New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
MOBILIZATION COMPLETE
General Wood So TeIegraphs Mr.
Taft at Augusta.
/ PLEASED AT TAX DECISION
No Action in Morse and Walsh
Cases-Acting Secretary Will
son Visits the President.

Augusta. Ca. March l5.--Huntinst ston VIII
son. Acting Secretary Of state, slipped un-
expectedly into Augusta to-day and had an
hours conference with President Taft He
brought heavy portfolio OF official pa
pers with him lr Wilson returned 70
Washington tonight on his "av 70
Augusta Mr. Wilson stopped ~ Aiken
s g.. where Mrs Wilson, who accompa-
MED him from Washington. will spend
week or two r. was later stated omciauy
that the Acting Secretsrv's trip N the
South a, this time was due entirely 70 his
wish 70 ACCOMPANY Mrs Wilson 70 Aiken.
Coincident with the arrival ~ Mr. Wilson
President Taft received dispatches from
General Leonard Wood. chief Of staff OF
the srnlv stating that the mobilization ct
troops in Texas was practically complete.
The patrolling OF the Mexican border, IT
tr said. undoubtedly will be accomplished
largely through series ~ practice narcnes'
, or hikes" as thev are known in the army
/ TMs -rlI enable the war Department 20
carry, ont its progra mrne Of useful training
/ for the officers and men as part Of the work
OF maintaining the neutrality laws.
a. present no intention 90 increasing The
/ rur1ber Of troops nov in Texas II Is be
lle,ed that sufficient force Is non on the
ground for patrol work for any inmediste
/ emergency that may arise.
Acting Secretarv Wilson's visit - me
B President offered an opportunity for an ON
. cial denial OF = report recently sent out
from Washington that there had been fric
ton between President Taft and the state
' department officials. including Secretary
Knox. regarding the handling Of the MeHi-
can situation
President Taft vas delighted beyond
measure TO-DAY when informed Of the oe-
cisicn Of the United States Supreme Court
unfolding the VALIDITY Of the corporation
tax law Nr Taft insistence put rhis la"
on the statute books All during the long
tariff fght over the Psyne-Aldrich bill me
President insisted that such tax "culo
he held 10 he constitutional, despite me
fact that many Senators and others VINO
onpo=ed II expressed the belief that -
would not stand 4 test before the highest
tribunal in the land
llr Taft defended his action in signing
the Payre-Aldrich Law largely upon he
fact that II contained the corporation tax
provision. The Tariff Board and gave sub
-fsrrial free trade 70 the Philippines The
corpora ton tax proved a great success and
in addition 70 bringing more than 2'9"fs
into the national Treasury during the hrs'
vsa- % is enforcement il gave the govern
nent much valuable information regarding
many Of the big interstate corporations.
The bitterness wlth which the tax vas
fought vas reflected in the statement or
Chicago banker nov stopping in Augusta
that his institution alone put up $1,000 tc
test the validity ot the law.
:, now seems practically assured thai
President Taft while N Augusta VIII no.
act on either one OF the cases OF the -"c
ccrvtcted bankers. Charles W Morse. ci
Ne-r York. and John F. Walsh. Of Chicago
Tb= President has nor locked at rhe pa
pers 70 act upon them as ne usually act;
on rardon cases would require Severa
lda~s Of oftice or library work. The Fresi
dent came 70 Augusta FOR rest and IS anx
ious 70 spend as much OF his time as pos
=.tlA cut Of doors The best that friend:
Of Morse expect IL is said. is ccnlrnuta
ton Of the sentence 70 I'VE years. whicf
tuo,lld still Leave him several years &c