Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-15
TAFT IN NEW HAVEN
Discusses Governmental Ex-
penses at Big Banquet.
IS FOR CIVIL PENSIONS
Would Go Ahead With Waterways
Improvement Without Delay.
MANY WAYS TO SAVE MONEY
Attends Meeting Of Yale Corpora
tion-President Hadley
Also Speaks.
MANY WAYS TO SAVE MONEY

NEW HAVEN. Conn, December ID
Yale and New Haven again joined hands
in welcoming President William II. Taft
yesterday. and last night the executive
was the guest at the most notable ban
quet ever held in Connecticut 1t was
the annual dinner Of the chamber of
commerce.
There were also present United States
Senator Morgan G. Buckley, Represen-
tatve John Q. Tilson, Gov. Weeks and
scores of others Of prominence in the
business and political life Of the state.
In all 1122 men sat down to the table
in the university dining hall.
1t was expected that Gov. Hughes Of
New York would attend. but owing to
sible His place on the toast list was
taken by Arthur T. Hadley, president OF
Yale.
Taft Attends Corporation Meeting.
President Taft in the afternoon attend
ed the meeting of the Yale corporation.
at which an additional gift of $4,000
from Mrs. Morris X. Jesup of New York
was reported to complete the fund for
the Morris X. Jesup chair Of silviculture
The corporation adopted a new statute
defining the duties of the treasurer OF
the university. but no action was taken
toward filling the vacancy caused by
treasurer of the United States. The
time of the corporation was taken up
In discussing the university's attitude
toward certain trust estates In which the
university has an interest.
Following the corporation meeting,
President Taft was the guest OF MT.
Hadley. and at 7:3O o'clock he was
driven to Woosey Hall. where he shook
the hand of practically every man who
attended the banquet.
President Taft's Speech.
President Taft told many facts about
governmental expenditures and revenue.
AS he did not rise to speak until II 80. he
was unable to more than touch upon
some of the problems which are facing
the country in a financial way before it
was time for him to leave and catch the
Federal express for Washington.
Five minutes after he had concluded
his speech he was aboard his train.
The banquet was lively as a Yale
was much merr.ment and Yale songs
predominated. Col. I. NJ. Ullman, presi-
dent OF the chamber. the Presidents
host. presided and President Hadley OF
Yale ana Gov. weeks spoke brleny.
President Taft on being introduced said
that he felt the occasion opportune to
speak to the business men on the ques-
ton as to whether we are to have money
enough to run the government. He told
of the cutting down of the estimates in
departments over the expend lures of
last year and how the money Is to be
spent in the expectation Of having
surplus when the accounts are balanced
for the year.
He explained the unexpected increase
in the cost of the Panama canal, touched
upon the need of waterways, but de-
claring that he did not favor issuance
of bonds before work is begun. nor the
forming Of a pot into which each Sec
ton could dip its hand He did believe.
he said, in having waterways improve
ment go ahead without delay. and as
economically as possible and without
ed 1t.
President Taft said there were many
ways of saving money. One Of these was
the bringing up to q standard of efficiency
Of the employees in governmental depart
ments.
He said that he felt like one crying in
the wilderness to advocate civil pensions.
when the policy would have to be adopted
in order that the government could run
it's business as 1t should be run.
The President predicted that more bust
resslike methods of conducting the
finances OF the country were sure to be
adopted, so that the expenditures, though
becoming less. would not prevent the In
the creating Of new bureaus which would
make for the general welfare OF the
people.