Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-18
The President Holds That the Known
Facts Do Not Justify One.
CONFERENCE OF His CABINET
Effect of the Advices Received by
Minister WI.
ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES

The special cabinet session yesterday af-
ternoon decided that there is no immediate
reason for an extra session Of Congress.
After talking the matter over for more
than two hours the decision was reached,
the President himself giving that as his
opinion. The following formal statement
was made public at the conclusion Of the
meeting:
1.-The President has determined that the
facts now known to us do not require or
justify calling an extra session of Congress.
Should future developments indicate that
he Is unable to do what is required with
the means now at his command. and the
| action Of Congress is necessary to furnish
either men money or authority, he will
not hesitate to call 1t together"
Eject of Mr.. wu's Advfces.
Such a decision of the cabinet was fore
gone conclusion after the announcement Of
the victory of the allied forces in the cap
ture Of Tlen Tsin, and after the message
received by Minister WI alleging that the
foreigners were safe in Pekin on July 0.
Although there is a good deal of suspicion
about this telegram. 1t may be stated that
it had much to do with the rather optimistic
feeling that prevailed in the cabinet session.
Secretary Long. who has all along held that
| the situation in Pekin was not bad as
had been painted. referred to the message
received by Minister WI as confederation
of his views.
There is little doubt that had the news
from China been bad yesterday the
day before the cabinet would have seriously
considered an extraordinary session of Con-
gress. Even as 1t is, the calling of Con-
gress together has simply been postponed,
awaiting developments in China.
The disposition. as already stated in The
Star. is to avoid an extra session if this
country can furnish its quota of troops
without such session.
The scene during the cabinet session
sembled the Spanish war days: A hundred
newspaper men thronged the corridors
while the cabinet was in conference. and
eagerly awaited developments.
Secretary Root furnished to the cabinet
summary of the troops available not only
In this country. but in Cuba, and gave it as
his opinion that between 10000 and u 600
troops in all could be spared for SER
vice in China. These reinforcements are to
be rushed through at the earliest possible
moment. Most. If not ALL of them 1t is be-
lfeved. can be landed by early in September
One cabinet officer said that beyond those
soldiers already destined for China from
the Philippines no further troops from the
Islands should be withdrawn unless the sit
uation became much more ominous.
Marines to BE Enlisted.
In figuring upon the number of additional
marines available, Secretary Long sum-
moned to the cabinet meeting General Hay
wood, who commands the marine corps
| and who is familiar with every detail of
that branch of the service. He explained
that under existing law the full strength of
the marine corps is 5000. But the enlist
ments at the present time aggregate only
about 5000. This makes an additional looo
marines who can be brought into the serv-
ice without congressional action No new
order for recruiting these men is necessary
| as the recruiting stations now in opera
| ton: but in the presence of the cabinet Sec
rotary Long directed General HAYWOOD to
use his utmost endeavorS to complete the
| recruiting of the additional 900 marines
| 1t was decided also that the battalion of
| marines, 800 in number, who were to have
| left for the far east at the end of the
month should go forward on next Sunday
\ In command of Maj. Randolph Dickens
A cablegram to Admiral Remey calling
| for some additional information upon which
| to act was formulated at the cabinet meet
| ing and dispatched at once.
| President and Cabinet Dfned,
| The President and the members of the
Allen Of Porto Rico were the guests at din
ner Of Secretary Gage at his country home
at Chevy Chase last night. The dinner was
| an entirely informal one and was given in
| honor of Governor Allen. Much of the con-
VerSat1on related to the affairs in the is
| land. Governor Allen giving an interesting
| results OF American rule. Naturally how
ever. there was great deal of talk about
| the conditions in China and the steps tina t
have been taken by the allied powers and
| particularly by this government, to meet the
| situation.
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