Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-21
TAFTS CHOICE
FOR PRESIDENT
LauuhS When Asked. Saying, 81
Guess ! viii Have to Leave
That to Inference
NOTED NO WAR TALK IN JAPAN
iWuno- lrc Making Progress but Not
Advisable tu Grant Independence
For @ Generation Vet

Nov York Dee eo-WIWam 90.
TAFT secretary of war; returned toe
day from his up around tho world.
bringing renewed assurance nf 1a-
PANS froudIn.ss toward tho United
States. but declining t1 say anything
with respect to tho political situation
u This country He said chat he had
been too long out of intimate touch
with political affairs at home Co dis
Dues them 200 amy "y ono OF Mr..
Tafts interyiewers had the temerty
TO ask:
'weH. secretary - us who is your
choice for president"
Amid general laughter Ia which he
heartily Joined the secretary replied;
o. guess ] win have to leave that
O. inference"
MT Taft Jeff for Washington ou am
early afternoon train, saying that ace
cumulated matters 600 the war depart
mgDt would Keep his nose To- the ole
fetal grindstono for some time 20 come
and that prer-Tatiou OF his special
report on the Philippines. which would
Doe lu book form, would also require
much OF his time Ion the near culture.
During his two hours stay in NeW
York Mr.. TAFT was aboard the army
tug. General Johnston. which has tlk-
cu him from the lincr President Grant
at quarantine. NeWspapcrmeu who
had gone down the bay Goo meet -h'
returning secretary reached the
steamers side after Do had been traus-
ferred. and then followed q lively
chase in AN endeaVur 90 overhaul the
army boat with the crested and four
To
flying at the masthead. The Johnston
had been ID eed at the disposal or
Henry W Tart. the cecretary's broth
en-. Gen Frederick ID. Grant. CONT
handing the department of the east.
also went down ON the Johnston to
pay his respects. First the secretary
was carried 10 Jersey City 20 find out
about trains and there 30 was au-
n0unccd that ne would receive the
uewspanormeu at west TWenty-third
street. New York. 40 given hour.
The small army % reporters gathered
at the pier found they were again
few minutes late. Away went the re-
p0rters again. and the secretary finally
was overhauled just rs he was about
10 take the train for Washington. lie
was most cordial In manner. and
laughingly remarked that he was sor-
rs 20 have been lost SO long In the
harbor. ard that ne had caused 30
much trouble.
Looking exceedingly wen. the Sec
rotary said he had taken daily five
mile walks on the decks Of the Grant
during the l3 days trip from Ham
burg
WAR TALK FOOLISH.
1T is the height of fooushness to
talk OF possible war with Japan de-
clared the secretary. Japan does not
desire war with us and we certainly
do not desire war with Japan. II there
was any war spirit anywhere ia Japan,
i failed to ind the slightest note OF lt
Everywhere there was talk Of contin-
ued peace. / speak very confidently
about this our trade relations with
Japan are extensive and constantly
growing. Japan's exports amount an
nuany 10 about S160.000,000. of which
we take about one-third. The exports
consist largely of mattlngs. lace goods.
pmbroideries and other fancy work In
the production Of which many people
are Interested. We in turn, ship vast
quantities of -four OH ana such COM
moditles 20 Japan. This sort of trade
is great pacihcator.
what about The Pacific feet'
THE sailing must have been "a mag
uihcent sight We have fine ships and
q zine personnel ANA as long as the
Pacific ocean belongs TO us as much a.
10 ANYBODY else. ] see no reason why
we should not send our ships there on
"a practise cruise. The japanese are
100 intelligent and highminded 20 at
tribute any false motive 90 the move
ment.
OBJECT or "TRIP.
NV trip had as its only definite OBJ