The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
MEN DODGE
BIG PEACE FEAST
GAYNOR WILL NOT GO BECAUSE
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
Will. be THERE
ROOSEVELT HAS REASON
WON'T DE HUNGRY. HE DECLARES,
nut OTHERS SAY HE FEARS
ENDORSEMENT OF TAFT
TREATIES


Gao +. N. Saturday evening-the
hour at which IT is scheduled to be-
gin-tbe citizens peace banquet at
the Waldorf Astoria may settle down
lnto a really quiet. peaceable affair.
ut nieh tns tian4uIlity OF the world
inaS inGAs.s be u.s&Gcsea.
but Al ti.e symptoms OF to-day con-
tln1e, TIE lunCAioH VIII ne doout as
HARMONIOUS ana sSuato as the recent
ptel.4Lf pStloI nance ot me Hlay-
10Y OF tne W ester IA W oTlu.
Mayor Aa!I-oE aiiowGu ii to be-
come hhoah to-aay tnat he was not
soIHs 10 Northumberland tne t~aaI-
iAasteF - 70 De Ioiouei joan lem
.,ie 1iaNes, VINO IS aIueu WIN W. *.
tieal 81,
1o4onel Theodore Roosevelt not
oniy alIo"eu IT. ~ become AiloWn. bat
nlaAe IL AnoWn ntnise4f. that he at
/ so-iute-lS @oata NOT DC there--pe-
CD use tie salaJ. ne was not hungry.
OtAers. nO"ttei. said 1t Was because
| the coIoaei feu the banquet ME ut
resolve itseH INTO an endorsement OF
fresiaent ATS treaty polieIes.
Pfesi4ent taft indirectly showed
/ that pe4 taps he WASH quite posi-
| coming banquet. because when wired
/ 10 tor copy OF the speech he vail
aeileer. he sent word to the banquet
/ committee. through Secretary Hliies.
! that the speech Will not be prepar-
ed in ADVANCE of its delivery
| Everything Is Lovely.
! Outside OF these developments.
! however. everything is lovely" ac-
coraing' to Captain Miaard j.
/ bioomer VINO Is running and press
agsnung the banquet. And Colonel
! o,I ayes. when tod ABOUT Mayor Gay
nor s deciination of an invitation, said
! he wasn't worrying ABOUT the dim
| ners success, either. lie said.
Il voted with great pleasure to
have the mayor invited anu appoint
| ed head of our reception commit
I lee. / shall miss him particularly.
! ] shall miss his genial countenanco,
! and ! shall miss that gentle IN
! nuence Tor peace which he spreads
| over every assem- blage wherever he
| goes. However. | shall try 10 con-
sole myself for the mayors absence
with the presence of the President OF
! the United states.
/ Captain Bioomer. the banquet head,
| went down to the Outlook" office
early this morning to see Colonel
| AsoooSfSit. me Stois III tAS uuoiu-
ciai invitation extended by the for
mer to the latter. and the colonel q
seyen-page reply to it talleged to he
! red hot"l Were told to-day Tn
here" said Captain Bloomer, ITO
| talk to the colonel about the din
nsr," When the colonel arrived he
| cheerily halloed; "Howdy- do,
| Boomer Glad TO see YOU" Then
he led the worried banquet-man into
corner. and talked vigorously for
ten minutes. When this was over
Colonel Roosevelt sa1dd:
Won't he hungry.
Yes / have been invited to the
dinner--I don't care whether 1t was
officially or unoniciaiiy. But i ar
not going. Why? Because ! won,
be hungry
At this point the former Presi-
dent grinned his famous grin.
How about your letter In reply t.
Boomers unofficial invitation? % h4
was asked.
Anything about that must coms
, from Captain Boomer, said the col.
| onel
Bioomer. when seen later, said:
) Colonel Roosevelt and / agreed
that the letter should De made pub
lie at o'clock Saturday afternoon
|
mighty interesting. Colonel Rooss
welt. l understand. wants - treat tn,
subject Of peace in the Forthcoming
number Of the Outlook which viii
be published Saturday morning. ant
therefore / thought it best that hi.
letter dealing with the same subjec
should be held from publication unit
after his magazine writing appears.
Surprise From Carnegie.
There was report---axnong man.
/ others--that Andrew Carnegie. VIII.
is to be honorary president of tn,
banquet. intends to spring a surpris,
upon the diners by coming out with
speech endorsing President Taft
arbitration treaties AZ against certain
amended treaties which are PROPOSED
Some said that Colonel Roosevelt
learned of this and that It IL his tru,
reason for keeping away.
rs this dinner intended to en-.
dorse the treaties Of President Taft 2
was asked Of some of the leaders.
The dinner" replied ex-senator
stephen Nj. Griswold. lis not intend
ed as an endorsement OF any treat.
or treaties. or OF anyone's policies
II la simply an endorsement OF ou
policy of universal peace
+ *'But.,w what will happen II Mr.. Car
negie. for instance. gets up and en-
dorses Taft" was asked.
Noe Crossing bridges.
We're not crossing that bridge
until We come to it, said the pro
motors Of tho banquet. That Will
be up to the toastmaster."
They pointed with PRIDE" how
ever, to the fact that Seth Low hat
accepted an invitation. and In his let
ter had said that. while he belie~ e
the Taft arbitration treaties shouIt
be amended. that did not prevent him
from paying tribute to the president
as a promoter Of universal peace
Also. they we're pleased over the fac
that Rabbi SHERMAN had written i
number of letters to Jewish frienus
praising President Tafts dealings
with the Russian passport question
and urging the Jews TO support thi,
peace banquet.
Andrew Carnegie. when seen al
his home. merely said that he woul
| be present and deliver speech. He
did not make known Its nature.