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Oyster Bay, N. Y, May 20-Twelye
hours after Theodore Roosevelt re
turned from South America he was
back today in the thick of politics,
He was up early and as soon as
breakfast was over, he was hard al
work picking UP the theads where
he dropped them seven months ago
Colonel Roosevelt, it was learned to
day, looks forward to one of the hard
est political campaigns of his career
Except for the time occupied by his
trip to Spain for the wedding of his
son, Kermit, he expects to devote to
politics most of his time until Novem-
Der. Already tentative plan of ac-
ton has been mapped out. Colonel
Roosevelt has in mind one of the long
est campaign trips he ever has made,
taking him from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and several shorter trips in
nearby states.
By o'clock today he was in his
library. He paced the flor and die
lated letters and kilograms az top
speed to the stenographer whom he
had summoned from New York.
For the ten days before he sails for
Ruicnn s5olezel Ros ssIelt has nsap.
ped out program which VIII keep
him busy. His present desire is to
get back in touch as soon as possible
with the affairs of the progressive par
ty in all parts Of the country, and
help to start the machinery for the
coming campaign, Before he left
South America he planned his work,
arranging by cable for conferences
with leaders of the progressive par
ty. The first of these was set for
today, George w. Perkins Of New
York. chairman, of the national exc.
cutiye committee, and o. X. Davis
of Washington, secretary of the com
mittee. were expected at b Sycamore
Hill to give Colonel Roosevelt re
port ON cthe situation. 6 rAs9oAzo
Colonel Roosevelt will q go to his
editorial office in q New York, tomor-
row morning and will spend most of
the day in meeting political associates.
The address which Colonel Roose-
yelt is to make before the National.
Geographical society has been,set for
next Tuesday evening. 1t is in this
address that the colonel will make the
first formal announcement of his dis
coverya of a river in Brazil 1' ssap
The Wilson administrators attitude
in the controversy with 5Golombia
over the Panama canal ewasH criticized
today by Colonel Roosevelt. He OBJ
jected strongly to the payment of
what he termed ''blackmailr to Col-s
ornbia, ssss sssA.ia 4
TN submitting to this,a he-said, "it
is just ass though some future presi-
dent OF the United States should
apologize to the successor of Huerta
for the seizure OF Vera Cruz As for
the payment Of $4,000. .o0os.to Colon.
biap-here the colonel threw up his
hands .well that is unthinl1able
Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself
as strongly opposed to the repeal OF
the law for the exemption of Americans
lcoastwise ships from paymentjofsP Pan.
anna tolls. He said he thought it per-
fectly right to arbitrate the question
If the rights of the ncountry to grant
exemption were questioned, buts de-
clared that to yield the point unequi-
yocally without arbitration was indie
fensible, as he was convinced the Uni
te States was within its rights in free
ing coastwise,ships fronf payment of
tools. ss E st E4s
When he goes to Washington next
week. he said. be win be ready to re-
fute the statement Of Henry savsee
Lander q England. and. others who
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