The Washington times., 1901-10-16
INTERESTED IN ALL TOPICS
The President Making n Close
Study OF Public Affairs.
CopsuIts with Prominent Bcgisin-
tors md Administration othcers-
An UneVcntfuI Cabinet McetinG-A
,,foue Cnuc for Mr.. Roosevelt.

A, IuexcntfuI Cabinet NcetinE-A
;niauc Cane for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Tieut Cen. Nelson A Miles, command
ing the army, has frequently been IN con
ference with President Roosevelt OF la'e'
1t is well known that their views III It
gard to army matters coincide TO cum
siderable extSut. Both give primary con
sideration to the enlisted men. President
Roosevelt will naturally make special
mention in his message of all branches OF
the army, and with his customary desire
for detail he has called upon General
Miles for information.
It is not known what subject President
Roosevelt win give precedence in the
document whose preparation is engaging
so much of his time There is scarcely
public question which he has not gwen
careful study. His answer to the many
who have asked him to discuss any ques-
tion in his message has generally been the
same, that he would carefully consider H.
Reciprocity. by reason of the fact that IL
promises to be the problem first tackled
by Congress, will doubtless be treated eX-
haustiveIy The subsidy question, it Is
understood. will be treated vigorously.
Although Senator FRYE, with customary
reticence, did not divulge anything of his
talk with the President on Monday, 1t is
thought that the prospective shipping leg
isation was gone over in detail Senator
Lodge whose position on the Subsidy bill
was bit indefinite, has been much with
the President recently, and doubtless MS
views in this direction were sought. as
were probably those of Senator Nelson,
of Minnesota. who lunched with the Pres
ident yesterday.
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an authority on naval matters, even more
so, in fact. as he is on army affairs. His
policy when Assistant Secretary of the
Navy was one of rapid preparation for
war. which he then, with usual foresight,
saw in the distance. 1t is certain that
nothing else but q continuation of the
growth Of the navy will be recommended
in his message to Congress.
Always a deep student of economic
and sociological problems. President
Roosevelt has expressed himself recently
as deeming the relation between en-
ployers and employees as one Of the grav-
est questions of the dry. He has ex-
pressed great sympathy for the laboring
classes 20 those leaders of organized
labor who have visited him, and has
asked for data on which to base refer
ence in his message to the Chinese Ex-
clusion act and the Eight-hour Day
Labor bill.
The five members of the Cabinet who
attended the meeting yesterday each gave
the President an idea of what points the
annual reports of their respective De-
partments, soon to be submitted, would
cover. President Roosevelt's avidity for
detailed information continues unabated
He yesterday read to the Cabinet extracts
from that part of his message already
prepared.
As far as consideration Of important
questions was concerned, the Cabinet
meeting yesterday was apparently IN
eventful. Attorney General Knox, Post
master General Smith. Secretaries Long.
Hitchcock, and Wilson were those Cabi-
net members in attendance. 1t is expect
cd that Secretaries Hay and Gage will
soon return to Washington and the COM
ing Of Root. a little later will make the
Presidents council again complete. 1t is
probable that the more prominent sub
jects confronting the Administration will
then be considered.
The latest political organization to ac-
knowledge fealty to the new Chief Mag
istrate is the Roosevelt Republican Club
No. l of the Cherokee nation. Joseph
NJ. La Hay, treasurer of the nation. call
ed at the White House yesterday and
presented President Roosevelt with reso-
lutions adopted at meeting of the
club. The President. on account Of his
great reputation as hunter and as a
piainsman, has gained great prestige
among the red men. La Hay was accom-
paned to the White House by Judge Will
liam n. Springer, the Washington repre-
sentative of the tribe, and r. G. Adams
a Delaware Indian.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee called on the Presi-
dent and had short chat. AT the out
break of the Spanish Amerlcan war MIR.
Roosevelt thinking that General Lee
would be one of the first to the front
made application for position on his
staff Afteryard he decided to organize
the Rough Riders, did so. and saw more
fighting than did the force under Cen
eraI Lee.
An old man, beat with age, whose voice
as well as his name. Cornelius Sullivan
was evidence OF the fact that ha came
from the Emerald Isle put in appearance
at the White House late yesterday after
noon. lie carried several elaborately
carved walking sticks of unique pattern,
one Of which he desired to leave for Pres
ident RooSvelt. The old man said that
he formerly lived near President ROose-
velts home on Long Island. The cane
bore the name of the regiment with
which he served IN the civil war.
yesterday the President received the
delegation OF PhiladelpEans who came to
Washington to urge the resumption of
operation Of the pneunla tic tube system in
that city. This matter was not discussed
with the President. however, the gentle
men merely paying their respects.
Among others who called at the White
House yesterday were eX-Representative
King, Of Utah. Senator Stewart. Lieut..
Col. Jasper e. Brady, Of the Twenty-third
Regiment, New York National Guard. G.
T. Waldon and W. II. Stayton. OF New
York. r. Q. DyrenfOrth. COmmander-iu-
Chief of the Union Veterans Union; and
Capt. Harlow Street. formerly Of the vol
unteers, and who is an applicant for
regular army commission.
EnnggFNH he ,gi-
dents new carriage horses Admiral"
General" and Judge" Cards with
these names printed in black letters have
been secured and Will be placed above the
stalls which each Of the splendid equines
viii occupy in the White House stables.
The horses were yesterday morning
looked over by Veterinary and then
sent to horseshoeing establishment
where they We're newly shod. The shoes
placed on their hOOfs IN New York fitted
badly.
In the afternoon the horses were given
exercise and justified the statement thar
they arc able to hit a road clip Of less
than tis-e minutes. They will be TODAY
put thu Ugh their PAGES under the Criti-
cal eyes OF the President and Mrs. Rouse
welt both expert judges Of horseflesh
Admiral and ''GcLeral' are the car
riage team. Judge" Will be driven singIy
except in case of illness or injury 10 one
of the other animals. In which case he
Will be placed In double harness.
Accompanied by Philip b. Stewart of
colorado. who Is visiting at the White
House, and one other friend. President
Roosevelt took long ride yesterday aft
ernoon. The fact that he generally mounts
at the rear Of the White House has he
come generally known, and when he de-
parted yesterday afternoon there was
quite crowd at the gates of the grounds
at the rear Of the mansion and along the
sidewalks which lead through the
grounds.
The President will be accompanied Inv
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