Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-27

PLEASEDWTH OUTLOOK

Delegates to Congress Of Arts and
| Sciences Received by the President
Departmental Telephone Service.
The four members CT the cabinet at the
cabinet meeting today Joined Chairman
Cortelyou in talking politics. They had mt
tie departmental work to discuss with the
President and each had some views as to
the political situation. On leaving the White
House they frankly stated their conclusions
| that the outlook could not possibly be bet
ter for the republican nominees.
Secretary Morton was about the only man
| who had business to talk about. He said
| that he had been Investigating the question
| OF an int,r-departmental telephone system,
| brought VI some time ago in the cabinet
| meeting but was not ready to make a
i recommendation on the subject. He said
| that he mad received reports from every de-
partment regarding its experience with the
local telephone company and that he had
| formed some conclusions. He was now in
negotiation with the local company as to
| terms. Mr.. Morton did not care to talk, but
1t is said to be probable that a satisfactory
agreement will eventually be reached by
| the government and the telephone officials.
| IL is the announced intention of the govern
ment, however to establish an fnter-de-
partmenIal system of it's own II 1t can not
make such terms with the telephone com
pany as are considered fair. The existing
rates are considered too high and too varied
and the proposition will be to get down to
clear and open agreement involving all of
the government departments.
King Oscar Will Not Abdicate.
There is no truth in the published reports
| that King Oscar Of Sweden and Norway is
about to abdicate his throne in favor of his
oldest son. the crown prince by reason of
| Ill health. w. W. Thomas the United
| States minister to Sweden and Norway.
called at the White House today to pay
| his respects before returning to his post
| Thursday next on the steamer Deutschland.
| He has been the representative of the
United States in these far northern coun-
| tries continuously for seven years. and
many years ago was IN the diplomatic Serv-
| ice in the same countries. He married
Swedish lady and is on close terms with
| the reignng authorities. Speaking of the
various reports about King Oscar, Mr..
| Thomas said to- a Star reporter: a..
King Oscar has 20 intention of abdicat-
! ing IN favor of the crown prince. He Is In
vigorous health and enjoys his field sports
more keenly than eRhas in years. He is
seventy-six years soldi but is as active and
| useful to his country as man many years
| younger Although hesis seventy-six years
old. he expects to reign many more years.
| Two years ago his health began to fail, but
he has fully recovered to the great Joy of
his people. The 6fowni prince is one of the
most active and energetic men in the two
countries. He is forty-one years old an all
around athlete. vigorous of mind as well
as of body, one ofsthe best shots in Europe,
and the best tennis player in Sweden and
Norway. G''f D is>r
Other Callers.
Representative Bates of Pennsylvania
called on the President before the cabinet
meeting. Mr. Bates came. here to meet
Senator Knox to appear before the naval
board having in charge theb selection of
site for thes proposes, hawai- training station
| on the great lakes The claims of Erie,
Pa, are to be presented as site.
Representative Southland of Ohio, who
was in the city in connection with the
claims of Put-in-Bay as a location for the
lake training station. called on the Presi-
dent. There is not much doing in politics
| in Ohio this year." said Mr. Southland.
The people seem to be full of business, and
are prosperous. There is a good, healthy
republican sentiment among the voters of
| the state, and we do not look for largely
increased majority over 1900, due to the
| fact that there is little political interest
| being displayed If the state goes 1900
| that wiz be for Roosevelt That is about all
! expect"
| One of the Presidents callers was G. w.
| Bartch, member of the supreme court Of
Utah He presented F. c. Derr, a friend,
| of Danville, Pa
Reception of Scientists.
| President Roosevelt received in the east
room of the White House this afternoon
about seventy-five members of the Interna-
tional Congress of Arts and Sciences. head
| ed by the president of the congress- Prot
Simon Newcomb, and Prof. Hugo Munster
1 B,,--
| lngs, the President cordially received and
| greeted personally the members of the con-
| gress
Guests at Luncheon
At luncheon today the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt entertained Secretary Taft, At
| torney General Moody, Senator Alger of
Michigan and Mr.. c. ]. Rose.
! Conference With Cortelyou.
| Chairman Corteyou of the republican ma
tional committee had a conference with the
President lasting from late yesterday af-
ternoon until midnight. He went over the
| political situation fully and in detail with
the President. The New York situation es-
| pecially was discussed in many ways but
Mr.. Cortelyou had nothing to say for pub
LEGATION. He is talking no more in his pres
ent position than he did as secretary to
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt. his
| policy ever since he entered public life be-
iiS tHdt the less tnat Is SAID the less tner6
| is for explanation. This policy was emf
| nently satisfactory to both of the Presi-
dents he served, as shown by the fact that
| they trusted him as they did not others
Mr.. Cortelyou enforces now, as he did in
the White House, strict obedience to his
orders against talking, with the result that
| there Is less news given out at headquarters
| in New York than ever known there.
Mr. Cortelyou went to the White House
! shortly after noon to-day and remained
| there some time in conference with the
| President and members of the cabinet who
| were assembled for the cabinet meeting.
Agitation III the Philippines.
General Luke Wright, the Tennessee
democrat who is governor of the Philip
pines. writes to pTesiaent Roosevelt that
the political talk in this. country of indie
! pendence for the Nilipinos is having bad
| effect on the nativesEs This is what General
Wright SAYS. " 40
The effect of tbe ,e9ntinued discussion
as to the capacity ef the Filipino for self
government and hisaimhediate or ultimate
| independence is hitfhg1 Ats effect here. and
makes our task ,m9Ye difficult than it other
| wise would be- The less man is equipped
with intelligence did those qualities which