Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
LOOK TO ROOSEVELT
Politicians Guessing as to At
titude He Will Take.
DOUBT AS TO HIS VIEWS
Candidates for Congress Hopeful Of
Receiving His Help.
MAY KEEP SILENT FOR TIME
Republicans Generally Expect That
Ex-President Will Commend the
Taft Administration.
DOUBT AS TO HIS VIEWS
MAY KEEP SILENT FOR TINE

| Everybody in political Washington is
| asking what Theodore Roosevelt is going
| to say on the subject of public affairs
when he returns to the United States.
There are people here who ought to be
we'll informed as to the ex-Presidents in
tentions, but If they are they have man
aged so far to keep the secret to them
selves. Regular republicans. progressive
republicans and democrats have their
minds fixed on June Is. when Mr.. Roose-
welt is scheduled to land at New York,
and after the becoming they will scan
the newspapers for dispatches from Oys-
ter Bay, N. Y.
| No politicians here believe that Mr..
Roosevelt will deliver himself of a po-
| itical utterance Immediately on arrival.
They expect him to repair to Oyster Bay
and there receive hosts Of friends and
admirers who will he ready and anxious
to tell him, according to the respective
point of view. all about what has hap
pened during his sojourn in foreign parts.
Mr.. Roosevelt already has been advised
as to recent political developments. Elihu
Root told him one side of the story at a
recent conference in London. He heard
| the other side Of it from the lips Of Gift
| ford Pinchot shortly after he landed in
Europe. Since then it has been repre-
| sented that the ex-President still hungers
for information.
Many republican candidates for Con-
gress in the coming campaign yearn for
a rallying cry from Mr. Roosevelt They
hope that at an opportune time in the
campaign Mr.. Roosevelt will deliver a
speech or write letter. as he has done
In past campaigns, that will tmpart cour-
age and spirit to the workers in the field
They have no assurance that Mr.. ROOse-
welt will come to their aid, but In dis
GUESSING his probable attitude they de-
clare with emphasis that they do not see
how he can fail to respond to an appeal
the party candidates and the administra-
ton.
Administration Not Uneasy.
The Taft administration has given no
sign that it entertains any uneasiness
| over the ex-President's course on his
return to these shores. No letters have
passed between Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roose-
welt since the latter sailed from New
York more than year ago. The failure
of Taft and Roosevelt to correspond for
long period gave rise to a suspicion
in some quarters that the old friendship
had been broken or that It has cooled
somewhat There even have been re-
ports that Taft and Roosevelt fell out
before Roosevelt left the United States,
and that the relations between the two
| men might become openly antagonistic.
1neSc Reports are IOJ UdChcu Ny cNSu
circumstantial evidence.
| A good deal of interest was excited here
| few days ago when it became known
| that Representative Hamilton Fish or
New York. progressive, had received
| a letter from Mr.. Roosevelt. Significance
| was attached to the invitation Of Mr.
| Roosevelt that Mr.. Fish meet him at his
home in Oyster Bay on his return. This
| was accepted point blank in some quar-
| tiers as indicating purpose on the part
| of no ov-praSi6onf side with the pro-
| gressives as against the regulars In COIL
gresS.
| Inquiry disclosed that many republicans
in Congress, regulars as well as progress
| siyes have received letters from the ex-
| President Most of them came In reply
| to communications sent to Mr.. Roosevelt
This was so in the case of Mr.. Fish, VINO
| wrote Mr.. Roosevelt a detailed account
of the progressive movement In the
| House. 1t was SO in the case OF Repre-
| sentative Edward Madison. a Kansas
| progressive, who invited Mr.. Roosevelt
| to deliver a speach in one OF the large
| towns in his district In concluding ms
letter TO Mr. Madison, the ex-President
expressed the hope that he would nave
the pleasure of meeting the Kansas rep
| resentative soon after his return.
Many Going to New York.
| F,arly in the winter. when the ''1nsur-
gent" movement in the House was at Its
height, there was talk that the repuon-
cans identified with it would as a BODY
Welcome Mr.. Roosevelt when he landed in
New York. This talk was revived we re re-
Gently According to conservative pro
eressiyes the republicans who are fight
ing Cannon and Aldrich have no intention en- ion
| of participating as an organization IN the
roosevelt home coming. Actuated by a
desire to welcome Mr.. Roosevelt and to
| witness the festivities that will mark the
| homecoming, some of them will make
the trip to New York. However. there
will be as many regulars as progressives
present when Roosevelt docks at New
York.
Most people here believe that Mr..
Roosevelt will have little to say. either In
public speech or through the press. for
some time to come. In due season, 1t is
thought, he will make 1t known that he
stands by the policies that were SO widely
discussed and partially enacted into law
during his administration. That he will
condemn the Taft administration, even II
| he believes it deserves condemnation. Is
not believed. In fact, republicans gen.
orally expect him to commend the admin
| istration OF his successor.