The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
TAFT, With big
STICK" GUARDS
NATIONS PURSE
Presidents Whole Weight Will
Be on ''POrk" Barrel Lid
During Congress
Bare Necessities" Is MettO He
Has Framed for SOIOns
This Session

WASHINGTON. Dec. president
TAN has made it clear to the leaders
IN. congress that he is prepared to back
ap. his plans for strict economy
throughout the government service
: with the big stick. Unless the spirit
of economy runs throughout the appro-
priation bills. the president viii use
. THe power TO veto.
Taft is determined to hold down all
p appropriations at the present session
Io. absolute necessities of the govern
EIeut. He has had conferences with
tae hcairrlen- of most of the important
b Committees and HAS received assur-
3 HnceS that All appropriations VIII be
pared to tlc aCoEe
The principaI case of concern at the
White 8Quse was the rivers and har-
liol-s hi ID. -. II became known yesterday
t'fac Taft told Chairman Alexander Of
- tle-. rr5-ers. andt larbOrs committee of
: abe ..house thac, anless this bill was
= ep1 within S30050000 hc wouold veto
.tle- measure { The word has been
passed TO al leaders in congress that
eeconomN must joe the slogan OF the
approaching session.
Is FIR5l A. GIBRALTAB
p. In case ANY extravaganza here
Taft ViI.+ Qt hesitate 10 veto the bill
- 4J- has &. Understood for some time
Ghat-Fact intends TO detail at length
his p-tUs-t or .ccclDmy in a message to
.eongressss lent. .s9m6o the leaders were
-5l4sposca- :. to thiuk Tlis reform soon
eW-ould. .--< els-ed I'm the rush Of sother
-lf0re. 'ssrse Ional- matters Taft, how
ever. made it plain that he considers
. i7l-l0nia- Uu1- of the primary objects Of
81: DIN f' strati0n-and that he does not
B. [5told. 70 pernit amy trihing. With the
.lIreaI -6c.a VETO hanging over big ap-
~ r.l}1f'-st5o ons id. is probable that all the
GERS .lViu work il the one direction.
y I'll NoW LINEUP LEADERS
II ~ {tn .Cli6. message ont ef the way it
Is sheen expected that President Taft
W0u31 Immediately. begin conference
nv Eii .-a.Af few 10 lining up the repub-
~ e. ID -ll-7 ill.lers OF. congress. regu ar and
illsl5.gen n.y.. il support Of his legislative
prugra NJ: 'Isis program. as has been
ITe1sJOl llsll 3 -annQunced 10 The CALI con-
.sfsta OF Bills for ship subsidy canal
tjiic.st tiop'* and injuRctions and for
g p iais pro = u Ia t@9fl' 70 continue the work
-of.fl e,-tai iiG -boarl. These are the only
-liaj s-..yEf i-h VII receive any serious
...c eeg'atioil. and those the admins
-JTatiqn. rs most anxious about. the one
concerning .the.-tarin boz I'd; the defeat
.cr>Tg hij..l: VIII lIean the death of that
-QEganlzatiOh. ann the QBe concerning
.1o.rljncetiops. The defeat Of which VIII
-
sl54t. on @unLtl tsle. republicans return to
-. The president however considers the
SCI ec1ioE OF men Ter the supreme court
nd the commerce court the most i'm
poT.tant EnatteFs before him at the pres
er1. time and he deroted most OF today
3. 10 conferences ON that subject
: FRAMES UP-JUDICIAL SLATE
r. While. tlse 3. president win select
=, har5 es F. Hughes Tor chief justice he
= 3.'.solng over the Jist Of Candidates for
. liz. QtIer places with the greatest care.
. -. seems. -te.s be settled that Justice
. r~'f4{ zee of. the supreme court Of New
81 fEs viii. get one ofsthe other places.
l.9e -Cug.or' that. chief Justice Gummere
. e'- flfs supreme court Of New Jersey has
,.a7s = ae.Ct. .STayzee in the running was
IL 4itcd: bi the Information that he is
-e31e OF tpe 'surgngest hackers of the
.f. .lf- tIle~ thsrd place chances seem to
.fa-er 'Jol4 Pollock, federal district
-ega Qf .Hansas- With regard TO all
ra nh la tcs. fol. associate justice the
nresicerf -{e iu| the attitude Of a man
WsltlnE u be shown.