MR. ROOSEVELTS FUTURE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 395, 2 January 1909, Page 10

MR. ROOSEVELTS FUTURE.

'"A. CONSULTING ENGINEER." THe jif.' President liodsbvblt id ..eontribiito? to; mv Ahib'tifidii iiiafehwhe, the "Outlook," tit a salary t f is,;(says. ilia ■ jww xorkvcorresliorid'eiit of . tlie "Ddily T6leftMlly alilitiiiiiceti/ I leafri.tlfSt fe.- 1 ™? 8 ?™ 11 bfccbiiies connected With that 'afteh'Miir6h.s, iidfc aS f3?h. As :was ,ht li«t rfetooHMj but. as spfeoial .cdnthbiltl'iig editor." Many newspapers Slahtoured, for President Ettbsgvelt'S f.iT 1 ?? 9 '. - ? inuch .lSrger cifculaP , , thb Outlook," whidb is almost tiii--BMfelP'.'Ani6tica,:: One offered £10,000. as thß ytial-ly reriWtieratloh; ; The maiiagerS;' libfrevefj Wailted' ttf.tes'6--'UBi ;ahi thc> President fin. tliii "Outlo'dk" Appointment,.bei $«*»••?' .we .6Hira«ster of tba.t- magaBine, aim also 'be'catlsb a Jeburity of 'tehurb WilS p'OVidgd,. wliieh. it is rare, to find ifi ' ojii'bilistio; offices on'this side'of .the - At- ■■ naturally felt it incoiMatible'. with; Bis dignity to.accept any -.he'-imgM.•' fie equivalent For • dis-plijirgea-T-at iiioritll's notice.."'". The "(Kit-, look fiilfilled. llie President's., requireirient'si and'the appoiiitmbnt will not prevent' him taking suiili extra', work as' is involved by writing descriptibiis of' hunting arid natural .mstdry research iii Africa, which be 'contemplates . " . • . i regret that tlis: tionstinot provide a periston for 'ex- . Presidents,. and this complaint is made herb .to-day, nibre particularly. Wcaiis'6 the £10 000 » ywr .™!£ h gobs .with the occupancy of the \\ hito House only just .covers expanses. Mr; Roosevelt could get' £20,000 a tear vice-president of., sevbral .trust? that'l could iiamo', but '.the President's tiUeiits aiid Inclinations .do .iiot tend .in that.direction I Thb • " Outlook" ; says :--"\Ve congratulate ourselves: • ntid oiir 'readers that -Mr. Itoosevelt's ' leadership.; bxorcised fdr.tlis last.,seven years'in his-Presidential messages, will be exercised liv fiiturb through' the columns flf tho "Outlook," which will : bp ,tjie excldsivo channel. for the expression of his- viewS on-political .industrial, arid 30- ' cjal topics. Mr. s ßooSeVelt. will be tnoris than, a mere contributor. ' His headquarters will bo. at the "Outldok" officii arid lie will be ..In frequfcijt andj -ffn hope, constant corisultatjon with .its staff. His positidri will thus be Somewhat analogous to that of i ''consulting.' engineer balled "in to give tha benefit of his expert co-operation to tile staff . ctigiheers in chargo of a gleat undertaking. Mr; criiUributiniis'; thougli editorial ih tlieir.,.nature, will be signed bjr his hanib. aiid will be absolutely frbb ,aiid tiii■tnßdift(!tl oxprbssidriii of his pbraoiial bbiivictioni." 1