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ROOSEVELT MAY GET 100000.
INCREASE IN SALARY MILL HAS
CHiNCE TO PASS AT ONCE.
Effort TO He Made Early rhis Week TO Push
II Through the flouse-Mnny Demo-
Gratis Openly Favor the Measure. and Re
puhlicans Are Not opposed to the Plan.

Gratis Openly Favor the Measure, and He
puhicans Are Not opposed TO tho Plan.
WASHINGTON. Feb. rs An effort will be
made early next week to secure action in
Congress on one Of the bills providing an
increase in the salary Of the President.
Many Democratic members favor the prop
osition. and there is growing belief that
it will have no opposition whatever from
the Republicans.
The bill which will form the basis Of what
ever action may be taken was introduced
by a Democrat. Representative Maynard
Of Virginia It provides in effect for in
! creasing the Presidents salary from $50, 900
to 800 900 year and granting ex-Presidents
pension Of ZOO annually for life. While
Representative Maynard is heartily in
favor Of its provisions he has been deferred
up TO now from pressing the measure on
account of a rush Of work incident 10 MS
interest in the bill to assist the celebration
Of the founding Of jamestown, Va.
It is believed that Mr.. Maynard and others
who believe that the salary increase bill
should be passed in the remaining seven,
DAYS of the present term of President Roose-
welt in order that he may have the benefit
Of the additional income during the four
additional years which he will serve will
get together on Monday to devise plans for
obtaining action.
Many Republican Members of Congress
said to-day that they were in favor OF the
bill but preferred to remain inactive until
Democratic Senators or Representatives
brought the matter forward. Representa-
tive Wyatt Aiken Of South Carolina,
Democratic member. expressed himself
openly however az sincerely anxious to
secure action ON the hill at this session.
THE President Of the United states is
underpaid said Mr. Aiken, "and the salary
ought to have been raised long ago. No
President we have had or will hive for
many years to come more richly deserves
the increase than MIR Roosevelt ! sincerely
hope that the persons having the bill in
charge in the House will go TO work on
Monday and moi, rest until it has passed
through that body There ought not to be
objection from single man. Somebody
seems to have neglected pushing 1t up
to this time, and about all that is needed
now is for some one TO get behind the bill
and shove it right through especially where
il is known there is clear road for it.
There is much economy talk IN the House
but no one wants tnlH 10 dpllN W a man
who Is pleasing so many people by his
course in the White House. The entire
increase would amount to $4,000 year,
SO far MS the President is concerned. The
prop osed increase in the salaries Of other
officials could be allowed to go over until
another session The others will not be-
grudge tho fact that the President secures
the increase before they do.
AS understand II, the measure provid-
ing for the increase must be passed at this
session or it will not apply to President
Roosevelt at all. The next administration
would not De qualified to make an increase
in salary aud the President will be excluded
from participation in the benefit Of any
reimbursement OF salaries which the next
Congress may deem TO be just The work
ought 10 be done now. and can be done II
the right persons will get back Of IL
-Of course the matter is too delicate
one for President Roosevelt to permit 1t
being mentioned to him; but | am satisfied
that if action were taken by Congress in
unanimous sort OF way the President would
not feel that he was justified in interfering
with the action Of that body by veto.