The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-28
ROOSEVELT BACK AT HIS DESK
TACKLES WORK PILED UP DUR
ING HIS PANAMA TRIP.
He Has a Message on Canal Matters About
Ready for s-Cabinet Holds
Meeting and Discusses Panama and
the Discharge OF the Negro soldi ers.

Ready FOR Congress Cabinet Holds
Meeting and Discusses Panama and
the Discharge OF the Negro soldi ers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-There was a re-
sumption Of activity at the White House
to-day when the President, bronzed and
hearty from the effect Of his visit to the
Isthmus Of Panama, appeared in his office
at $50 clock. Mr.. Roosevelt never looked
better in his life, and he never seemed in
better spirits. He rose at an early hour
and breakfasted in good season, for he knew
that a large amount Of work awaited him
and he was eager to attack it.
In the absence Of the President hundreds
Of letters have been received at the White
House, and although many of these had
been answered by his secretaries there
was a big pile Of them that called for his
personal attention. He made a good be-
ginning OF answering these and had trans
acted much other routine business before
the regular semi weekly meeting OF the
Cabinet was held at IL O'Clock. There
were only a few visitors before the Cabinet
meeting and nom Of them was allowed to
take much Of the Presidents time. Sena-
tor Cullom. who was among the callers,
said:
Il only talked to him for a minute, Inc l
had to hold on to him for that"
The President was ben on getting as much
work out OF the way as possible, for a great
deal will demand his attention between now
and next Monday, when Congress will con-
vene for the short session. On Thanks
giving Day the President will suspend
executive BUSINESS except Of the most
important nature and will spend the greater
part of the day with his family.
The first callers at the White House this
morning we're Col Charles Bromwell, Super
intendent of Public Buildings and Grounds,
and Assistant Attorney General Cooley,
who is a friend and frequent companion
Of the President. Vice-President Fair
banks looked in on the President for a few
moments and left the White House just as
Secretary Root came over for the Cabinet
meeting.
Good morning, Mr.. Secretary" said the
Vice-President genially, how is the Am
bassador to all the world1' The ambassa-
dor to all the world was feeling bully and
said 50.
entered the White House together, the War
Chief laughing heartily at some remarks
of Mr.. Shaw In regard to his acrimonious
interview with the business men in Pitts
burg yesterday.
The President was busy with two negro
visitors when the Members Of the Cabinet
arrived. Charles w. Anderson, Collector
Of Internal Revenue of New York, and
Emmett j. Scott, private secretary to
booker T. Washington, had called to voice
the protests of many negro organizations
against the Presidents action in discharg-
ing without honor three companies Of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, and the int rvie W
lasted for half an hour or more.
All the Presidents visitors to-day asked
him about his visit TO Panama and to all of
them he made substantially the same reply,
which was that he had been enormously
interested and profted by his visit, both on
the Isthmus and in Porto Rico. Mr.. Roose-
welt will send a special message to Congress
giving the results and conclusions of his
visit to the scene of the canal operations,
and IL is probable that this document will
be sent in at an early day. The message
las been nearly completed. for the President
dictated a large part Of IL TO his stenographer
on the voyage from the Isthmus to Hamp-
ton Roads.
The Presidents trip and the matter Of
the discharge of negro soldiers were the
principal subjects under discussion at the
Cabinet meeting, but as usual there was no
official information forthcoming as to what
took place at the session. Half an hour
4 after the abine met Speaker Cannon ar
rived at the White House and finding that
the meeting was in progress waited until
1880 O'Clock to see the President.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not leave his Office
until nearly ? o'clock, when he went to
luncheon. Secretaries Root and Taft were
his guests. He returned to his office at
3 o'clock to resume the work which he had
begun in the morning.