New-York tribune., 1905-08-09
PRESIDENTS VISITORS.
Francis b. LOOmis, DR.. Hollander
and the Chinese Minister.
GsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Oyster Bay Aug. S.-The Presidents visitors
to-day included Francis B. Loomis, Assistant
Secretary of State. who has just returned from
a trip abroad; DR.. Jacob H Honander, of Balti-
more, who is to visit Santo Domingo for the
government, and Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng, the
Chinese Minister to this country.
Mr.. Loomis arrived shortly after noon in COM
pany with DR.. HoIlander and they were the
guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at
luncheon DR.. Hollander recently returned from
Trip abroad in regard to Santo Domingo mat
'ers' and is shortly to go to that island. In the
evening the Chinese Minister, Sir Chentung
Liahg-C -Cheng, visited the President.
Ihere Will probably be a number of changes
made in our foreign Offices" said Secretary
Looms, after his visit Sycamore HILL but
none of them have been decided upon, and they
cannot, therefore, be announced lust now My
Investigations abroad were not so much confined
to the search for flaws in our own system as it
was TO discover the better systems in vogue In
the foreign offices. We will incorporate some of
the best ideas that foreign neighbors
using. For instance, the German foreign offices
have first class information bureau. provided
with an up-to-date printing office, which is kept
running all the time. getting out sheets contain
ing news vital to the German foreign offices
throughout the world.
Thus all information relating to Japan sent
from the German japanese offices would be dis
tributed among all the German legations in
China. Russia, the United States. and any others
| interested in that particular class of news
When the German Foreign Office gets informa-
ton OF pressing interest to it's Ministers and
consuls 1t uses the telegraph the cable freely
to keep them informed. 1t is this kind of a clear
ing house that will put in operation. with
such notifications best TO suit our
needs. OF course, the Germans and the other
European nations have been conducting foreign
affairs a great deal longer than we have. and
1t is not at all remarkable that of their
methods better than ours But while we
are celebrating foreign business methods We
will not add any red tape to our system. We
have enough Of that already. 1t Is the wish of
the President that red tape be cut out as much
as possible from present business methods,
and all our efforts will be in that direction"
Secretary Loomis asked If he took up the
matter of the Hankow Railway with the Presi-
dent in course of his CALL and he replied In the
| negative.
IAN I know about the Hankow Railway, he
said "is that Mr.. Morgan controls the conces-
sion absolutely and the question now being agi-
tated is whether not the Americans shall sell
or hold on I do not know what figure has been
offered for the line by the Chinese government
| but have heard that 100000 the sum-
This information came through a newspaper
source. however. not an official one.
What action will the President take in the
| Venezuelan asphalt case?" Mr.. Loomis was
| asked.
II do not know he replied, he has not as
| yet received any official information regarding
| the decision against the American company.
suppose that the story which has been printed
| from Caracas is correct. but sometimes State
| Department news is very slow in arriving
through official channels. II is not at all likely
that the President will take any action until ne
| learns all about the and has had a full re-
! port from the proper officials on the law and the
| facts"
will the decision against the American COM
| pany have any bearing on Judge Calhouns mis-
sion to Venezuela" MIR. Looms was asked I
| do not think So except to increase its lmpor-
! tance," repned the Secretary.
Mr. Loomis said that he intended to go TO
| Washington either tomorrow next day and
| after remaining there a few days would return
| TO his home in Ohio. II have not had any va
cation for four summers" said Mr.. Loomis
| 'and I'm going to take one this year MI
| L,oomis said that Secretary Root was not ex-
| pected at the State Department in Washington
| before the latter part OF September or the first
! Of October
| DIR. Holiander said that he had called upon
the President TO make an informal report upon
! his trim abroad and expected TO sail for Santo
| Domingo in a few days. The modus vivendi
! is working smoothly" said DR.. Hollander, and
| is perfectly satisfactory to all concerned ma
| tives foreign creditors and American agents
| For the first time in long period there are no
! disturbances upon the island. The only trace
| of discomfort comes and then from some
! professional malcontent who has found in the
| past that the making of revolutions was a
| more profitable and congenial occupation than
! that of raising cocoa. I went to Europe TO con-
! fer with various representatives of the foreign
| creditors of Santo Domingo, and had a number
! OF satisfactory interviews AS these conferences
| all informal, do not care TO say Just
| what countries ] visited what men l saw.
| When 1 return from my journey to Santo Do
| mngo l will make a report TO the President in
writing. The report will probably be ready in
| September"
| Sir Chentung Iang-Cheng, the Chinese Min
/ lister arrived at Oyster Bay shortly before
| o'clock this evening and hired carriage to
had been expected half an hour later, and the
| President sent carriage to the station to meet
him. The Minister went away on the 10 o'clock
| train for Long Island City.
When the Chinese Minister took the train for
Long Island City he said that he had called
upon the President to talk about the Hankow
Railway"
Negotiations may be concluded soon" said
| Sir Chentung. land that is about all that l
say at present. The President will give out
anything that should be made public"
rs the report that your government has Of
fered 100000 cOrrect?' the Minister
asked
II believe you are quite near it," he replied.
| The Minister explained further that the gov
ernment wished 20 purchase the road because
the people against the project as foreign
institution. If II is taken over by the govern
| The government has not made any attempt
seize the road, is there any intention of
| taking it away from the owners
| The road is $50 miles long, paper" said
| the Minister. but only tWenty-eight miles have