The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-07
AMENDED PANAMA TREATY?
REPORT THAT COLOMBIA WILL
RATIFY 1T WITH CHANGES.
President Has Heard Nothing TO Verify
the Rumor, and Does Not Wish Treaty
Amended--wlil Push Glove Contract

OYSTER BAY, l.. L., Aug. cit was re-
ported here tonight that the Admins
tration has received word from reliable
source in Bogota that the Panama Canal
treaty, which Is up for consideration before
the Colombian Congress, will be ratified
and amended and returned to this country.
President Roosevelt had heard nothing Of
any such information having been received
and does not expect to learn anything definite
about the fate Of the treaty until the Colom-
bian Congress has actually acted on 1t.
The President, IL is said, would consider
the return of the treaty ratified but
amended with greater dissatisfaction than
a complete failure at ratification. as it
would throw the treaty back to the Senate
for consideration and would entail another
long fight with the supporters OF the Mica
raguan route.
The adoption OF amendments by the
Colombian Congress would, 1t is thought,
mean long delay in canal legislation. If
not the blocking of the project for an in
definite period. Unofficial reports from
Colombia recently have been that the
treaty would fail of ratification by the
arrival Of the time limit, the Goth of this
month. Under these circumstances the
treaty would be returned and taken up
again by the Colombian Congress later.
The report which was current here to-
night was that representatives Of large
railroad interests in this country were at
work in the Hobbies at Bogota.
Secretary Root, who spent last night with
the President. left here this morning for
Washington. He would not discuss his visit
with the President. but from other sources
. h,a HAN nd hat fhea II yy0n
glove contract case was gone over most thor
oughly by the President and Mr.. Root In a
conference which lasted late into the night.
Matters connected with the case are In such
delicate situation at present that neither
Mr. Roosevelt nor Secretary Root cares to
talk about any phase OF the proceeding
but it is known that the President Is de-
termined to have the Littauer case, as well
as the investigations into all other irregu-
larities in the War Department contracts,
pushed to the end, entirely without regard
to any personal interest which he may have
In the men involved. There will, it IL
asserted. be no attempt, even indirectly,
by the President or those under him to shield
Representative Littauer.
Secretary Root refused either to affirm
or deny the report that new developments
indicate that Lttauer was back OF another
deal In which he contemplated furnishing
gloves to E. II. Taggart, a Government
rotary Root when he discovered through
Taggart that Littauer was going to furnish
the goods.
Secretary Root during his visit also con-
ferred with the President concerning the
readjustment Of the General Staff OF the
Army. AS result of the conference it
was decided, it is said, that Major-Gen.
Corbin shall continue for a time at least
to perform the duties Of Acknowledgement,
in addition to his work as second in command
to the Chief of Staff, Major Gen. s. b. nj.
Young.
Mr.. Root expects to have the General
STAFF readjusted and running smoothly
before he starts for England to attend
the meeting of the Joint Commission on
the Alaskan boundary question. He will
sail on Aug %, and his visit here last night
was probably the last he will make at the
Presidents home before sailing. He ex-
poets to return before Nov. 1.
The President spent the day quietly at
home, receiving no visitors. The report
that he will visit Ellis Island tomorrow
was denied at the executive Offices. He
will, however, make a trip to the Immigra-
ton Bureau some day in the latter part
of this month.