Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24

colonels friends in Washington that he
will not go to the republican party. If
there Is jofnture, and he knows he cannot
win without it, the same must result
| from the mountain coming to Mahomet.
1t is said here that the coloners ex-
pectancy of this desirable outcome is
| based primarily upon his conviction that
he is the only man who can beat Presi-
dent Wilson at the polls, and he thinks
| the republicans will come around to this
| realization and to his support in conse-
| quence.
To Denounce Democrats.
Col. Roosevelt, according to his friends
| here. intends to denounce the Wilson ad-
| ministration's foreign policy as weak and
un-American, and to start a vigorous
campaign for virile policy appealing to
the militant spirit Of the nation.
lingo? Well, call it that, the Roose-
welt men say, If you want to, but they
believe 1t viii sound good just the same.
Anyhow, that is what he is said to have
| in the back Of his mind for his campaign
| Some of the old-line republicans say
privately that il Col. Roosevelt will come
/ out openly for the protective tariff he
may stand chance of winning them
back. They would do almost anything
| Of political crow TO restore the tarin.
But for the present, it is declared by
| Col. Roosevelt's friends. he has no thought
of taking up the protective tarif as a
shibboleth.
| 1t was stated yesterday that Col. Roose-
velt is now intent upon going after the
administration mainly on Its foreign
policies. When he landed in New York
he was handed voluminous and detailed
reports on the state of the Union, polit-
a iQ eai fn hon
eagerly, and with his prodigious power of
assimilation to have quickly obtained
their essential essence.
Criticised ON Tolls.~-s--z-z,s
He, was told, it is said, that the ad-
lninistration is being criticised in the
country at large on the Panama tolls
question, the Colombian treaty and the
handling of the Mexican situation. He
was advised to disregard the action of
Congress as guide to the sentiment OF
the country. since it Is conceded by them
| that Congress is dominated by the Presi-
dent and will register his will.
He was informed, 1t Is declared. that
within the last six weeks there have
been evidences of a turn in the tide
regarding the administrations popu-
try reports have been flowing in to re-
publicans and bull mooserS alike of
this alleged change in the drift of
popular sentiment.
| denies that business conditions are
bad. that factories are closing down,
railroads laying off men and wages
being reduced. The government official
| and an increase in imports. Gold is al
ready being shipped to Europe and
large commitments are scheduled for
next month.
Is Considered Significant.
| The foreign trade statement is regard
| ed as highly significant. The democrats
asserted that their tariff would build up
| foreign trade. Instead, it rs diminishing
while foreign goods are coming in. re-
placing American made wares to that
| extent, and yet, it is said, there is no
appreciable reduction in the cost of liv
| ing.
All these Industrial conditions were laid
before the colonel. but he brushed them
aside for the moment and asked more
| about the state of the feeling on the
| foreign policies He was told it is said
/ that the people have exercised wonderful
| patience over Mexican affairs and sup
ported the Presidents hand, but that
| there is no denying the unrest and grow
ing impatience over the status at pres
ent.
| Last night it was stated that il the
| dispatches from Niagara Falls cor
rectly describe the situation there, Col.
Roosevelt will have another string to his
bow. The Evening Stars report that the
A. 8. c. mediators have in mind broad
ening their deliberations to take in the
probable revamping of the Monroe doc
trine and creating a new policy for the
determination of international questions
on the entire western hemisphere, caused
a genuine sensation at the Capitol. where
the dispatch was eagerly read by sena-
tors and representatives.
Came as Shock.
! 1t came as shock to men of all par
ties, and was freely comented upon in
private. though none would talk for pub
lication at first blush.
| Look out for a roar from Roosevelt on
that" was the remark of a bull moser
| The progressives in Congress treat the
| situation as one in which certain repub-
| Iicans plan to capture Roosevelt, and
| they scoff at the alleged scheme as futile.
| col Roosevelt will never accept the
nomination from the republican party.
| are the exact words of several Of the
leading progressives when asked about
this story. The men responsible for the
| yarn. and who say they believe 1t i'm
sentative Mann. Representative Fordney
| and even Representative Campbell OF
| Kansas as being deep in the plot to
! bring about this alliance between Roose-
| welt and the republicans.
Regarded as a "Life-Saver."
| "And they don't like it bit. but they
believe it will be lfe-saver." continue
! these yarn spinners.
One of the prosressives who has had no
end Of political experience dismissed the
matter with these words:
| ''Of course, you must save me in this
matter, but here Is the plain politics OF
the situation. Col. Roosevelt is not going
| to accept the nomination from the repub-
ucan party. and all attempts to make
him the nominee of the republican and
progressive parties will fail. And why
Because President Wilson wants Congress
to pass a national primary law. That
will be on the statute books within tive
| years. The democrats will see to it that
all over the United States the presidential