Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-13
TAFT SHOULD
TOUR new YORK
His Friends Fear That Is Real
"Enemy's Country"
OPPOSITION TO TRUST SUITS.
Russian Sugar Will Be Brought In to
Reduce Prices-One Secretary Who
Runs His Department-Prophe Says
Champ Clark VIII Be President.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

NnaWH SiATN WIN DC TFGSiGSfits
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Nov. - fSpecial.1-
President Taft should show his cour-
age by tackling Manhattan. He was
brave enough to go right out into the
insurgent territory and tell the people
that the insurgents were wrong and
he was right. From the reports re-
ceiyed by his friends written 10y mem
bers of the presidents official party
the results seem most gratifying.
If the trip has been so successful il
ought to be tried in New York. where
there is great field for political mis-
sionary work for the administration.
Let the president go among those fel-
lows who have been expressing their
opinions of recent trust prosecutions
and tell them they are wrong, just as
he told the insurgents they were
wrong. Perhaps it would receive the
confidence of the Republican leaders.
who do not see any more hope for car
rying New York next year than they
saw for Stimson last year.
On, What a Difference!
What has become of the rejoicing
that followed the departure Of Roose-
velt from the White House and the
reign of a safe and sane man with
judicial temperament" That is what
certain New Workers have been asking
their friends in Washington. Not be
ing quite able to grasp the present sit
uation and what may follow, they have
turned 10 those in Washington who are
supposed to kaow the innermost Sc
crets of the administration with plea
to tell ti,eH what it all means, And
they have not been able to get any
satisfaction. for the wise ones in
Washington do not know.
ssssr to Come Down.
Officials Of the department of COM
merce and labor say that arrangements
will be made with Russia which viii
result in releasing a large amount of
the surplus crop of Russian sugar for
importation to this country, and as a
consequence there win be a reduction
In the price Of that commodity
Meyer Running the Navy.
George Yon l.. Meyer is a real sec
retary of the navy. He is running the
department to suit himself. 1t has
been a long time since any man could
manage that department on plan o.
his own. The naval experts have al
ways been able 10 rule.
am not saying that a civilian like
the secretary is better than men who
have been trained all their lives in
the naval service. am only saying
that Meyer has gone ahead and run
the department and the navy afloat as
he thinks best No doubt be has taken
advice from certain officers. but the
great majority of the officers do MOI
Nike the way things are going. And
that doess't disturb Meyer in the least.
Four Years Ago.
Il was a young newspaper man who
described himself as a "cub reporter
-four years ago" who told me that at
that time he went into an obscure
room in the house Office building,
where Champ Clark had his Office. 1t
was there that. Wallace Bassford told
him stsry. which -he printed. to the
effect that Clark would be elected
speaker and then be elected president
'Bassford has just returned from the
west" sald the young man, "aRd he Is
more convinced than ever that he had
tie right daee."
A Congressional Suspect.
On these. days of detective activity
enc can never he sure that he is net
suspected Of implication in a con-
game,-- said Congressman Timothy T.
Ansberry OF O3ie. .Apsberry has just
returned from Europe. While travel
ing be conceived the idea that his
constituents from the Buckeye State
would rather have postcards pictur-
ing scenes that he enjoyed than copies
of speeoAes he might make in the
hsuse Of Representatives.
He did not have time to NAH ali
these cards while in Europe and was
obliged b prepare some o. them On
As retura voyage. At a big hotel in
New York he called asbellboy, whom
he ordered to purchase $500 one cent
stamps to saaii these cards. In few
M>ments a Man came to his door. rep
yesenti,g Ainself as the. house eaec-
ir3cian. and was admitted. He pot
tared with the fixtures SO long that
Ansberry -'smelled rat"
~You get out of here" Ansberry
commanded. sWho are you-sone
tAiefY' TAe "electrician. smFked his
way from the room backward.
AS Ans,erry finished stamping about
q {lundred or more cardsshe would take
tt}em to ehe mail chute in the hail.
At each trip he NOTICED. the ''eiectri-
Aan" staAaGing around. Ansberry COM
plained 10 the clerk. explaining that
he was q congressman and WAS maA-