The leader., 1905-09-23
COMING SOUTH.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL VISIT
NEW ORLEANS OCT. 22ND.
Dr. White Says There Will be No Dan.
Ger from the Fever by That
Date.

ger IRON tne FeveF Dy lhat
Date.
President Roosevelt sent this
Telegram yesterday to Martin
iBehrman, Mayor of New Orleans:
"Oyster Bay, L. l.,
Sept. is, 1905.
Hon. Martin Behrman, Mayor,
New Orleans, La:
/ thank you for the telegram
of the 10th. Nothing has been
closer to my heart this summer
than che welfare Of the people Of
Louisiana and New Orleans, and
each day the first information /
have sought is as to the progress
made in fighting Che sconrge un-
der which they have suffered.
my trip to the South begins
on the 18th of October. | had
expected to arrive in New Orleans
October 90. If the people of
Louisiana and New Orleans desire
me to come at that time, of course
/ shall come. If they desire me
to come later, | shall make a sec
ond trip for the express purpose
of visiting Louisiana and Arkan-
sas. / wish you to consider in the
matter simply the wishes of the
people of Louisiana, and New Or
leans, and also, Of course, the
question Of quarantine regulations
Os other States, in so far as they
would be affected by my entering
them after leaving Louisiana. I
shall do whatever the people of
New Orleans and louisiana wish,
subject only to the feeling of the
other States in this quarantine
mafter.
"THEO. ROOSEVELT"
This reply was sent:
New Orleans, Sept. 1S, 1905.
lion. Theodore, Roosevelt, Pres
ident of the United States, Oys-
ter Bay, N. Y:
] have the honor to acknowl-
edge your telegram of this date,
and at a meeting of the executive
committee of citizens, held this
evening, at which DIR. J. H.
White, in charge of the United
States Marine Hospital and Pub
lie Health department here, was
present, / was requested to tele-
graph you that we are absolutely
convinced that there is no risk
attached to your visit on the date
originally arranged, Oct. % next.
and we willingly assume the re-
sponsibiIity. Knowing full we'll
your desire to honor us, we cor
daily reiterate our heartfelt invi-
tatIon. AS to the possibility of
your entering Arkansas after
leaving here, we are at present
uncertain, but have wired the au-
thorities of that State, and will
advise you shortly.
" MARTIN BEHRMAN,
Mayor of che City of New Or
leans.
After a conference with the
members of the executive commit
tee of the citizens reception COM
mittee, held last night in the Pro
gressiVe Union rooms, the Mayor
wired the reply above.
News of the Presidents read
mess to come here under present
conditions spread rapidly through
the city and gained the most en-
thusiastie comment everywhere.
The universal expression of ad-
mlration for the Presidents stand
was followed Immediately by the
question of personal danger to
him in the visit.
DR.. White of the Marine Hos
pital Service was seen yesterday
afternoon and unhesitatingly stat
ed his belief that there would be
no danger attached to the coming
OF the Chief Executive on Oct. %.
From every standpoint, = de-
clared DR.. White, mot only be-,
cause he is the President, but
because Of my personal admira
tion and friendship for the man, ]
would be the last man IN the
world to bring him into danger.
But there will be none. The
President will arrive in the day
time, every precaution will he
taken against any possibility Of
infection, and he will be absolute
ly safe. Z
Chairman M. j. Sanders, Of the
citizens executive committee, af-
ter consultation with bis friends
and colleagues, issued call last
evening for committee meeting,
which was held 10 the rooms Of
the Progressive Union at S o'clock
last night.
At the request Of the committee
DR.. White reiterated and empha-
sized his opinion that no danger
to the President need be feared
by his coming here on Oct. %.
This was the first question to be
considered. That settled, the ques-
Ition Of quarantine restrictions
was discussed. President Rooses
|veIt's intention is to visit. Little
Rock, Ark, after leaving New
Orleans, and the matter Of bis
passing the State line into Arkan-
sas on his way out was naturally
lone Of serious concern. On ac-
count Of the fact that frost occurs
much earlier in Arkansas than
there, coming usually between
IOct. 10 and Oct. 10, ii was decid-
led there could be no impropriety
II wirinu fhe rISansas a1thnri.