The Washington times., 1909-08-21
Diplomat TO China Will Be
Instructed to Build
Up Trade.
TAFT HAS A BUSY
PROGRAM TO-DAY
Three Members of the Cabinet Will
Be Among Callers This
Afternoon.
By IAMEs HAY. i.

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 21.-Presi-
dent Taft viii be as busy this after
noon as if he were in Washington the
height Of the season when a President
is expected tc work like a dray
horse
He has appointments for confer
enees with three members Of the Cabi-
net, and with the minister to China,
Charles r. Crane. Of Chicago. The
three Cabinet officials are Attorney
General WIckersham, Secretary of the
Navy Meyer. and Secretary OF the
Treasury MacVeagh.
To MI crane. who comes here for
final Instructions before sailing for his
post in China, Mr.. Taft VIII deliver an
exhortation TO get busy the moment he
reaches the soil of the Celestial Empire
70 build Up Americas trade with the
Cinnamon, to convince that the United
States is their friend and TO build higher
the ediifce Of American supremacy in
al things in the Orient This is one
of the pet projects of the President, who
says that the Chinese post is the best
berth in the entire diplomatic service
and that 1t offers more than any other
foreign job the opportunity FOR a man
~ manu- - EaNsNt 4NANNaAAo4is
Working on Trusts.
The talk with Mr.. Wickersham is Sup
Elementary 10 the one held. yesterday
and indicates the energy with wnicn the
President is pursuing his plan Of lay
ing before the next session of Congress
a complete plan for the Federal regu-
latioB OF corporations and trusts"
The trusts this administration wants
20 get by the ear are those which use
their money ana facilities for the re-
strsint Of trade and the elimination
- lawful compositions
1he position taken by the President
is thaa mere agEreEs tions of capital and
plants aTe nor lurtful 70 the public
unless the go cut 70 prey on their
co.44petitors and. by destroying compe-
tition, to TX arbitrary prices and regu-
late sales in order 10 detect these
malefaCtOrs il is necessary to SO polish
up the Federal machinery tnat the De-
partment OF Justice can take look at
what they are doing al any hour of the
day or night
There is opportunity for this super
vision because of the Ievying of the cor
.poration tax. which necessitates an ex-
animation Of the trusts books hy Gov
eminent officials. but the Administra-
lion wants to widen and strengthen this
right Of inspection.
When this is done. the operators Of
the corporations will be like an open
book 10 the Government. and. IF there
is any skulduggery being pulled of.
the Attorney General viii come along
with his official snickers and DO some
cruel cutting and pruning
Law Commission.
To help along the new plan. the
Presidents law commission viii have
a meeting in New York the middle OF
next week. Al this meeting there VIII
be Mr. Wickersham. Secretary of COM
merce and Labor NaEel Solicitor Gen
eral Bowers, Of the Department - jus
tice, Interstate Commerce Commission
ers Knapp and PrOuty, and Represent
tive Townsend. OF Michigan. Secretary
% the Interior Bailinger IS also a mem
ber Of the commission. bus he Is at
present touring the West.
Air. Wlckershamt after his talk with
AIR. Taft this afternoon, viii be able
20 Law before his fellow wOrkmen
next week the ideas of the President
regarding the important phases Of the
proposed reform
with Mr.. MacNeagh the President
will take up the appointment of three
or five men TO act as tariff experts
IN regulating the maximum and mini
mum features Of the new tariff law.
These experts VIII be retained as a
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