Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-08-12
None Will Be Made Except Whel
Emergency Exists.
TRIP DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
Executive Will Make Several Speeches
from Steamers Deck.
COOL DAY IN NEW ENGLAND
Chief Executive Goes for Automobile
Ride Mufned Up In OvercOat--
Begins Regular Exercise
In Gymnasium.

BEVERLY. Mass. Aug. f1.-President
Taft talked with the American ambassador
to Japan. Thomas J. O'Brien, for more than
ar hour this afternoon on the porch Of his
summer cottage. The ambassador went
carefully over every question Of Importance
which was pending when he left Toxic on
leave Of absence Mr.. OBrien is to be re-
tained by the president as ambassador and
is credited with being as close to the throne
as any ambassador at the japanese court.
Mr.. O'Brien brought many messages Of
congratulation and good will to Mr.. Taft
from the presidents friends in japan.
These friends include men both in and out
of official life. After his interview with
Ambassador O'Brien President Taft de-
clared that matters in the far east were
very satisfactory. The probability of a
break between China and Japan over the
Antung- Mukden railway Improvements was
not taken up. since the situation, which
now seems to be adjusting itself, had not
become acute when Mr. O'Brien left the
| Japanese empire. The question of the
| Japan American treaty is soon to be taken
| up in this country and It is believed the
president gained much information for fu-
! ture use in his talk with the ambassador.
Mr.. O'Brien will sail for Europe on Friday,
but will return to this country on his way
! back to his post.
Few Recess Appointments.
| President Taft made the important
declaration today that 1t will be his policy
| to make as few recess appointments as
possible. In cases Of vacancies on the fed
eral bench, especially, the president has
stated he will make appointments only in
districts where the need of Judge is shown
TO be imperative. The president does not
believe It good policy to appoint man to
life position and to commission him In
the absence of confirmation by the senate.
There have been several instances in re-
cent years when federal judges failed of
confirmation after serving from to
three years and the situations thus created
have been embarrassing.
Mr.. Tsft's declaration OF his policy as to
recess appointments came up in connection
with the vacancy on the district court
bench at Chicago occasioned by the death
OF Judge Bethea Mr.. Taft will not fill
this vacancy until congress meets in De-
cember.
Talks with Judge Abbott.
The president had a long talk with Judge
Ira f. Abbott of New Mexico after
luncheon today. Judge Abbott has been
spending the summer at Haverhill, his old
home. and called to give the president some
information about political affairs in the
territory The question of statehood of
New Mexico did not enter into the inter
view for the president takes 1t for granted
that congress will carry out the party
platform declaration for separate state
hood for both New Mexicon ana Arizona.
The president is TO make several stops In
both of these territories on his western
trip.
The president will not attend the army
maneuvers around Boston the week of Au-
gust 1i-H. He thinks his visit would be
too official" for the vacation period.
Loses Game of Golf.
Indeed, the president laughingly de-
clared today the invading forces could
capture Boston. Beverly or Ipschwick, just
so they did not invade the golf links at
Myopia and Essex.
On the Essex links today the president
and John Hayes Hammond were for the
second time defeated by General Adelbert
Ames and w. ]. Berman of Boston. To-
day the president and Mr.. Hammond lost
by up as against s up last Monday
The president could not be drawn into
any discussion that savored of politics
today and announced that all such sub
jects are tabooed during vacation time.
He would not admit that he had seen any
| insurgents" threat in the papers and
this included the Cummins' boom for the
presidency in 1912. Mr.. Taft Is "out OF
school for five weeks and he Is playing
at play with his might
Late today the president and Mrs. Taft
and Captain Butt took a three miles auto
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