The Washington times., 1910-02-06
Will Take No Part in Ma
tional Affairs on Return
TO America.
READY TO RETIRE
TO PRIVATE LIFE
Friend IN Close Touch With
Roosevelt Authority for
Statement.
By JOHN SNURE.

What viii Theodore Roosevelt do
when he gets back 10 America
This question has been asked many
times In recent months and it viii be
asked many times more between now
and the return OF The former President
from africa The announcement that
he viii be back in June lends an in
creasing interest 10 the question which
promises TO become acute. even painful.
as the time for his homecoming draws
near.
VIII Roosevelt speak out in strong
support OF the TAFT Administration or
viii be take the ground that the Presi-
dent has turned his back on the Roose-
welt policies? on the one hand many
s-oe saying that when the former Pres
ident returns, ne VIII align himself as
che OF the champions Of President Taft:
on the other, the radical Roosevelt men.
W no belong 10 the movement that has
been somewhat joculsrly named the
"baci-from-EIbar movement. are say
ing that if Roosevelt were only here.
something wouId drop, and drop with 50
much noise the whole country would
hear it.
VIII DlSaPpoint Many
As a matter OF fact. Mr. Roosevelt is
going 10 disappoint Tot Of folks. He is
going 20 hoiG his peace. He is not go
ing 10 arTaign President Taft for fail
ure TO so ahead with the Roosevelt pol
icies. He is not going TO attack the
Administration. as good many radicals
would like to see him do. He intends
simply 10 keep stil- so far as this cues
ton IS concerned. at least until he has
had fun time 10 get in touch with
things and get his bearings
This is the statement made by a man
Who IS doubtless more closely in touch
with Roosevelt than any other man IN
this country When asked what Roose-
Welt would do when he got back he
said
The President Il viii be ol,ser,--
ed many Of the Roosevelt men sin
speak Of Roosevelt as r. he were in tie
~ hitc HOUse-.-is not going 70 rush into
anything. Tie IS simply coming hack
70 this countT- and keep his mouth
shut 40 ore UtIl set a word oui Of
him hostile 10 the Administration or
otherwise lie viii keep his own com
sell
Silence 10 Be Impressive.
4 good many people who do not know
Roosevelt fully haze the idea that il is
impossible for him 20 keep silent and
sphy1X-Hke on anything As a matter
of fact. he has an excellent capacifv for
inscruta bility when he feels il is neces-
Sary- An instance of this was seen AZ
the time the relations with JaDsu first
became acute. Roosevelt refused abso-
luteiy 10 talk the real inwardness Of the
situation over with anybody but those
officials directly involved
II Roosevelt returns to this country
silent as 70 the administra ton Of Frez7-
e cent Iatt' everybody VIII draw his own
inference some VIII say. Of course
JhaJ he diS2pprOves OF Taft and THINKS
ne mas gone over 10 the reactiouarieS
OSnerS vii say that he does not ware
% onend men Ike Clifford Pinchot and
oy giving a sweeping Endorsement of the
admin 'stratiOn and thus seeming TO re-
Duke Srlch Of his old friends as have had
differences with the Administration
ANYHOW q Roosevelt returned To
SInerlea and soJourninE down al Ovst er
Bay silent IN the fashion described viii
ne an interesting figure
VIII Be Private Citizen.
Aside from the question Of what
Roosevelt viii say when ne gets back
there is the question whether he Is 60
inE TO allow himself 10 De given any
one Of the scores Of bcrthS for which
&c has been mentioned, political, edu-
CauODsl, and the like
As 10 this, the same authority who
says Roosevelt Is going TO keep stiU
with respect to Administration poll
c.es- makes this assertion
Nh Roosevelt viii not allow his name
10 be used for the Senatorship from
New York He viii not run for gov
ernOr and he viii not run for the
House He viii be simply a private
citizen That IS the most dignified
thing he can do There Is no dignity
equal to the simple dignity of the pri-
Fate citizen FOR him TO mold another
office OF to 80 into business would
he less diEniiied than TO live as a pri-
va1e citizen"
Influence VIII Be Felt.
But If Roosevelt lives a private c7ti-
zen this does not mean he is going to be
out Of CONTACT with affairs In the first