The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-21

fso'Tiw qnski ideHtieiece Ssaid aast might
that he was still, innocent oF be
ing the source of "insplred" or
authoritative" cabinet stories. His
cabinet, he said mad acquired no
additional members, since the
Knox announcement, no offers of
positions We're pending nor had he
made any decisions with respect to
making offers.
That Taft summer colony may
be established somewhere on the
New England coast is the earnest
hope of the president-elect. He
said that he had no intention of
summering on Long Island, that
while no active endeavors were be-
ing made at present, ut was the de &.
sire of himself and brothers TO find
SomeiGplace on rTtfe New England
coast (which would as near as pos.
slble ddupTicate the9dvery! desirab e
conditions thenrfamily had so long
'dnjoyed.4 during the summer months
AT Murray 0Bay, Canada. There each
of the Taft brothers have cottages
If the appropriate place cam be
found. and earnest efforts to this
end will be madeu later, the fou
brothers William H., Charles r..
Henry w. and Horace d., will To-
cate together, that their outdoor
exercise and congenia family life
and association may be carried on
as it has been heretofore.
Mr.. Horace Taft owns a place a
Wainscott, Long Island, but the
president-elect said that this. was
not regarded as the desired location
for the plan contemplated
Washington. Dec. 21-In view OF
the growing importance of the de-
ve'opment OF closer relations fnf OF
commerce and comfy between the
United States and the 20, Latin
American republics. a letteraeT of
President-elect Taft made nublie
last night, announcing THAN Mr.
Taft will continue his present pol
icy toward Latin Amerieabois Of in
terest., The letter addressed 10 De
rector John Barrett of the interna-
tional bureau OF American reppblics
under date of Dec. Z, says: oa, as,
81 have always regarded, the, ylsit
of Mr. Root to the Latin7Amerlccan
republics and the other measures
1T IN on
their good will and to Increase as
much as possible the extent of .thei;
commercial relations with TINS
country as one of the most import
ant branches OF the policy of the
administration of Mr.. Roosevelt.
"The wonderful material growth
of the republics of South and Cen
trail America and the progress they
are making to a higher cultivation
fully justlfies. II any justification
were needed, the specia attention
given by our state department 10
the establishment OF a firm bonu
of union with our Southern neigh
bors.fI reioice,o greatly at the cor
dial nlanner IN which they recefivI ,
and reciprocate, our advances ,a,
yi'I expect Ito continue the SANE sam,
policy toward. Latin-America thus
50. happily entered on BY, Mr.. Root
and MIR. Roosevelt apd shall count
my administration fortunate II fur
thsr steps can ihe taken and new
measures adopted 80 secure a clos
er and mutually more beneficial
commercial association and to
awaken greater international sym
rathy than even now obtain
Washington, Dec 21-I. l.. Slim
son, United States district OF New
York, Is said TO have been invited
by Mr. Taft to take the porto II
of justice In the coming cabinet,
The news leaked out from a reliable
source and occasioned some surpris-
Mr. Stimson has been connected
with some big cases brought by
the government against predatory
corporations and his handling of
the litigation attracted Mr.! Tart
attention. There is certain 10 be n
ilglit on ifMr. tStimsOiI f4by friends OF
lseorgei Nv. .J9Nliqkersaam haTGyuNew
York dsdFra'hknhhsN kelloEgJHethe
Roosevelt administba ton rG7c ''trus
buster" These twoiTGmen have
been mentioned as likely to be In
yited 10 become members of Mr.
Taft's official family
Mr. Stmson, during the last few
years has been active in the prose
cution of number o. important
government cases and ii thorough
" versed in the machinery of the
department.
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