NO ENTHUSIASM

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10571, 29 February 1912, Page 5

NO ENTHUSIASM

CABLENEWS (United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.)

OVER MR ROOSEVELT'S ANNOUNCEMENT AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY. (Received Last Night, 11 o'clock.) NEW YORK, February 28. Mr, Theodore Roosevelt's announcement of his candidature for the Presidency, did not create much emtOtrasiasm. The Moderate Republicans are supporting President Taft, or a-neu-tral. Mr Roosevelt explained to the reporters that when he gave his pledg© not to accept a third Presidential term, he only meant a third successive term. If he lost in the straightoufe 'fight for principle, he would support the Republican candidate, whoever ho might be. He also explained that ha favoured the recall of judicial decisions, upon constitutional points, on the ground that if the people were* competent to create constitutions they were competent to interpret them.

A STARTLING SUGGESTION. (Received Last■ Night, 11 o'clock) ' , ■ . . LONDON, February 28. ~ The Times says that the Supreme Court had hitherto been, regarded as the keystone of. the Constitutional arch. Many Americans would be startled iait the suggestion) that judges were liable to recall iby the popular roie. and the finding of the courts on couEtitutionjal questions would be liable to revision by jpopukal agitation.