The Washington times., 1911-03-12
TAFT. WHILE ON VACATION, CAN
NOT SHAKE OFF CARES OF STATE
BY ]. FRED ESSARY.

AUGUSTA. Ga, March 12.-Presi-
dent Taft, who arrived here yesterday
for a two weeks rest, will be forced
to divide his time between business
and pleasure. This is already ap-
parent.
In the first place it has been found
necessary for the Executive to keep
himself advised as to the movement
of the troops on the Mexican from
tier and with each development in the
war situation. He thought, when he
left Washington, that he would be
able to unburden all this for a time,
but this has already been found i'm
possible.
Then. too. the message to the COM
ing extra session of Congress are
being considered. Only first drafts
of the reciprocity message will be
prepared while here, but the whole
will be considered and thought out
ready for whipping into shape just
as soon as the President gets back
to Washington.
AS for the extra session. the President
is not inclined TO take up the political
questions involved in it while he is
away from Washington. He knows that
session convenes, and he has not liz
vited any political advisers, so it was
announced today, to come to Augusta
to confer with him about the political
program.
Four Schedules to Be Revised.
Since he left Washington the Presi-
dent has received information. it is
learned, that the Democrats arc not
preparing TO revise more than three or
four schedules of the PayneAldriCh
tariff act. These include the Woolen, the
cotton, the meat schedule. and per-
haLs, ono other. Further than this
they are not to go, if the President has
been correctly advised
While all these things are bothering
the President some, he is nevertheless
enjoying himself. This morning he
drove to the train to meet Mrs. Taft
and Miss Helen. They had left Wash
Ington yesterday afternoon, and expect
to stay here until about the twentieth
of the month.
The President has found himself in
more or less distinguished company in
Augusta. In the first place, John D.
Rockefeller is quartered on the same
lIOOT WIN MIN at the Bon AlE HOTEL
These two very important Americans
met yesI Ierday afternoon on the golf
links, and chatted for few minutes
They have not, however, called on each
other at the hotel.
Rockefeller Taft's Antithesis.
Mr.. Rockefeller is exclusive, and re-
mains in his rooms even for his meals
He only leaves them when he goes to
the Country Club for golf. He never
comes TO the dining room Or the sun
parlors, or otherwise mingles with the
guests of the big hotel. The President,
on the other hand. does about all the
things that Mr.. Rockefeller does not
He and his party have a table near the
center of the dining room, and take all
their meals there. They are in the par
lUrs or the Hobbies nearly all the time
they are not golfng or motoring
No more democratic parsonage could
be found than is President Taft on this
trip He is just like any other citize
of the republic who happened to have
money enough and time enough TO taxi
a vacation in March.
And there are other folks high in the
affairs of the country here too. SEN
atOT GuCgenheim of Colorado has come
Congress. Martin w. Littletor. Rrepre-
sentative-elect from New York, is mere
grooming himself for a Congressional