New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-15
TAFT TRIP BEGINS TODAY
President Expects to Make Many
important Speeches.
HIS FIFTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY
He Will Travel Thirteen Thou
sand Miles and Visit Twenty
four States.

Beverly. Mass. Sept. 14-President Tart
VIII leave Beverly tomorrow, which Will
be his ffty-fourth birthday, on a trip which,
i'm the opinion of many OF his friends, prom
ises to be one of the most important jour
news ever undertaken by a President He
said that he would indulge in little polit-
ical discussion. but opportunity for such
discussion probably will be. offered or
thrust on him That he would accept the
gaze of battle if some "heckler' in mis- au-
diences should throw il on the platform is
rot doubted
Two years ago tomorrow the President
left Beverly on his first trip across the
continent after he had entered the White
House. He had been in office six months
and the Payne-Aldrich tariff law had been
on the statute books five weeks. On that
trip he delivered. al Winona, Mimi, de-
fence of that law on which most of tn
criticism of the administrations tariff pol
icy has been based.
On the list for the present journey the
President has put the tariff and the Tariff
Board as subjects for set addresses.
His vetoes of the wool. cotton and the
Farmers Free List bills have not been des-
ignated for separate speeches. but that
they will be dealt with in the two general
addresses is probable. The tariff may. after
all, prove the leading topic. although that
is not the Presidents plan. Many other
subjects will be discussed, including reci-
procity conservation, the peace treaties,
marriage and divorce, the trust problem.
financial reform. the Panama Canal, re
form In judicial procedure Alaska and the
government departments. The President
contemplates spending most of his speak
ing hours in talking of non-political sui
jects, but doubt that he will be able to fol
low such a programme has been expressed
in some quarters.
All Ready for the Trip.
The Journey beginning tomorrow will he
nbout thirteen thousand miles long. The
Presidents trunks are packed. the golf
sticks will he laid carefully away tomorrow
afternoon. and the portfolio Of speeches
already prepared is pretty full. Twenty
four states will he visited on the journey
and the President will speak in eighteen of
them. He will make use of the dinner
table. the auditorium and the rear plat
form of his private car. lie will spend
many of his busiest days in Kansas. Ne
nIaSkd, iowa, AlS>ouli hohtdn"' i'"''N'
California, Oregon. Washington, South Da-
kota. Minnesota and Wisconsin. which arc
labelled 'insurgent" by politicians. New
York. Colorado. Wyoming. Utah, Illinois
and PENNSYLVANIA will not be sighted.
Michigan. which has been called Taft in
surgent" will get a lot Of the Presidents
attention. He has no engagement TO speak
in several of the states through which he
will pass. but wherever his train stops In
the daytime he is likely to speak.
The trip will begin in Boston tomorrow
night. Syracuse is the first stop. Washing
ton will see the end on November T. Secre-
tary Hilles Major Butt. the Presidents
military aid: Dr. Thomas l.. Rhoades. his
physicians two stenographers. three Secret
Service men. c. +. Colony. Q representa-
tive Of the Boston & Albany Railroad
which is managing the trip, ana nine news
paper men will accompany the President.
The train will run as a special much of
the time. 1t will consist of three Pullman
slcepcrs a dining car, a baggage car and
day coach.
John harrctt director general Of the Pan
American Union, who attended the ground
breaking ceremonies of the Panama EX-
position at San Diego, and later travelled
up the Pacific Coast. brought the President
cheerful news today lie told him that the
Pacific Coast was intensely interested in
his visit. II did not consider IT a political
pilgrimage, and the people were anxious to
see Mr.. Taft again.