New-York tribune., 1910-04-08
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

TAFT AND INDIANA-"The President
will 20 TO Indiana" THE President will not
60 To Indiana" THE President VIII go TO
Indiana" you pay your money and take
your choice Or IL you prefer-and such Is
the wiser course-you make no predictions
without employing the time honored Tepu-
tation saver. AT latest reports the Presi-
dent had not charged his decision. Joking
aside. the President has not reached any
definite decision whatever regarding MS
visit 20 Indianapolis other than that ne VIII
not go unless he can postpone certain Ell
gagements in Washington which were made
before the itinerary for his approaching
Western "trip was made out IL those en-
gagements can be transferred 10 other
dates Mr. Taft Will go TO Indiana-always
provided some unforeseen incident does
not prevent. That the course of Senator
Beveridse and the action Of the Indiana
State Convention have no bearing on the
situation may be authoritatively asserted.
In fact. Mr. Taft had read Mr.. Beveridge's
speech before he made even tentative en-
gagement TO visit Indianapolis, although
not through the courtesy of AIR. Beveridge
and the action Of the convention was no
surprise to the Executive. Since the Presi-
dent tentatively decided that IL would be
impossible for him 10 visit Indianapolis he
has received so many urgent messages beg
ging him TO do so that he is now making
an earnest effort TO transfer to other dates
the Washington engagements which stand
In the way.
A ROOSEVELT CANARD.-Cnder the
much-abused injunction. 'of course, you
won't use my name" prominent insur-
gent was busy circulating a report to-day
to the effect that letter had been recelNed
here from Mr. Roosevelt saying that he dld
not disapprove the Payne tariff law. that
he regarded the Taft administration as
about as successful as could have been eN-
pectee under all the conditions. but that
the dismissal Of Clifford Pinchot was in his
ewes "the unpa-donable sin for which he
could never forgive his successor rms
story So timed as to be practically conci-
dent with the meeting of Mr.. Roosevelt
and the former Forester. was cited
rumor early in the day. but az the day
wore or II became fact, and finally It's
anonymous author admitted in strlc;esl
confidence" that he had seen the letter
himself. OF course. it is impossible to
assert that Mr.. Roosevelt has not written
such a letter but IL may be said that the
source from which this story emana'es IS
about the last that would be likely to have
any definite knowledge Of such letter had
il been written: whereas. all those who
enjoy the confidence Of the eN-President
are confident that the story is pure fake
the ebullition OF an industrious anti-admin-
istration press agent. There are number
of men in Washington who are in cores
pondence with Mr.. Roosevelt. some Of them
related 10 him. and they all deprecate the
idea that he has written any such letter or
will take any such stand They do not
feel az liberty TO tell the contents Of Mr.
Rooxevelt's letters, but their opinion is en-
titled TO respect.
FOREIGN DECORATIONS.-Thc Com
rlittee on Foreign Affairs today rejected
the bill prepared by Senator Root author
izirg certain recipients Of gifts or decora-
tions from foreign governments to accept
them This committee takes the ground
tha, the cnly gifts or decorations which
employees Of this government may accept
are those rendered by official or qudsi-of1-
cial scientific associations. The committee
further expresses the hope that its action
v III be accepted as final proof Of its Oppc-
sition TO this form of legislation. Among
those who would have been benefited by
the Root bill and the tributes they desired
to accept are Assistant Secretary Hunting
ton Wilson. the Order Of the Rising Sun,
ter,dered bv the japanese Emperor, Rear
Admiral Sperry, a silver bowl from the
Japsnese Emperor; Major Henry Leonard.
L. s NJ c, the Double Dragon. rendered
by the Emperor OF China, and others 70
the number OF thirty-five. @. O. Il.