Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Cabinet in Conference for Near
Iy Three Hours.
DISMISSAL OF THE TROOPS
Secretary Taft Recommends Modifcas
ton of the Order.
C0L0RED VISITORS RECEIVED
Statement May Be Issued by the Prssi.
dent This Afternoon-secretar
Metcalf's Report
DISMISSAL OF THE TROOPS
coL0RED VISITORS RECEIVED

President Roosevelt got to work in hin
ONCE before 10 o'clock this mornlne.
With Secretary Loeb he dived into an
assortment OF letters and papers ana
worked as hard as man could until in
terfuptions put stop. Vice President
Fairbanks, who has been receiving ova.
lions In the south, and Senator Cullom of
iiiinols dropped in for a lew minutes'
talk with the President. Before thew
could finish their chats with him cabi.
net officials began to assemble for n reg.
uiar meeting of that body OF official ex.
ecutlve advisers. For the first time I'm
several months there was a full meet,
ing every member being present.
Inc cabinet meeting was a most i'm.
portant one and lasted nearly three
hours, or until the Presidents hour for
luncheon. Even then not all of the BUSH
ness was finished. and the President will
De compelled to have frequent conrer.
ehces with members in the next three
or TOUR days to be able to get track of
'he work that is to be considered by him.
japanese School Question.
Secretary Metcalf went to San FrancIsco
at The direction of the President. lust no.
lore the later left for Panama. to inyesti.
gate the charges of discrimination againet
japanese In the public schools of thar civ
ana aHeged violation of treaty laws Mr..
Me,Cail To-Day reported to the President
orally, and in addition handed in :, -
oeH report. The question is a most delft
Sate ohe, ana the tenor of the report made
undoubtedly showed that San Fr,nciscc
people propose to deal with the school
prooaem In their own way. and will NOT
accept any interference by the n,tionoi
kn NM cfh
tariy Metcalf has pointed out TO force
nv , |d.iLorhishs 10 accept japanese chi. dren
anu crown men and women in the same
grades OF the public school with white
cDlidren This Is especially true as 10 xrown
Japanese men and women
IL is not yet known whether the President
h Mn MAKE pubic any decision reached by
MN. Before doing anything he win hsrs
., conference with Secretary Root The Ian
anese government is understood to expect
some some result from the visit made by Secre-
oary Metcalf. At the time of the danartrra
OF secretary Metcalf for the Pacific coost
ehe president strongly minated thar INA
oa i rancisco people would have TO comnjv
bro,ipht lay 49,, requirements. If this could be
DpIousht ABOUT by the national government
~" ne looks upon II all now was NOT staf.
ca AFTER the cabinet meeting TO-DAY.
dismissal of Colored Soldiers
Another important subject considoraa -.
lhe CABINET session was the orde, OF tha
IIesioent dism,ssng three companies of tina
-''h infantry. Secretary Taft made some
to the President. IL {.
s'aied' as to softening the order of dismiss
saI 70 some extent. and It is expected that
s me RESIDENT will carefully consider these
suggestions, together with th. Ist,ers go
petitions that have come to him OH"
me PRESIDENT today showed his willing.
ness 10 near protests in regard 10 his ordep
an on p hnur the cabinet meeting for half
an hour while he listened to Charles w
emerson. co.ored. collector of internal
revenue In New York and Emmett
S Seo.t private secretary to Booker n.
oischarged soldiers. Scott came IN W,sh
lngton representing Prof Washington ner-
sonally. The visitors afterward i,tj,nataa
t t,ia' .ney uid not think it would be proper
LOT then TO talk about the details of The
interview. They stated that the presidsnV
gave no intlmation that would lead fham
20 guess what he would do, although thew
believed, from what they could Catrer Ia
II any soldier could clearly show 70 .Sn
war Department that he really did nor
know anything about the guilty men In tSs
70 brownsville riots the President would aid
IN having him restored, especially in the
event that he had served long and honor.
ABLY in the army to this time
both OF the visitors were reluctant, tn tall
Ihey asserted that they were friends of ~
President. Anderson, who IS said % "a ne
tne most influential negro politician IL
New York city, sought to evade over~th,nm
of the visit 'eihehs
This whole thing is thin ice. he sa,n
and as l weigh go pounds l can't a rforS
to do too much skating" "''u
IL Is believed that the President will ,.sus
q iinaf statement some time this afternoon
which Will dispose of the whole thing ana
relieve him OF receiving various deIeyst;ons
that could do nothing to change his oninion
~ Is thousht the statement will place fur
liner v,sNations upon Secretary Taft who
VIII report to the President ANYTHING or
Importance that may transpre In behalf Of
the discharged men.
Special Message on the Canal.
President Roosevelt was SO much inter.
ested in what he saw on the isshmus OF
Panama. as he told his cabine; advisers
today, that he will send to Congress a spe-
cial message dealing with the canal. He
has made considerable progress upon tho
debating parts of 1t to- Assistant
Secretary LAtta, who accompanied him to
Panama. Other portions of IL he gave to
Loeb this morning. The regular
of the President. which has been
printed and Is. being distributed by the
press associations to their newspapers. will
go to Congress a week from today. The
special message on Panama will. follow
toward the end Of the week or the first part
Of the week after. The special document
will deal with conditions on the isthmus.
and will make some strong recommended
tons for legislation to promote the COM
struction Of the great waterway.
The Thanksgiving Turkey.
Horace Vose. who has furnished the
turkey to the White House
or number of years. has shipped twen-
dressed bird to the Presi-
lent, and 1t is expected to arrive tomorrow.
The turkey is one of the famous Rhode
island bronze and has tinge of wild blood
n Its makeup.
All of the Roosevelt children will be home
or Thanksgiving, and there viii be some
invited guests in addition.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth ar.
lived at the White House this morning
Erect from Boston. They will remain with
Mrs. Longworth's parents until after
ss -as,,
Return Of the President.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt got back to
Washington last. night from their trip 70
Panama. Near Piney Point yesterday as