The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-08-14
washington, Aug. II, 1sOs.

ROoAS
their own tents, and SO notify In advance
the citizens committee or the national
headqualt ters, suitable camping grounds
will be assigned them. The committee
on public comfort has made arrangements
with great number of hotels, boarding
houses and private residents to accommo-
date members Of the g. A. r. and their
families at fixed rates, which rates will
vary from 75 cents to 81 90 per day for
lodging, and $3.50, $3.50 and $5 per day
and upwards for board and lodging at
boarding houses and hotels. Such liberal
accommodation has been secured, how
ever, that 1t Is believed all can be pro-
vided for at practically such terms as may
suit their purses. All the railroads have
granted a round-trip rate of one fare, and,
with the many forms of entertainment In
Washington for which there will be no
charge, the trip will prove one OF the
most attractive opportunities for enjoy
ment at moderate cost.
No more opportune time could be se-
lected for a visit to Washington than the
month of October. The weather at that
season is, without exception, the most
perfect of the year. The foliage, the gar
dens and parks are at their finest, and the
temperature, while not too high for COM
Portable sightseeing, is not 80 low as to
render camping In the open air danger
to health. One of the features Of this
years encampment will be Roosevelt
camp" In other words, permanent camp
on the grounds just south of the white
house, where there will be maintained a
constant reunion headquarters. There ie
every Indication, even at this early date,
that the attendance at this, the thirty
sixth annual encampment, will be the
largest In the history of the q. A. r. Re-
quests for accommodations are pouring
in from all parts Of the country. The
opportunity of attending an annual en-
campment and of visiting the national
capital at the same time is regard< as
especially inviting, and thousand I'D
take advantage of 1t. Numerous su ges.
tions are being received daily from poets
and veterans as to forms of entertainment
which would prove acceptable, and wher
ever possible they are being acted upon
One of these suggestions Is to the effect
that General Miles be requested to heaC
the grand parade. At present the gen
erals plans would render it impossible fol
him to do so, but 1t is believed that wher
he realizes the extent to which the veter
ans desire him to lead their procession
he will make earnest efforts to so alte1
his plans as to permit his acceptance o
their cordial invitation.
The seismic disturbances of the pas
year have resulted In the first steps to
ward an international conference on thu
subject. Count Quadt, charge d'affair'
of the German embassy, has presented tt
the state department note requesting
the presence of representatives of th'
United States ut q conference to be hell
next spring at some point 10 Europe. II
so far as developed, the present plan Is tt
determine upon feasible plan of invest1
eating seismic disturbances at the pro
posed conference, and then form an inter
national board of Investigation, whicl
will work in harmony with a central pol
Icy, making simultaneous observation
and frequent comparisons of data oh
tanned. While no answer will be sent t.
Count Quadt until Secretary Hay return
to Washington, 1t is not doubted that tn
invitation will be eventually accepted
The fearful disaster of st. Pierre and tn
recent disturbances in California hav
added interest to the subject from al
American standpoint.
| No new light has appeared In regard t.
the Cuban situation, and numerous ru
mors In regard to the eventual action O
the president are in circulation. Their
Is an almost unanimous opinion to the el
feet that the United States cannot perml
Cuba to negotiate loan of $35, ,O0O, 90
| without a protest. Such a loan woul
be, 1t is claimed, the first step toward
bankruptcy. and the possession of tn
bonds, which must be finally defaulted b
some foreign power, might lead to seriou
complications. The country whose cit
zens held the bonds might attempt t
foreclose the mortgage by taking posses
sion of portion of Cuban territory,
move which would be In direct violatio
of the Monroe doctrine, and, In fact, th
precise end, to avoid which the Plat
amendment was adopted. Speculation q
to what course the president will pursu
is almost without limit Many there ar
who believe he will call a special sessio
of the senate to ratify a reciprocal treat
with Cuba, whereby, according to his pr'
fessed belief, the necessity OF affordin
assistance to the Cuban planters woul
be obviated. On the other hand. thei
are many who say that, In view of th
fact that the president threatened to ca
congress In extra session In case no Cuba
reciprocity bill was passed, such actio
now would be interpreted as carrying OF
his former threat, and would result
arouslng lncOnquerablo oppOslGlOn anon
the members of congress.
With the exception Of Secretary Sha
, of the treasury, who Is In the city occ
, sionally for a few days at q time, evel
member of the cabinet Ia out Of the cit
This is In accordance with the expresse
: wish of the president, who claims that
{ man can render the most efficient servi'
] to himself or to the government, who do