New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
DEPEW ARRIVES HOME
HKES TAFT AND HUGH ES.
Sans Europe Is Frightened by the
F,nancilI Depression Here

,.o- cr,auncey N Depew arrived here yester-
A.. f-oro Europe feeling exceedingly weil' anu Iish
- ela-ed because ESQ women N the hrsI capiii
80 hir, their oonhdant when perplexed over max
-. -ta,r declarations The Senator came IN on
- American liner ST Louis from southampton
Ey,s face wore healthy tan, which was acoehtuateo
=, = beooraing glow When his attention was caileo
. how fine he looked. he remarked that he felt even
tetrer than he looked
Mr.. Depew was willing TO tell an unlimited num-
- ,,a-es hut thought 81 "a little of season
to talk politics :, u,,o..a
.,o,,gb TO convince him that the present nnanclai
o~7i+ion IN America hao actually frightened the
French huanciers-
II -ae- 4 prominent banker in Paris, saio MY
r,erex ~and be told me that fund OF hve thousano
-,fljon dollars. owned by French nnanclers' hao
-e, diverted from American investment because OF
he recent depression in American eecurities- me
syndicate controlling the fund invested few mill
IONS IN American stock, but when the slump came
.be money was diverted TO other channels Inc
.sjcate lost on their American investment ana II
Is impossible now for one 10 convince the1n mat
while there may be 8 depression IN prices oleI7 -
no real lowering Of values
Gradually the trend OF the conversation as the 81
r,is came I'd from Quarantine drfted to politics
and notwithstanding his statement not TO tax OF
.hnss political the Senator found himself discussing
ssjh'Iftes for Presidential candidates the prosecu
ton OF trusts and reasons why he thought PRESIDENT
Roosevelt might be forced 10 accept the holiia io
for g third term
You see have been abroad over two months
said the Senator ~and really out OF toucn
-olittoaliv. What do 7 think Of the prospects OF
Secretary Tafts getting the nomination NT- 4ai'
would undoubtedly make a good President MI.
Hughes is a good man. too. approve OF PRESIDENT
Roosevelt and his acceptance Of third term oe-
pends on conditions II. for instance. conoiliOis
we're similar 10 those existing IN Lncolns unle'
third term would be imperative. OF COURSE "asl-
ingtcn set the two-teru limit 70 guard against
monopoly Of the offloe. We must "ait upon tile
good Judgment Of the whole people, and II they oe-
u,and Nj Roosevelt why we must hare hir1- ana
that's all there is 10 It Personally. am not super
stitious OF the third term"
Regarding the policy OF tr1st prosecution Mr.
Depew said there had never been tine IN the MS
-o-y OF this country when there had not been 700
much law: that of late the legislators had orec'eo
much energy in the direction OF trust enacurneh'S
but that the people must adjust themselves 10 new
conditions and that in the end al conoltlons VouIo
adjust themselves
7ba Senator said The peace conference which he
,,,si.e5 a4 The Hague vas to him exceedingly
strange spectacle
Here were representatives Of all nations clar1or-
tnz for Deace at The Hague" he said while al
home their respective governments were hafo
work building great battleships. and chemists anu
inventors we're making high explosives and design
ing engines OF destruction OF which Il dropped
from an airship. would wipe out an entire army
Concerning the proposed trip Of the American neet
70 -he Pacific the Senator said he thought i was
good thing adding that there no need Of having
? navy i II was not ready for all emergencies ana
iong voyages
The new method Of making declarations on board
shil, IN which each passenger fills out his Is' OF
d+abie articles caused the Senator to be much IN
demand. Nearly all the women OF the first oaDin
sought his advice on what 10 declare One woman
Nr Depev said. oonfded 70 him that she had pur-
chased paper of needles in Paris, and was in doubt
g she should declare il Another woman told the
Senator that her husband had with accident
abroad and she had 10 buy him a new pair OF
trousers They ware the only purchase she had
made and they did TOY cost more than 500 MI
Depew told her she az least entitled to bring
the trousers fl free Of duty
Senator Depew xiii 20 10 Washington tomorrow.