Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-06
TOPICS OF THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON
KooseveIts Determination to Remain in Private is Doubted.
Railroad Bill Cannot Pass in its Present FormDeath of
Rear Admiral HChborn

made Marches will be required of dis.
| mounted troops, 200 miles one wav or
loV miles each way The length of each
encampment, for the regulars. is fixed
as one month. Troops Of the regular
army VIII be assembled at Pine Camp.
new YORK, In August, where the organized
| militia OF Vermont will Join them T-nder
! existing orders it is contempIated tbat
the FIRST Regiment of Vermont Infantry.
! win hospital corps and band will camp
! with the regular troops at Pine Camn
| from August p to 81 The regulars in
this camp will include the Headquarters
ana II. troops of the 10th Cavalry from
Fort Ethan Allen, also one battery. Third
Field Artillery, from Fort Never. Vir-
glnia; headquarters and II companies OF
the 5th Infantry of Plattsburg, New York
headquarters and seven companies. 24th
infantry, Madison barracks New York g..
24th Infantry, Fort Ontario, New York
infantry from Fort Ontario, New York
Engineer corps, two companies, Wash
lngton barracks, District OF Columbia: hos
pital corps, one-half company (C) Walter
Reed general hospital, District of Column
pa; signal corps, one company (A), from
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
The announcement Monday, by a local
daily that Roosevelt endorses Taft"
was received with much satisfaction and
renet by the regular Republicans in Con-
sress. 1t is very evident that the as
surance OF Roosevelts unqualified en-
dorsement of President Taft's admins
tration, on his return home next month
frightened the hopes and expectations of
those who had almost settled down to the
solemn conviction that the party was
hopelessly divided The Insurgents. so
tar as they could be made, and were in
cllned to comment, expressed some doubt
as to the truth of the story which, it is
true, was largely made up from what had
been dropped by those who had received
letters from the eX-President, marked
private and confidential. Some Of the in
surgents were loath to believe that Col
onel Roosevelt had finally determined not
10 be candidate for reelection to the
presidency in 1912, under any circum-
stances, nor enter public life again. The
announcement was flashed over the coun-
try only to receive a stunning setback
from score of newspapers which pro-
fessed to be in the ex-President's conf
dence and to know that no such construc-
ton could be placed upon his letters Be
that as 1t may, 1t is certain that the ad-
ministration supporters expect Colonel
Roosevelt to define his position in favor
of President Taft's policies now before
Congress. Until the eX-President ar |
rives home and his views are made public, |
there will continue to exist doubt and |
fear least he shall add to the confusion |
existing in the body polite. At no time |
since the present session of Congress |
has there been so much uncer-
tainty and encouragement at the capitol
as is now apparent on every hand.
Last night the Republican leaders got
In touch with President Taft by telephone,
and explained to him the likelihood of the
failure of the railroad bill, now before
both branches of Congress. This is one
IF the pet measures of the administration
and President Taft assumed the respon-
iibility of it, The bill has occupied the
attention of both branches of Congress
or some time, but today it is generally
admitted that 1t cannot pass in its pres
mt form, therefore the Senate leaders de-
'ided yesterday to drop two sections, OBJ
ectionable to the insurgents, and others