The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Oyster Bay. y. Y. Aug. 4-FolIowing
up his statement CT yesterday, IN which
he declared that he had taken 10 action
whatever ia the cases of the dismissed
West Point cadets. the announcements
OF Secretary Loeb and Secretary OF War
Luke Z. Wright 10 the contrary nouwiIh-
standing. President Roosevelt to-day is
sued another statement through Acting
Secretary Forster. now f. charge al the
executive Office. in which he reiterated
the declaration OF the day before. but
let Secretary Wright down q little easier
by saying that when Secretary Wright
was al Sag more HIu he seemed in
cliaed TO think that they lthe cadets
ought not TO be removed
The Presidents statement to-day in
cludes the information that Secretary
Wright mas asked Col Hugh L Scott
superintendent OF the Military Academy
at West Point. with whom he has been
in conference al washington, 10 come 10
Oyster Bay and Try O. straighten ouI
the tangIe- The President VIII receive
Scott. and the latter is expected here
some day THIS week
Text of Statement.
The statement given out ar the execa-
.ive Office is as follows
Acting Secretary Forster again said
that the President has not received the
dnal decision Of the War Department IN
the West Point cases; that originally the
department seemed inclined 70 remove The
cadets. When Secretary Wright was
here. he seemed inclined to think that
they ought not TO be removed. but he
has evidently not vet come 10 any con
clUs.on IN the matter. and has notified
the President that he wants t1e President
10 see Col Scott. with whom he tSecre-
tary WrghU has just been IN consult
ti0l- The President. OF course. VIII come
10 no final decision until he hears FROM
Gen Wright.
No attempt has been made by the eN-
ecutive once or the president 10 explain
tow Secretary Loeb gained the iupres-
sion that che President had approved rhe
dismissal OF the eight cadets charged with
hazilg- Secretary Loeo has frequently
been accused Of denying reports which
EfterWErd turned out 10 be true. DUt no
one can remember thar he was ever
charged with giving out afirnatons 9r
action by the President which were not
tue
Mastery HS Deep Is Ever.
Iae myster-. Of the announcement or
July . by the Presidents secretary that
tie President approved The dismissal Of
The cadets and reireration II substance Of
the sane announcement On July :, re-
minis as deep as ever UufOrtUEa-ely,
Secretary Loeb IS away on his vacation
a-E cannot do any explaining for him
se.S
Secretary Wright's reported interview
IN Washington yesterday, in which He
said -lat he would not ike 10 be held
10 IN exact account for the form Of all
the qzezrions and answers that passed
while he was talking 10 the reporters al
Oyster Bay. does not seem 10 throw much
Lgl- upon the matter. n view OF the fact
Jha- Oh those who talked with Secretary
Wright al the time are positive that he
said that the dismissed cadets we're to be
allowed 20 return 10 the academy and that
he went further and described the means
that would be taken 20 punish them for
rLe-- confessed in[raCtioE Of the rules II
IS very evident that some one blundered.
but just who IL was or just how the
b-u-de-ng began does not appear.
Guests aI Sycamore Hill.
The President had as luncheon guests
A. Sycamore Hiu to-day. Vice Governor
OF the Philippines " C. Forbes. United
States Ambassador 10 Japan =. J. o. B-.en,
Secretary Of The Treasury George B Cor
telyou. and r P Rogers. general counsel
10 the Ist1mian Canal Commission
Vice Gov Forbes said after his visit
that he had come 10 talk Over. conditions
II the Philippines with the President He
said that he had been able 20 tell the
President that relations with the native
assembly IL the Philippines had been very
satisfactory this year. and that all de-
pa-tuertS Of American supervision IN the
Islands were being successfully conducted
-Ir- Rogers discussed isth1ian matters
WIKI Nj Roosevelt. and said that the
President seemed well pleased with the
progress OF The canal 7 was able 70 tell
the President" he said. that the political
situation n ParaEna was adjusting itself
nicely
AMBASSADORS Call Formal
Ambassador O'Brien was here 10 nav
Jhz usual visit Of courtesy He declared
that the present relations between this
country and Japan are eminently salts
factory When asked If he heard the
President discuss any phases Of the cadet
tangle. the ambassador laughed. and said
that he sat at the opposite end Of the
table from the President. and was not
sure what he did say.
You ought 10 be able 70 tell about
that" he said. turning 70 Mr.. Rogers
but the Isthuiau counsel onIy. smiled.
The weekly reception 10 magazine writ
ers and publishers was also held at saga
more Hi to-day The visitors were Rob
ert Collier. Air. and Mrs. Mark Sullivan
and Norman Hapgood-
Il was announced at the executive Office
TO-DAY that Frank H Hitchcock. OF the
Republican National Committee, had been
invited 70 visit the President on Friday
It is understood that the President desires
70 learn from Chairman Hitchcock what
progress the campaign for Judge Taft is
making
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