The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-08

1T6Slu6uI 1COOSeNSlI uSSdu MS w Gov
ern tour Wednesday. He addressed
5000 people in Chicago Thursday ev
ening on the subject of the Monroe
doctrine and attended a banquet in
the Auditorium. Friday he was the
guest of the Milwaukee Merchants
and Manufacturers association at 6
banquet, covers being laid for $50 peo
pie After the banquet the president
took occasion to give his views on
Trusts" leaving for Minneapolis aft
er midnight
president spoke of the antitrust leg
islation enacted by the last congress
especially the creation of a department
of commerce and labor with a com
missioner of corporations charged
with supervision and control of the
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce, and also of the anti-rebate
amendment to the Sherman law. He
declared the legislation enacted was
adequate for the present, and prom.
1Seu lJS IlSlu eIlcTCSIneul.
He spoke of suits brought by the
attorney general against the salt
trust of California and against IA
railroads Of the Middle West restrain.
ing them by injunction from further
violation of the anti-rebate and Sher
man laws. Suits were also brought
against some of the Southern railroads
which had formed a pool injurious to
the interests of the cotton growers.
He also spoke of the suit against the
meat packers combine. These suits
he said, had accomplished their pur
pose. He also spoke of the suit be
gun at the request of governors of the
Northwestern states against the al
legged merger of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads. which
suit is still pending.
The Cuban reciprocity treaty, the
Philippine tariff, the question of re-
adjustment in domestic tariff rates and
the trust problem were some of the
matters upon which President Roose
welt spoke at Minneapolis. His own
opinion may be summarized thus We
owe something to Cuba and we get
something in return; and it is well to
go ahead carefully in revising the tar.
if in order that business conditions
may not be disturbed any more than
necessary; while, on the other hand
we must not forget that as our needs
change it may be necessary to meet
the changes by changes in the tariff
laws.
While the president recognized
that changes might be necessary, he
urged the avoidance of frequent fluct.
uations in the tariff believing that sta
bility was important as well as ad-
justment to changing conditions.
The most enthusiastic reception
ever rendered any man in the Twin
Cities" was that to President Roose.
welt on Saturday. From the time
he arrived until his departure from
Minneapolis at IL o'clock at night for
the West he was the recipient of
continual ovation, the streets through
which he passed in both cities being a
solid mass of people and Armory hall
at the university of Minnesota being
crowded to it's limited capacity.
President Roosevelt was the guest
of Sioux Falls, S. D., Sunday. The
president attended church both in the
morning and evening and in the after.
noon went for horseback ride, ac.
companied by Seth Bullock, superin-
tendent Of the Black Hills forest re-
serves.
The speech, which was on tariff and
reciprocity, brought out much enthus.
iasm, the president treating extensive
ly of the Cuban situation. declaring
that we must have military control of
Southern waters, and saying that the
United States is the most prosperous
nation ever known. 1t was considered
a great speech and the crowd pushed
forward to shake his hand, which was
denied them.
The special train on which the pres
ident left for his Western trip was
furnished by the Pennsylvania rail.
road. 1t has been specially decorated
and equipped for the trip. 1t consists
of six cars, manned by a picked crew,
with Conductor William H. Johnson,
who has been with the president on
many trips, in charge.
The presidents private car, the
Elysian has a parlor and observation
compartment, three state sleeping
rooms, a dining car, two sleeper sec
tions kitchen and sleeping sections
for servants.
The trip will costinue from April un-
til June 5, nine weeks and three days.
During the time the president will
travel about $4,000 miles John Bur.
roughs, the pCet-naturalist of New
York. will accompany President Roose.
welt until he arrives at st. Louis, max.
ing the tour of the Yellowstone park
with him. Mr.. Burroughs will then re-
turn to New York
President Nicholas Murray Butler Cl
Columbia university will join the party
at St Louis and will be the presidents |
guest until he arrives in California |
When that state is reached the presi- !
dent will be joined by Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, president of the Uniyer
sity of California, who will accom-.
pany him through the state.
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