Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-14
TAFT FOUND OUT.
Letters and Telegrams Reach Him on
 His Vacation.

His Vacation.
 Washington, D. C., Aug. 14.-Va- cation for candidate for the presi- dency does not carry with 1t all the pleasures of life. Letters and tele- grams and official documents are very persistent and they pursue him to | whatever retreat he may seek. When Secretary Taft left Wash ington more than month ago to obtain some rest and recreation at Murray Bay, 1t was announced that
 he proposed to have genuine rest and not to be bothered by official or | political matters. As concrete fact, his vacation amounted merely to a change of scene. Within forty-eight hours after he left Washington. one of the expert stenographers employ ed in his office in the war depart ment left for Murray Bay, taking with him ominous boxes of books and documents and typewriter.
 Within a week afterward, the news from Murray Bay dissipated any idea that the secretary was de- voting himself to recreation. For a time, he did play some golf during each day, but even that had to be abandoned and, during the past two or three weeks, he has been working practically as assiduously as if he had been at his desk in the war de- partmenft.
 An idea of his daily routine may be obtained from this schedule:
 Rises at a. m; dictates letters and handles official documents until S:30; breakfast at g; plays golf from
 10 until luncheon; afternoon work; evening, recreation, ii the work bs completed.
 That program was followed dur ing the first week or two of his so- journ at Murray Bay. Finally, how ever, the work became so heavy that the secretary was obliged to elimin- ate the golf and devote his entire time to labor in his study. taking only a brief respite for luncheon.
 So closely has Secretary Taft kept in touch with the official situation in the war department that 1t will be necessary for him to spend only a few days here prior to his departure on his western trip. at the conclusion of which he expects to start for the Philippines. On Monday evening, the 18th inst, the secretary will de- liver in Columbus, the capital of his native state, the most important ad- dress of his career. It will be the keynote of his campaign for the presidency and will deal with all of the great public questions of the day It will be distinctly an utterance of William H.. Taft. It will not be an answer to Senator Foraker and 1t will not be reflex view of the posi- tion of President Roosevelt. The sec retary will set forth fully his own views and they will be the views on which he will make his campaign. Later, he will deliver speeches in Missouri, Colorado and Washington state, all of which will be interesting and important. On September 10th he will sail for Manila In the latter part of October he will address the Filipino legislative assembly at its opening session. In that address he will endeavor to point out to the Filipinos the means they must pur- sue to obtain such a measure of self government as many of them desire.
 From the Philippines Secretary Taft will return to the United States through Europe. making the trip from the Far East to Russia by the Trans-Siberian railway. It is expect ed that he will receive invitations to meet the czar of Russia and Emperor William. of Germany. and perhaps other European sovereigns. The in- dications are that 1t will be the most notable journey ever undertaken by an official of the American govern ment
 Throughout the journey Secretary Taft will be accompanied by General Clarence R. Edwards. as his military aide. They will not arrive in Am- erica until early in December.