Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-01
ROOSEVELT
TO SAIL
NOV. s
Precedent viii Be Set by His
Leaving United
StateSl

Washington, Nov. President
Roosevelt will set sail from New
York, November s, on the first Jour
ney ever made to a foreign land by
a president of the United States. 1t
will be the beginning of his trip to
Panama to investigate personally the
conditions and general situation in
the canal zone. and be will not re-
turn to Washington till the latter
days of November.
The trip will be made on the new
battleship Louisiana. which this week
braved the storms OF the tropics and
brought the secretary of war safely
to Hampton Roads. The two newest
cruisers OF the pavy-the Washing
ton and Tennessee-which have not
yet had their final trials at sea. will
act as conveys.
The President will leave Washing
ton in a special train over the Penn
sylvania railroad Monday night, No
vember .. arriving in Oyster Bay
early Tuesday morning, to vote. It
is understood TO be his present inten.
tion to spend Tuesday there, when
doubtless he will he visited b. or be
in close communication with his
party leaders in New York. on ac-
count Of the election. He will also
probably spend the next day there.
working on his message TO congress.
and he will leave there either late
Wednesday night or early Thursday
morning for New York, where he will
board the Louisiana for his long con-
templated trip TO the isthmus.
Prefers the Louisiana.
Since the President announced his
final determination TO make the trip
In November. the navy department
has set to work 10 provide a suitable
warship transportation and convoy
for the navy's commander in chief.
The new battle ship Rhode Island,
the Louisana's sister ship, which has
Just been completed at the New York
navy yard and which had been under
consideration. was scratched on the
list for the reason. II Is understood.
that the President prefers the Loulsi-
ana.
One reason for this preference is
said to lay In Secretary Taft's praise
OF that ships splendid conduct I'm a
storm The President Is said TO have
been greatly interested in the war
secretary's description OF the trip mp
through the two storms. Although
the President has not formally asked
for a convoy, II was decided by the
navy department that the Louisiana
should be accompanied In the trip by
the newest cruisers in the service.
The President is considerably dis
appointed In the inability of Secre-
tary Taft TO accompany him. The
Cuban situation has made that inn
possible and as Secretary Taft held
down the I'D In Cuba. so will he hold
down the same lid in Washington
during the Presidents absence.
The President will be absent from
the White House at least three
weeks. as II will require fully six
days each way TO make the trip, and
he desires to have a week for his in
vestigation on the isthmus. In case
he should decide not TO remain az
Oyster Bay over Wednesday. be will
probably leave Washington Wednes-
day night on the Dolphin. In either
event. he will leave the Louisiana on
the return trip at Hampton Roads
and proceed up the bay on either the
Dolphin or Mayfiower.
The President viii be a busy man
during his trip. and he will be par
ticularly busy both before and Inn
medlately after IL. What, with
watching the Cuban situation. the
campaign in New York, preparing
for the opening OF congress, and
making ready for his Panama trip
he will be rushed every minute up
TO the time he boards the warship'
On his way 10 Panama he will con-
tinue the work on his message on
the return trip. II he does not en-
counter such storm as prevented
Secretary Taft from framing mp his
report on the Cuban situation ne
win write such part Of his message
as will pertain 70 the canal. After
bis return 20 washington and confer