Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-21
ROOSEVELT PLANS
STRENUOUS WORK;
DENIES REPORTS
Home From South American
Expedition, He Outlines
Activities for Pro- i
gressives.
is NOT OUT FOR OFFICE
Seeks Neither Governors ChaiI
Nor Any Other Job-Criti-
cises Administration
River Still There"
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Oyster Bay. n. V, May 21.-Twelva
turned from South America he was
back today in the thick of politics. He
was up early and as soon as break
fast was over he was hard at work.
picking up the threads where ha
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-
ber. 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 III
nearby states.
BY . o'clock today he was in tho
library He paced the floor and die
tated letters and kilograms at top speed
to the stenographer whom he had sum-
moned from New York.
For the 10 days before he sails for
Europe. Colonel Roosevelt has mapped
out program which will keep him
busy. His present desipe is to get back
in touch as soon as possible with the
affairs of the progressive party In all
parts of the country. and help to start
the machinery for the coming cam
paign. Before he left South America
he planned his work, arranging by
cable for conferences with leaders of
the progressive party. The first OF
these was set for today. George w.
Perkins. of New York. chairman of the
national executive committee, and y.
X. Davis. of Washington. secretary of
tha tfnn nvN at
more Hill to give Colonel Roosevelt q
report the situation.
Will Meet Friends.
Colonel Roosevelt will go to his edt-
torial office In New York tomorrow
morning and will spend most of the
day in meeting political associates.
The address which Colonel Roosevelt
is to make before the National Geo
graphical society. in Washington. has
been set for next Tuesday evening. 1t
Is in this address that the colonel will
make the first formal announcement of
his discovery of "A riyysr:in Brazil
The Wilson administrations atti-
tude In the controversy with Colombia
over the Panama canal was criticised
today by Colonel Roosevelt. He OBJ
jected strongly to the. payment Of what
ne termed "blackmail" to Colombia.
Would Not Pay Colombia.
"Tn submitting to this he said. at
is just as though some future prest-
dent of the United States should apollo
gize to the successortof Huerta for the
seizure of Vera Cruz. AS for the pay
ment of s25.0O0.O0O to Colombia here
the colonel threw up his hands-.well,
that is unthnkable"
Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself
as strongly opposed to the repeal OF
the law for the exemption of American
coastwise ships from payment of PAN
anna. tolls He said he thought 1t per
fectly right to arbitrate the question IL
the rights of the country to grant ex-
emption We're questioned. but declared
that to yield the point unequivocally
without arbitration was indefensible.
as he was convinced the United States
was within its rights in freeing coast
wise ships from payment of tolls.
When he goes to Washington next
week, he said. he will be ready to re-
flute statements of Henry Savage Lam
dor OF England. and others who have
expressed doubt as to the correctness
of his statement that he had discovered
II great river in the wilds of South Am
nri...