The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-20
WILL |SGLADTHAT
THEODORE'S S BACK
Aunt Della is Author
ity for This State
ment.
HAS SOME ADVICE
FOR PRESIDE I
Fears That Her Distinguished
Nephew Is Working Too Hard.
Stops Taking Paper Which
Criticized Hirn-Admires
Roosevelt and Hopes to
See Him This Summer.
[special to The Times Dispatch. ]

Alillbury, Mass. June l9.-Miss De-
liza Torrey, President Tafts aunt, and
most outspoken admirer, is about the
only woman in the country who can
unafsectedly discuss President Taft and
ex-President Roosevelt as IL she re-
garded them in way as a couple Of
boys who have not yet outgrown tfij
need of mature advice.
y had made up my mind" she said.
to a newspaper man to-day. thai I
would never talk to reporters again.
WHY. somebody published recipe for
making apple pie that he said he got
from me. Now I'm not saying that {
can't make ample pies. but that recipe
was not mine. Yet II went all ovee
the country. and I've been receivtns <
hundreds Of letters, some of them sug-
gesting changes in the recipe. II it
were mine I would not mind these
criticisms. but 1T puts me in a false
light. when folks think 1 have been
making Imperfect pies for the Pres.
dent of the United States
What do think of the effect Of Mr.
Roosevelts home coming? Well, {
haven't thought much about It, though
7 know Will will he glad to see Theo
dore again and to know that he IS
safe and sound after his wonderful
trip.
Yes, have read the newspapers
and have followed Theodore's travels
and speeches. I thought his speech at
Oxford was very fine indeed, and was
proud that the United States had such
capable representative abroad. I
don't care 30 say what / thought of
the Guildhan speech. for / am not sure
ms opinion is worth while.
Nothing of Politics.
Politics? Why. don't believe I
know ANYTHING Of the subject. l have
said before that most of the criticism
OF Will has been due to the fact that
| he has really tried TO work out tariff
policy. Now. j think nobody can effect
tariff tha will suit every one. Peo-
pie on one side or the other will have
some fault 10 find. Look at the way
President Cleveland failed in trying TO
please the country. Then President
Mckinley was killed before he had
time to take hold of the subject. The
| odore Roosevelt avoided 1t, and that
has had great deal to do with his
popularity. But Will has tried to give
| the country a tariff. and he has 10
stand, of course. a great deal of criti-
cism.
| DO read these criticisms? Why, I
| try not TO see them. and stopped taxi
I Ing a New York paper that seemed to
| go out of it's way to find fault with
| VIII. That New York editor did not
| know him, but what could say to
| such man that would influence him
| and make him see Will in the same
| light as ! do2
| do I intend to give Will any adj
vice when l see him? 1 most certainly
| do, and the main part of my advice
| will be to tell him not to work too
| hard think that a lot of people don't
| realize how hard he is working.
/ Now, don't YOU dare ask me what
| don't know anything about politics or
| policies OF course. admire Theodore
/ Roosevelt and ! hope TO see him this
/ summer. Will ! give advice to Theo-
| wise Will to take rest, but / would
\ not dare to say that to Theodore. ]
1 know he would not follow it If ] did"