Evening star., 1909-07-02
LOYAL TO ROOSEVELT
Taft Sensitive as to Criticisms
of Predecessor.
WHITE HOUSE MUZZLED
President Takes Wife to Beverly,
Mass. Tomorrow.
CABINET MEETING IS HELD
Senator Flint Predicts Vote on Cor
poration Tax Amendment
in Week.
CABINET MEETING IS HELD

President Taft is sensitive about just
one thing That is the publication of
anything having the earmarks of White
House authenticity rejecting upon his
predecessor in office.
The President has. no thought of try
ing to control newspaper utterances as
to former President Roosevelt But he
can largely control the publication of
matters dealing directly with the White
House and touching upon Mr. Roosevelt
or his administration.
MI Taft has a loyal affection and ad-
miration for his former chief, and finds
no pleasure in numerous compa risons
and criticisms of the present and past
administrations, inimical to the latter
At the same time he realizes that COM
PARSONS are more or less inevitable, and
beyond his efforts to stop.
Several recent newspaper articles deaf
ing more or less intimately with White
House matters, have obtained wide cir
cuation. The reading of these might
give an impression that they were OBJ
tained from some one around the White
House.
The President has been mighty strict
In his instructions that nothing should
ever be given out by White House en-
pioyes that would have favor hostile to
take quick action in the case of any one
guilty of such an offense
lie cannot be held responsible for the
criticisms of persons away from the
White House. although regretting they
are considered necessary.
Today's Cabinet Meeting.
Today's cabinet meeting was the last
for more than week. For this reason
the session was longer than usual, to dis
pose Of matters that should not go over
No news of the session was made pub
lie. President Taft's rule against cabi-
net members discussing for publication
affairs taking place in the meeting has
been strictly adhered to by the official
advisers.
The same rule existed in the Roosevelt
administration. 1t got to be custom
with cabinet officers then. in spite of the
rule, to make public whatever had been
disposed of in the cabinet meeting relat-
Ing to their respective departments They
would not, however. discuss subjects per-
tanning to colleagues department.
The newness of the Taft cabinet and
the desire of its members to proceed eau
tiously Is responsible for their care in
withholding many matters that have been
cleaned up and could be appropriately
given to the public. With time will prob
aoiy ColHe d cHdnSe-
Of to Summer Home Tomorrow.
President and Mrs. Taft will leave the
city tomorrow afternoon on the Federal
express of the Pennsylvania railroad for
Beverly, Mass, their summer home.
After installing Mrs. Taft in the new
quarters the President will go to Nor
wich. Conn. Monday. July ., for speech
commemorating the 250th anniversary of
lna Is,a.r
anniversary OF the incorporation of the
city.
July q, . and the President will eniov
himself in New York and Vermont In the
vicinity of Lake Champlan. where the
.'Uth anniversary of the discovery of the
lake will be celebrated. The President
will not get back to Washington until
the afternoon of Friday. July 2
Unless an extra cabinet meeting is held
tnat afternoon or Saturday the next reg
ular scsson will be the Tuesday after
ward.
Members of the cabinet are understood
10 have talked with the President about
the many stories as to department shake
Ups. II is possible that some statement
viii be made on the subject before the
President leaves the city tomorrow after
noon.
The Senate Situation.
Senator Flint of California, who has
been in charge Of the corporation tax
amendment in the Senate in the absence
Of Senator Aidrich, talked with the
President some time this morning about
the situation in the upper house The
California senator looks for vote upon
the amendment in less than week
Senator Frye OF Maine also talked with
The President. SO did Senator Burton.
Neither wished to talk about their visits.
New Assistant in Indian Office
Senator Brown of Nevada handed to
the President the name of Frederick Abb
bott OF Aurora, Neb.. for assistant com
missioner Of Indian affairs 1t is under
stood that the President will send to the
Senate the name of Mr.. Abbott, who is
Endorsed by the Nebraska delegation.
The vacancy was made by the promo
tion of Robert G.. Valentine to be com
missioner of Indian affairs. succeeding
Yer and newspaper man of Nebraska and
= highly spoken OF.
Conference With Mr.. Durand.
+. Dana Durand, the new director OF
the census. was with the President for
some time before the cabinet meeting Mr.
Durand is said TO be having some diff
nculty In finding a man suitable To him
who will take the position of assistant di-
rector of the bureau.
II was to go over with the President
some of the candidates suggested tha;
AIR. Durand went to the White House
The President also wanted to give MIR
DUrand his views to some of the ap-
pointments that are TO be made, super