Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
Ambassador 0'Brien, Home on a
Leave Of Absence, His Guest
at Beverley.
TREATY TO Be MADE SOON
President Informing Himself nbout
Conditions-Will Make M Few
Recess AppOin tine nts as Possi-
ble - VIII I.enve Judge
Bethcn's Place Vacant.


Taft talked with the American ambassa-
dor to Japan. Thomas ]. O'Rrer, for
| more than an hour this afternoon on the
porch of his summer cottage Tho am
bassador found the Presidcntly keenly
| alive to the situation in the Far East and
Mr.. O'Brien went carefully over every
question Of Importance that was pending
when he left his post at Toxic to come
home on leave of absence Mr.. O'Rrien
IS to be retained by the President as
| nmba and is credited with being
az close to the throne as any amhassa-
dor at the japanese Empcror's court.
Mr.. O'Bren brought many messages of
congratulations and good Will to Mr..
Taft from the Presidents friends in ia
pan. These friends include men both in
and out of official life. After his inter-
view with the ambassador President Taft
declared that matters in the Far East
were very satisfactory. The probability
Of break between China and Japan
over the AntunG- Mukden railroad i'm
provements was not taken up. as the
situation. which now seems to be ad
justing itself. had not become acute
when Mr.. OBrien left Japan.
The question of the Japan American
| treaty is to be taken up soon in this
country and it Is believed that the Presi-
ueht Ea'hered much Information 'or ms
iu'"re Suloahce from HIS eNteiue" lam
WIN the american anoassaoor' MI
~ brien is saihhR lot Europe ON o"'u
oay nut VIII return 10 th:s country on
| his way back to his post
fresideht lalt mace INC nhpo''an'
| declaration To-Day that II VIII ne MS
| poicy 10 make as re" recess appoint
menus as poSS'p'e. III cases "r Na'a'oIeS
on 'he ieaera' oencn, eS'eolN,N' ','o
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,,he pna.,aa,,. 5oo, .,o, ,o,,.,.o +, 8, ,o
aoo, ro,to,. 80 an,,,,r. NAV ~ ,if.
roe,t,or and IN commission him In the
,,,orc. y, conformation nv. tho Sonata
Mr. Taf,,s declaration Of his nolicv as TO
recess ennointments came M In con-
nection With the vacancy on the distric,
court bench at Chicago. occasioned bv
she death Of Judge Bethea. Mr.. Taft will
not I'll this vacancy until Congress meets
in December.
The President had an extended talk
with Judge A. +. Abbott. of New Mexico
after luncheon to-day. Judge Abbott has
been spending the summer at Haverhill,
mis- OLD nome ana was called to see the
fres'dent 10 give nm some Information
as TO por'ieai aIa"s IN 'ne 'errltorF' inc
oues''on U. s'".e''oou LOT Ne" Mexico a'a
io' en'.' nv Wv 'I'e' We" io' 'lle FreSl-
"en' '"h'9 IT ~. A'"''' 'a' Nonhress
VIII carry ou' '"e party p'httorm de-
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Ne" neN'o n.'', H''N"."'
Tres'ue"' '"'' VIII NOV e'iehd fhe
army 'l"h"e"Nres Hro"ho boston IN"
wekH oi A"S"s' l4-2l' he thinks his
visit would ne too 'onicia' for the
| vaca tion period.
AS to golf the President and his
partner, John Hays Hammond were
| 'In bad" again at Essex to-day. and
| lost out to their old opponents, Cen
eral Adelbert Ames Of Civil War
| fame and W. J. Poardmnn of WASH
| ,rgton. whom they have challenged
tor tho third rame on Friday morn
ro-d,y tba President AND Mr.
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| r W. rof, ,-ooe 20 Nvort.
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