Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
EARLY REPORT UNLIKELY
Railway Interests Probably Will
Make No Fight,
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK OUT
Speech in New York Saturday Night
Expected to Be Reassertion of
the Pledges of the Party.


President Taft has been making in
qririas as to the status of his Legislative
program in Congress. and today talked
with Representative Townsend, in charge
Of the administration bill for amendments
to the Interstate commerce act, as to the
progress OF the bill in the committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce. Mr.
Townsend told the President that it was
the purpose OF the committee to grant
hearings to various interests, and that 1t
would not be possible to report the bill
to the House inside of two weeks, prob
ably three. Its passage in that body
would then be facilitated by the repubi
cans so that the Senate would be the
body responsible for future progress.
The railway interests, having learned
the intention OF the administration to
put the bill through regardless of pro-
tests, appear to have reached the con-
clusion to let the measure become law
without the accustomed fight. They have
sounded Congress and realize that the
republican party is solidly behind the
President In his demands. fight by
them might lead to more radical legisia-
ton than is proposed, and unless they
change their plans in the next few days
they will close up and say practically
nothing. There is some question in the
committee as to whether or not electric
railroads shall be included within the
purview of the law. Mr.. Townsend said
these railroads will have to be regulated
sooner or later and it might be we'll to
begin now.
President Not Perturbed.
President Taft is known not to be in
the least perturbed over the sagging ten
denotes in Wall street, and has suspicious
that the powers there are trying to
frighten both him and Congress. He is
emphatic i'm his assertions to friends that
if the big interests of the financial CEN
ter of the country think that is the way
TO thwart legislation they are the ones re-
sponsible for whatever happens. The
President is convinced that the ultimate
effect of his propositions in Congress,
when they become law. wifi be Beneficial
not only to men of money but to the
masses of the people in assuring them
that what they pay for in the way of
stocks and bonds will be worth the
amount of money they put up, at the
same time assuring the country that the
big corporations are within the control of
the government. There are already evil
dences. the President thinks. that the
scare is running its course and without
assurances from the White House. AT
any rate the only assurances from there
or from the lips of the President in
speeches he is to make in the next few
weeks will he that il it is within his
power the republican party will fulfill its
platform pledges TO the country.
Presidents Coming Speech.
1t is pretty well understood that the
speech of President Taft Saturday night
before the Republican Club of New York,
on the occasion of Lincoln's birthday,
will renew his declarations that his party
made fair and square promises and that
these must he carried out in the same
spirit in which they were uttered The
grain of comfert looked for by manipula-
tors of the street will be utterly lacking,
but there will at the same time be moth
ing to reviv1fy the scare that has been
rather widespread.
Mr.. Townsend himself appears, TO be in
agreement with suspicious that there has
been some Juggling In New York to fur
nish supposed object lessons. THE ad-
ministration has adopted a policy and it
Will be carried OUT he said. If there
are attempts to- punish the President
sooner we learn the facts the better. The
solid basis for capital, labor and the
government will be reached when pro-
posed laws are passed
The New Trust Breaker.
The selection of a new trust breaker
for the Department of Justice, as sue
cessor to Wade Ellis, resigned to take
charge OF republican politics in Ohio
will be left by the President to Attorney
General Wickersham, the man held re
sponsible for the legal work of the gov
ernment Information from the Depart
ment of Justice is that the selection will
most likely be James A. Fowler of Ten
nessee. now assistant attorney general.
Mr.. Fowler has been in the department
for two years and has shown qualities al
lawyer that are appreciated by MIR.
Wickersham. There are three other as
sistant attorneys general, but Mr. Fowler
seems to be the man upon whom will fall
the trust-breaking mantle
Frank Kellogg. special trust breaker of
the administration, was at the White
House today in consultation about some
of the cases lin which he is engaged The
report that he would accept the position
vacated by Mr.. Ellis has foundation.
| There has also been talk that Milton ID.
Purdy of Minneapolis, predecessor of Mr..
| Ellis, would be asked to come back here.
| \ close friend of Mr. Purdy said today
that the Minnesota lawyer would not
come back to Washington He is now
! SetieIdi CounSei LOT lNe Il WIN tlty Rapid
| Transit Company, the concern operating
| the electric railways in Minneapolis and
ST. Paul.
Presidents New York Trip.
| The President will leave here Satur-
| day for New York and his visit to that
city will be of Importance beyond his
| utterances on corporation subjects The
| political situation in New York is far
| from satisfactory to republicans and
! the outlook next November is by no
| means good. While in New York the
\ President Will meet the new republican
| county chairman of New York county,
| Lloyd Griscom. Gov. Hughes will also
see the President and they will review
political affairs. The President will
spend Saturday night and part of Sun
day with the family of his brother, h.
W. Taft. He will return to Washing
ton Sunday evening.
Senator Depew had a short talk with
| the President today. Along with other
republicans, he Is hopeful that things
4 will look better for the rapubIjcapS Jafar