Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-12
From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandra GaleI'e'l
Washington. ID. c., May IL.

The average American Is preliy goou
fellow and all we need in this country Is
to get together and get acquainted.
This was favorite expression of the
President, and ne found it cheered to
The echo from Texas to the wilds where
Ia he made his camp for the bear hunt.
So Mr.. Roosevelt is certain that the
American people approve OF his policies,
the building of the Panama canal, with
efficiency and economy, but anyway with
efficiency :" the government control OF
interstate commerce and the equallz-
ing of railway rates and his belief that
the Monroe doctrine can best be EN-
forced by the maintenance of large
navy, to be used not as menace to other
powers but as promoter OF respect and
therefore world peace.
Oscar MamrOs, for several years Con
sul at Colon but who has just been trans
lerred TO Ruen, France, was among the
callers at the State Department this
morning. Mr.. Malmros arrived from
the isthmus in New York yesterday on
board of the Seguranca, which also
brought a number of disgruntled en-
ployees from the canal zone, many OF
whom were afraid of the yellow fever
and more who were dissatisfied with the
living conditions on the isthmus. Mr..
Malmros said that there was no reason
tor any scare over the yellow fever
situation. While there are several cases
in hospital and there have been some
deaths he said that conditions are inn
proving all of the time. Consul Malm-
ros was much astonished to learn that
Minister John Barrett at Panama had
reported himself i'll. He said that Mr..
Barrett had seen him of from the
isthmus and appeared to be in the most
robust health at that time.
The first caller at the White House
after the return of the President was
Senator Kean, OF New Jersey, who came
TO present the President with an in
yitation to attend the l25th anniversary
of the battle of Elizabethtown, n. ).
The President was unable to accept.
Vice President Fairbanks was one OF
the early callers at the White House.
He will leave for the west tomorrow.
He would have gone before but waited
until the President came back.
Excepting those absent from the city,
Secretaries Hay and Wilson, every
member of the Cabinet attended the
meeting at the White House this morn
ing. The first for six weeks. Alter re-
ceiying the congratulations Of bis advi-
sors on the success of his trip, the Presi-
dent entered at once with them into a
discussion of the various matters oil
public business that accumulated during
his absence. The Bowen-Loomis con-
rroyersy was also discussed by the Cabi-
net members, it being decided to reserve
action in the matter until the President
shall have had opportunity to hear an
explanation from Mr.. Bowen, who Is ex'
pec,ed here from New York on Monday
Secretary Morton brought up the matter
of proper ceremony in memory Of John
Paul Jones whose body is to be conveyed
to this country from France by an
American squadron. He is in iavorofhav
ing the in interment at Annapolis, and
it is thought that his desire will prevail
Among other things considered was an
opinion rendered by Attorney General
Moody to the effect that the eight hour
does not apply TO work on the Panama
canal. This ruling is especially graft
fying to the President and the Secretary
of War. as the construction OF the canal
would have been seriously hampered
had the commission been required to
limit DAYS labor to eight hours on the
isthmus in accordance with the require
ment on government work in the United
States.
William Ramsay, jr., president Of the
Wabash system, before the Senate COM
mittee on Interstate commerce, this
morning differentiated between tax leg
islation which he said was general legis-
lation, and rate making acts which
he said constituted class legis-
lation. This point he said had been over
looked by President Roosevelt in
bis recent utterances at Denver.
Government ownership, he said, would
entail an annual deficiency apprOpri-
alton which would make the army and
navy and rivers and harbOrs appropria-
tons look like R drop in the bucket.
Railroad men, Mr. Ramsey declared in
answer to a question about their po!iti-
cal activity, have just as much right to en-
gage in politics and appear before legisla-
ture as any Senator or public official. eve
have not been decitizenized," he said,
"although the public clamor would make
it appear many of us should be in the
penitentiary." The witness cited the
HARRISBURG wreck in confederation OF his
testimony yesterday relative to abuses
under the safety appliance law. The
wreck was due to a failure of the safety
apparatus, and this showed that while
safety legislation may me passed ac-
cidents can't be prevented.
Governor Cummins, Of Iowa, shook
hands with the President soon after the
latter reached his office this morning.
1--WE did not talk tariff or business, "
said Gov. Cummins. al am going to
start west this evening;will talk at Chi
cago tomorrow night, and then expect to
60 home. The tariff? Oh, my views are
pretty we'll known. | have no doubt
that Congress will do the proper thing
when the time comes. ! am not worry
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