The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-14
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root of Opinion Their Presence
Is UndesirabIe.
THEIR PRESTIGE is TOO GREAT
AND THEIR METHODS LIKELY TO
RETARD WORK OF CIVILIZATION.
Pope Leo to BE Notified Through Gov
ernOr Taft of the Attitude of
the Administration.

OYSTER BAY, July 13-President Roose-
welt and Secretary Root were so busily en-
gagged to-day in the consideration of i'm
portant subjects that neither one attended
church.
Shortly before the morning services be-
gan at Christ Episcopal Church, Mrs
Roosevelt. accompanied by four of the chill
dren-Theodore, jr., Archibald, Kermit and
Ethel-arrived at the church in a trap from
Sycamore hill The edifce was thronged
with people and Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children were given a cordial reception by
their neighbors and friends. The rector.
the Rev. Dr. Washburn, made indirect ref
erence to the assassination of Mr. Mckinley
by basing his sermon on the last words
of the late President, Thy WILL not ours,
be done"
One of the important questions discussed
by the President and Secretary Root was
that relating to Governor Taft's negotia-
tions with the Vatican respecting the
Philippine friars. Both Mr.. Roosevelt and
the secretary of deem it unwise that
the friars should remain in the archipeIa-
go with the prestige they now possess. The
attitude the friars assume is regarded not
only menace to the peace of the
islands, but also as an obstruction to their
inhabitants.
No statement of the conclusion reached
by the President and Secretary Root could
be obtained at Sycamore hill but, unof-
fcially, il is understood that a note is
being drafted in response 10 that trans
mitted by the Pope through Governor Taft
to the administration. AS Governor Taft
stated the negotiations. 1T is likely that the
reply of this government will be sent to
the Vatican authorities through him. Am
pie assurance is given that the United
States will take strong ground in support
of it's contention that the friars must be
eliminated from the Philippines 1t is alb
solutely stated that no official statement
of any phase of the situation will be
made public until the negotiations with the
Vatican have been concluded and that then
the announcement will be made from
Washington.
Several handsome steam yachts from
New York were in the bay to-day, among
them the Presidents official yacht, the
lyn navy yard under orders" Only her
commander Lieutenant Commander Al
bert Gleaves, and the President know def
nitely what those orders are. The vessel
somely fitted in the naval service has
been undergoing repairs at the Brooklyn
navy yard These are not completed yet
and will not be for two weeks 1t was
said to-day that the officers and crew. num-
bering 14i men, were working on the re-
pairs and improvements night and day.
Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived here this
evening shortly before 6 o'clock. She has
Santinnoni on Newcomb lake, in the Adj
rondacks a few miles from the starting
point of Mr.. Roosevelt when he left the
North woods for Buffalo after the death
of President Mckinley. Miss Roosevelt
made the drive to the railroad station
from the camp, distance ofJforty miles,
in blackboard. her driver being the same
man who drove Mr.. Roosevelt on that
/ roemora hle midnight ride