Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-24
NO DIPLOMATIC CHANGES now
Chief Executive VIII Have Conference
Thursday With Senator AldrIch To
Discuss Report of Money Commits
. sion--Ambassador Reid To Visit
Beverly Friday.
fBy Associated rress.l

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dent Taft's grasp ON the shas. Of the
golf club and the side OF the automo-
bile was considerably firmer today
than on the reins OF government al
though he found time TO glance over
his morning mail. discuss a few ques-
tions of state with his secretary and
emerge smiling and unseathed from the
ti-weekiy inquisition of the news
paper men. He saw no visitors Of i'm
portance, not even an anxious dele
CATION from Dallas, Texas, which
made long Journey to obtain the
Presidents consent to lengthen his
stay in that city until the morning
light should break.
The most important news items
of the day were the definite state
ment that there would be no dipio-
matte changes until after Congress
convened. the expected arrival on
Thursday of Senator Nelson w. Aid
RICH. of Rhode Island. TO discuss the
report Of the money commission. and
the lntimatien that tine administra-
ton was prepared TO defend to the
last ditch, or the last back platform
speech. It's record Of the recent tariff
legislation.
Discharges Reports Of Changes.
Any report of immediate changes
in some OF the foreign embassies is
discouraged although Ambassador
Reid will set the President Friday ana
probably will have few words to say
regarding the attitude OF tine British
government toward this country at
the time and its wishes AS to the nexe
American representative TO the court
or St. James.
On Thursday. Senator Aidrich. will
go over with the President and Secre-
tary Macveigh a portion Of the report
of the monetary commission. IL il
understood that the report is in q
more complete form than even the
President expected and 1t is possible
that 1t will be in shape by the time
Senator AIdrich returns from his four
weeks trip TO Europe. He will sail
from New York Saturday
Ready to Debate All Schedules
II the foreign opponents OF the new
tariff bill expect silence from the
President or a reluctance on his pars
to discuss its different provisions they
will be disappointed The admins
tration has burned its bridges and Is
ready and willing to debate any and
all schedules.
The President selected go super
visors and has 134 more to discov-
er.
The Dallas delegation. composed or
Mayor Hay. Judge J. VI. Mccormick
and Hery d. Lidsay. reached Beverly
Just after the Presidet had left for
Myopia and was compelled 90 confer
with Secretary Carpenter. They ask
ed that the stop in Dallas. which IS
scheduled for a few hours In the
evening. be prolonged until the next
morning in order that the people
might have a good view. OF the chief
magistrate.
The delegation found. however. that
such a brief delay would completely
upset TIE lntlnertIy &Ha CDulo hot to
regarded as advisable
Reduction Of Army
The Presidents idea Of q reduction
Of the standing army was again
brought to the Presidents attention
]; was learned. however. that while
the full strength OF the army Il 5000.
Il numbers 50 600 at the present tine.
a force which the President and the
secretary Of war deem sufficient
The President defeated EDITOR Oy-
den. OF the New York, Evening Post.
a. golf. ? up and I TO play on the
! Nyopia course.
This afternoon. after Captain 8cft
had spent an hour tn getting the big
automobile going. the President stsrt-
Cd on another exploration tour OF
lnortheastern Massachusetts This
time Captain Bait knew The rad and
brought the party hack before DARK
Yesterday the party was iosi Tor
couple Of hours n the Highways and
bvways a Arlington. csnsridTe and
somervsie. IN an c1ort 70 find the
route Of the Dritish retrcal from
Lexington