Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-16
Significance of the Presidents
Southern Trip.
HOW SOME REGARD IT
BELIEVE THAT IT MEANS NO Elk
IRA SESSION IN THE FALL.
Senator Elkins Tells About the Work
of His Communicable Truth in
Report of Taft's Transfer.

The fact that the President is arranging
TO go south In October Is believed to indi-
cate that there will be no extra session
next fall. October 1 had been set as the
date for the extra session. but the fact that
the President has definitely announced that
he will go south in that month is regarded
by many as practically settling the ques-
ton of the extra session, unless the Presi-
dent has in mind the plan of calling Con-
gress together in November and letting the
extra session run right into the regular one
in December, thus giving an extra months
work.
Work of the Elkins Committee.
Senator Elkns. seated in his huge. puff
ing automobile. a new purchase. landed at
the White House before the cabinet met
and had long chat with the President as
to the work of his Senate committee on
Interstate commerce. Senator Elkins told
the President the committee is working five
hours each day. and accomplishing three
times much as il it had attempted to hold
meetings during regular sessions of the Sem
ate. Senator Elkins is daily sending to
President Roosevelt copies of the proceed
ings and testimony. The President express
ed satisfaction with the work of the COM
mittee and complimented Senator Elkins on
thing is being done.
New Southern State Proposed.
I'VE are seriously in earnest about doing
all can to create new state out OF the
mountain portions of North Carolina Ten
nessee. Kentucky and Virginia. said Rep
resentative Brownlow of Tennessee, who
Is credited with being the father of the
scheme, "and we are going to push 1t for
oil ~ hat tHo rin
sent of the four states is necessary. but |
don't see why we can't get that consent.
The democrats certainly ought to be glad
to get rid of US. and then they won't have
to bother so much about stuftiug ballot
boxes and resorting to other dangerous
tricks. If were out of the way the
democrats would have things all their own
way in the other portions of the four
states. In southeastern Kentucky the po-
Htical sentiment is practically unanimous
ir its republicansm. The same thing is
true in eastern Tennessee. where there are
two republican members of Congress. Sc
lected by overwhelming ma jOrities; in west
ern North Carolina. where the republicans
in majority If treated fairly, and IN
southwestern Virginia. A state created out
of these four sections would be one of the
greatest in the country, unexcelled in Its
mineral resources and rich in patriotism.
IF we can get the consent of the demo-
cratic legislatures of the four states can
get the consent OF congress-, unu our state
would be created. We realize the difficulties
in the way of the whole thing and the cold
water that is being thrown upon it in some
directions, but if we can convince the demo-
Gratis that 1t will be better to give us Up
they may do So"
Representative Brownlow was at The
White House with the board of managers
of the national soldiers homes. The board
is now making one of its periodical tours
of soldiers homes. 1t has been to the
mountain home at Johnson City, Tenn, in
Mr.. Brownlows district, and will leave for
the southern home at Hampton, Va. Later
it will go to the other homes.
Plans to Increase the Revenues.
Senator Warren of Wyoming babe the
President goodbye today, and said that he
would leave for the west tomorrow. When
the Wyoming senator was asked about
what would be done in the direction of in
creasing revenues, he said that Congress
would give the subject careful considera-
ton. Il think that the war revenue taxes
were cut more than should have been the
case. and l said at the time we took
them off. We can restore some of these or
impose new ones without having to bother
with the tariff. Although we are running
behind now 1t will do no great amount of
harm unless II is allowed to go too long
Tho United States has been spending money
on some important investments, and that
accounts for some of the deficit. We are
paying cash out OF the treasury on the
Panama canal. We are building our navy
and bringing it up to point where IL will
be valuable to Consequently our ex-
cess of expenditures have not been without
good reason. 1t Is like a man putting an
addition to his house. His expenditures
may be in excess of his income for a time
but will probably not be allowed to continue
that way"
Secretary Taft Not to Change.
The cabinet meeting today vas short
one and apparently not important so far as
general discussion is concerned. Secre-
tary Taft was asked about the story that
he will be transferred to the Department
of Justice when Mr.. Moody leaves that
place. but he said there was no truth in the
story.
IL is generally understood by Mr. Taft's
friends that he likes the work of his pres
ent department and does not care to make
a change. 1t is further stated that the
President would not want him TO change