The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04

PRESIDENT BEGTNS WORK ON HIS
ANNUAL MESSAGE.
He Will Send Special Message 10 the
Extra Session, which Is Expected 10
Meet on Nov. to Consider and Rasify
the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty.


Extra Session. which Is Expected 10
Meet on Nov. . to Consider and hasify
the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-President Roose-
welt has begun the preparation OF the
message which he will send to the two
houses Of Congress when the regular session
convenes OH the first Monday in December.
He will also send special message to the
extraordinary session. which Is expected
to meet on Nov. Q, but it ID probable that
| this communication will consist chiefly
if not exclusively, Of the Presidents well
known views on the subject of Cuban reci-
procity, this being the subject which the
extra session Ia particularly called to con-
slider.
The call for the extra session will probably
be issued some time within the next ten
days, as there has been no change in the
intention, made known some time ago, TO
call Congress together on Nov. 9. Several
Senators and Representatives have from
time to time represented to the President
that, in their opinion, an extra session was
unnecessary, but the President has insisted
that this Government is resting under the
obligation Of a virtual pledge to the Republic
Of Cuba to ratify the reciprocity treaty
before the time Of the regular session In
December.
In this conviction the President is sup
ported by Senator Plat of Connecticut,
chairman of the Senate Committee on Rela-
tons with Cuba, and by many other leading
members of the Senate as well as Of the
House.
1t is believed by many OF the Republican
leaders that the Democrats will seize the
uvxtt ~ kSy fho III, aro
OF the Cuban reciprocity treaty to debate
the tariff question in all its phases from a
partisan standpoint. The Republicans are
willing that this programme should be
carried out. 40 long as the ratification OF the
treaty is not postponed beyond the limits
of the extra session, for there will then be
good ground for resisting any effort on the
part OF the Democratic spelltinders to W aste
the time Of the regular session in fruitless
tariff discussion.
The President has not advanced far in
the preparation OF his regular annual mes
sage, although partial outline OF the
document has been completed.
At the two meetings Of the Cabinet next
week it is expected that the head of each
executive department will be called on
to present the subjects which he wishes TO
have discussed In the message. Only
two members OF the Cabinet were present
at the meeting yesterday, all the others
being out of town. Three OF them returned
to-day. however, and had luncheon with the
Pres dent at the White House These were
Secretaries Shaw, Moody and Cortelyou.
Attorney General Knox is expected next
week
II is believed that the President will have
less to say about antitrust matters than
he said in his annual message last year,
Some comments may be made Oh the
legislation enacted at the late session OF
Congress, but there can be no complete
discussion of results, inasmuch al the
large cases instituted by the Government
under the so-called antitrust laws are
still pending in the courts. There is an
intimation, also. that the President has no
wish to urge conspicuouslv the ANTITRUST
proy aganda upon the attention Of the reo-
pie at this time