The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
ROOSEVELT BUSY
NEXT FEW WEEKS
WITH HIS MESSAGE
Annual Message To Con-
gresS Must Be Gone
Over.
Western Trip and Other
Engagements Will Con-
sumo Time.

President Roosevelt wiz be back In
washington in a few days. to remain
here until he starts on hSs trio 70 Cam
ton and, down the Mississippi. He will
find awaiting him a great number Of
vexing and important questions. the
solution OF which will occupy much OF
his attention Tor months 20 come.
de will. OF course. have to give his
message It's final touches. after reading
1t over to members of the Cabinet and
others whose advice he likes 70 get on
important subjects.
VIII Hear Arguments.
Waen he takes up the matter Of what
lie ought 70 say in a speech or IN his
message to Congress, and advises with
men whoe opinion he deems worth
while. he Is amenable to suggestions.
and not infrequeatly makes changes ia
hat he has himself written in response
10 such suggestions. The. President con-
siders himself good authority on some
subjects. and not so good on others.
and he Is willing 10 take advice on those
matters wherein he knows others are
better advised than he The reading of
the message TO his advisers IS not by
any means perfunctory matter.
Directions Not Outlined.
The President likes to get his message
off his hands at a reasonably early
date. lie viii probably not close It
until some time after he gets back to
Washington from MS Western trip, but
he Will nave It's revision pretty well at
tended 70 before he leaves for Canton.
September %.
The general directions that VIII be
taken by the message have been quite
cleary outlined.
One OF the most interesting sugges-
lions in this connect N IS the possibility
that the President may IN some way ia k
up the third-Jerm question IN his mes
sage
Troublesome Task.
Writing the msssege and revising and
re-revising II is a big task in itself. but
the President has numerous other trou-
6.esOme matters on hand. incidentally,
he viii have Congress On his hands be-
Gore long and this body is reputed to
lie worrisome one for the Chief Exccu-
i've.
There IS the Hartman merger inves-
iigalion. This sun looms ID sArge In
rOuDle the President. The Interstate
commerce Commission pro5ed into fiaI-
riman 8 railroad affairs and disclosed a
state OF things that aroused wide cr1ti-
llsm. The commission reported TO the
department of Justice
Administration in Doubt.
There are many evidences the Admin
istTatiOn is doubtful what 10 do, dubious
over trying tC pry apart the UI;ion
Pacific AID Southern Pacific with use
Of the Sherman law. OF whether 70
draw of from The field. leaving Har-
rinAn in possession. Furnishing him in
parting with q farewell verbal nnbard-
ment that will attract the notice OF
Congress.
The Hin road investigation is another
matter yet TO be disposed of oy the Ad-
TninistratiOn. RumOrs that this has been
dropped have been going around for
some time, but are denied The various
Standard Oil developments are receiv-
Tx the close attention Of the President
Fleet to Pacific.
AS the time draws nearer for the bat
tleship feet 10 star fer the Pacific, the
President will undoubtedly give more at
tention TO the movement He has from
the first. kept In CLOGS touch with It.
He realizes the heavy responsibility Il
Imposes on his Administration and II
can bs accepted as settled he is going
20 keep constantly advised OF what is
Happening concerning the feet and give
general direction TO preparations.
Appointments.
Important appointments viii have to
be disposed OF by the President before
Re has settled down long to his sea
sons work. Rumors Of Cabinet changes
constantly recur end the chance Of one
Or two such changes ara =ot remote.
One Of the most important places the
President must al is that OF member OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
succeed Judge Charles A. Prouty, whose
term will end with this sSar. II is a
question whether Judge P-outy will be
rcappointed. AT one time there was
considerable talk that he would not get
@ reappointment, but lately his chances
.tO improved. PrOuty Is able and in
~eadeat and for that reason has in
CURED enemies who would like to get
his official scalp.