New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-21
TO CHANGE TRUST LAWS
Mr.. WICKERSHAM VISITS
PRESIDENT.
Mr. Taft accepts an Inuitation to
Meet President Dia~ on Meaican
Soil October 16.


changes in the interstate commerce and anti
trust laws which Mr. wickersham has been
considering and which he win lay before
commission Of government officials selected by
Mr. Taft in New York City next week
The Attorney General will also take UP the
matter Of the reorganization 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 10 secure more rapid
and certain enforcement of the laws affecting
interstate railroads and industrial ombinatiOns-
The President and the Attorney General yin
go over the matters under discussion only in a
broad general way, for the details of the change
remain to be worked out. The commission which
VIII meet in New York TO begin consideration of
the recommendations they hope to have ready
rer the President when he returns to Washing
ton in November includes Attorney General
Wickersham. Secretary NageI of the Departments
OF Commerce and Labor Solicitor General Bow
ers. Representative Townsend, Of Michigan. ons
OF the authors Of the Esch-Townsend railroad
rate bill. and Messrs. Knapp and Prouty, of ths
Interstate Commerce Commission.
THE PROBLEM BIG ONE
The Attorney General declared to-day thax
the problem be dealt with was a big one To
De approached with much elaboration The
President is similarly impressed. and regards
the work or formulating the needed change into
practical shape creative work of the higheSs
order. The amendments to be proposed he de-
clared are Just necessary IN the protection OF
iegltlmate business as is the carrying out OF re-
forms begun under the last administration.
Relief Of the railroads from certain restrfc.
tions of the antitrust law will be urged On ths
other hand, President Taft regards his adminis-
tratlon as pledged TO legislation looking To a
proper federal supervision and restriction to
prevent excessive issues of bonds and stocks by
companies owning and operating railroads car
rying interstate commerce. Some method of
controlling holding companies is to be devised
Attorney General Wickersham Is the guest Of
Walter d. Denegre, Of New Orleans. who has a
summer home at Manchester-by -the-Sea.
President Taft to-day accepted an invitation
TO visit Mexican territory on October 16 next.
when he will exchange visits with President Diaz
OF Mexico at FL Paso. Tex. and Ciudad Juarez
Francisco Leon de Ia Barra. the Mexican AM
bassador, personally conveyed a message frorn
President Diaz 10 President Taft to-day
incidentally the ambassador briefly discussed
with the President the situation in Central
America. where IL Is reported that there is con-
siderable unrest over the report that the United
States and Mexico. acting in common may soon
exert a still stronger influence for the settlement
OF the constantly arising difficulties among the
an end 10 frequent wars and revolutions
The ambassador declared at the close OF his
interview that there was little OF political sig
nifcance in his visit Later he sent a series OF
long cable dispatches in cipher 10 tie City OF
Mexico.
DETAILS OF VISIT NOT con ,LETE
President Taft is looking forward with keen
delight 10 his meeting with President Diaz He
expressed last winter a desire for a personal
interview with the who for so long has
been at the head Of affairs in the Southern re-
public and the meeting arranged tina
occasion OF the Presidents trip through the
South The details OF the visits yet 10 ba
worked out. President Diaz first viii visit Nm.
Taft at FL PasO. Then the President. crossing
the international bridge the Rio Granda
will return the call in the quaint little Mexican
village OF Ciudad Juarez. United States troops
will be gathered at FL Paso and Mexican troops
Ciudad Juarez TO lend official aspect to
the exchange OF forrnalities
The President and Mrs. Taft had their nrst
sail on the naval yacht Syiph this afternoon.
Heretofore they have confined themselves to the
shore taking long afternoon automobile trips
With Professor and Mrs More. Charles p Tar,
Miss Helen Taft and Captain Butt. tha Presi-
dent and Mrs Taft boarded the SyIph frora 4
launch just before o'clock Sailing out OF the
harbOr the Sylph headed toward Gloucester, and
did not again return 70 anchor until about z
o'clock IL was while on an outing down the
Potomac River board the SyIph last sprfng
that Mrs. Taft showed the first signs OF ns~vous
breakdown which kept her so long under the
care OF physicians. The day ideal for
sail. warm and clear. and the voyage from
Salem 10 beyond Gloucester and return Is MED
with picturesque interest
GEORGIA DELEGATION RECEIVED.
President Taft to-day received a deIe~arsoo
OF citizens from Augusta. Ca who came TO talk
over with him some OF the details OF his trip to
Augusta and 70 Columbia 5 C. early IN No
veuber. The President will attend state fairs
10 be held in both cities at the time of his visits
In the committee were Thomas W. Ioyless OF
The Augusta Chronicle; T. J. sheron. OF The
Augusta Herald': r. Roy Goodwin, OF the
Chamber of Commerce. and James N Jackson.
president of the Georgia Carolina Fair Associa-
ton.
William Phillips Third Assistant Secretary Of
State. was a caller at the executive offices this
afternoon. Mr. Phillips lives during the sum-
rner at North Beverly
President Taft had Secretary Meyer OF the
Navy Department opponent at golf this
morning on the links of the Myopia Club and
by up
II officially announced tonight that the
itinerary for Mr.. Tafrs trip was closed and
was in the hands OF the railroad officials who
handling the matter No further changes
OF any sort can be made in the schedule
II became known to-day that Charlie Taft
the Presidents son. and an engineer from the
Sylpb were overturned in the boys dory or
Salem yesterday afternoon. received a duckinx
and chung 20 the overturned craft until a boat
from the syIph put out TO them. Several per-
sons saw the boat overturn. and they too put