Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-26
WRITING HIS MESSAGE
President Roosevelt Now at Work
on His Message to the
Congress.
Cabinet Will Furnish Most OF
the Facts in the
Report.
The Policy Of the Administra.
tion to Be- Clearly
Defined.

Defined.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 26-Members
OF the cabinet are preparing elaborate
summaries VI the work in their depart
ments. which are intended to be en-
bodied-at least in substance-in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's first annual message,
to be submitted to congress next Decem-
Ter. Having come into the office Of chief
executive late in the year, as the result
of calamity which CT course could not
be foreseen, the president is entirely un-
familiar with the details of the public
ork. Only little over two months re-
main before the meeting of congress,
and so President Roosevelt requested
the members of his cabinet to supple
nlent their various annual reports with
comprehensive summaries, to be used
in the message, either verbatim or With
such condensation as may be necessary.
President Roosevelt is ready and
forcible writer and the preparation of a
message has no terroEs for him SO fir as
mere literary workmanship goes. He
feels, however, according to members OF
the cabinet, natural diffidence about
making report upon the work done by
another and much beloved president.
The fiscal year ended with July l, and
President Roosevelt's actual admins
ira did not begin until after the period
cs the usual annual reports. 1t is be-
lieved, therefore, that he will summarize
these reports to a large extent. so far as
relates to the history Of the last year.
The president has already begun sketch-
ing out the message and he will have the
summaries from the different depart
ments within short time.
BY far the most important part OF
President Roosevelt,s message will be
that defining his own policy. Following
out the pledge he made when he took
the oath Of Office, the president will, IN
50 many words, adopt as his own the
domestic and foreign policy of William
Mckinley. So far us the matter has
been discussed in the cabinet. the presi-
dent is understood to have arranged In
his own mind to take the Buffalo sl'eech
as the keynote OF the Mckinley policy
end 10 elaborate this line in the message
to congress. President Roosevelt IN
formed the cabinet that he was deeply
impressed with the necessity on his part
of acting merely as The executor OF the
uolitical estate of William Mckinley,
administering the affairs OF the govern
mer1t as closely as possible on the lines
laid down by President Mckinley, as de-
.fined In his most recent writings and
speeches.
The Roosevelt administration Viii be
pledged in the presidents first mes sage
Is continue the present colonial policy
in Porto Rico. Hawaii, and the Philip
nine islands. The developmentiof Amer
lean trade in the Orient and the mainte-
nance of the open door in China VIII " re-
.ceiye in the message the hearties's ap.
sproyai of the new president. AS part OIL
this colonial policy, attention VII pc
called to the peaceaile condition OF Gu
ba and the fact that its people are now
ready to assume control Of their own
affairs.
In announcing the. proable esta biisn-
ment of the republic of Cuba not later
than May 1, President Roosevelt VIII
call attention to the fact that this splen-
did and speedy result was the natural
outcome of the wise policy inaugurated
by his predecessor. particularly SO IN
insisting that congress should assume
the responsibility for defining the condi-
ton on which the United States troops
should be retired from Cuba
President Roosevelt will make the an
nouncement that the conditions imposed
by the Plat amendment have been
complied with by the Cubans, but VIII
show that the constitutional convention
had taken its action before the tragedy
at Bunalo.
one part of the message will certainly
be devoted to the Nicaragua canal ana
in this. as we'll as in other paragraphs,
President Roosevelt Will be enapied 70
show directly the beneficient results OF
his predecessors wise policy. IN an
nouncing that negotiations have been
successfully completed for another can
al treaty between this country and
Great Britain President Roosevelt VIII
he enabled to make a gratifying show
Ing to congress- AS matter OF history
he will Indicate that, Immediately after
the rejection OF the old treaty by the
senate. by means of amendments which
were rot acceptable to Great Britain,
president Mckinley and his secretary OF
state. instead OF becoming discourased
because their own ideas had not been
adopted, Immediately set to work IN a
spirit Of broad craftsmanship to lego
tiate a treaty which should be satisfac-
tory both to Great Britain and the SEN
ate.
So far as the strictly new material In
the message is concerned. 1t is expected
to be confined largely to two points:
first, a graphic but simple and dignified
recital of the tragedy at Buffalo; and
secondly, a suggestion on the Fart OF
President Roosevelt himself looking tc
the repression of anarchy, or, rather, OF
| the teachers OF anarchy. President
| Roosevelt is not expected to make q
Recommendation for legislation provid.
ling for extraordinary punishment fol-
the crime of attacking president of the
United States. Members of the ,,abineI
have felt deeply on this subject, because
when it was believed President McKin'
LEY would recover 1t was made evident
the attempted assassin could not be i'm
prisoned for more than ten years.
President Roosevelt, however. is SAID
| to feel that 1t might not be In good TASTE
| for him to recommend a special punish
Iment for an an assault which would bs
personal to himself. He has decided
however, or at least has talked strongly
with his cabinet on the subject, to rec
Commend legislation for the repression O