The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-26
ROOSEVELT TO MAKE
WILSON ATTACK NOW
Won't Wait Until Return From
Spain, According to Pres
ent Plan.
GETS MEXICAN MESSAGES
Niagara Falls Representatives
Keep Him I'm Touch With
Situation.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, May 25.--Col.
Theodore Roosevelt has decided to open
up on the Wilson Administration before
he sails for Spain on Saturday. In
word. he Is going to take the big stick
out of its moth bail repository and make
one big swlpe at the Democrats.
This will be done either in an interview
or speech-preferably IN a speech II the
opportunity offers. At least this Is Col
Roosevelts unslterable intention as II Is
understood here. II Is possible, however.
that he may be persuaded at Washington
tomorrow that the present is not the
ripest opportunity for such an attack and
that lie should save his ammunition for
the actual opening Of the campaign In the
early fall.
II is well known here that the former
President has had a hard time holding
himself in check even up to the present
and that the only reason he has foreborne
ventilating his views on Mr.. Wilson's ad-
ministrative policies has been a strong
pressure from certain OF his political adj
vsers who are afraid that by speaking
too hastily he may make some tactical
blunder which will In the end inJure the
Progressive party cause.
uo tOAblAfl ilitN dNldth on Nllt W ll-pI
Administration Will deal with the project
to pay Colombia s25.oOoO0o. the question
OF Panama tolls exemption and the
handling OF the Mexican situation.
II Is likely that IL Will also embrace the
present political party alignment. though
only to slight extent. that being a point
on which the leaders themselves are not
clear at this day.
There Will be a good deal too in the
Colpncrs attack regarding the Colorado
coal mine trouble. lie had a long talk on
that subject with Judsc Ben b. Lindsey
this afternoon Nobody can tell whether
or not Cot. Roosevelts views on this mat
ter coincide with Judse Lindsey's. but Il
they do there is no doubt that they are
very bitter against the method IN which IL
has been handled by President Wilson.
In preparation for his trip TO Washing
ton tomorrow Col Roosevelt held a series
Of conferences which took up the entire
day Joseph Alsop and Herbert Knox
Smith, both Bull Moose leaders In Con-
necticut were with him Tor several hours.
In the afternoon John G. Shaffer. owner
OF the Chicago Eusning Post and several
other newspapers, ana George W. Perkins
were AT Sycamore Hill
Great importance Is laid on "A confer
,nce which col. Roosevelt will hold with
al Of the Bull Moose representatives at
Washington tomorrow. IL Is known that
At that time the question OF his attack on
the Wilson Administration will be thor
oughly thrcshed out. and that uHless the
opposition to such an attack at this time
is overwhelmingly strong. IL will he made
within the next three days.
There is no doubt that the Colonel will
deliver himself with old time vigor when
he once turns his guns ON the White
House.
The Underwood tariff bill will undoubt-
eddy be the main point OF attack against
Wilson. Hts advisers have without eXcep-
ton told him that 1t has proved anything
but a panacea Tor the high cost Of living.
and that instead of improved business
conditions resulting from It's operation
quite the opposite has been the case.
II Is recalled also that the ta"iff matter
was one OF Col. RoOsevelts chief differ
enccs with President Wilson curing the
1912 campaign, when he reiterated time
and again that II would not reduce the
cost OF living and that it would not bolster
up business stability Briefly. Col. Roose-
welt Is not going to lose d chance to say
II told you so"
II word had reached the Colonel by prl-
waite channels that Republican leaders are
planning to pay their respects to him to-
morrow AT Washington lie would not adj
NIT II to-day. lie did not care to say
anything either about the probability of
Republican and Progressive amalgamd-
tion for 1916.
II IS considered significant here. how
ever, that he has not made bon. bastic de-
mails Of any such probability.