Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-12
TAFT PLEASED
At PROGRESS
IN PANAMA
PRESlDENT-ELECT BACK
FROM INSPECTION TRIP
Board Of Engineers Examines
the Work and Finds it Good
It's Continuation OH Present
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New orleans. Feb tt.-Prcsidcnt
elect william H. TAFT landed herr
shortly before 3 o'clock this after.
noon from Panama ana was cnthusi
a~stiealiy RECEIVED lie viii DC thu
elty'a guest nntll Saturday morning
Mr Tart made a brief speech thi,
afternoon. heartily approving Tia,
present lock typo of caunl across tho
isihmns. Tomorrow hc viii address
he negro Young Mons Christian as
ISOLATION, and at night De the guest
% honor M an elaborate banquet
Nj TAFT received by wireless teIo.
ffarh Yesterday the ncws of the con.
#titntienal question raised against Tho
appointment OF senator Knox az soc
ftthfN Of state. Hc was somewhat
disturbed aver Tho situation last night
nut early todnp he received news OF
The disposition OF congress to amend
the cabinet salary law. He was IN.
cHnod - take this as u happy solu-
ton 81 the difficulty. Pending 4 con.
fefonee with senator Knox ia Wash
lnEinn next wednesday the president
'l'ft f'Rnrda u as lmpolitic 10 discuss
Inc question for publication
Tho expected arrival hrrr In ~
morning Of Chairman Frank II.
Hltehpnek nnd the presence of j. ii
Allhtlef, owner nf the Chicago eve
nlnE fehl, on who's judgment Mr..
ihit enid ne would nlnco weight "a.
RAfiihE cabinet napiranis from tho
vicinity OF Chicago, made II apparent
that cabinet activities hay. bepun.
There was q report that ! NJ. Dick.
ita"n, Of Nashville. was boinn con.
Hidtfea for the war portfolio.
on tho trip from pannmn Mr.. TAFT
made the first draft ~ his inaururnI
nadr'AH. This nc Intends 20 submit To-
week
The inability of the consulting ehIl
engineers TO complete thcir report
niade The Washington visit planned
~ MI tart unnecessary The en-
sihetrH VIII 20 az once ia Washington
70 complete their work n may be-
stated thnt thor report win be- a com
plett approval of tho present plnnn
aud methods la the isthmuA.
In his address here today Mr. Tnrt
Nude what he said NaA his summing
up of his trip.
ana here ON my way from "a
great constructive work. he sald.
the greatest entered ia hy amy ma
fi"i during tho past tWo centuries.
ana am glad 10 say To- Won that the
work ia gling on as YOU would have a.
80 On That By the first OF January.
1915 at least, IL not bofnroaand
very much Interested in hnvine il
within thU next four wears tho rnunt
VIII be completed.
THE board OF engineers hnNo exc
lmlned the whole work. aud th,N say
= Is Knoli that II shah 10 an ua ii
has gone on that the organization ON
isthlnus. The American push ana
he good fotiing that be- there com-
pehds itself to them AH men who un-
leiHttnd great works Of That rlnAs
md coheileeA them that the canal is
now an Immediate prospect"
Mr. 1aft's entry inta New Orleane
81 great interest. All the shin /
ing In the river had ON gala drce. ,
nd as FAR ns a dozen mites below the q
nv, the big. muddy stream was alive
WITH tuRN u storm Whpelcra havinr q
.bnAfd crowds Of shouting citizens I
concert Of steam whistles. hrasr Z
iandt and hanks lined with anlutiur J.
nthuHiasts added to the accnc.
After his speech 10 4 catherine of y
nouhandN before the city han Mr. y
satt reviewed the parade from tho \
nlare.
preaidcnt-clcc ana Mrs. TAM broke /.
hrpilnh many old traditions a|seocint y
! with the masked hails az the car
tYal season tonight when thov were j,
te quests of the Merry Monnrrhos ~ 4
he klNeH OF ohcron az the old French "A
prin house Reverence Tor tho kings !,
these halie haa boon brought about i,
" the eancralntcut az their identify a,
vef slnce tho laws ~ tho Crcolc ~.
randissiinn ana nn cntirDlv now ana a
gas established hy the honor paid the y,
Usidfnf-rlptt ana Mira Taft