The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-25
President, Aldrich, and Mac
Veagh Will Put Heads
Together Tomorrow.
TAFT WILL PREVENT
BUSINESS UPHEAVAL
He Looks for lively Time When
Visiting the Hostile
West.

BEVERLY. Mass. Aug. 25.-The com
ing Of Senator AldIich and Secretary
OF the Treasury MacVeagh TO Beverly
tomorrow promises to furnish the most
important pow-wow of the summer
season. measured by its possible ulti
mate results. Aldrich is chairman Of
the committee that Is struggling TO
evolve a new financial system for the
Government II the Administration
thinks well Of the scheme as mapped
out by the experts, Congress viii be
called upon TO enact the ideas into law,
and a voyage upon an uncharted
financial sea viii be begun
President Taft has deelared HIS deter
mlnatiOn to avoid. If possible, any up
heavsl in business circles and he viii
not give his sanction 10 any schemes Of
monetary reform that VII be likely to
disturb conditions.
Aldrieh Is credited with a desire 10 have
his nenss attached TO q perfect none
tary system" deeming the honor more
lasting than the glory accruing from a
dozen tarifr bills. MacVeagh viii listen
tomorrow TO tie conclusions reached by
Aldrich and the other members of the
Z
share in the deliberations.
The President is authority for the
statement that the currency thinkers are
nearer a conclusion than is generally
believed, and he thinks the draft of
the bin viii be ready for presentation
TO Congress early in December.
President Taft expects some lively
times on his forthcoming trip 20 the
West. where he will enter a hostile
country. The President expects to tell
these political enemies where he stands
on the tariff question, why he stands
where he stands. and what they may
do if they don't like his stand. He seems
confident that this kind Of plain talk
viii convert a lot of his enemies and
incidentally prevent the cattle raising
states from deserving the Republican
party because free hides were given the
Eastern shoe manufacturers.
i am not IN the habit Of avoiding an
issue. said the President in discussing
thes Likelihood OF troublesome times on
the tour, and 1 am not going to dodge
any that I see in the West. The tariff
Is very likely TO be ms theme in the
cattle states. and # anyone cares 10
challenge me on my record, I will be
there The labor organizations learned
last sall that I was not afraid of nay
past"
Veterans to Parade.
BEVERLY. Mass. Aug. 25.-Com-
nander Alvin Hanscomb. grand marshal
of the c. a R parade that will be
pulled on IL Beverly on September II.
made another visit to President Taft's
cottage today for the purpose OF re-
uresting the Executive to review the
procession IN the morning instead Of the
afternoon.
The President promised yesterday,
after he learned that the commander
had called at The house in the morn
ing and had bsen s.rned down by the
secret service men, that he would re-
view the parade II j. were held in the
afternoon.
The commander wished TO tell 2resi-
dent Taft today that if II did not start
until after midday a great many Of
the old comrades would be unable 10
get their dinner, and scores Of them
would probably break down from faint
ness. The President will take the mat
ter under Amusement
Taft played golf this morning at
Myopss.