Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-05
PRESIDENT TAFT ENROUTE
Chief Executive Starts for St. Paul,
Where He Delivers Address.
AT THE CONSERVATION CONGRESS
RepudIntes story that He IL Pleased
or DispIeased with the New
Nntionalism Move
ment

BEVERLY, Ma S., Sept. 4-(Special Tel
egramD -President Taft and an official
suite departed yesterday for st. Paul,
where the president will deliver an address
on Conservation" on Monday before the
National Conservation congress President
Taft will not meet his distinguished prede-
cessor in st. Paul because Colonel Roose-
welt will not arrive until Tuesday, and the
executive will start home Monday night.
Before leaving the summer capital. Presi
dent Taft officially denied that he had crit
icized the possibility Of a new political
party which is believed to be fostered by
the moving spirits in the congress which
Mr.. Taft will address next week The Of
fetal statement is as follows;
Repudiates the story.
"The president sharply repudiates the
story which appeared in certain New York
papers to the effect that he had made any
comment whatsoever expressing either
pleasure or displeasure on the new nation
alsm."
President Taft, Secretary Norton and a
clerical force left Beverly by automobile at
o'clock this afternoon for Boston, where,
at 1850, they boarded their special car for
the trip to ST. Paul.
President Taft was attended by his mil
itary aide, Captain Butt. No stops will be
made either going to or coming from st.
Paul. and part Of the way President Taft =
car will be run as a special train.
The trip will last four days and, unless
plans are changed at the last minute, only
one speech-that on Conservation"
be delivered.
The president has spent a good deal of
time in the preparation of this speech and
1t embodies the attitude of the national ad-
ministration toward conservation and irri-
cation improvements.
1t is believed this speech may be taken
as an indication of what President Taft
will say in his next congressional message
upon the topics.
stand Taken by President.
1t became known here today that Presi-
dent Taft has taken a firm stand against
proposals to introduce any system of spy
ing" in the government departments in the
effort to perfect schemes for government
economies.
The presidents plan for economy and
efficiency in the government in Washington
is to be carried out mainly through the
efforts and suggestions of the chiefs anC
clerks employed In those departments, &C.
cording to a far-reaching scheme which Mr.
Taft will submit to special meeting OF
his cabinet the latter part Of this month.
Heretofore the effort to improve working
conditions in the departments has been by
the inquisition method and by fixed com
mittees. All statements, however must h
voluntary and must be delivered in
straight forward and frank manner. State
ments made with an Interior motive will
not be tolerated.
1t is believed by President Taft that tn,
new plan will give additional interest t.
the work carried on by clerks and under
studies The new system of welcoming sug
gestions will give underlings chance Il
! display their initiative and latent talent 70
| executive duties.
Congress Ready for Action.
ST PAUL, Mqnn., Sept 4.-(Speclal Tele
gram -President b. N. Baker of thu
second National Conservation congress ar
| rived yesterday. President Taft lief
! Beverly today for st. Paul and Gffor,
Pinchot reached here this forenoon, whcr
he will take part in helping with the pre-
| liminaries for the congress, which open
with President Taft's speech Monday fore
noon, to be followed by the governors
meetings.
Governor Hay of Washington, who's
presence at the congress promises fireworlS
| along the states rights aspect OF conserva
ton, will arrive tomorrow with a part
from Washington and the western states.
At the headquarters in the Auditorium
President Baker, Executive Secretary Ship
and other officers were busy receivin
credentials from delegates who came in o
every train. meeting of the officers an
executive committee of the congress wa
held this afternoon TO consider a mind
change in the program. Those who al
tended were President B. N. Baker {
Baltimore, Captain John B. White c
Kansas City, chairman OF the executiv
committee; Thomas r. Ship of Washing
ton, executive secretary, and Vice Pres
dents James S. Whipple of Albany, N. Y
and Henry A. Barker Of Providence, r. I.
The following members of the executiv
committee have already arrived: A. 1
Farquhart OF York, Pa, L. NJ. Bailey
Ithaca. N Y, w. A. Fleming Jones {
Las Cruces, n. M, and Henry e. Hardtne
of Urania, La.
Clifford Pinchot, in speaking of the figt
by the western governors on states rights
which is expected at the convention. sal
today that he believes the big interests al
behind the agitation for state control {
conservation. He declined to make an
specific charges or to refer to the sa
Lake conference definitely as an instance
Pinchot also made the statement toda
that Theodore Roosevelt has definitsl
allied himself with the progressives.
Paul Fleman of Washington, d. c., sec
rotary Of the Balllnger-P inchot investlgat
ing committee. reached ST. Paul today t
make preliminary arrangements for tn
meeting of the committee in Minneapoli
Monday 1T is impossible to tell how lon
it will take the committee TO complete tn
report" he said. II cannot even say def
nitely it will be finished at this meeting
That is probable, however"