Evening star., 1909-08-22
CABINET At BEVERLY
Session of Four Hours and a
Half With President.
Mr.. MEYER THE ADVISER
Composition of Foreign Tariff Board
Under Discussion.
REFORM LEGISLATION. ALSO
President Taft Advocates Open Door
Policy Toward China-Talks
With Minister Crane.
REFORM LEGISLATION. ALSO
Special pisns;ch 10 The star

~ be Ikuteu on the aulOm0OlleS winch
were to carry the visitors away The
Presidents advisers were with him for
four hours and half. Secretary Mac
Veagh. Attorney General Wickersham and
Secretary Meyer made up the council.
and in the time that they were there
were thrashed out the important oues-
tions on which Mr. Macveagh and MIR
Wickersham are spending their time dur
ing the recess of Congress.
Secretary Meyer was called down from
his home at Dublin. y. H.. as an ad-
wiser. TO give his opinions, unprejudiced
bv the careful study that the other two
cabinet ministers are making OF their
problems and as one familiar with the
general principles of the Taft admins
trat!on. Even In the long time that TO-
days conference lasted IT was not posi-
bic TO reach such an understanding Oh
all matters as the President desires. Fer
that reason the three will return again
tomorrow afternoon.
Before Mr.. Wickersham arrived TO CON-
plete the trio of cabinet men whom the
President had called to his home. Mr..
Taft had an interview with Charles r.
crane, the new minister to China, in
which the President outlined this govern
ments attitude toward China
Commission Of Experts.
The foreign tariff board which is the
name which the commission of maxi
mum and minimum tariff experts will
probably have. was the subject on which
MIR. Ma.cVeagh reported to his chief The
Secretary OF the Treasury asked for more
time in his selection OF the board. HI,
brought with him list of about forty
names of those whom he considers fitted
for this task and available to undertake
1t. The personnel Of the board was dis
cussed for great share of the afternoon.
Whether 1t will be composed of three
members, as has been considered most
feasible, or of five. was not definitely
fixed. Mr.. Taft believes that he will
make these appointments and fix their
salaries before he leaves Beverly
Attorney General Wickersham brought
with him tentative draft OF the recon-
mendations which he will submit for dis
cussion at the conference in New York
August So He came to Beverly with the
intention of gathering the Presidents
ideas on. the legislative reforms which will
be the function of the meeting to submit
to Mr.. Taft for incorporation in his mes
sage to Congress next fall. There are
some subjects with which this commission
will have to deal which Mr.. Taft thinks
will be easy to formulate in recommends
tions to Congress.
Expects But Little Trouble.
For example. he believes that the re-
organization OF the interstate commerce
commission will not be hard TO outline.
He anticipates little trouble In framing
suggestions for the control of overcapi-
talization OF corporations and the over
issue of stocks and bonds. II will be
more difficult, Mr.. Taft is convinced to
draw up the amendments to the anti
trust law. These will be some of the SUBJ
jects on which the President will speak
to his audiences on his western trip. Be-
-ore he leaves Beverly he expects To
spend good OF time in hunting sub
jects for these speeches. In the speech
which he will make before the Boston
Chamber of Commerce September II he
Is going to explain the occasion for his
western trip.
The cabinet council was adjourned un.
til tomorrow.
One OF the plans approved By che
President is designed to relieve the
interstate commerce commission Of
much of the work that Is now heaped
upon it. It is intended hereafter that
investigations into violations OF tho
prosecution was the result shall be
conducted directly. either by the Da-
partment of Justice or by the bureau
of corporations in the Department oe
Commerce and Labor. instead of as
now, by the interstate commerce COM
mission. 1t Is believed that such plan
will be better for the railroads and for
the people, and at the same lime Il
will remove from the interstate COM
merce commission any criticism that its
action with regard to criminal cases
might influence its action respecting
freight rates.
The President desires a reorganization
OF the duties of the Department of JUS
and the bureau OF corporations, looking
to the effective cooperation of these
agencies.
The day. taken as a whole, was as busy
as any President Taft ever spent in
Washington. He had several ca RS in
addition TO the members of his cabinet.
and took up other matters than the
amendment of the Interstate commerce
commission and antitrust laws.
Open Door for China.
The President told Mr.. Crane today
that he believed III an open-door policy
toward China. He believes that tie
United States should assist China in it's
development and should be of aid to that
country In becoming nation independent
Of othe. governments. Further. Mr. Taft
told the new minister that the United
States ought to combat the idea that the
retardng of China would be OF material
benefit to this country. He emphasized
the opinion that II was not to our interest
10 place any hindrance in China's way
toward development.
Mr.. Taft does not believe i'm the other
colonial idea that it rs TO a country'5
advantage TO deal with another nation III
which it is possible to buy up its products
at small price in order to sell them in
some other country where higher price
can be obtained. Broadly, he told Mr..
Crane that he believed a country most
developed was the country most to be
sought in trade.
Will Sail October s.
Mr.. Crane expects to sail from this
October g, but il was agreed that
ne should see the President before he
leaves. He is staying with his brother,
S. r. 7. Crane.
Ambassador Reid is expected at tho
home OF w. J. Boardman at Manchester
next week. The President has reached
no definite conclusion in the matter OF
selecting a successor To Mr. Reid.
Today Mr.. Taft won match at golf
of 9 up. and To play against Col. Fred
Crosby of this state.
Ettore Ximenes, the Italian sculptor.
who was introduced to the President by
the Italian ambassador at Washington.
called at the cottage this afternoon and
presented to President Taft a statue of
himself. The President posed for Mr..
ximenes at the White House. The lit
tie statue is about eighteen inches in
height and is full-'ength representation
and excellent likeness of Mr.. Taft.
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