Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-30
Roosevelt May Speak Before Ill
inois Manufacturers in Next
Ten Days
STRIKE MAY CAUSE PANIC
Situation in Railway Circles Viewed as
Critical in Washington - President
Orders Election in Philippines =
Preparations for Lumber Trust In
vcssigation.

Washington, March 30.-President
Roosevelt is seriously contemplating
the acceptance Of the invitation of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association to
address their convention at Springfield
within the next ten days and outline
his policy regarding the railroads He
is being urged by Secretary Root land
Secretary Cortelyou to go to Illinois
for this purpose.
The president is strongly inclined to
accept the invitation to go to Spring
field, but he will not decide for day
or so. He wishes to have more time
to digest his plan, and he would rather
walt until April 26 to make some an
nouncement Of his position. At that
time he will visit the jamestown expo
sition to be present at the opening ex-
.ercises. But Secretary Root and Sec
rotary Cortelyou take the ground that
April rs is 100 long to wait as there
question and the feeling of unrest is
becoming stronger every day. Some-
thing should be done at once
Frantic appeals have been made to
the president by the railroad officials
to make some utterances, which will
restore confidence in railroad securi-
ties and stop the agitation, which is
threatening " cause disturbance in the
industrial world. Mr.. RoOsevelt is
urged to embrace the opportunity CIV
en- him to visit Springfield, especially
in view Of the threatened strike of en-
ployes on the railroads centering at
Chicago.
A strike of, large proportions, at a
time when the railroad officials are in
trouble with the state legislatures and
are unable to raise funds with which
to increase their transportation facil-
tiles, and the unsettled condition of the
stock market, it is feared, may precip-
itate an industrial panic. These are
the arguments being used to induce
the president to make an address which
will have the effect of quieting the
furry in financial and railroad circles.
President Roosevelt mas declared re-
peatedly that he is willing to do all in
his power to prevent a panic. BY his
direction, Secretary Cortelyou has gone
to the relief of Wall street and other
assistance will be given IL needed.
Marvin Hughitt, president of the
Chicago & Northwestern road, took
day and they had brief discussion
of the railroad question. 1t is UNDER
stood Mr.. Hughitt submitted plan
which the president will consider with
those submitted by other railroad pres
idents.
The president last evening signed
the executive order requiring the Phil
ippine commission to issue the call re-
auired by the law for a general cleo
ton of delegates to the first Philippine
assembly The order recites the facl
that peace has been practically re-
stored to all of the Christian sections
of the islands Altho no date for the
election is named in the presidents
order the Philippine commission has
already fixed upon July 80 next fol
that date.
The executive order was authorized
by an act of congress approved July
/, 1902, which stipulates that when
ever the president shall be satisfied
that conditions of general and COM
plete peace have been established
which fact shall be certified to the
president by the Philippine commits
sion, he shall direct tha- census OF
the population be taken Two years
after the completion Of this census the
president is to issue the election order
which is to apply to al. the territory
of the islands not inhabited by Moros
or other none Christian tribes. The
election is to be for the choice OF
delegates to a popular body to be
known as the Philippine assembly
When chosen and organized. the as
sembly is to be vested with all the
legislative powers now held and ex-
ercised by the Philippine commission
except such as relates to the Moro and
other non Christian tribes. The up
per house of the newly formed legisla-
ture will be composed of the Philip
pine commission.
A score Of bright young men in I'm
Gle Sans employ are engaged just now
in learning the lumber business. After
they have made themselves expert IN
the trade they will be turned out te
learn what is the matter with the way
the lumber trust is running it.
To learn all about the business is
absolutely necessary before an intelli-
gent investigation of it can be con-
Quoted by the bureau of corporations
1t takes months of reading, study, re-
search. to equip corps of Investigate
ors to measure wits and knowledge
with the men who have been lifetime
in a business But it has been proven
that, giving them a proper opportunity
to make the preliminary inquiry, the
right men can so equip themselves a:
to find out the things the government
wants to know.
Bargains in Farm Lands.