New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-15

the calling Of the Cabinet around him and re-
questlns every member to continue at the post
to which he had been assigned by President
Mckinley. Only three changes have been made
in the Cabinet since, and all Of them were
changes under contempIa ton at the time Of
President McKfnley's tragic death The first
change was in the PostofFce Department..
Charles Emory Smith, of Pennsylvania, being
succeeded as Postmaster General by Henry e.
Payne Of Wisconsin The next was in the
Treasury Department Lyman J. Gage. of II
Ifnois, being succeeded Secretary by Leslie
VI. Shaw, of Iowa. The third was in the Navy
Department, John D. Long. OF Massachusetts.
being succeeded Secretary by William NJ.
Moody. Of that state
Every one Of these changes was due to the
desire of the men concerned 20 retire froEt
nuhIic life and not TO the wish OF President
Roosevelt His relations with the Cabinet left
10 him bv President Mckinley have been pleas
ant cordial and mutually trusting Not an in
cident has occurred TO mar the even tenor Of
the administration far the Cabinet IL
concerned Thus it be justly stated that
even in this regard Mr. Roosevelt has CON
tfnued absolutely unbroken the policy Of Presi-
dent Mckinley"
lrKINLEYS PROGRAMME FOLLOWED.
In a broader and much more important sense
has the Mckinley policy been followed un~
broken.
President Roosevelt has been instrumental IN.
placing the Philippines a new basis OF govern
nlent and has go encourag ged the army 10 VIII
ness almost the total extinction of insurrection in
those islands against the authority OF the United
States He has advanced 10 a degree not yet
generally known the solutio49pf the vexatious
frfars problem in the archipelago by dispatch
ing commission TO the Vatican. headed by ths
able Governor Taft, which promises TO result IN
the settlement of one OF the gravest questions
that have confronted this government IN nnatur-
ing its colonial policy By his order the army
has been withdrawn from Cuba, and under thu
terms of the Platt amendment which vas
framed under the supervision Of President Nc
KinIey President Roosevelt has turned ths
island over TO the government and control Of its
people.
President Roosevelt also has attempted ~
the full limit OF his powers to secure for Cuba
reciprocal trade relations with the United States
which would relieve the unhealthy industrial
and commercial situation OF the island and en-
able the new republic to take its place among
the nations Of the world free and inds-
pendent sovereignty. we'll equipped and strong
enough 10 protect its interests In this under
taking which was a part OF the Mckinley pol
icy Mr.. Roosevelt has been baked by Congress.
owing 10 the manipulation OF that body by
greedy and selfish interests that combined for
the sole purpose of preventing the carrying out
of the reciprocity policy However, he now has
the assurance that at the forthcoming session OF
Congress a measure of relief for Cuba viii hS
enacted along the lines laid down by him in a
special message he sent to the lawmakers whsn.
near the close of the recent session. II became
evident that reciprocity doomed 10 defeat
So far as known. every great project looking
70 national betterment which had been con-
ceived by his predecessor has been advocated
and promoted by President Roosevelt; but his
activity has by no means been confined to the
known limits set by Mr.. Mckinley
THE FIGHT AGAINST TRUSTS
,,,one President Roosevelt's most nota5ia
acts which have given his administration DIS
tinctive character and attracted to him the at
tar,.ior of the world should be included the