Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-08
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Departure of the President on
His Panama Trip.
TO RETURN NOVEMBER II
Will Be Kept in Communication by
Wireless Telegraphy.
IsTHMIAN LABOR CONDITIONS
Certain Allegations Brought to the At
tention Of the Chief Executive
This Morning.
IsTHMIAN LABOR CONDITIONS

President Roosevelt leaves Washington
this afternoon on the Dolphin for Panama
and Will not be in his offices again for
over two weeks. He departed from the
White House shortly after 3 o'clock. accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt, who will go with
him on his long trip. With the exception
OF Assistant Secretary Latta there will be
no member of the White House staff with
the President. Surgeon General Rixey of
the navy is with him as medical attendant
and friend.
During the Presidents absence Secretary
Loeb Will be in charge of White House af-
1alrs and Will transmit to the President
anything of extreme Importance that may
need consideration. 1t is not believed
though, that the trip of the President will
De interrupted by any important national
matter demanding his attention. But
there will be no difficulty in communicate
ing with him. In addition to good cable
service to the isthmus, arrangements have
Deen made for the best wireless telegraph
service ever undertaken. The battleship
Louisiana, which the President will board
tomorrow morning at the mouth of the
river, Will be equipped with the special
view OF keeping in close touch with wire
Key West. The President is expected to
land on the isthmus week from TODAY.
and he Will spend four ays there He
Will arrive in Washington November 81
", PreSi-
dent insisting on having sufficient time to
dispose OF accumulated business and to get
everything in shape for his absence from
the city.
Count Aoki, the Japanese ambassador,
called at the White House to say good-bye
to President Roosevelt The amba ssajlor
said his visit was entirely personal, and
the matter of the alleged discrimination
against the japanese at San Francisco was
not touched upon.
Labor on the Isthmus.
While on the isthmus President Roosevelt
will look into the conditions affectins the
employment of mechanics, information con-
corning which has been furnished to him
by President yGompers and Vice President
OConnell of the American Federation of
Labor The Federation is making earnest
enorts to obtain thorough compliance
with the eight-hour law in the employment
OF mechanics at work on the canal, and has
asked the cooperation of the President in
TINS regard Mr.. O'Connell talked with the
PRESIDENT this morning particularly about
the machinists. about 400 of whom are now
employed at the isthmus. Their arrange
ment into classes is different from that in
vogue in the United States, which COM
ployment Of the men. 1t also is alleged
that the eight-nour law respecting this class
or labor Is being violated, and President
roosevelt was asked to take up, while on
M, i eoui " HVesliSation, TINS and various
other matters affecting the housing, trans
portation, etc, Of men arriving at the
tsthmus.
An Army Post Desired.
Mayor McNinch of Charlotte, N. c.. was
a White House visitor. lie is in Washing
ton trying to arouse the War Department
and government officials generally to the
Importance of establishing large army
post at Charlotte Although the War De-
partment is willing to give any aid It can
in that direction, the matter rests WITH
Congress, which makes the appropriation.
Mayor McNinch says that the patriotism
OF the south is shown by the fact that
army posts are welcomed by the southern
people and that thousands of southern
boys enlist In the army. Many of these
are from the mountains of North Carolina.
south Carolina and other states, and are
dead shots.