The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
The President Will Utilize It to
Discuss His Trust Poll.
icies.
What Has Been Done and What Re
mains to BE Accom-.
plished.
From The Journal Bureau, Room As. Post Build

ing. Washington.
Washington, Feh a1.-Arrangemeuts
are now under wsM for the president s
western trip. whichsis to take place short :
" after the adjournment; of congress,
probably beginning towards the middle
OF April, 1t is SAID to be the intention of
the president during this trip to deliver a
series of addresses which will furnish a
Z complete commentary on the anti trust
legislation secured at this congress- He
Will explain the three new laws tell wha t
they will accomplish, how it was out of
the question to go farther at this time
and why the country should be satisfied
with them fle will emphasize the fact
that these new laws mean genuine step
forward towards Sa satisfactory trust con-
troll. and are not time markers. and tina t
it is part of his plan. if possible, to
follow with supplemental legislation as
the future may suggest. ,ss
There has been some diSnositon or. the
part of the democrats and of certain east
ern republicans who do not like the presi-
dent to charge that the new legisla ton
is ineffective. The manner of their en-
forcement will of itself, determine tina t
question to the satisfaction of the entire
country. This manner of enforcement
viii also he discussed to some extent in
the speeches the president will make on
the western tour On the whole, it will
probably be the most important trip 4
president has taken for many years-im-
portant on the political side, | mean: for
IT VIII give him an opportunity to talk
freely about what has been accom- plisheCl
The speeches will furnish the keynote for
the campaign of 1904. If any serious oD-
position to the president within the
party should develop this year, or during
the next winter, these speeches will be
expected to meet it and offset it, ~
Two or these speeches will be made
In Lhe twin cities, one in each for the
president Will so over these portions of
the September itinerary which were aban-
doned on account Of the illness resulting
7fpm the Pittsfield accident That itin-
cary embraced Chicago. Milwaukee, La
crosse, Mlnnea polls. st. Paul. Sioux Falls
Sioux City. Omaha, Council Bluffs. st,
Joseph, LeavenWorth, Kansas CITY St.
Louis, Des Moines and almost inn,lmer-
able short stops ell route
The speeches are now being preDa rcd.
and 1t is the intention of the president to
submit them to prominent party leaders
for their criticism, just as he submitted
the September speeches. When in con-
gross this winter he showed that he in
tended to make the September speeches
good by lgisla ton. If possible. he was
demonstrated with by some of the party
leaders. His reply to these demon
strances was quick and to the point, Flo
referred to the fact that they had read
and heartily Endorsed the September
speeches during the summer at Oyster
Bay. That was the time for YOU to
have criticized" he added. mot now; for
II you thought that it was not my inten-
ton to make those speeches good, YOU
were Mistaken
Mr.. Hays Return.
Eugene G. Hay started for homo OH
Wednesday afternoon of this week. and
will reach Minnea polls to- day if not de-
iayed in Chicago. The. matter of his
tentative candidacy for fhe office of as
sistant attorney general of the interior de-
partment, succeeding Judge Handkerchief,
remains where it was at The time the
matter was last discussed in these dis
patches. ~ o.
Members of the Minnesota delegation
III the house. who have so much impor-
tant business with the assistant attorney
general for the interior department, are
quick TO see the advantage that the
northwest, and particularly Minnesota
would derive from having a man in tina
office who is familiar with the land laws
and with the public land question gen
orally and who would be in position to
deal with land matters intellgent1v. The
Mr. Hay appointed. Such an appointment
would be of more practical good to thsz
northwest than a hundred directors Of
the census and auditors for the postoffice
department, whose duties have no special
application to the northwest.
w. w. Jermane