Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
ROOSEVELT AIDS
GREAT TRAVELLERS.
ecftTary of War Taft Going Around
World and MI Root to
Mexico
.-SHINGTON, d. G., Aug. 81

Especial. I-"Oficial travelling is as con-
tagious as yellow fever 1t goes through
an administrative household like a prai
fire and oddly enough the more of it
... .- is done the more of it seems neces-
sary."
This comment was made by one of the
oldest and most experienced of govern
ment officials i'll connection with the
world tour ON which Secretary Taft has
started. He noted that from the Presi-
dent down through all grades of govern
ment officials the extent of the travelling
done during the last six or eight years
exceeded that of the last quarter of Il
century
president Roosevelts cabinet" he
continued. might we'll be known as the
travelling cabinet. Its members have
been away from Washington more fire.
quently. have travelled further and on
more extensive Journeys than the mem
berS OF any other cabinet i'll the history
OF the country. In a way this is only
the natural result of the development of
the country. No cabinet officer possibly
can famlliarize himself thoroughly with
the work of his department without COM
ing INTO intimate touch with it i'll all of
its Details These details are widely
scattered and as they cannot be brought
TO him. it is necessary that he should 20
to them.
y.
Take Secretary Taft's case as an in
stance: Ii is now about to make his sec
ond trip to the Philippines since he was
appointed secretary of war. Practically
he made trip around the world before
This time he actually will encrcIe the
globe. From the time he left Washing
ton until his return next December he
will have covered approximately 10000
miles. That trip will mean much, not
to him, personally, only, but to the peo-
pie of this country. Taft notwithstand-
ing his bulk and his weight is prOdi-
giouS worker and every hour he is away
he II be working for America and for
its diversified interests. \ few years ago
such Il journey would have been wholly
Unnecessary; now it is an absolute neces-
sity made so by the conditions which
America created
Great Work of Root
Taft, however. is not the only long
distance traveller in the cabinet. Secre-
tary Root has already taken one long
trip-lOngCc than any other cabinet Off
GER except Taft, ever undertook-that to
the countries of south and central
America. The good results of that long
and arduOuS journey have not yet been
appreciated fully, but in the years to
come they will be. He is just about to
go on another long trip, not so extensive
as the south American trip. but one
pregnant with interest and Importance
to the people of the United States. He
will visit Mexico in the near future and
while the precise nature of his mission
has not been disclosed it is expected
that it will result in closer reslations po-
hticaly and commercially between the
United States and Mexico than have
ever existed before. 1t is not unlikely
that out of SecretaryS Roots visit to
Mexico will grow a more stable and def
mite understanding as to the situation
IL. T+
ly will be fruitful of good results respect
ing the United States and the country
over which President Diaz preSides.
Others On Go, Too.
Secretary Straus of the department
of commerce and labor is Just about
completing tour which included the
northern and western borders of the
United States and the Hawaiian islands.
He has been in touch with parts of the
governments service that no cabinet Off
Ger ever before came into personal con-
tact with and the journey will give him
ideas and information impossible to OBJ
tain in any other way.
Secretary Wilson of the department
Of agriculture has been studying for
two months forestry and grazing prob
lens in the west and northwest, travel
ing hundreds of miles over almost inn
kaSSable roads IN wagons. This Is true
also of the new secretary of the interior.
Mr.. Garfield. who has also traverSed ali
of the public land states together with
the territories in n desire 10 have first
hand information as to the great ques
tons with which the interior department
must deal.
White he has been secretary Of the
navy, Mr.. Metcalf has inspected most
of the naval stations of the country oil
both coasts covering thousands cf miles
by rail and water.
commissioner Leupp of the Indian
office Chief Forester PinchOt and Direc-
tor Newell, of the reclamation service
have been on the go almost constantly
since the adjournment of Congress and
the knowledge which they have acquired
will I've of incalculable service to their
departments when the legislation for the
future is put into lasting form"