Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
The President at Work
Again This Morning.
CHANGE In HIS PLANS
DATE FOR GOING TO OYSTER BAY
DEFERRED.
Returned Last Night From His Short
Visit to Virginia Apparently
Much Refreshed.


night accompanied by. Mrs. Roosevelt.
from their little jaunt into Virginia. The
President seemed much refreshed by his
outing, and apparently had enjoyed himself
hugely. The return trip was accomplished
in regular Pullman over the Southern
railway. the President and his wife occu-
plying the drawing room.
Secretary Taft and Mr.. Loeb were await
ing the President at the White House. and
public business was Immediately taken up.
With his Unsuitable appetite for work the
President insisted upon taking up the Rus
sian-Japanese peace negotiations and hear
ing all the latest developments before re-
firing. 1t was IL o'clock before Secretary
Taft got away, and the lights were burning
in the executive offices a long time after
ward.
At Work Early This Morning.
The President was UP and at work again
early this morning. Secretary Taft called
for a few moments prior to his departure
for West Point, and after he left Attorney
General Moody dropped in for half an
hours talk. Attorney General Moody de-
clined to discuss for publication the Santa
Fe rebate case or the protest which has
been filed by the Cincinnati Shippers Assoc
citation with the Department of Justice
against the southern railroads.
Among the Presidents callers today were
Prof Albert Bushnell Hart. professor of his
tory at Harvard College. and Mrs. Hart.
They called to invite the President to at
tend a reception which they will give on
the occasion of the commencement exer-
cises at Harvard. June IS The President
expects to be present. When Prof and Mrs.
Hart left the White House. heavy down
pour of rain had begun, but Attorney Gen
eral Moody, who was just leaving, invited
them to go in his carriage.
Secretary Hitchcock was with the Presi-
dent and took occasion to make an appoint
ment for the reception this afternoon of a
delegation from Muskogee, l. T. Secretary
Hitchcock said that the furry over the pay
ment of tribal taxes Is over and that there
will be no further trouble, the recalcitrants
having completely surrendered.
Mr.. Loeb. secretary to the President, to-
day addressed Il letter to the mayor of Sa-
vannah. Ga, In reply to a request for an
appointment with the President for a COM
mittee of citizens who desire to invite the
President to visit Savannah upon the oeca-
Sion of his southern trip. Mr.. Loeb said
that it would be impossible for the Presi-
dent to change his Itinerary so as to include
visit to Savannah.
Change of Plans.
A change has been made in President
Roosevelt's plans for going to Oyster Bay.
1t was rendered necessary by the ex1gen-
cies of official business. Originally 1t was
his intention to leave Washington on the
night of the Goth instant, and after at
tending the commencement exercises of
Clark University at Worcester, Mass. and
OF Williams College at Wiliamstown. Mass
to go directly to Oyster Bay. Instead of
going to Oyster Bay from Williamstown
the President will return to Washington
remaining here for nearly week before
going to Massachusetts again to attend the
Harvard commencement on the 9th and
18th instant. He expects now to leave
Boston late on the night of the 2Sth and to
arrive at Oyster Bay on the morning of
the 29th instant
The delicaey of the situation in relation
to affairs in the far east made necessary
the change in the Presidents plans. 1t is
his desire to conclude In Washington the
preliminary plans for meeting OF repre-
sentatives. OF Russia and Japan, because he
is in closer touch with the situation here
than he would be at Oyster Bay
Treatment of Chinese Immigrants.
A delegation of members of the American
Asiatic. Association. accompanied by rep
resentatves of a number of cotton manu-
facturers called at the White House today
to protest to the President against alleged
seventies in the administra ton of the CHI
nese exclusion laws. Mr.. J. Ford. secretary
of the association, read a memorial to the
President alleging that the treatment of
Chinese by the Immigration officers was
more severe than the letter or the spirit
OF the law warranted.
The President took exception to that
statement and expressed the belief that
1t was not In violation Of the letter of the
law, inasmuch as the courts had upheld
the decisions Of the department
The memorial closed in the following
words:
THE members OF this delegation feel con-
fdent that they will not appeal to you In
vain in asking that remedy should be
sought for the anomalous and unsasissac
tory condition OF the existing relations be-
tween this country and the Chinese empire
The probably disastrous effects on their in
terests and the interests of the industries
for which they speak. Of longer coatInu-
ance of that condition. must be their ex-
cuse for the urgency and emphasis which
they have taken the liberty to use in inyit-
Ing your attention to the subject"
President Roosevelt said he would COM
municate the memorial to the Department
OF Commerce and Labor.