Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
NO LEAK OF SPEECHES
PRESIDENT TO KEEP COPIES
FROM WALL STREET.

OYSTER BAY. September 23.--Wall street
will have no chance to get advance infor-
nation concerning the trend of the Presi-
dents speeches on his coming western trip.
Neither the Wall street publ tons nor
the ticker service will receive copies of
speeches for release and every precaution
will be taken to prevent leak anywhere
along the line.
Secretary Loeb announced last night that
only the recognized news associations would
receive advance copies of the speeches. 1t
is understood that all individual publca-
tions will be cut off from the privilege.
Not even the Review Of Reviews IS to be
favored.
Reason for Decision.
The Presidents decision to withhold his
speeches from the Wall street publications,
ticker service and individual publca ations
was brought about by the belief that Wall
street has had in the past a pretty clear
idea of what he was going TO say before
he said it and has profited accordingly.
Last spring the speech at indianapolis
leaked somewhere and 1t was said that the
important details of the Presidents argu-
ment were handed around in brokers'
offices long before the President had given
them utterance. The leak was traced TO
the Review of ReViews-that Is the speech
was printed before 1t was delivered and
somebody got hold of advance copies.
When the President spoke at Provincetown
last month Wall street again had advance
information, and the President determined
that the cat should not be let out of the
bag ahead of time again If he could help IT,
If the Scheme Works.
If Secretary Loeb works out the scheme
satisfactorily the first news of the Presi-
dents speech at Canton, Ohio, September
80 and of the speeches which are to follow
will be read in the late editions of after
noon papers on the day of their delivery
and not before.
Secretary Loeb said yesterday that the
Sycamore Hill visiting list was closed and
that the President would receive no more
callers until after his return to Washington.
The President did not attend church on this.
his last Sunday in Oyster Bay. 1t is sad
that he is devoting almost every moment of
the remaining days of his stay here to COM
pleting the speeches for his western trip
and outlining his message to the next Con-
gress. Any spare time is used in furnishing
up the trusty rife for the Louisiana bears.
Vacation to End Wednesday,.
President Roosevelt's summer vacation at
his Sycamore hill house will end at 10 m
Wednesday, when he, with Mrs. Roosevelt
members of the family and the executive
staff, will take a special train for Wash
ington. During the three and a half months
the President has occupied the homestead
he has had the Quietest and at the same
time the busiest vacation he has indulged in
since he became an occupant of the Whit"
House The records show that since June
II the President has re ceived 125 persons at
Sycamore Hill. Some of the callers have
been distinguished foreigners and fer
have made purely social calls, but the ma
jority Of them have been government off,
cials on strictly governmental business.
While visitors have been comparatively
few. the work which the President has ac-
complished in other directions has been
great. His annual message to Congress is
practically completed. The document needs
only finishing touches, and but few Of these
In addition to writing his annual message
the President has prepared seven compre-
ensive speeches. One of these was deliv-
cred at Provincetown, Mass. recently. and
the others will be made during the western
southern trips, which Is to be begun imme-
diately on his return TO Washington.
The special train equipment by which the
President will travel from Washington to
Keokuk. Iowa. will be taken from Jersey
City to Washington "Wednesday, and will be
occupied by the President and party return
ing from Oyster Bay at that time.