Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-20

DTOuuCblFc VI Guy iSoN'- SN~k'
emphasize The fact that the Presi-
dent does not care for the railroad
men. Mr.. Mellen's appointment at the
White House was for 2:30 P. N. When
the President reached his off, at 2;45
o. m. It apparently did not take Mr..
Mellen very long TO state his case or the
President TO give his answer, for the
former quietly left the executive pres
ence at 3:l2 and hurried for his cab.
About all the small army OF newspaper
men could extract from him was that II
anything was to be said about the
interview Mr.. Loeb would say il.
To conversation with ftieads later the
President intimated that Mr. Mellen's
ideas seemed very vague and hazy. Just
what he wants the President to do or
sag he has not yet made clear Neither
have any Of the ether important rail-
road men who have visited the White
House within the last two or three
weeks. Besides that DO two Of them
agree over what they do want From
what the President can gather 1t is ev-
ident that the railroad men want him to
make some announcement that will Gre
store confidence" The President Is
quite willing to restore II, II he csn,
when he is assured that the railroad
men do not want confidence restored in
their watered stock. The President
maintains that as long as the investors
of the country are given no guaranty
that the money they spend for railroad
stocks will be spent for legitimate pur-
poses, the stock manipulators need look
for no help from the administration.
Tho more their paper Is hammered on
the exchanges the better the President
will like it and the sooner the gamblers
will be brought to realization of the
fact that the country ia wise to their
ways. When the President Is convinced
that the railroad manipulators have
turned honest, he will do all in his pow
er to help them win back the people that
they have lost.
The information given out yesterday
by tho Publishers Press concerning the
governments proposed policy with refer.
ence to railroad bonds ~ security for
public moneys has caused great
furry among Washington repressn-
iatives Ol Wall Street Interests.
Those in q position to know say tina.
probably by next summer all railroad
bonds, now held by the government will
have been released. Secretary Coitelyou
has not accepted a single railroad,
municipal or State bond as security for
public deposits since he assumed charge
of the department and il is said he
will not do so.
Isaac n. Seligmap, Of New York, had
a conference With the President today,
lasting about an hour. When he lett
the Presidents Office, Dir. Seligman
said he had been sent for by the Pes
ident and that the general financial
situation had been discussed at length.
"The President does not believe" said
he, "that he can do anything 10 relieve
the railroad situation, il il needs re-
liesing. All he can DO ia TO enforce the
present laws on the statue books. The
President said he was not responsible for
the action OF tho various State legis-
latufea. III 10 not believe that the
money market needs any tuIther relief.
Mr. Cortelyou. the new Secretary, seems
to have the situation we'll in hand"
The proclamation issued by the MIC
aranguan government promising the SOL
diers of the republic the loot of the first
cities which they can capture in both
Honduras and Salvador, is characterized
by officials of the State Department and
officers Of the United States army as iu-
human. brutal and uncivillzed. There
il no excuse for such an order in inter
national law, or in tho rules governing
war between nations which have been
generally recognized by oil civilized
countries for the past fifty years. Should
American citizens residing In Hondnran
or 5alVsdoFean cities captured by the
NicaFaguans and looted under the terms
of this order. suffer in any way, II Is
probable the United States government
vii call Nicaragua to account The
rules Of war sdopied by the United
States government and generally ap-
proved by all the big powers of the
world, donot permit of pillage or looting.
Absence Of witnesses today necessi-
tsled a postponement Of the Browns
Vile investigation until Friday. Score.
tary Taft has expressed a willingness to
defer the departure of the 26th Infantry
TO the Philippines, II testimony from
officers IL desired.
NicsIaguan Minister Cores today
showed Secretary telegram from the
NiCaraguan Minister for foreign affairs
denying the report that the troops Of his
country Lad been authorized 10 loot
Honduranian towns that might fall In
10 their possession. The despatch says
that the yarn vas fabricated In Hon.
darAs for The purpose of influencing
foreign sentiment against Nicaragua. 1t
adds that great care is being exercised
to pseEeut pillaging aud to keep the
troops Ia order.
President Roosevelt gave luncheon
today to British Ambassador Bryce, the
guests including three members OF the
cabinet, other government officials, and
Ben Daniels, ex-Rough Rider aud
present United States marshal for
Arizona
The Navy Department received dis.
patch today announcing the arrival Of
the United States gunbost Marietta at
Puetta Cortsp, Honduras. I;i' expect.
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