AT WORK ON MESSAGE.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 352, 5 February 1903, Page 3

AT WORK ON MESSAGE.

Pttoarident RtfOMving; Wtoarty Cooperation of CaMbaei Members In li»U*bMembers ot Ihe cabinet are preparing elaborate Summaries of .the work tn their departments, which are intended to be embodied—at least inv strbstance—in Pesident Roosevelt's first annual message, to be submitted to congress next December. Having come in to the office of chief executive late in< the year, as the result.of'a cal.igiiity which of course could not be foreseen, the president is entirely unfamiliar with the details of the public: work. Only a little over two mouths remain before the meeting of congress, and so President Roosevelt requested the members of his cabinet to supplement their various' annual reports with comprehensive summaries, to be used in the message, either verbatim or with such condensation as may be necessary. President Roosevelt is a ready and forcible writer, and.,the preparation of a message has no terrors for him so far as mere literary workmanship goes. He feels, however, according to members of the cabinet, .a K naturnl diffidence about making a reporetipon the work done by another and much beloved president. The fiscalyea.r ended with July 1, and President Roosevelt's actual administration did not begin until after the period of the usual annual reports. It is believed therefore he will summarize these reports to a large extent, so far as relates to the history of the last year. The president has already begun sketching out the message and he will have the summaries from the different departments within a short time.