The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-24

is supposed might be invaded. but the
argument based on the provisions OF
the bill is that no right which now be-
longs to the state will be taken away
Explanation OF Measure.
J f. Callbreath. Jr.. is secretary oil
the mining congress and he has TIL,
to say concerning the measured:
THE slaughter IN our coal mines
seems to grow In horror with each
day We haven't had time to get over
the shock of the Cherry mine holo-
caust, with It's 800 dead, until we are
startled with an explosion two days
later In Kentucky with "a dead. What
Is worse. these horrors will grow in
intensity and In number unless the
United States government and the
state governments take heroic steps.
III the United States had the same
regard for the safety of it's workmen
as the different countries OF Europe.
$4,000 out OF the 10000 men killed I'm
the coal mines of this country in the
last ten years would he living today
The opposition 10 the senate to- this
bill Is not as great as ii was and the
belief IN Washington Is strong that 1t
will become a law in the neal future
Plenty Of Travel for Taft.
President Taft certainly has made
no secret of the fact that he likes to
travel He tells his friends that he
enjoyed every mile of the long trip
which no took last summer and that
he likes to get next to the people and
TO tell them how he feels about legis.
lation and to get some idea. II he can.
or how they feel on the same subject.
His $4,000 mile tour Of the country
has not in any way satisfied his travel
hunger. He Is going to swing around
u smaller circle before congress ad.
%journs, aud then he will make a long
trip during the summer.
On Lincoln's birthday the president
spoke at q dinner of the Republican
club In New York City. New York Is
only five hours from Washington and
this does not count as much of a Jour.
ney On Washington's birthday the
president will go to New York again
TO speak before the Society OF the Gin.
cinnati, He will spend a large part
OF the day following the dinner at the
home of his brother. Henry w. Taft.
in New York City and the next night
he Is going to talk business matters
to the Newark. \. j., board of trade.
The fact that President Taft likes to
travel and to talk to people is so well
known that the invitations are piling
In on him in greater multitude than
they ever did On Theodore Roosevelt
II was pretty generally known just
what kind of affairs the former presi.
dent would make an effort to attend
and so II was that comparatively few
invitations came to him to speak at
minor functions. With President Taft
II is different lie is asked to all
kinds of things. from sewing circle
meetings to celebrations of the natal
days of great organizations that have
made their mark or American history.
In Chicago ST. Patrick's Day.
On st. Patrick's day. March II, Mr..
Taft will &c to Chicago to address the
Irish Fellowship club. In Chicago and
In some other large cities of the coun.
try the old time parade on st. Pat.
rick's day has been given we and the
day Is celebrated largely by banquets
and meetings at which appear noted
speakers. While Mr.. Taft Is in Chi.
cago as the guest Of the Fellowship
club he will probably address a meet.
ing called for the purpose of fostering
the conservation movement. Walter
l.. Fisher, viCe.president of the great
National Conservation association. has
his Office in Chicago and at Mr.. Fish.
er's request the president probably
will speak.
Mr.. Taft barely will have time Ia
get back to Washington before he will
be called TO New Haven &c attend a
meeting Of the Yale Corporation. OF
which he Is a member. This meeting
will be held on March 81 and on the
next day Mr.. Taft will journey to New
York to attend the annual dinner OF
the American Peace and Arbitration
league.
The Manufacturers association Of
Bridgeport. Conn, has asked the presi
dent to attend a meeting on March 81
but he has had to decline this invita-
ton because Of an appointment previ
ously made to he In New Haven. The
Bridgeport association probably will
postpone it's meeting until later and
the president has more than hall
promised that he will put in an ap
pearance and make a speech.
Il Gen. u. s, Grants. birthday comes
or April ~ and on this date the Amer
icus club of Pittsburg always has 9
great celebration The president has
been invited to attend and he has told
Senator oliver of Pennsylvania and
the members of the Pennsylvania del
egation which waited on him that he
fully expects TO be present at their
banquet in recognition of the great
soldiers birthday.
Cincinnati to See Him May 3.
Cincinnati. which is President Taft.
home town. has complained that hs
seeris to be willing to go cverywher,
else except there. The president has
said that the home ties are very
strong. but that he feels the people o