The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-20
Mexican Ambassador Goes
To Beverly to Talk Over
Presidents Trip.
LITTLE REPUBLICS
FEAR PROTECTORATE
See Coalition in Proposed Confer
ence Between Two Nations
Executives.
BY JAMES HAY, Jr.

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 20.-Wiliiam
Howard Taft has concluded that when
a President goes forth with the high
ambition of doing nothing but play for
few weeks. he is up against losing
game.
He can get close TO nature. but he
can't stay there, for every day or so
he is yanked back TO Ine smooth reali-
ties and engaging urbanities of civiliza-
ton
This afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock, he viii
have a conference with Senior De La
Rarra, the Mexican Ambassador, who
comes to Beverly from Washington for
that purpose.
At $50 o'clock, the President will
have a long consultation with Attorney
General Wickersham, who is on his
way here from New York to discuss
with AIr Taft some Of the phases -
the problem, How shall we make TIE
trusts behave2"
senor De La Barra's visit, it is given
out at the executive offices, is for the
purpose of talking over with the Prest-
dent the details of his meeting Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico at El Paso Ia Oc-
tober But there are oEher reasons Civ
en- IN current gossip as TO why the
ambassador breaks thus rudely into the
summer vacation of the President It is
said that there Is trouble brewing
among the republics of Central Amer
lea because they fear that Mexico and
this country are preparing to extend
their moral protectorate' over Central
America, thus breaking OF all chances
Ef.s- sFTsAF1
in the garden spot Of jnternecine strife.
John BaTrett'S Job.
Up here on the North Shore. where It
Is everybody's business 20 know all
about ones neighbors. il is said that
the meeting OF Diaz aid Taft is regard
ed by the brainy men Of Central Amer
lea as another step toward that perfect
harmony between Mexico and the
United states which will result in so
sUbjugatng the bloodthirssy tendencies
Of Central America. that all the war
like presidents down there viii have to
eat out Of John Barrett's hand.
It is further suggested that Senior De
"a Barra, being the flower of diplo-
macy, viii ask the President not 20
! believe that trouble is brewing, to brslsh
I
the business Of becoming more friendly
with Senor Diaz. the champion long
term President of modern times.
At any rate, the ambassador comes
here on a sort Of hurry-up visit. and II
may well be that his real errand is to
say that there is no reason, for this
country or Mexico to be really alarmed.
as the countries Of Central American
can not put up a real fight, and would
not want 10 II they could.
Wickersham's Mission.
Mr.. Wickersham's mission is more
serious, II viii involve the ways and
means Of preventing the overcapitaliza-
ton Of railroads, the methods best
suited to strike at the holding com
paHy" nuisance. how 10 reorganIze the
Interstate Commerce Commission. and
how TO increase the powers Of the Bu-
reau Of Corporations in the Department
Of Commerce and Labor. 1t will touch
upon, in deep and involved phrases, the
most beautiful way to monkey with the
Sherman antitrust act, and 1t will treat
Of how, in brief the interstate corpora
tions must be supervised and controlled
IN a thoroughly effective manner.
Another thing which the Attorney
General VII. lake up with the President
is a list CT pardon cases. If the facts
warrant such acttcu Mr. Taft NAV sign
these pardons within the next day or
two.
This morning: Mr.. Taft played golf on
the MyOpia Inks with Secretary Of the
Navy George Won Lengert1e Meyer. who
has just returned from his dshing trip
/ in the Canadian woods It is not prob
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