New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
TAFT FOR BALL|NEGR
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and expansion Of our trade with foreign

and expansion Of our trade with foreign
countries.
Political. financial and commercial in
terests are more and more intertwined.
Take the case of the Hukuang loan, in
China It Is political In it's bearing upon
our treaty rights in connection with
tariff reform In China, q thing essential
to the fourishing Of our commerce in
that empire. Our participation in the
loan assures the opportunity for manu-
facturers of this country to supply rail-
way materials on great system.
Under an appropriation granted by
Congress last summer we have reorgan-
lied the Department of State. We have
now four divisions. dealing respectively
with Far Eastern, Latin-American, Near
Eastern and Western European affairs
This specialization enables US to give
minute attention to American interests
in every part Of the world.
Guests Of Buffalo "Ad" Club.
President Taft and Secretary Knox, as
guests of the Buffalo "Ad' Club at
luncheon to-day, made two impromptu
speeches which won them the enthuSi-
astic plaudits Of their hearers. Tho
President spoke OF his legislative hopes,
but declared that he preferred being ad-
vertised rather than to advertise him.
self, despite the criticism that he did not
sufficiently employ that agency. Secre-
tary Knox took decided fling at Some
newspapers" which, he declared. in
diluting the news were as guilty of
wrongdoing as men indicted under the
pure food act for diluting foodstuffs.
'Especially." added the Secretary, 'ff
that dilution springs from malice or an
attempt to nisrepresent."
Mr.. Taft took occasion to say word
as TO those who have criticised his
travels. He said he was for the first
time subjecting a member of his Cabinet
to the same sort CT treatment
cit is just as we'll to cultivate the
diplomatic" he said. land as that is
Knox's business, thought would bring
him along to see that at least while my
legislative measures are pending in Con-
gress should do nothing to interfere
with their passage"
Gold Pen for President Taft.
At the luncheon at the Ad Club. Of
which he was elected an honorary mem
ber. the President received a gold foun-
tain pen, which enabled him to say to
Norman E. Mack, Democratic national
chairman, and W. J. Corners. Demo-
cratic state chairman, that If their ex-
pectations of Democratic Congress
were realized he might have to use the
pen more frequently TO explain why he
didn't sign acts than IN signing them.
He said:
am glad to accept this pen as an
evidence of your friendship, hospitality
and esteem, for certainly IL could take
no more powerful form than this.
AS I look at my friend Mack, and l
hope 1 can say my friend Conners. and
consider what is coursing through their
veins and minds and their ardent eK-
pectations that there is to be majority
OF Democrats In Congress next time, it
appears that 1 shall have TO use this
pen-not to sign bills--but to explain the
reasons why l do not. But 1 hope at
least that shall have the privilege of
using it in signing those measures I
have SO much at heart now, and that l
have been chided for coming to Buffalo
on account Of lest my presence in Wash
ington be needed to secure the votes
necessary to their passage L only say
that In order TO have you understand
how much I appreciate your invitation
to come to Buffalo and how much I en-
Joy 1t, and therefore I havo yielded to
the temptation even against the call Of