The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-17
INSURGENTS ARE
ANXIOUS FOR HIM
ROoseveIt's Arrival Awaited With
Eagerness-BeIieve He win
Assist Them.
By Ernest g. walker.
Mail Special to The Advertiser.)

/ welt is to champion their fractional
cause soon after his return to this
country Their exaltation is based
upon two things-the acceptance by the
ex-President of an invitation to be the
guest of honor at dinner to be given
by Robert Collier and the receipt of
letter by Representative Hamilton
Fish of New York asking him to con.
suit with the ex-President.
Much is being made of these two
matters at the present juncture, al
though old friends of Mr.. Roosevelt
like Senator Lodge, whom no one ac-
cuses of being an insurgent, refuse to
attach particular Importance to them.
Shortly before he left for Africa, Mr..
| Roosevelt was given a similar dinner
in New York.
Views Unchanged.
1t appears that the ex.President IS
letter to Representative Fish was writ
ten lin answer to one he sent the ex-
President. Those who have seen the
letter say Mr.. Roosevelt uses these
: words You know my views on this
insurgent situation. They have not
changed since | last talked with you
and L wish to see you in New York
Immediately after my arrival. -
i Representative Fish, who has become
a pronounced insurgent on the rules
only during the present session of con
gress, is unwilling to discuss the let
ter, although he apparently has well
coined the dissemination of news that
he has such a letter. The impression
prevails around the Capitol that he
attaches undue importance to it and
that when more of the context and also
more about the circumstances under
which it was written become known it
will be found that the ex-President
has not committed himself yet to the
insurgent cause.
This much is established: Upon ex-
President Roosevelt's return to New
!. York just after the middle of June, he
proposes to have many talks with poll
ticians and party Teformers. He pro-
iposes to make careful inquiry to
satisfy his own mind whether he ought
to support the Taft administration at
all cordially. This is taken to mean
that he certainly has doubts upon the
subject at present.
Need His Support.
The more prominent insurgents of
senate and house are anxious the
idea should go broadcast that Roose-
welt is with them. Senator Cummins
: is soon to return to Iowa to give the
!. campaign there boost and Senator
! LaFollette is to do likewise in Wiscon-
sin. Both senators are interested in
, primary contests now well under way
and the strife with the regular faction
is spirited in both States. If they can
have even the tacit support of the ex-
: President the insurgents believe they
, could win most of their battles in the
middle West and nominate candidates
of their own faction for the Offices.
An Absent Face.
Considerable significance is attached
: to the recent development! Il at Presi-
dent Taft is not going to New York 10
participate in the welcome to his pred
ecessor in Office 7 he day that Mr..
: Roosevelt lands in New York President
: Taft will be attending commeneeme ut
exercises of Villanova College in Penn
} sylvania. 1t was quite year ago that
President Taft agreed to attend those
commencement exercises. Accordingly
] he has a good excuse for not hurrying
, away to the pier where TIE throngs
congregate to welcome the mighty
2 hunter back.
l 1t is not at ali generally known that
President Taft liked the date when ne
should go to Villanova and that he took
the date when he had been urged to
i go to New York. OF course it is recog
! nized that President Taft, in the minds
) of many thinking people, could not well
: Igo to New York to participate in the
3 welcome home of his predecessor. Sucr
+ an act would be criticized widely and
!. would be given political significance
, pro and con. Whatever Mr.. Taft's OWL
1 inclinations might be about welcoming
|. ex-PIesident Roosevelt, he can not dis
associate himself from the presidency
The dignity of that Office makes it al
most imperative that no Presiden
should hasten to any city to greet al
P ex- President. All officials and ex-off
eials come to the President of thu
United States. He does not go to them
Teddy Must Report.
President Taft IS friends are awar,
] that it will be just as well for hin
if ex-President Roosevelt makes tn
first advances. 1t is expected that tn
y ex-President win come to Washington
e to make report to the state department
!. on his mission as special ambassador t
attend the funeral of King Edward
= That would be the courteous thing 70
Il him to do and in all probability MI
: Roosevelt will not omit that visit.
, Then there is another aspect of tn
% situation. One hears predictions tina
the much heralded arrival of the ex
= President may not be attended by tn
I. great and tumultuous demonstration ez
n pected. Some think the welcome HON
i promises to be fizzle and that the en-
4. thusiasm for the ex-President is oozin
a. out. That, OF course, is to be demon
u strated but in any event the Presiden
al can well stand aloof and zee how eol
3. daily the people are for his predeee'
a. sor. Again If the ex-PTesident is I
:. give aid and comfort to the insuFgeu
Y faction, President Taft will be IN
Y better position before the country
s. he stands on bis dignity and let's maj
ters develop. He naturally does nc