The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
PRESIDENT TAFT
PINES FOR FRIENDS
Big, Hearty American Is Lone
some, oh, SO Lonesome, III
White House.
WOULD HAVE PEOPLE
WHO SAY HELLO, BILL
Real 0Id.FaShiOned Fellows
Will Always BE Welcomed at
Executive Mansion.
BY RALPH NJ. WHITESIDE,
Leased Wire 10 Tho Tribune.

WASHINGTON. Fcp. lI'--lrSHlo"hl
TAFT pines for friends He is lonely. The
divinity which hedges about presidents,
aS well as kings. Is irksome TO the big,
hearty American who has been called
To- tho highest office in the world. Not
that tho president doesn't have company
enough. oh. my yes! enough and 10
Gparc. OF n kind. Senator's and reprcscn-
tatlves. delegates and diplomats wear
holes ia lhc White house carpets, but
they all are on business They want
something. and what The president de-
siros is somebody TO come in who can
slap him on the shoulder. say Hello,
Bill. old man. smoke pIpelul OF tophI-
have a good old sociable time. Not that
there are not plenty Of men who would
he de-cNcuse me, charmed to do This
very thing, hut always with the idea mat
some time sooner or later. There might
he n chance 10 put In a word for some
friend or some pet scheme. Nov Mr.,
TAFT has highly developed social in
stinct: h- loves company. he is never
happier than with a group of Cong"uial,
pleasant. story telling, laughing friends;
Inc makes friends easily. some day he
will but Just now hc is paving the pen
alty Of greatness. III the meantime, The
mcu who would ENJOY being with the
president in purely social way and
without uitarioT motives. and whom the
president would enjoy having With him.
arc keeping away Tor fear they will in
terrupt him in his work or that they will
be suspected OF being after something.
Therefore, Ii you are IN old friend of
Mr TAFT. drop in az the White house
and soc him when you arc IN Washing
Ton. He wtn't mind If tho senators are
Kept waiting in the anic-room Lot the
doorkeepers worry about that. They do.
Back to Farm Idea.
II is not generally known that his OK
Ccllcr"Y. Herman de LageTcrsntG. minis
ter plenipotentiary and envoy eXJraordi-
nary for Sweden at Washington. is one
of tho rich men among the diplomatic
corps hut he is also enc OF the leading
phlantbropists OF his country. Mr.. La
r"rcrantl is al the head of great steel
industry in Sweden. Is a builder Of rail-
road coaches and has great estates near
Stockholm. From his carly manhood he
las been A student or sociology and
firm and efficient friend OF the man who
is down and out fle established the
first homo for homeless In Sweden aud
largely due 10 his efforts in Stockholm
sione now provision is made for lodging
2J00 men each night. lie is a great friend
and admirer OF General Booth OF the Sal
vation Army and has given both financial
and moral assistance to the great work
done by that linc organization, He is
deeply interested in mission work and III
other church affairs. Mr.. Lagccraniz is
firm believer in tho back TO the farm
idea" He recently said: "Thorc is one
thing which surprises mn. aud which
surprises all Europeans. about America,
and tina, is the marvellous growth of your
cities. In Europe ne try to stem that
growth: il seems 10 us that IL is wiser TO
persuade the people TO live in the coun-
Try as far as possible. Surely, aSricul-
tural life is more simple and sane than
life IN a crowded city could possibly be.
aud / believe that, could people OF even
moderate means be persuaded 10 leave the
city and go into the countrS-, especial
ly here where there arc such great and
wonderful opportunities in agricultural
pursuits. IL would not only he better for
them morally. but also financially
Believes in Rallinger.
Judge Balinger is an honest man.
have known him for many years and will
never believe that he was guilty OF an
indiscreti9n or that anything was ever
wrong With his administration Thus
spoke Attorney Alfred Battle of Seattle.
Mr. Battle was formerly law partner OF
Secretary Ballingcr, who Is now under
fire, and he came all tie way from WASH
ington 10 testify in behalf OF his friend
before the Rallingcr- -Finchot congression-
al investigation committee. According 10
Mr. Battle, the eyes of the northwest are
ccntcred upon the senatorial battle now
being wagcd in the state OF Washington.
There isn't a man breathing who can
tell who viii be chosen, believe" he
said. The great number OF aspirants
make il complex problem, II a pri-
mary is held the favored man may easily
be determined. and there is much talk of
that procedure now.
Alaska Land of Promise
Alaska is a land OF much promise, ac-
corGing 10 statements made by Assistant
Federal Forester r. $. Kellogg While
considerable mining for gold and copper
and some for coal has been done in the
territory. lie declared The development
Of the country is Just beginning, That
Alaska is also spicy land. II variety
Is the spice Of life. was demonstrated
during the lecture He exhibited pictures
Seward $ purchase. near the arctic cir
clc. which showed growing gardens of
cabbage, green peas and other vegetables
that are supposed 10 he characteristic
or the milder climates. and pictures OF
villages literally buried in snow. and of
scenes in snow over twenty feet deep. He
tells OF conditions at Hot Springs, where
there are springs OF flowing water too hot
area Of soil which seldom freezes and
which is valuable for forestry and gar
dcning purposes, and he described bleak
coasts and vegetation mountains.
Proud OF His Goatee.
II thero is one thing that Senator
Carter OF Montana is proud Of and Of
which he takes the utmost care, il Is his
snowy-whitc eoatee. II is always brushed
Just so. every hair knows its place and
keeps il The senator has In charge the
postal savings bank bill, and Is urging
it's passage with vigor, When, however
opposition 10 rushing 10 appears. and
among his own people. he becomes agi-
tated and untiinkingly gets 10 pulling and
hauling his distinguished mark of beauty.
When he has finished with 1t his usually
pointed goatee is bifurcated. The sena-
tor IS not himself at ALI the hirsute APP
pendage having the appearance OF ar
anchor rather than n harpoon.
Dutch Journalist Coming.
Henri Montenos. Dutch newspaper
man. GaS in the city this week on a lit
lie jauut afoot around the world. III,
WAS received by the president and started
west. He will go through Plttsburg. Chi,
cago, Denver. Salt Lake city TO Sar
Francisco. where he VIII sail for China
lIe has been on his way a year. and has
four more years TO get back 20 Amstcr-
dam.
Has Gold Cradle.
So far as I can learn. little Vinsor
Walsh Mclean. son of Ned Mclean
grandson OF John r. M. Mclean ant
Thomas i. Walsh. and granddaughter o.
ADMIRAL George Dewey. has expressed ~
preference for the gold cradle presented
him by the late King Leopold of Belgium
over the ordinary American cradle bu
Just the same every young mother Il
Washington Is envying. Mrs. Mclean tn
possession Of the handsomcst and costli
est cradle ever an American baby sIcp
I'm. 7 understand that Grandpa McIcal
aud Grandpa Walsh have both athnitte
there never was such another baby"