Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-24
WOOD AT OYSTER BAY
GENERAL TALKED OVER PHILIP
PINE CONDITIONS.

Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood were the
guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay last night.
The President had not seen Gen. Wood
since his arrival in this country from the
Philippines, where he is the commander of
the American forces In the Moro archi-
pelago His return was induced by the ne
cessity of undergoing a surgical operation
An operation was performed in Boston, and
Gen Wood practically has recovered from
its effects. He expects to return to tho
Philippines as soon as he shall have COM
pletely regained his normal condition.
While It is said that Gen. Woods visit to
the President Is devoid of significance and
is of purely personal nature, it Is certain
that the President desired to discuss with
him the situation in the Philippines, not
only as to the operations of the American
army. but as to the development of the
islands and their needs in the way of leg
islation
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt enter
tained a party at luncheon yesterday, In
Guiding Major General George w. Davis.
former governor of the isthmian canal zone;
Francis r. Leupp. commissioner or lndlan
affairs: William Barnes. jr., of Albany. N.
Y. and T II. p. Farr and Archer Hartman,
relatives of the Roosevelt family.
Davis on Panama Matters.
Gen. Davis, who is member of the board
of consulting engineers of the isthmian
canal commission discussed with the Presi-
dent matters concerning the canal project,
with special reference to the approaching
first meeting of the board of consulting
engineers. After his conference with the
President, Gen. Davis was asked about the
recent criticism of the canal commission
on account of its large expenditures OF
money for supplies. machinery, ships and
railroad materials.
II have no connection now" the general
said land have had no connection at any
time with the finances of the commission.
l know little about them. 1t may be said
in a general way, however. that large ex-
penditures are necessary in the Inaugural
ton of a great project like that at Panama.
Railroad equipment. including locomotives,
cars and material, steam shovels and other
machinery, houses for the employees and
ships for the carrying of supplies, once
bought and paid for, are permanent prop
erty While the first cost is considera BILE,
the cost thereafter is purely for mainte-
nance.
NO, no." he continued, there will not
be 10000 men employed the work OF
canal construction. Nobody has even init
mated such number until these articles
were published recently. There is no
thought of employing such a number OF
men or of providing for such number
Indian Bureau Problems.
Commissioner Leupp came to Oyster Bay
to make report of an investigation he re-
Gently has made of the affairs of certain
Indian tribes in the west and to discuss
with the President some other questions
that have arisen in his bureau.
Mr.. Barnes. who is chairman of the re-
publican state executive committee OF
New York, talked to the President about
some political matters which he did not
care to discuss for publication.
Later in the afternoon the President had
talk with Rev. j. ]. Curran of Wilkes
barre Pa president of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union. concerning the industrial
situation in the anthracite region. No de
tails of the interview were disclosed.
Rev. j. ]. O'Neill, rector of ST. Gather
ines Catholic Church of Brooklyn, was
presented to the President by Father Pow
ers, rector of st. Dominic's Church, in Oys-
ter Bay.
Mrs. Roosevelt and party of friends at
tended yesterday afternoon a performance
of LAS You Like It. given in grove not
far from Sycamore Hill. The performance
was notable social event.