New-York tribune., 1910-07-30
CRANE TO STUDY WEST.
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his Western and Southern trip this fal
and his forthcoming visit to Panama,
was stated to-day that the Presideh
finds himself confronted with condition
which have required him to rearrang'
his programme for the fall between Sep
tember II and December, when Con
gress meets.
Additional Executive Duties.
The very great number of important
legislative acts Of the present Congress
have imposed on him additional execu
tive duties requiring great deal OF in
yestigation and administrative super
vision OF work. SO much is this the
case that the President has found 1t I'M
possible to make certain engagements
which he hoped TO make at time wher
he could not anticipate the extent OF
the burden Of official duties for the fall
The President stated to-day that he
regards the Panama Canal as one OF
the very great executive responsibilities
Of his administration. He holds
rapid and efficient development and a
prompt completion of this great enter
prise to be of the highest national I'M
portance Experience. Mr.. Taft says,
has shown that nothing stimulates the
work so much as visit by the Presi-
dent. For this reason he expects to take
twenty days out Of November in going
to the isthmus and personally inspecting
the progress which has been made there
and In settling some questions OF i'm
portance to the administration which
await his coming.
Date Of Panama Trip Not Set
Whether Mr.. Taft will depart before
or after election day, November 3. has
not been definitely decided The chances
are that he will go Immediately after
the ballots are counted. He probably
will sail from Norfolk on one of the ar
mored cruisers or battieshipS of the At
lantic fleet.
Some Of the things which will occupy
the Presidents time in the immediate
future, and which entered into his de-
termination to avoid all travel during
the early fall. are the Supreme Court ap-
pointments, the appointment Of court
Of commerce, the appointment Of rail-
road stock and bond inquiry commits
sion, the subject of economy in the Con-
gress administration, the estimates for
the coming fiscal year and the prepara-
ton of the annual message to Congress.
Among the engagements officially can
celled to-day were those to attend the
of the New Hampshire Vet
erans' Association, August "a; the
Vermont Historical Society, In the early
fall; the Ohio Valley exposition, at Gin
cinnati, October 1; the Winona Lake,
Indiana, Chautauqua, August so; the
conference Of Governors at Frankfort,
KY, November %; the rans-Mississippi
Congress at San Antonio, Tex, Noverl-
per % to %: the Toledo Business Mems
Club, September /; the New York State
Fair. at Syracuse. September u; the
'orty-fourth national encampment Of
The Grand Army Of the Republic, at At
antic City. September 10 to "a; the lay
ng Of the cornerstone Of the Naval
Young Mems Association Building, at
Newport, September 5; the Atlantic
DeSper waterways Association, at
Providence, in September; the Erie
Chamber of Commerce, Erie, Penn,
n September or October; the an
lual reunion of the Army Of the
at Antietam, September Is
Ind II; the Appalachian exposition
n Knoxville. Tenn, early in October;
he Tennessee state fair, at Nashville,
ate in September; the celebration at
Jersey Heights, Jersey City. on the
'5Oth anniversary Of the first permanent
ettlement in New Jersey, October 16 TO
3. and the Louisiana state fair at
shreveport, in November
1t was stated to-day that the Presi-
ent might go to Washington for ten
ays or two weeks early in September, |
nd then return to Beverly to remain |
ere probably until late in October It |
ras thought for time that this fore |
hadowed an extra session of the Sen |
te to confirm Supreme Court appoint |
lents. but the formal announcement |
hat there would not be such a session |
nded this speculation. No statement |
as forthcoming at the executive offices |
s to what might take the President to |
Washington at the time set.