too busy with
other matters 10 consider this subject
and that he had tride every means
known to him to obtain satisfaction and
redress. He did not say whether he
would adopt the Presidents suggestion
In Belligerent Mood
Representative Kinde had under his
arm, a bundle of manuscripts, evidently
his statistics and evidence against the
railroads His mood was belligerent
against the railroads and against all sue
target of exploitation.
''If that is strong language" he sail.
II stand for II. ] mean every word Of
it,
When Prof. \. r. Ormond. for twenty
seven years a member of the faculty of
Princeton University and a Close asso-
ciate Of the President when he Was head
of that institution. is inaugurated as
president of Grove City College the
President will be on hand. fate willing.
If the condition of pending legislation is
satisfactory and other public matters
do not intervene the President has given
his assurance that he will certainly be at
the installation ceremonies to lend it
the dignity of the presidential presence
l'rof. Ormond. with Representative
Burke OF fennSyINdlid, was dt tne
executive offices this morning. The
President was delighted to see his old
colleague and gave him a warm well
come. 1t was decided between them
that the date for the Inauguration
ceremony should be left open for the
present to be set later for the con-
venience OF the President, when he can
intimate when he can find opportunity
for the event.
Henry Morgantheu. ambassador to Tur-
lyax Of fho i've T.;
morning to pay his respects to the Presi-
dent Ambassador Morganthau stated
that he expects to see the retiring am
bassador. W. W. Rockhill, his predeces-
in few days for conference. Upon the
result of this conference. he said. will
depend his plans to proceed to his post.
DIR. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton, the
newly designated minister to the Neither
lands, was another caller.
To Sail September 16.
Minister Van Dyke will said for Rot
terdam September is, and expects to
arrive at The Hague before the end of
the month The President offered him
his best wishes and spoke Of the hope
that the international peace confer
ence. now In session at The Hague,
would attain some Tangible results to-
ward international amit3.
Seven girls. all sweet sixteen or
,bereabolts every one as pretty as pic
t,,re. called upon the President this
morning. They were members of a COM
pany appearing at local theater this
week. Mrs. Rossell was the chaperon.
and Charles r. Baker, manager, was also
Of the party. The girls were Misses
Janette Dix Bertha Donn Elizabeth AL
len. Helen McArdle, Lillian Mcguire, Ida
Rossell and Phyllis Hooper. The press