Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-10
ROYALTY At SUMMER CAPITAL
REAL PRINCE AND PRINCESS TO
CALL ON PRESIDENT.
Town Pufked Up With Pride-At-
torney4 General. Summoned to
Beverly for Conference.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BEVERLY Mass. September lO.-The
summer capital OF the United States Is
reveling today in the presence OF a real
prince and a real princess. for Prince
Kuni OF Japan and his royal consort were
scheduled to call upon the President at 3
o'clock this afternoon. OF cabinet officers
Beverly has had plenty, and senator's
and governors and foreign diplomats, but
real royalty Is something new for the
little north shore city, and SO 1t feels
fairly well pleased today with its impor-
tance.
Whatever the magnetism Of regal trap
pings may be would take a philosopher to
say, but at all events Beverly is feel
ing 1t.
And this visit Of Prince Kuni. aside
from setting the local inhabitants talk
ing about Beverly's dignity and all its
other thousand qualities. is noteworthy
in that it is the only piece OF news slated
to happen at the summer capital in twen-
ty-four hours. The President played golf.
Of course, this morning, and there you
are.
And there Is not even going to be any
news after the call Of the prince and prin-
cess at the temporary White House, for
the visit is purely one Of courtesy. made
in connection with the approaching Hud-
son-Fulton celebration. to which the
prince is the accredited representative Of
the Emperor of Japan.
Attorney General Called to Beverly.
It is learned that President Taft has
for Attorney General Wickersham to
come to Beverly Saturday to discuss sew
eral matters Of importance. 1t Is be-
lieved that one Of these has to do with
the dispute between the Department of
the Interior and the forestry division Of
the Department Of Agriculture regarding
public land laws. The Attorney General
has also been drawn into the Cunning
ham coal land case, and 1t was on his
Initiative that the motion to patent the
Cunningham claim was held up.
The President Is anxious that the con-
cably settled, II possible. President Taft
has been giving much thought OF late to
the speeches he is to make In the west.
and Is gathering a vast amount OF mat
have to say during the two months Of
travel and speechmaking.
People Will Be Informed.
1t is said that Mr.. Taft will take the
people into his confidence regarding the
recent tariff fight in Congress. He will
repeat what he had to say In the state
ment issued at the time he signed the
Payne bill, and will declare that while
the measure was unsatisfactory in many
ways, II was the best he could get out
of Congress under all the circumstances.
1t is further stated that the President
will frankly tell Of the troubles that be-
set him in dealing with the tariff sit
uation, and that he will put squarely up
to the people the question OF whether or
not they desire still further revision.
The President will tell his hearers that
the remedy for any shortcomings in the
bill will be to elect peoDle pledged to a
Taft may also tell the people that while
he knew very little Of the technical side
of the tariff when the fight In Congress
began he learned great deal during the
discussion He believes also that the
people have learned a great deal about
the tariff during the last four or five
months and will more competently ex-
press their wishes at the polls than ever
before.
Has No Prepared Speeches.
Mr.. Taft has not prepared a single
speech and 1t is unlikely that he will die
tate any Of his addresses in advance. He
Is carefully considering all the material
that Is in his hands and will be SO thor
oughly conversant with the subjects on
which he desires to talk that he will ha
able to state hts views extemporaneousIv
and fully without any further prepara-
ltions.