The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
PRESIDENT AND
EX-PRESIDENT
Great Interest In Both at
Washington
IN BACK-FROM-ELBA CLUB
The Prospect Is for Two Battleships IN
the Senate--The House Committee
on Rules Gives Its First
Hearing.
IN BACK-FROM-ELBA CLUB

Washington. April 1.-THE burning
question in Washington is; What about
Taft and ROOSEVELT do not want %
know anything else The Unsuitable
critic win be very much disappointed
hould Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt after
M have a love feast when they meet M
New York in June. There seems 70 BE-
4 feeling that Mr.. Taft and Mr. Roose-
Welt ought to break Il Is rather an old,
old story, trying 70 separate TAFT and
Roosevelt, or Mr. Roosevelt from bis
other friends, only that to-day such ef-
forts are little more violent. Mr.
Roosevelt used to answer inquiries on
such breaks" by saying They lave
been trying to do that before. but they
did not succeed and they won't now.
But 1t seems TO be felt that the Roman
demonstration Of a week ago was an
American political portent and was real
" a move against Mr.. Taft. Why should
the colonel. it is asked, desire to set
himself straight before the American PEG.
pie unless Ike contemplated again appeal
ing to their suffrage
The truth Is that there are Roosevelt
lartisans who want to bring about
reak between Mr. Taft and Nh Roose-
elt. and 20 this end they arc trying To
pull Alr Taft down and are misrepre-
enting him 90 that their own idol may
be set up again IN the White House, and
then there are certain conservatives who
would cause a break between Mr. TAT.
and Mr.. Roosevelt to niure Mr.. Roose.
yelt. il that can be done In all this
din then, Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt
win have to carry on their friendship,
and it may prove vet that on that ac-
count they may not be able TO hear
their own feiieitations Meantime be ii
lotpd. the conservatives throughout the
ountry are not giving the president
their aetiye support, His legislation Is
too radica for them. Also it does not
seem to please the radicals, as net squar-
ing with their ideas Of radcalism.
Nevertheless. the man whom both
would like to charge with being a iail-
are" Is pursuing an even course in agis-
sting and seems destined to see enacted
by the present session OF Congress more
81 a presidential program than it has
been the fortune OF many a iatter-day
president to meet with, even Mr.. Roose.
Welt included. and that Taft's program Il
largely the Roosevelt policies continued
and extended.
That even the Senate will vote two
battieships was said with authority Sat
urday There has been an agreement IN
that body that for several years there
shall be voted there two battleships. and
II Is expected that the activity ii oppo-
sition viii be largely a demonstration
against a still larger naval program, say,
Of four ships,
The president felicitated those who
had made for him a successful fight for
two battleships in the House when Rep
resentative Foss who is chairman Of Che
naval committee visited the White
House Saturday to introduce to the pres
ident bis brother, Congressman Foss Of
Massachusetts,.
Both houses win begin this week de.
liberate consideration Of the administra.
ton measures amending the interstate
commerce law and some lively times
should be expected Senator La Toilette
is ia hold forth ID the Senate today.
If he finishes in lime, perhaps there may