The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
TAFT is IMPLORED
TO 20. K" CANNON
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men has been Uncle Joe's future. The
Representatives know they are on a
waterways excursion and occasionally re-
fer 10 the fact when they make landings,
but sandbars and dredgings are the least
Of their worries while on shipboard
The insurgents are represented on the
boat by six men. including Victor Mur-
dock. OF Kansas. and Cooper. Of Wiscon-
sin. Many stories OF MurdOck's unpleas-
ant life, while cooped up with the Can
non supporters, have been carried 70 the
other boats II is said he and Uncle Joe
pass by without speaking, and that when
they sit down 20 dinner the frost almost
freezes the ice cream.
On the steamboat St Paul, where the
twenty-five governors hold forth, the deep
waterways talk has long since given place
10 discussion Of the conservation OF the
nations forests. The governors held a
meeting to-day similar 10 the one that
was held In Washington at the instance
Of President Roosevelt.
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester. told
them OF the work OF his bureau, and the
governors discussed means OF co-opera-
ton between the States and the Federal
government in protecting the forests. II
anybody had raised the cry Fourteen
feet through the Mississippi Valley ne
would have been fired out Of the meeting
yet they call this deep-waterways ex-
cursion.
Views from Cabin window.
Mr.. Taft. In his speech AZ Memnb,s
punctuated the idea that anybody Is 90
Ing to learn anything practical about
the Mississippi by this cruise from St.
Louis to New Orleans.
An inspection and an Investigation NJ
the Mississippi" is the way the deem
waterway boosters have described the
lunket. but the most OF Mr.. Tafts in
specting has been done from an EASY
chair through a cabin window.
1t IS not likely said Mr.. Taft that
any Of US by viewing the snags on the
Arkansas bank Of the river or the r,,,ns
OF attempted improvements Is able IN
learn any great lesson as to the pronar
way OF improving It. but by our rnera
aggregation. by our avoirdupois. we i'm
press on the people how necessary II Is
Ior congress and those IN power 10 give
their time seriously to the discussion 80
the question Of how our great WATERWAYS
can be improved for the benefit Of RE
people" 'ii0
The President intends to follow Pras,-
cent Roosevelt's example in having the
governors Of all the States as his guests
at the White House. The President has
invited the twenty-five, who are making
the trip with him and has set some time
~ december, as a convenient time. The
PRESIDENT rendered this invitation at the
dinner which the governors gave i'm his
honor last night on board the ST. PAM
Made Two Stops.
The President made only two stems to-
day, at Memphis and this town. He was
three hours late in getting into Memphis.
The President dedicated Y. NJ. c. A
building. and they drove him out a mile
and half to an auditorium that was
less than half filled.
His two secretaries and DR.. J. J. Rich
ardson, his physician, came out OF the
auditorium to find their automobile gone.
The police said they had sent the driver
and his machine home because he had
not given way to them In the parade.
They added they did not know how the
Presidents representatives could get
back to the boats and they did not
stop.