The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
EARLY MESSAGES
COME FROM KINGS
New Years Greetings Received
by Taft From Foreign
Courts.

Washington. December 3O.-sevcral
of the best known Kings now reigning
ca bled New Year greetings to President
Taft to-day.
When Rudolph Forster assistant
secretary to the President, gave out
this news item of international im-
portance this morning he did not ac-
company it with an explanation OF why
any King pretending to reign accord
ing to modern methods should beat
Father Time to the wire two Whole
days.
Emperor Williams message was the
first royal salutation to arrive this
morning. Others came in during the
forenoon. President Taft will reply on
schedule time
Few callers Received.
outside of the Cabinet meeting there
was little of interest around the White
House to-day. There We're few callers,
and they all talked freely after seeing
the President, indicating either that
their calls were purely social or that
their business was highly unimportant.
DR.. Ira Remsen, of Baltimore. presi-
dent of Johns Hopkins University, saw
the President about filling the va
cancy on the referee" or 'benzoate of
soda" board, caused by the death of
DR.. Herter. The President told DR..
Remsen, who Is president of this
board, to select some one to take Dr..
ierters place.
i'fesluent Ialt congratulated Ut.
Remsen on the completion only yes
terday OF the million-dolla fund for
Johns Hopkins.
Alvin II. Sanders, OF Chicago, of the
tariff board, saw Mr.. Taft for a few
minutes this morning and talked about
the permanent tariff commission prop
osition. He thinks this Is the biggest
question now before Congress and the
country, and commented to-day as he
left the executive offices upon the great
F,I,a IN, al h..
last few years with respect to this sub
ject
THE advocates of the permanent
tariff commission idea and of the piece
Missionaries not so long ago" said Mr..
Sanders. Now 1t Is realized that they
are working along the right line
c. T.. Taft Here for l,nlI.
Presidents brother came to town this
morning with his wife and daughter TO
attend the White House ball tonight
in honor of Miss Helen Taft Before
the Cabinet met tho President chatted !
with his brother about Ohio politics IL
general ana several Cincinnati appoint
ments in particular
Representative Nicholas Longworth |
Of ohio, arrived while they were to- !
gether. He was invited in and there |
was q thrce-cornered conference about |
these matters and also something of /
q discussion of Mr.. Longworth's bill,
now all ready to Introduce on the day /
Congress convencs, for the creation OF
a permanent tariff commission.
The bill, Mr.. Longworth said on |
leaving the White House, proposed to
create commission of five members, |
to serve six years each. at an annual
salary OF $1,000 After the initial /
short term appointments had expired.
the members of the commission, APP
pointed for full siX-year terms each,
would change one member each year.
The Cabinet at its regular meeting
to-day took up a number of matters
on the tariff board proposition and on
the admittedly big question of the
fertilization of the Panama Canal. The
President and all the members of Ills
Of the fortifcation board
that the heaviest and most modern
methods of defense be erected on the
sthmus-arc to be met by Congress
Millions good deal Of missionary
work in both houses of Congress Will
J" necessary.
FortifcntIon Idea secuted. {
some of the most prominent mem
ocrs Of the House and Senate are con
tpccd either that the. proposition TO Il
protect The canal by Qualifications is
aulty from military standpoin, or Il
hat existing treaty provisions icndcr
I imposslble o. accomplishment with
,ut international complications of a L
grave SORT,
30 official statement was eivsn ont +!
tt tho cnn 2f;sioa of the Cabincr meet II
ms with respect to the attitude AS
umed ttWuri these phases of the nat
cr by tbs lslcs!dcnt and his advisers.
Among the Presidents callers to-day
vcre -four high officers OF the newly
sorganizeG lifhthouse service. COM
missioner q; Il, Putua n. Deputy Conn +
missioner \. Y. ConoNcr Chief Com
,lrI!Ctint- l,n.rinFer Il = Conway ana ~
Of Naval Construction
innrgo Marrington cnllcd 10 pay their