Show president firm in his position on rate legislation special correspondence washington D C october 14 A tremendous interest in the railroad rate problem has followed the return of president roosevelt to washington and his conferences with senators and representatives on the subject through the ummer skillful efforts were made to create the impression that roosevelt had changed views and realizing the opposition which bis renewed championship pion ship of rate regulation would arouse in congress would retrain from pursuing his efforts to secure government regulation of rates and utilize bis energy in other directions warnings that to preb the matter meant party discord fraught with the possibility of loss of personal prestige by defeat at the bands of congress and that the strife might be the undoing of his party were conveyed to the president during the summer delicately in cases ot personal contact and bluntly through the medium of the press railroad presidents corporation attorneys and others have flooded the country with predictions of dire happenings to the people the country and the republican pary unless the wre let alone and then nattered theys elvea the president had been influenced thereby it is consequently with much chagrin jihei note choir lasted efforts and awakening to the that mr roosevelt has not changed his mind but on the contrary is more strongly convinced than necessity of the government a hand in the fixing of railroad rat esat the earliest possible moment they have turned attention to the hopeless task of fomenting a spirit of rebellion on the part of congress the railroads are however confronted by this unpleasant feature that it is almost impossible for them to wean a single supporter from the presidents policy while many of their arlenda are weakening that they will bo able to delay action is probable and that they may make such a show of force as to compel a compromise is possible but some action by congress in the direction so urgently desired by three fourths of the people seems at this time inevitable to representative 0 michigan representative prince of illinois and who have recently called on him president roosevelt has reiterated his views on the regulation of railroad rates bue has discreetly refrained from making a public statement of them nor Is it likely he will do so as he has talen tal en tho ground that when congress convenes he will say what he has to say n terms which cannot be misunderstood using the annual message a a vehicle to express his thoughts A characteristic roose expression of opinion bold frank and fearless on the rate question is therefore anticipated senator bulloni of illinois the sago chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations is serenely conn dent cf election reelection re 1 I feel that tho people of illinois are with mo and I 1 am confident that I 1 shall be returned said he 1 I said four years ago that it the people at the were with me tho legislature would reelect re elect me I 1 thanh that the sentiment in my favor la even stronger this time at tho beginning of the campaign I 1 announced that there would be no scrambling for the place that I 1 should conduct my campaign on a higher piano I 1 ethl adhere to that intention and I 1 came here to washington to go to work I 1 shall remain until next june with one interruption I 1 shall attend tho installation of president james at the university of illinois during this month As for governor deleons Dene ons position in this campaign he will keep his hand off he has said that he will remain on neutral ground and not throw his entire strength to any one nevertheless air cullom will keep in aloiso touch with the illinois alt and is expected to deal with it in tho somewhat unusual though not infrequent method of eliminating competition by means of official alon for instance as ex governor fifer ot illinois will reslan from the interstate commerce commission lawrence Y shearman Sh carman governor of illinois will probably receive ancla shelbia Shel bya support and land the plum while hamlin of chicago may be retained as a attorney to assist in tho prosecution of tho beet packers ARMENIAN TARTAR AGREEMENT baku oct ll 11 l l tho agreement recently signed between the armenians Armen ians and tartars Tar tars under the presidency of prince louis Napole oi recently appointed by li czar of rho went into roda th principal claus or ill i diw a to tid 10 |