Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-08
SECY. TAFT AND
THIRD Term TALK
He win Have on His Tour, Def
mite knowledge How it is
To be SiIenced.
WILL CALL AT OYSTER BAY.
Thought That at Columbus He VIII
Define His Attitude Towards
Roosevelt Policies.

Chicago. Aug. S--A dispatch to the
Record Herald from Washington says:
Secy. of War Taft win be back In
Washington next week from vacation.
On the way from his retreat in Canada,
the secretary of war will call at Oyster
Bay for a long and final talk with Pres
ident Roosevelt before leaving On his
trip to the Philippines and around the
world in September. The conference
with the president possibly Will be more
significant politically than otherwise.
1t is regarded as probable that If
President Roosevelt has thought of any
new plan of eliminating himself from
consideration in connection with the
nomination on the national ticket a year
hence, more absolutely than through
his utterance on the night of election
in 1904. he may lay 1t before Secy.
Taft when they meet. The secretary
will therefore be In a position TO 40
across the continent on his speechmak-
ing tour with definite knowledge of how
the third term talk is TO be silenced.
Some facts have leaked out within
q day or two regarding the character OF
the talk which Secy Taft Will DELIVER
to the people when he opens his cam
paign in earnest. First and foremost
in many particulars will be the address
at Columbus. Considerable data have
been supplied relative TO the railroad
situation in all its phases, the deduc-
ton therefrom being that the secretary
will declare at the start his policy In
furtherance of the Roosevelt principles.
which will be prosecuted at his hands 10
he is nominated and elected chief ex-
ecutive to succeed the present incum-
bent.
TAFT'S WORLD TOUR,
New York, Aug. S.-Frlends here of
Secy. Taft, who is about to start on
a tour Of the world, have heard that he
will reach this city Monday and that
on the following day he Will go TO
Oyster Bay for an extended conference
with President Roosevelt, presumably
regarding affairs of government ana
of his trip.
Mr.. Taft's tour Will begin on Aug.
is, when he will leave Washington and
travel leisurely across the continent.
On the way ne is scheduled to deliver
a few addresses. He will arrive In Sc
attic in time to sail on the steamer
Manchuria In September 10.
On this trip to the east Mr.. Taft
will be accompanied only by his wife.
his l1-year-o son Charlie and his
secretary. Frank G. Carpenter.
Montico Taft, Filipino. who adopt
ed him as his father a year or so ago.
will travel In attendance upon Mr..
Taft.
When Secy. Taft was governor OF the
Philippines. Montico was a rickshaw
boy whom he often employed. He be-
came interested in him and did many
things for his welfare. Two years ago
Montico found his way to this coun-
try, sought out Mr.. Taft and announc-
ed that he had come to be his servant.
Since then he has been his faithful at
tendant. According to his native GUS
tom, he calls him father.
From Seattle. MIR Taft will travel
to Manila by way of Japan and China.
His stay in the islands will be short.
The return from the far east will be
made by the Trans Siberian railway
and Europe.
Mr.. Taft will travel unofficially as
soon as he has discharged his mission
in Manila. but the tour through the
far east of man so high in the ad-
ministration will be watched with in
terest by the competitors of the United
States.
With the completion of this trip Mr.
Taft will have made a record for n
cabinet minister's wanderings. It is
recorded that when he sees Washing
ton again, he will have concluded more
than 100000 miles OF travel since he
was called to cabinet rank.