New-York tribune., 1906-08-25
ORDERS NEW SPELLING.
PRESIDENT WILL USE 1T.
adopts Carnegie Reforms for AL
His Correspondence.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

oyster Bay, Aug 24-President Roossvelt's
oetermina ton to put in in his official docu-
hlelcs the reformed spelling OF the Carnegie
committee, which created much surprise
throughout the country to-day as soon as IL was
announced by the press, was given out by Sec-
retary Loeb in an transformations way when he
reached the executive offices this morning Mr.
Loeb usually holds several little audiences with
the newspaper correspondents every day They
call on him early in the morning to see if ne has
learned anything of interest from the early mail.
they again call at the office after he returns
from Sycamore Hill about 13O D. m. and they
see him for the third time before he goes home at
o'clock
In the last few days the daily grist of news at
the executive offices has been light. and this
morning, after the secretary announced that
there were no visitors due at Sycamore Hill and
no appointments to be made public the small
crowd of correspondents heaved sigh In chorus.
"Oh. it may interest you 10 know that the
President has become a spelling reformer." re-
marked Mr. Loeb
'Yes" said the visitors. with only languid in
terest in their tones.
"And has decided to adopt the list prepared
by Mr.. Carnegie's committee for use hereafter
in his official and private correspondence" added
the secretary.
Not more than ten minutes elapsed from that
moment before the entire crowd of newspaper
workers was rushing to the telegraph Office to
send Just many words spelled in the old
phonetic way they could about the Presidents
most startling vacation announcement,
1t is confidently expected that the style to
be used by the President for his official and
social correspondence will be speedily adopted
in every department and bureau of the govern
ment. Before the Public Printer in Washington
had time TO settle himself after reaching his
office this morning he deluged with requests
for the list OF words that are to be revised or
stripped OF certain letters. The official order from
the President directing him TO prepare such list
had not reached him at that time. and may not
find its way TO his desk before tomorrow morn
ing but as soon he gets Il he will undoubtedly
comply with the order rapidly as possible.
Secretary Loeb expects to receive copies of the
list not later than Monday AS soon as ii comes
the clerks and stenographers of the executive
office will change their manner of spelling to
conform to the new photography There Is an
idea prevalent that changing the spelling of two
hundred or three hundred common words
throughout the tremendous volume OF govern
mental business would seem to be a task so
stupendous that little short of a lifetime would
be needed 20 bring it about. The President
however, holds the opinion that st will be nut
into effect so SPEEDILY and with so little fuss
and feathers that after a few weeks IT will be
accepted by heads of departments, chiefs of
bureaus and clerks alike the natural and easy
way of using the language. Every stenographer
and typo" In the government employ will have
the style" posted or pinned within reach of his
eye.