The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-19
MAY USE YACHTON
TRIP TO DARK
CONTINENT
Too Many Camp Followers" on
ROOseVeIt'S Trail
EVERY LION WILL DOITSDUTY
Chief Executive Said to Be Highly
Amused Over Jokes Emanatino
From Wall Street

Washington, Dec. lever since it
was announced that President Roose.
welt would sail from New York for
East Africa shortly after the inaugu.
ration Of Mr.. Taft there has been a
persistent and anxious inquiry for
definite details of his plans on the
part Of number OF persons who de
sire to make at least a part Of the trip
on the same ship. This inquiry has
been especially persistent on behalf
Of certain newspapers which want TO
send men to accompany Mr.. Roose-
welt.
The President has sought by every
means to prevent any information as
TO his plans from becoming public
especially what ship he intends to
take In order to maintain the privacy
on which he is determined Recently.
however, he has come to realize that
there is only one practicable method
OF limiting his travelling companions
to those Of his own choice. That
method is the use of private yacht
to take him from New York 10 Nom
hasa II is possible. therefore. that
the newspaper men and others who
have been reserylng passage out OF
New York by the two mail boats that
leave there in March for Naples will
be disappointed in not finding Mr.
Roosevelt and his party as fellow. pas.
sengers
such yacht voyage would be a
matter Of great expense. and Mr.
Roosevelt has said openly he was not
able TO make such expenditures for
the trip His letter to Secretary Wal.
eott OF the Smithsonian Institution
Offering to give his specimens to
IL, distinctly stated he was not able
10 meet the expense of preparing and
shipping the specimens and that was
made the ground Of his suggestion
than naturalists be- sent out by the
Smithsonian 10 look after them II
has been pointed out however. that
outside OF the circle OF wealthy
friends OF the President. whose ocean.
going steam yachts might be placed
az his disposal for such a voyage
there Is a considerable number OF rich
men In New York and other cities
who not only own the requisite Yachts
but have for some time exhibited an
eager interest in seeing him get as
lar away from New York as possible
The President himself has been i'm
mensely entertained by the report
from Wall Street OF the feryent hone
that every lion will do It's duty" II
would facilitate the lions lot In that
task. it has been suggested. Il. for in.
stance. j. Pierpont Morgan should
place the Corsair at the disposal Of
the Roosevelt party II. II. Rogers
might offer the use OF the Kanawha
Morton +. Plants lolanda or Cornell
us Nanderbilts North Star Either
one II called into service FOR such a
cruise would undoubtedly make the
Roosevelt party extremely comforta.
BILE and insure the privacy not to he
obtained on a liner Then there is
Col. John Jacob Astor's big Nourma.
hal which would serve the purpose
admirably. And the three Gould
brothers George, Howard. and Frank
with their three big yachts. could fur.
nish very respectable squadron for
the VOYAGE.
Any consideration Of this possibility
however, must give the place .oi
prominence In the probability of SO.
lection to the palatlal seagoing steam
yacht Liberty. owned by joseph Puln.
ger Of The New York World That
choice would leave nothing to be de.
sired. even in Wall Street