Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-22

wll not let anything interfere with it. When the president enters the
 let room. fhs members" arise with good afternon, MT. President
 The Taft smile and the Taft "Glad to see you all" is instantly on tap and as the president takes his chair at the head of the table, he jokinglv
 exclaims, "Gentlemmen, be seated
 Instantly a question is fired at the president. It may be, Are we going to have tariff war with Germany over the potash question:" Cant you make the State Department lift the lid on the Canadian reciprocity nego- tiatfons?' Do you stand behind the fight on Senator Lorimer?" or some other question that is uppermost in the mind of the correspondents.
 One by one the President takes up each query and answers It is thor oughly understood that the President is not to be quoted, but the news paper men are given at first hand his ideas and views, and are there fore able to write upon the legisla- tive situation without fear of going far astray.
 The serious business of the ses- sion over, there s no abrupt ad- journment President Taft is whole souled and likes company. He be- gins to tell interesting experiences, and enjoys the stories on public men that are go ng the rounds.
 At one of the sessions he was ask cd if certain judge in the middle West was going to resign. There is talk about his resignat on" said enc of the cabinet members. Presiden, Taft was long member of the fed. eral judiciary. He knows the feder- al judges and their ways. He asked his questioner if he had ever heard the opera of the Pirates of Pinzance The hero, the President continued, sings long and loudly: T go' 'I go!" and then the chorus comes back in refrain, But why don't you go.' Federal judges, he said, are like the hero He made it clear that he will never, and has never placed any con- fidence m rumors of resignations un- less he sees a resignation in black and white, and the letter is in his possession.
 Not only do the White House re- porters have the r weekly session with the president but twice daily they are accorded an interview with Charles D. Norton, the Presidents secretary. These daily sessions are held on schedule tma and no en- gagement or press of work is consid- cred a intolerance by the Secretary. who receives the reporters and talks over the news developments of the day.
 President Taft is hard master to serve, especially when it comes to being the bearer of news concern ng him or his administration. He dis
 likes personal notoriety Therefore Secretary Norton has his hands full n trying to keep the reporters in a
 .,. frame of mind and to pre.,. them from giving out too much per- sonal matter concerning the presi- dent.
 Secretary Norton not only furnish es news, but considers the newspa- l per men his bese advisors outside of l the Wh te House. He declares en- phatically that the newspaper men 1 have the best light on the political and legislative situation, and there fore says he receives more informa- on.
 Any Washington newspaper man will say without reserve that Presi- dent Taft is the hardest man in pub l lie life from which to get personal news. 1t is cons dered one of his drawbacks by his friends, who have ! seen the signal success i'll Dc itica' 1 lore oi I.el n.4o ais aoJl l. 4.'s agents for themselves, but try as 1 they may, President Taft refuses to boost" himself by spectacular per- 1 formances or utterances, and what 1 his fir ends consider just as bad, will not permit them to boost him either