Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-28
ROOSEVELT spell.
!. Ling MAKES fuss
FEW IN OFFICIAL WASHINGTON
LIKE CHANGE
BRITISH WONT FOLLOW
Stick Rehgioosly 70 DR.. Samuel John.
= san-consress WIN Refusee 70
Take Esv Spelling.

Washington. August 27--The order
of President Roosevelt TO The Pabhe
Pnnier Ia hereafter ese fenetie SPELL
ing ereAIeI great dead cf worry
among department, etheials ioiay. and
little else has. bees talked shout. Stem
egraphsrs whose sl<lling : not Of the
best appear pleased with the order.
The order only sppiled 10 executive
documents and messages enansting
from the White hOuse. but department
heads are expected TO follow suit. A
man who is familiar with the govern
meni printing office and editors in the
various departments who prepare
copy for the printer said tonight,
however. that many of these depart
meni editors woiila prepare their mat
ter IN the god eld way, the English Of
tedsy. and send II 70. the oifiee marked
"falsov At.i which means follow lit
terally.. 10 the printeEs -. -; ~
Some Of the officials to the depart
menis prsfess 70 be greatly pleased
With the order. but these nsen are not
the editors Of reports and other dceuL
mepts that aEe prepsred for. publiea.
Jon. he Interstate Conmrsee COM
mission Was Eseniiened IS one bureau
hat venld not adopt IS style of spell
tling, asnd tbe department of agrieul-
ture was, mentioned, as one of the de
partments which would not rush into
print foRetieally. nor viii the bureau
of Esheries. according tp,tbe AUTHORITY
referred TO. zlsh bioe gsCs s- .ya
"a The president has suthDri;y TO sug-
gest or require fmleiic srelline in pub
lie documents, but there are two bran.
ches of the federal government that
can ignore his wishes in this matter
If they 80 select. One of them is the
national Legislature and the other is
the supreme eonrt. The latter NAV
continue Its present practices. al
though nothing can be learned of the
intentions of that body, in view Of
the fact that it is not now in session,
nor Is congress here 10 say what il
will do. 1t will probably continue 10
spell eat with ask" and not disturb
the sc" in whiskey.
The Introduction of simplified spell
ing in the federal service. in the opin-
Ion Of officials here. means = good deal
hrr the movement that was started
through the rnnifeenee., of Andrew
Carnegie There are nearly 10000
government employees of Washington
who will be required to spell addressed
"addresst: affixed, ''etfixt: - aud
drop the "ue' from catalogue and d-de-
dialogue. In addition. the practice will
be extended to the postoffiee and other
government branches extending into
Every hamlet and city in every state
and territory in the Union. he pres
ident' 5 order means that English will
be spelled fonetically BY good many
people in every, city in the. United
States, by consular, officials, in every
country, and in the islands of the sea.
wherever American control and influ-
ence extends. it.si ~
Washington, August 21.-Washing-
ton as all agog. and TO some extent
disiris,, on account of the news from
Oyster Bay that President Roosevelt,
had ordered official correspondence
heneeforth to be .sonducted in fonetie
spelling. 80. -,.,.g.s
Official notice Of the contemplated
reform had not reached the canitai.
and the order came as IT, dront from
the clouds. For the r,sst part, the de-
partneni officials were not - much
taken by surprise at the news that
hey we're lnclW6i, ierscpat il as .
fsNspapcf Inyep<icp TO livsn a duh
lay Critics If the president think
ne has merely, undertaken to reyolu-,
tionixe spelling As a sort Of diversion
in the slack days Of his vacation. y
inthe State department.. particular
", the news Of the orders was mueh
discust. II was resolved With iscrs-
daliiy. since the effect would be very
Tar reaching. ". treaties and other
ocrmuniestiols we're enbrae;. IN the
order. the English government. fos in
stance. might hslk. England stands
br the old fashioned Dcetcr Johnson
method nom deyeutlv than xe do.
spelling runor ''rsrour. I color ''col-
cur." etc. Probably treaties With