Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
He Will Exchange Visits with Pres
ident Diaz at Juarez and El
Paso October 16.
AMBASSADOR BRINGS MESSAGE
Mexican Executive Will Cross Bridge
and Make First Call,
CONFERS WITH WICKERSHAM
Plans for Proposed Changes in Com
merce Laws Discussed.
BIG PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED
scheme 60 Secure Cooperation of
All Departments in Enforcing
AntI-Trust Laws to he
worked out.
Mexican Executive Will Cross Bridge
and Make First Call.
Plans for Proposed Changes in Com
merce Laws Discussed.
8 PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 2O.-Prcsideut
Taft today accepted an invitation to visit
Mexico on October 16 next, when he will
exchange visits with President Diaz of
Mexico at El Paso Cuidad Juarez. Senor DC
La Barra, the Mexican ambassador, per
sonally conveyed a message from President
Diaz to President Taft today.
Incidentally the ambassador briefly dis
cussed with the president the situation in
Central America, where it is reported that
there is considerable unrest over the report
that the United states and Mexico, acting
in common. may exert still stronger in
fluence for the settlement OF the constantly
arising difficulties among the little repub-
lies by amicabe means. and thus end fire.
quent wars and revolutions.
The ambassador declared at the conclu-
sion of his interview that there was little
of political interest in his visit. Later, how
ever, he sent a series Of long cables in
cipher to the City of Mexico.
President Taft is looking forward with
keen delight to his meeting with President
Diaz He expressed last winter desire
for personal interview with the man who
for so long has been at the head of the
southern republic, and the meeting was ar
ranged for on the occasion of the presi-
utlI = TRIP NnIOuBn lue boulll. lIesluenl
Diaz first will visit Mr.. Taft in FL Paso.
Then the president crossing the bridge
over the Rio Grande, Will return the, call
in the quaint Mexicon village OF Ciudad
Juarez. United States troops will be gath
cred at lei Paso and Mexican troops at
Ciudad Juarez
COnfers with WicI<ersham.
President Taft had brief talk with
/ General Nipkargbapn Of
noon. but put off until tomorrow the ser-
Gus consideration of the outline of pro-
| posed changes in the interstate commerce
| and antitrust laws, which Mr.. Wicker
! sham has been considering and which lac
will lay before a commission of govern
| ment officials, selected by Mr.. Taft in
New York City next week.
! Mr.. Wickersham will also take up the
| reorganization of the department of JUS
! tice OF the bureau of corporations in the
! Department of Commerce and Labor and
/ of the Interstate Commerce commission,
! looking to effective cooperation of these
! agencies in order to secure more rapid
and certain enforcement Of the laws at
! fecting interstate railroads and Industrial
| combinations.
The president and the attorney general
| will go over the matters under discussion
/ only in broad, general way, for the de-
! tails remain to be worked out. The com
! mission, which will meet in New York to
| begin consideration of the recommenda.
! tions they hope to have ready for the
| president when he returnG to Washington
| in November, includes Attorney General
! Wickersham. Secretary Nagel oi the De-
! partment OF Commerce and Labor So
ictor General Bowers. Representatives
Townsend of Michigan, one of the authors
of the Esch-Townsend rate bill and
! Messrs. Knapp and Prouty Of the Inter.
state Commerce commission.
BIg Problem To solve.
The attorney general declared today that
the problem to be dealt with was a big
one, to be approached with much delbera-
ton. The president regards the formula
ton of the needed changes into practical
shape as creative work of the highest or
der The amendments to bep roposed, he
declared, are just necessary in the
protection of legitimate business as in the
clinching of reforms begun under the last
administration.
Relief Of the railroads from certain re-
strictions Of the antitrust law will be
urged. On the other hand President Taft
regards his administration as pledged to
legislation looking to proper federal su-
pervision and restriction to prevent ex-
] tebSlNt lbSues Ol DOIuS ana STOCKS Dy COM
panes owning and operating Interstate
commerce railroads. Some method OF con-
trolling holding companies is 10 be de-
vised.
Trip In SaiIbOat.
The president and Mrs. Taft had their
first sail on the yacht sylph this after
noon. The Sylph headed up Cluster way
and they did not return to anchor until
after o'clock.
President Taft today received a delega-
tion OF citizens tm Augusta, Ga who
came to talk over with him some OF the
details Of his trip to Augusta and to Co
! lumbus S. c., early in November. The
president will attend state fairs In both
cities.
/ President Taft defeated Secretary of the
Navy Meyer at golf this morning by up
! 1t was officially announced tonight that
the itinerary for Mr Tafts trip is closed
No further changes can be made In tn
! schedule