Show LODGE SEES ROOSEVELT Blackburn Amendment Seems to Worry the Republicans Washington Jan LOdge Lode talked with the president toda today about the Blackburn amendment to the Foral er r which declares in that tIle the leS legal l right to dismiss the no ne gro troops at Brownsville should not be questioned The senator was asked ns as lie he was lea bay bayIng Ing the White House what had been do de upon as to the tho administrations at attitude toward the amendment to which he be replied Well VeIl be wiser on Monday Monda Senator Lodge said that the Foraker resolutIon appeared to be satisfactory to all concerned What are you gOing to do about the Blackburn amendment he was asked Well VelI you cant get oft off the track he replied Senators who wh saw the president today wITh regard to the Blackburn amend amendment merit ment unite in o pressing expressing the opinion that he would bo be satisfied to have haye thE Blackburne amendment to the Foraker resolution upon the sub subject subject voted down in case there should be ben bea n a solid Republican vote to that end encl The Republican leaders confess their thell complete Inability to say whether they can secure such unanimitY and as a consequence no one will attempt now to forecast the outcome of the question |