Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President Back and Attending
to Business.
A CABINET MEETING
RUSSIAN MASSACRE AND POST
OFFICE INQUIRY CONSIDERED. I
Postmaster General Payne Remains for
Quite Talk-Many Dismiss
ais May Result.
CABINET MEETING

President Roosevelt, refreshed from his
nights rest after his homecoming. ap-
peared at his Offices at 10 o'clock this
, morning. In a few minutes after his
rival members of his cabinet began to as
semble in the cabinet room for the purpose
of holding a regular cabinet meeting, the
first at the White House in about ten
weeks. The President had asked his cab
met officers to meet him at the White
House offices at 10 O'Clock to go over some
affairs. All the cabinet officers were pres
ent except Secretaries Shaw and Cortelyou.
The former Is In the west and will not re-
turn to Washington, 1t is said, until near
the end of this month.
The President saw few personal friends
prior to entering upon the cabinet work.
These included John r. Proctor of the civil
service commission and Senator Proctor OF
Vermont, both of whom warmly congratu-
lated him the successful and pleasant
trip he had just concluded. To these callers
and to his cabinet members the President
said he had greatly enjoyed the long jour
ney, and had found it beneficial in many
ways.
Representative Gibson of Tennessee also
called to present his respects and best wish
es to the President THE republicans of
leIlfieSSet Will pTODdDly Hot Ioiu d stdlc
convention until just before the national
convention next year." said Mr.. Gibson to
Star representative. but all the leading
republicans of the state have declared for
him, and there is no doubt that he will re-
ceive the hearty Endorsement of the re-
publicans of the state when they do as
semble in convention. Practically all the
republicans of prominence in the state have
announced their intention of supporting
the President for reelection. Furthermore,
of the state for him, believing that he Is
strong with the people of the state"
Important Matters Considered.
The most important matters considered
by the President and his cabinet were the
Jewish massacre in Russia and the mas
sacres of Christians in Turkey, together
with the Investigations and scandals in the
Post Office Department. The President
listened to his cabinet officers discuss mat
ters necessary for him to know and re-
Trained from expressions Of views as to his
policy on any question. As to the Jewish
massacres in Russia the President, 1t may
be stated with authority. intends to take
ample time to fully post himself before he
reaches any conclusion. He talked to Sec
retary Hay during the cabinet meeting
this morning and will confer with him
after awhile He will talk next week with
Ambassador Mccormick, who is in this
country and whose son is to become the
husband of Senator Hanna's daughter next
Wednesday.
Both the President and Mr.. Mccormick
will be there, and they will have time
to talk on Russian affairs. 1t is positively
known that the President regards the mat
ter as a serious and important one, but
that he has no idea of taking any step
that is not deemed precisely proper and
right. Petitions regarding the massacres
of Christians in Turkey have been reach
ing the White House asking for interfer-
ence on the part of this country in the
way of remonstrance.
All the members of the cabinet except
Secretary Root and Postmaster General
Payne left the White House at noon, but
these two men remained until after 1:30
o'clock this afternoon.
discussed many things with the President,
the main one being the disclosures In the
Post Office Department Mr.. Payne is to
return to the White House this afternoon
and go further into the condition of affairs
in the department with the President This,
also is a matter in which the President
proposes to become thoroughly posted pc
fore taking a position of any kind. 1t Is
known however. that he intends to see
that there is a full investigation OF the
Post Office Department made and that
those who are guilty or wrongoohg WIN
have to pay the penalty. No one whose
conduct has not been above suspicion VIII
remain in the department.
Many Dismissals May Follow.
1t is said to be likely that many dis
missals from the Post Office Department
will probably follow the probing of affairs
by Mr. Payne. The dismissals will not be
confined to those employees against whom
there is definite information of improper
conduct but will extend to numerous en-
ployes who have been under suspicion. or
may become subject to well-founded suspi-
cion during the course of the investigation.
Both the President and Mr.. Payne are de-
termined that there shall be wedding out
of suspicious material in the department
even after all the arrests are made.
The President heard reports from other
cabinet officers as to business In their re-
spectiye departments, but he did not have
sufficient time this morning to gather the
details of many matters of Importance now
pending and will consult freely with his
cabinet advisers during the next few
weeks
Going to Cleveland.
Already arrangements are being made for
President Roosevelt's trip to Cleveland next
week to attend. the wedding of Senator
Hanna's daughter. The President, accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Alice Roose-
velt Secretary Loeb and perhaps two or
three others, will leave a special train
over the Pennsylvania railroad at o'clock
next Tuesday afternoon. The party will
arrive in Cleveland between 9 and.7 o'clock
Wednesday morning. On the return trip,
the President and party will leave Cleve-
land early Wednesday evening, arriving In
Washington probably before noon on
Thursday.
On Monday evening. June Is, the Presi-
dent will go to Baltimore to attend the
saeneerfest concert, returning the same
night.
The next morning, June 1G, he will go to
Charlottesville, Va, to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the University of
Virginia He will return to Washington
that evening
Printing Office and Navy Yard.
A delegation from the government print
ing Office and Mr.. E. A NJ. Lawson called
at the White House today to see Secretary
Loeb as to the closing of the government
printing Office and navy yard at o'clock
on Saturday afternoon during the summer.
During the day order for the closing at
this hour, beginning the first Saturday in
July. was issued from the White House.
The order also covers August