Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
WILL GO TO NORWICH
President to Speak in That
City July 4.
PLAN FOR HIS DEPARTURE
Expects to Leave Washington About
the End of June.
DR.. ELIOT FORMALLY DECLINES
Fairbanks Spoken of for Court of
st. James-Industrial Peace
Efforts Endorsed.
PLAN FOR HIS DEPARTURE
DIR. ELIOT FORMALLY DECLINES

Of July have been extended to President
Taft. but today he accepted one to be in
Norwich, Conn, that day to aid in ceie-
brating the 2jOth anniversary OF the
of the city. The President told
the committee presenting the invitation
that he believed Congress would adjourn
before that day, and that his acceptance
was conditioned upon his being able to
leave Washington. The Norwich invita-
ton was presented by Winslow T. Will
liams and Edwin A. Tracy a committee
to the President by Senators
Brandegee and Bulkeley and Representa-
tive Higgins.
The President, according to his present
program. will leave Washington for the
north shore of Massachusetts by the end
of June, If the work Of Congress will per-
NIT.
The President has received numerous
invitations to speak upon the 3Oth of May,
but he has accepted none pending posi-
tive information as to the outlook in
Congress. He will. it Is thought. speak
upon that day.
The Presidents engagements outside of
are now four. the first at the
Union League dinner at Philadelphia
April 81; the second, at Charlotte. n. c..
May 20; the third at Norwich. and tine
fourth at the Lake Champlain anniver-
sary celebration in July. He has also
agreed to go to Richmond in October if he
is not out west at that time.
DR.. Eliot Formally Declines.
Official confirmation was given today of
the report that DIR. Charles W. Eliot.
president of Harvard, would not accept
the London Enthusiastically. DIR. Eliot
has formally notified President Taft that
he cannot accept the offer and regrets
that this is the case. The President will
not be in a hurry about selecting an
other man. Former Vice President Fair
banks is talked of for the position, but
Indiana men say that under no circum-
stances would he accept Mrs Fairbanks
is fond Of society. but the former Vice
President has had enough of public life
for the present and intends after a rest,
to resume the practice of law at Indian
apolis. taking part in politics as a private
citizen.
The Kansas Deposit Guarantee.
Senator Bristow of Kansas took up
some of the Presidents time today about
the Kansas bank guarantee deposit law.
which Attorney General Wickersham is
expected to decide shall not apply TO ma
tional banks. The national banks in the
state are decidedly anxious to get in un-
der the guarantee feature of the law,
but Controller Murray holds that the
ma tional banking laws and the state laws
conflict SO seriously about liquidating
banks that the government cannot recoe-
niZe any authority beyond its own. A
hearing held few days ago by the At
torney General at which Gov. StubbS
I'll.
did no. give much encouragement to the
Kansans, who are expected to amend
their law SO as to comply with the de-
cision that is looked for from the De
partment of Justice. President Taft can
do nothing. and is leaving the matter to
his Attorney General
Governor General to Rest.
So far as the White House knows
Governor General James +. Smith of the
Philippines is on his way to this country
to take rest and not to resign his posi-
ton. He has had no conflict with the
President, who entertains cordial regard
for him, and it is supposed that the gov
ernor general merely wants good breath
of American air after long work.
Favors Industrial Peace.
President Taft has written q letter to
Patrick Ii. Scullin. secretary and gen.
eral manager of the National Industrial
Peace Association of San Francisco, ap-
proving plans for amicable settlement of
disputes between capital and labor. The
letter is as follows:
My Dear Sir: You ask me to support
the work. plans and purposes Of the Ma
tionaI Industrial Peace ASSOCIATE ton. rs
I understand your statement you propose
to organize a movement in each city of
gentlemen who shall busy themselves in
acting as conciiators in industrial con-
troversies A successful movement OF
that sort would be something in the in
terests of both labor and capital and the
to say that you have my sympathy and
support in such a movement. Sincerely
yours, WM- H. TAFT
Southern Judicial Selections.
Opponents of Oscar R. Hundley believe
that they will be able to prevent his nom
ination as federal judge of the northern
no official information from the White
House ON the subject.
North Carolina people who have been
visiting the President in connection with
the judgeship of the eastern district of
that state believe that II. f. Seawell will
not be named by the President.
Mr. Seawells name was sent to the
Senate by President Roosevelt about Feb
ruary l. but the Senate did not confirm
the nomination and the fight has been
going on ever since. Senators Overman
and Simmons, democrats, have introduced
a number of delegations to the President
but have not offered to make any recon-
The democratic contention
is that il the President wants the best
material for the position he will have TO
name democrat, and there is a belief
that he will do this.
Southern senators calling on the Presi-
dent with delegations from that section
interested in the tariff tell the chief ex-
ecutive that the southern people want the
duty on lumber and are opposed to the
Payne bill provisions as to this article
Aldrich Gives President Assurance.
Senator Aldrich. chairman of the Senate
committee on finance, left Washington to-
day for New York. where he will remain
over Sunday.
Before leaving for New York. Mr.. Aid
rich had brief conference with the
President. He assured President Taft
that the Senate finance committee was
making satisfactory progress in framing
a tariff bill. and that there would be little
delay in getting the measure through the
Senate. 1t was understood that the Presi-
lent and Senator Aldrich discussed briefly