New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
WHAT PRESIDENT VETOED.

But what tie President vetoed the meas
nre which extended the time for the Rainy River
Improvement Company to construct tile Gam on
the Rainy River. lie announced that the policy
of tie government should be TO safeguard all nat
uraI resources and require the persons to whom
privileges are granted 10 pay for them and utilize
them promptly, allowing one to hold unde-
eloped resources for speculative or other reasons
AS there was no assurance that the privilege pro-
posed TO be extended would be more promptly or
properly utilized than when il was granted, ten
years ago, the veto was interposed But tlat was
not the only special message sent by Nh Roosevelt
70 Congress IN the week. He also sent one strong
" favoring providing for four battleships in the
naval bill instead Of two, urging all the possible
reasons for strengthening the naval power of the
country adequately, that while the United states
did not desire 10 engage in war Of conquest, the
country could not afford TO be IN position where
an insult would have 10 be borne in silence. In
addition he sent letters 10 the Speaker and others
which hinted a. special reasons why the navy
should he strengthened At the present junctifre
But il was without avail, fol the House decided
by IA to s.. TO adhere To the plan OF tie Naval
Affairs Committee providing for the addition Of
TWO battleships only. The naval bill, carrying an
spprouriation Of 500 Geo0eo subsequently
passed The President suffered another setback
also in the matter Of the punishment in the first
conviction under the pure food act in which ne
sought for a Jail sentence, but the offender was
Jet off with fne. It IS now announced that the
flsus Of the President for next year, after he Is
relieved from the burdens Of office. are 70 spend
year in foreign travel He is reported 10 haze said
that if MI Taft is elected he does not wish 10 en-
harrass mis- administration by being where II could
be thought he was seeking TO influence the policy
OF dictate the programme
The report that Secretary Taft is planning 70
leaye the Cabinet is construed that he Will tender
his resignation in the event of his securing the
nomination Chicago in the third week In June
The name Of Robert Bacon. now First Assistant
Secretary Of state is mentioned as that Of 4 pos
Elbe successor TO the portfolio Of the War Depart
ment. The situation in regard 10 the probability
Of Mr. Tafts nomination is unchanged. DR.. Lyman
Abbott. editor OF The Outlook has published in
that weekly an enthusiastic article on Mr.. Taft.
characterizing him "A great brain and a great
heart in a great body, and saying that comparing
him with other Presidential candidates he appears
10 me 10 he Independent as Mr.. Hughes, and
10 have had larger experience; possibly not 50
good a lawyer Mr Knox, but a better judge;
human Mr. Cannon. and possessing ideals
which Mr.. Cannon disayows possessing; Cour-
Mr. Fairbanks. with power Of action,
and times Of splendid wrath, OF which Mr.
Fairbanks has shown no sign; truly radical IN
his advocacy Of human rights Mr.. La Toilette,
but, unlike Mr.. la Toilette, equally determined 10
defend them whether the assalant is democracy or
Spiut0cracy-'