Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
TO CONFER WITH PRESIDENT
May Talk About Relieving the Money
Market.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY
To Governors Magoon Of Cuba and
Howard Of Florida for the People
ON Account Of Recent Disaster.

secretary SHAW IS expected to De IN
| Washington tomorrow and have a confer
| ence with President Roosevelt as to several
| things. The Secretary of the Treasury on
| his departure for his speaking tour did not
| expect to get back to Washington until at
ter the election next month. and the fact
that he will now run in during one day and
| talk with the President leads to the suppo-
sition that he has been sent for by his
chief
President Roosevelt Is getting his mes
sage to Congress arranged so that 1t will
be completed before he leaves for Panama.
1t is understood that he will leave only
| two subjects open for the printers until he
returns. These two will be Cuba and Pam
anna. As to the latter he will personally
see conditions there, and as to the former
| he may stop to look into things he may
await developments and information
| through secondhand sources until the last
day or so before his message must be in
the hands Of the printer.
1t is probable that the principal object of
sending for Secretary Shaw is to take up
the currency question with him SO that sub
ject may be out of the way along with
others There are conflicting views among
republican statesmen as to what should be
| done on currency reform at the coming ses-
sion Of Congress. Senator Beveridge, for
instance, asserts that there Is no popular
demand for legislation at the next session.
and. further, that there will not be time in
which to put such legislation through the
congressional mill. Senator Spooner takes
the contrary view.
Secretary Shaw will talk with the Pres
ident about what he has seen and heard as
to politics while on his long journey through
various states. So far Secretary Shaw has
done more campaigning than any repub-
ltcan in the country. Other cabinet officers
are now to go out and help the cause. but
their work will be brief compared to Mr..
Shaw's. Secretaries Root, Bonaparte. Will
son and Taft and Attorney General Moody
are scheduled to make speeches. At a con-
ference at the White House last night the
topics to be discussed by the cabinet Off
GERS was talked over with Representative
Sherman of New York. chairman of the re-
publican congressional committee. Great
activity, therefore, is to be shown by admin
istration leaders at the close of the cam
paign.
Aid for Money Market.
Treasury officials think that Secretary
Shaw may devote a short time tomorrow
to investigation Of the money situation In
New York The treasury is overloaded with
| cash, more than it knows what to do with.
The action Of the Bank of England in rails
Ing its rate will, many people think, shut
off importation of gold to this country for
some time to come. That being true, Sec
rotary Shaw may deem 1t wise to have
everything in shape to furnish relief to the
money market should a strfngency make it
with the banks, purchase the per cent
bonds that mature in the next few months,
or do a number of things that will cause
the treasury to put out some Of the funds
that have been taken out Of trade channels
Expressions of Sympathy.
President Roosevelt has sent the follow
ing kilograms to Governor Magoon of Cuba
and Governor Broward of Florida, respec-
lively:
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governor. Havana, Cuba:
Thru you desire to extend to the people
of Cuba the profound sympathy which this
country feels for the misfortune which has
befallen them. I earnestly hope that the
disaster may not be as great as reported.
especially as regards the crops, and that
all will again speedily be we'll
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Pray accept an expression of my pro-
found sympathy for the people of Florida
in the great disaster that has befallen
them. You will, Of course, call upon me If
the federal government has power to afford
any aid. THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
President Going to Jamestown.
Ex-Representative Harry st. G. Tucker Of
Virginia, president of the jamestown ex-
position, called on the President today to
tell him how we'll the affairs of the EXPOSE
ton are getting along and to see whether
the President desires any change in the ar
engagements for his visit to the exposition
The President said that he would open the
expositionon April 26, as heretofore ar
ranged, and make an address at the OPEN
ing. Mrs. Roosevelt and some Of the chill
dren will accompany the President when he
goes to Norfolk. This will be the first ex-
position the President has personally opened
on the ground. He has heretofore performed
this duty by touching key at the White
House.
Two Vermont Appointments.
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont. acting
behalf Of the Vermont delegation in Con-
gress. today recommended the appointment
Of James L. Martin, present United States
attorney Of Vermont, as United States dis
trict judge of that state. to succeed Judge
H. H. Wheeler, retired. The delegation also
recommends the appointment of Alexander
Dunnett of st. Johnsbury as United States
attorney to succeed Mr.. Martin. The Presi-
dent will name the mon.
A Loan for Porto Rico.
George Cabot Ward, the auditor of Porto
Rico. who has been in this country for some
time in connection with business affairs
pertaining to the island. has about complet-
ed his work here and will soon return to
Porto Rico. He had an interview with the
President today.
interested in is the proposed bond issue Of
81. O00. eco to be used in the construction Of
macadamiZed roads SO that the inha btants
can get their products of coffee and tobac-
CO to the market more conveniently than
now, when in many cases they COM
PEELED to use the old donkey trails which
generally prevail Financiers have been
slow to interest themselves in the proposed
issue. as they were not very inviting in an
Investment way. lacking the guarantee of
the United States government. Recently.
however, Mr.. Ward has received assurances
from the treasury officials that the gov
eminent will receive these bonds from ma
tional bank depositaries a security for
moneys deposited with them. This will i'm
mediately makes them salable and sought
after by investors. Mr. Ward is extremely
pleased over the outcome of his work. He
believes that with improved road conditions
the island will show continued prosperity
and development and make it an attractive
place for investors.
Addition to White House China.
Through the patriotic generosity of Mr.. T.
Jefferson Coolidge of Boston a valued adj
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