The National tribune., 1907-06-13

the Presidents critics Ihcy are now
asking what his reform program has
accomplished in cheapeninS the cost
of living The prices of meats have
been climbing skyward this Summer
Railroad rates are higher than ever
Food and clothing are very expensive
as compared with six or seven years
ago. The cost of nothing essential TO
ones existence is lower. OF course, it
is claimed that the President has not
gone about his antitrust work IN the
right way. There are wise men who
say he has not found the proper rem
edy, and while it may be very nice to
thumD the trusts and bruise every
octopus within reach, the people do
not care much about those proceedings
unless it brings down prices.
There is every indication that lot
of that kind of talk will be heard in
The next Presidential campaign and
that the Republicans will have to an
swer numerous embarrassing CUES
lions.
Cabinet Pilgrims.
With the departure of the President
for Oyster Bay, his Cabinet officers are
making ready to scatter to nearly
every point of the compass. 1t Will be
a notable Summer for official travelling.
The latest announcement of a Cabi-
net pilgrimage will be that of Secre-
VI tiiC III Pdi VI Nm
merce and Labor. He has just
arranged to visit Hawaii in August. ac-
companied by members of his family
and a private secretary. They will go
lover the Canadian Pacific, so that the
| Secretary can see something of the
immigration inspection along the bor-
der, and will sail from San Francisco
June 90, with Governor Carter of Ha-
wall In Hawaii the Secretary will
study immigration and coaStwiSe ship
ping problems.
Secretary Straus will probably be
back in Washington from his voyage
half way across the Pacific before Sec
rotary of War Taft starts on his long
pilgrimage to the Philippines. Mr..
Taft has departed this week for an ex-
tended stumping and inspection tour
in the Northwest. When that is COM
pleted he will hasten away. according
to his present plans, to Murray Bay.
Canada, to get a little vacation. He
will be in Washington for brief pc
RODS. but will nevertheless be absent
| from his desk nearly all the time from
now till next October or November.
| Secretary of the Interior Garfield
has closed his Washington residence
and in few days will start on Il pro-
longed tour through the West. His
Office will be in the field for fully a
couple of months, perhaps longer. He
visit Indian agencies and forest re-
serves. and study numerous Interior
Department problems all the way
across the continent. Some of his sub y.
ordnates will be on the wing with him
for portion of the Summer, includ-
! ing Forester Pinchot.
Secretary Root, as has been recently
announced, will visit Mexico during
the Summer. That trip will necessi-
| tate his absence from the State De-
partment for fully month. He filled
in a good part of last Summer with a
notable trip around the continent of
South America.
OF course the White House offices
will virtually be at Oyster Bay as long
as the President stays at his Summer
| home there, which will be till well
| along into September. A Cabinet Off
Ger or two, however, must be in Wash
| ington all the time to advise him about
any important business that arises.
Nearly all, if not all, the members of
his Cabinet will journey to Oyster Bay
at some time during the Summer to
consult with him. but it is not expected
! that there will be further Cabinet
meetings till next October. In ordinary
/ times the Cabinet meets twice weekly
ON Tuesdays and Fridays.
Each member of the Cabinet will
| take vacation of a month or more
Postmaster General Meyer expects to
go to Canada. which has become a IA
Vorite playground for official Washing
ton. some time in JULY Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte will be at his country
| place near Baltimore much of the
Summer and will bear a hand in poll
| tics, for Maryland has a State cam
| palSn this year and it promises to be
| holly contested. AS four or five MEM
beers of the Cabinet will be absent on
| long journeys their colleagues will
have to arrange for their vacations so
that some one will be here constantly
| to sit on the lid.
One of these lid suppressors will be
! Secretary Cortelyou, who will be at the
Treasury all Summer, except for a
month or SO. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson plans to put in good portion
| of the so-called heated term in
Washington, but must have a little
time to get out among the farmers of
| the country. Secretary of the Navy
| Metcalf will likewise stick close to
| Washington during the Summer. He
has yacht at his disposal, in which
| he is more favored than any other Cab
| met member, except Mr.. Cortelyou,
| who can ride on revenue cutters, and
will take an occasional week end vOy-
| age down the Potomac or out on the
| broad Atlantic.
Has His Discharge.
Comrade o. D. Evans, 113 First St.
Northeast, Washington, D. c., has the
discharge papers of Peter p. Rynear-
! son. 18th Ohio BATTERY and will send