New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
TAFT RUSHING WORK.
Not authorized to Speak for Presi-
dent on Finances.

Washington. Aug 14-secretary Taft returned
to washington this morning from his vacation.
He reached his office before o'clock and at once
plunged into the great mass Of work needing MS
attention between now and next Sunday wheh
he win leave the city on his trip to the Fhhlp-
pines. The most important matter on hand Is
that of preparing his annual report and the es-
Inmates Of appropriations for the War Depart
rnent for the next fiscal year.
Mr.. Taft spent some time during the forenoon
revising the proofs Of the speech which ne eA-
poets to deliver on Monday night before the
Bucksye Republican Club at Columbus. It Is
expected that in this speech he will sound the
keynote of the next Republican campaign
Among other things he viii have something TO
say about the Brownsville episode. He has not
vet been able to plan the other speeches which
he is expected to deliver at various points on his
way to the Pacific Coast.
The Secretary was reminded that as result
Of his conference with the President at oyster
Bay yesterday it was expected that he woulo
deliver some statement in regard to the present
financial condition of the country that Woulo
have reassuring effect the perturhed STOCK
market. He responded that he was not au-
thorized to make any such statement anu
he added that the subject of financial conuitioils
was not discussed between the President and
himself yesterday.
Secretary Taft said that he intended TO dis
pose of several matters Of accumulated business
before he left Washington next Sunday night
Among them he hoped to act upon the Tucker
case, involving charges lodged in the War De-
partrnent by Mrs. Tucker against her HUSBAND
Colonel Tucker. Of the pay corps
Mr.. Taft said that he planned TO complete his
Inspection in the Philippines, including the de-
livery of an address at the opening of the first
Philippine Legislature. so as to be able to start
from Manila on the return journey to Wash
ington on November 7. Probably he would sail
on the Rainbow. which is lying in Manila Bay
employed as a flagship by the admiral on that
station This vessel would land him and his
party directly at vladivostok The original
project to entrain for the long railway tr1r
across the two continents at Dalny or New
Chwang, in Manchuria, has been abandoned
because better time can be made and transfers
avoided by the Vladivostok route
It was suggested 10 the Secretary that he
might care to spend some time in the great
capitals and cities Of Europe route. but he
declared positively that his time was limited
and that he should endeavor to press onward
as rapidly as possible so as to be able TO return
70 washington by the middle of December OF
soon thereafter.
In the course of his talk with the newspaper
men Secretary Taft referred TO the current re-
pcrts of impending Cabinet changes which ap-
pear 20 be an outgrowth Of the disturbed finan-
cial conditions, and he remarked that he hac
heard Of no less than four proposed changes
but that he felt authorized in this case to state
positively that there were to be no resignation:
in the Cabinet so far as known 70 the mem
bers thereof
If Secretary Taft felt disappointed at the
meagreness OF the vote cast in the Philippines
recently. on the occasion Of the first election for
members OF the Legislature, he did not betray
that fact. Indeed. he said that he had rather
expected. from the experience gained during
American Intervention in Cuba. that the Fill
pinos would not avail 10 the utmost at the out
set Of the newly conferred privilege OF voting
Undoubtedly many OF the Filipinos were tinid
and dislilsed to arouse the I'll feeling of that ee
ment in the population which had resisted any
attempt 10 induce them to take part in a gov
ernrnent under American auspices
IN Cuba. he said, this had been true Of the
Spanish element Of the population. many of tn,
Spanlards even appealing to the American Gov
ernor General to be excluded from the right L
vote. so as 20 avoid the necessity Of making the
issue with their neghbors. However this feel
ing changed in time. and the same people freely
used the right Of suffrage in later elections
The Secretary felt that this would be the case
in the Philippines, and in the course of a yeal
or two the registration would largely increase
Meanwhile he had noted with satisfaction thai
many Of the F1liDinos elected to the nationa
Legislature as Independestas were Of coRserva
tive tendencies. as shown oy their records ant
he had little fear that the first Assembly would
be extremely radical.
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