Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-03-11
ROW IN PANAMA
IS UP To CABINET
President Discusses Question of.
Relations With Republics.
LEGISLATIVE PLANS SHAPED.
Leaders Map Out Work for the Extra.
Session to Accord With the
Views Expressed by the
Executive.

Washington, March 9.-At the first
meeting of the new cabinet it was I'M
derstood that in addition TO a general
discussion of the program for the spe-
cIal session Of congress, President
Harding discussed particularly the
question of relations with Costa Rica
and Panama.
Costa Rica has announced Its inted-
ton TO comply with the recommends
lions of the United States government
looking toward settlement of the Pan
ama-Costa RIGA conflict, and State de-
partment officials awaited the reply
from Panama to the identic note dis
patched to that republic and Costa
Rica.
The Costa Rican government reply
ing through its ambassador here to
the American note, said that orders
had been issued for the immediate
withdrawal of its forces from the dis
puted territory, beyond the Sixola
river and that Instructions have been
sent TO it's troops on the Pacific side
OF the Panama-C Costa Rican boundary
? To advance no farther.
Favor Demarkation Plan.
The Costa Rican government also
announced its readiness TO. accept the
demarkation of the boundary between
its territory and that of Panama as
fixed by Chief Justice White of the
United States.
In considering the legislative pro-
gram the President was preparing to
present views as to tariff and revenue
legislation expressed by senate and
house leaders at the dinner rendered
them at the White House Monday
night.
While no definite schedule Of cabinet
meetings has yet been agreed upon, it
Is believed that President Harding may
desire to meet with his official advis-
ers more than once week, as was the
program during the Wilson admins
tration, when meetings we're on Tues
days
Shape Legislative Plans.
Congressional leaders began to shape
legislative plans for the extra ses-
sion to accord with the views ex-
pressed at the conference with Presi-
denr Harding.
Al the dinner a score of Republican
members of the senate and house dis
cussed for four hours legislation TO
be taken up at the next session, which,
IT was agreed. should be called not
earlier than April 4, and probably a
week later.
Many subjects having to do with do
lnlestic legislation eutered into the dis
.cussions, but international matters
were not touched on
The conference, described by Presi-
dent Harding as "the beginning of the
program of cooperation between the
president and congress" did not breal.
mp until midnight. Then an unusual
picture was presented to the 80 news
paper men who had awaited the con.
lcluslon of the conference
Says Cooperation Is Aim.
The President, wearing evening
clothes, walked from the legislative
mansion on TO the north portico. Stand
ing bare-headed his arms crossed, the
lights from the portico roof affording
the only illumination and presenting
him in silhouette to late passersby ON
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, less than 100
yards distant, the President described
his dinner party as IAN early step in
the fulfillment of what believe the
best policy of conducting the govern
lnent, bringing the fellows together,
and getting them acquainted with each
Iother's views"
He discussed the conference and it's
results informally, answering quss-
ltions put to him by the newspaper
correspondents, and when the last
questlon had been answered babe them
goodnight.