| Show AREA Vr President and Root Roof Sp Sun Sunday Sunday day d y Discussing g V Re Reply ply to Tafts Note Oyster Bay Ba N Tr Yo Y July l 13 president Roosevelt and Secretary Boot were so busily bus H engaged today In the consideration idera tion of important subjects that neither Reither one attended church Shortly before the morning 1 services began at Christ church Mrs Mx Roose Boose Roosevelt velt by four of ith the chit chil children c il ildren dren dma arrived at a t the rc a t trap p froni thronged with people ji opie and thid Roose Roosevelt ose vOlt velt V lt and nd the children were givena cor cordial cordial cordial dial reception by their friends One of the important Questions dis discussed cussed by bO the president and Root was that relating r to Governor Gov Tafts negotiations with the Vatican vatin respecting the Philippine friars ri Both BoUt Mr Roosevelt and the secretary secret ry rl of ot war af deem it unwise that the friars should remain In the archipelago with the prestige they now possess The attitude of the friars is regarded not only as a menace to the peace pea of ot the Islands but also as an n obstruction Uon to and to the civilization tion of their inhabitants No statement of the conclusion reached by b the president and Secre Secretary Secretary Secretary tary Root could be obtained at Saga Sagamore Sagamore Sagamore more hill bill but unofficially it is under underStood un underStood ler Stood that a note Is being drafted In response to that transmitted by the pope through Governor Taft t to the Ad Administration d ministration As Governor Taft started negotiations It Is likely that the reply of this government will till ill be besent besent besent sent to the Vatican authorities through him W Ample assurance is given that the United States will take strong ground in support of or its Us contention that t at the friars must be eliminated from the Philippine equation It is said that no official statement of any phase of the situation will be made public until the negotiations with the Vatican have haye been concluded and that then theil the an announcement announcement will be made from Wash Washington Washington Washington ington The president and Secretary Root practically completed their arduous work tonight Tomorrow will be de devoted devoted devoted voted by them to recreation Late in inthe inthe the afternoon the secretary will sail on the Kanawha for New York going thence to Washington Secretary of ot the Navy Nay Moody is expected to arrive anIe here some time during the present week the day not having been b ende definite definitely ly determined on Secretary Secreta Cortelyou will go to Washington Washington Wash Yash ington this week to make final ar nr arrangements arrangements for the presidents New England trip which will begin Aug 22 2 The trip will occupy ten days and rid ed in iii I that time the president will visit six sis states It was announced tonight that the president did not expect to tom make ke any extended cruise on the Mayflower at I this time but might take one during the next few weeks Miss Alice Roosevelt who has been enjoying a n brief sojourn in ip the Adiron Adirondacks Adirondacks Adirondacks dacks arrived home hO today oday |
