| Show GUEST OF GOT caliel TO I 1 THE WHITE HOUSE HOOSE HO OSE conference pertained to certain ques quei affecting tho the new Volunteer army anny washington july 8 lov cov l theodore evit 0 of new york in tonight the guest cm sl ot of the president at tho the white while house ile he arrived here at p no ni today in response to a roll rell east from president mer dolly prel ired to him at oyster nay bay asking him in to como come to lor for ar a connul tallon to this 1114 summons he responded promptly ond and was waa met ILL the upon lila ilia arnival by tho the prest dents private secretary cortelyou gov Rosi wim wax driven direct to the white while llou house w chero lie waa wa received by tho the president there was A P phot hot t conference conr crenco between them before dinner after afterward mard together rr with secretary long they wit sat upon the west weft veranda ve randii tit of tire tho mansion ter for a longer consultation tho the secretary remained antl 0 leaving tho the art uldena and its ills guest ducal to continue tho the a on there wre ware various rumors afloat s ai 4 to the purpose of oc the governors visit but lie he declared that the president had waked film ilm to come to washington only bee allme of big dalre to consult hint concerning tilt organization of the new hew volunteer olun teer force for the among thu reports were those to I 1 the he effect that the deitt had call called 0 d hina him to washington to tender him film t tho he office of secretary of war to ask aek him to designate an entire regiment reff lmont to lot bi sent bent to the archipelago lie he was asked whether the t ho president Pr ealdon t lind tendered him the ile he laughed and d declined a positively to it IL the Govern nes best friends in W baah i 19 h englun stay say that he would much prefer hla his present position as ah ch chalot of executive of tho the empire state to a fractional term in ilia war department and his treatment of ill the question tonight ren store this theory as aa to ills hla attitude atti tudo most moat plausible gov Rone levelt lt dictated the follow inar interview to th alif aam oc press irem 1 I b havo eve co como in e to washington V at lit tho ext of tho the president to RO go over him and the officers of the W war or department certain questions affecting the he now volunteer army particularly an m regards the iho personnel onnel of the officers the president has haa told mo me that hr he wishes only recommendations based a on the efficiency oln clency of the men recommended end and that lie ho will pay heed beed to no at othora hers most certainly I 1 should give no others and I 1 feet feel that tho the presidents attl ath tude lit in the face of oc the ter rIffle political pressure to he lit Is and will bo be subjected IS ift such an to antilio him to the support of all mm men sho feel that politics have no place in the army who feel fed that it la Is in a peculiar sense men the property of ohp whole country anti that in the giving of commissions and promotions alike no considers lion should enter outside of the merit of soldiers fold lera my fily own on recommend all on a win mill be limited to the alie men I 1 had under me or saw in action and to ft tho the members of ill the a new york volunteer regiments of whose mortis merits I 1 have as ag governor not merely knowledge but also alpo the knowledge rained gained from personal inquiry among their superiors i referring to the general sIttia situation tion in the philippines and the policy of tho the administration with reference to those islands mr roosevelt said bald of clourse course any acci american lean wortha of the name must stand aland behind the preside t in n elji resolute purpose to bring the J insurrection u rr in tho the philippines to an end I 1 think there in no question but ill that a t by the beginning of the dry sails season on gen otis will be b in shape to stamp out t all resistance reg istance then the president OU and m will III see that the reign of absolute low law and justice fol follows lons during the secretary hay attorney general and roll corbin joined the party sit at the white whit they remained with th tha president and gov roosevelt Roo evelt until 11 after they went away the president and hla his guest continued to talk until a few minutes before midnight |
