Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-03
POLICY OF ROOSEVELT.
Conservatism the Dominant Note
of His Administration.
The President Will Work for Harmony
Leaders Say the New President
Will Be Prudent and Keep Close
to Congress"

Conservatism is the keynote to the pol
ley of President Roosevelt. This applies
to reciprocity as well as to foreign rela-
lions and everything else with which the
new administration has to deal The mc M
bers of the cabinet and others who have
had opportunity to confer with President
Roosevelt during the last few days have
become satisfied that caution and pro-
dcnce will mar, every step hc takes, says
Walt = Wclman's Washington letter in
the chicago Rccord-Herald.
They are also assured that he is going to
keep close to Congress" Nothing in tn
nature Of q new departure will be under
taken till it has been carefully canvass 81
with the party leaders in both houses OF
Congress- Nothing new will be propo |
that is not reasonably sure Of Success in
The national legislature. This applies to
the canal treaty with Great Britain as
well az to reciprocity with Cuba ana with
other countries.
Months ago President Mckinley asko /
Hay to consult with senator's
about the proposed new treaty with Eng
land dncnt the isthmian canal His ". II $
were folowci. and the result Is strong
amounting almost to m RAJ
certainty! that during the CO ming session
a canal treaty VIII he submitted an" r'u-
ned
President Roosevelt approves not Only
what has been done hut inc methoI 81
achieving 1t. He has iallen he'r hot oHly
to the Mckinley policies and the McKin-
Icy cahinct but at the very outset OF his
career h. has acquired the lesson which
NlrN kinney. with all his experience, T"s
some time in learning, and this les on Is
that il does not pay to run aheed ~ .'i-
sFcsS ana propoSe things "hi'h that uy
is iii Fly to object
President Roosevelt IS committee TO 'he
er"r,H ~ ,;uffalo' He viii encourage the
policy Of commercial amity. But when 1t
CONES to IN" rractlcal dc'alIs ne r'aiiH's
tAat il Is very complicated dueSuo''''nu nat
many interests are lnNoINei' ana that III
order 10 secure result" IL VIII pe He''9-
rN 90 20 carefully II VIII Dc heccSS airy
to consult senator's ana represent 'lNcs
who ar" IN touch with manufacturing anu
producing interests.
1t Will be necessary, above an, 10 secure
SomttnhG IKE harmony OF lIeaS an Z
mem' 'rs OF the WAYS and "eanS commit
tie "t the House the hnahco ana eh
relations committees OF the senate Nh' TN
cr on h"i TINS can ne Hone Is now q matter
~ sl'' u'atlon ana dlScusSloh' II IS " e.
eant'o task Those who DO not rcaIi2e the
power OF SPECIAL interests III ni'cklhS 6
lSl2tion. VINO 90 not KNOW now tasiiE i
lew interests operating through low sen
ators held up the French, Argentine a"d
oihcr reciprocity treaties Negotiated by
order of President Mckinley, think 1t a
very easy thing to announce a policy OF
general reciprocity ana 10 put II INTO OPP
Grafton. As matter Of TACT, IT is an eX-
ccedil civ difficult thing to do; ana some
of the advisers of the new President are
franz enough to say that they do not think
It cav he done Ut all.
VIM Co%sr.tr tE,.,EpS
''-
Tho present intentions Of re ident
Roc rclt are to do nothing till he has
had .pportunity to consult with the lead
ers in Congress. In his forthcoming mes
sage to Congress he will recommend the
principle of reciprocity negotiations, the
principle of fair trade, but he will take no
practical steps toward putting those pin
cipl.s into execution till after the temper
of Congress and of the manufacturer, and
producers who stand behind Congress has
manifested itself.
Probably the pending treaties vita
France and Argentina may bc pressed for
r. tihcltion by the Senate but even this
is doubtful. Certainly no o,hei treaties ex-
,Dptire a treaty with our island ward,
Cuba will lie presented to g. ngress during
the u,Nt SEES sion Coucetnlnp the Cuban
treaty. the President has already confer
icl with Cen. Wood. and it j. understood
that "a treaty with the Island gov rnmeut
Win 70" NEGOTIATED at the earliest pracu-
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