The Washington herald., 1911-03-12
PRESIDENT PLAYS
GOLF AND MOTORS
Rlunges Into Enjoyment of
His Eight-day Rest.
DIMES WITH HOTEL GUESTS

Augusta, March u-While he is here
President Taft may not write any por-
tion of his forthcoming message to Con-
Gress. but he is giving them considerable
thought and will be able to whip the first
Of them into shape just as soon as he
gets back to Washington.
lie arrived here for his eight days
vacation early this morning from Atlanta.
lie spent the most strenuous day of the
administration in that city Yesterday. de-
lircI in; three speeches and attending half
=, score Of dinners and luncheons, recep-
1lrFs. and sessions of the Commercial
C"nSrcss.
IS a result, he arrived in Augusta just
in the mood to let things slide. and his
Programme IS mad" just TO that end. He
played @oIr this morning. He motored
7hS ait"rnOuu ~" paid his respects to
fh" mayor OF Augusta and rocked for a
long tim" in tn" easy veranda chairs of
his hot. Tonight
Air Warm. Formally Absent
~" President established the tenn
T""ary Whit" House in the Bon Air
Hotel. and TINS afternoon went out to-
insI"r rHr links Of tA~ Country Club
hi~ chief tcu.i"rary possessions. This
7ut," capital - uor 80 ~.ifr or bound up
with ot.ro";" as Is Washington. The
I~"-!@,u @a- "a ~"il- Of apartments lkn
Iu"~v DE" 1."d }.v dozens of Others lIe
dimes Wit. the otarr guests in ;he ordi-
larry 'i.a.uG i""m. ".i wC~" : u"t for
H." ~ som, in unil"rm OF his personal
:Ia. '|"t. \. N i;Iti. there = nothing
/" mack ou. us c.,b'v from lh" r,.St.
]. M-> '"l 1rrl .ong afte, Jhe president
"'r i"i" Augusta Until he Was ouJ on the
!.r.N~ "[ -1r. t'nsu-ry Club. H.. left the
''j.l Wrar!M- an Old gray cap and a gray
~ve:.t'~. hut ac cane buck from round
".i." Cap'. Eart and ". J. Boardman
viii t." ~vac-"r on the seat and the
,." tljed back on his head. 1t was the
t.>t colf trat the President had played
80 .inoSr six months. He played last
At I;cN erly.
The only bar TO his complete enjoy
went was the warm weather When
re left Washington there was snow
on the ground. Here the thermometer
registered 80 to-day. and the guests
at he hotel We're running about in
summer garb and straw hats.
PonderinG Big Question.
\ direct telephone wire with the
White House was fitted up for the !
Presidents use iO-daE 1t got but
scant attention..
Notwithstanding that the President !
has plunged into the enjoyment of his |
vacation in such whole soled man !
ncr. the reciprocity, the Mexican war |
and the other questions of state will /
not quite down. There will pvobab bly, /
be three important messages to the |
extra session of Congress. At least !
that is the present expectation of fhe |
Executive. one will deal solely with |
reciprocity. another with tariff re-
vision, and u third with the Mexican /
war. The war message will come in |
connection with the request for an !
appropriation to. meet the expenditures |
Of the ''maneuVers.
There will bC a deficiency in the allow
a2ce TO army mobilization. This must |
be made up by Congress, and in asking |
for the SI.IOO0G, 5000 ONO. or $1,000. 900 |
with which to meet this expense the
President will outline the reason for the
army movement. Already an inquiry By
Congress is scented in this come, lion.
Should th~ proposed movement upon
Mexico collapse and the troops be re-
turned TO their posts. Congress will want
10 know the reason why they were ever
assembled #, on the other hand, there
should he an invasion. Congress will
dcma@d to know what justification there
Was for such action.
Meets John ID. ROckrfeIIer.
These are some of he things that keep
the President from losing interest in the
war situation. And there are other things
to hold his attention. He was particular
TO see the text of the de la Barra state
ment issues yesterday in Washington. He
CalleG for the morning papers and read
the war stories, including the statement
OF tn, Ambassador, hurredly. He had
no comment to make. however, upon the
suggestion from dc la Barra that an inva-
sion would be resented by the MeXicanS
OF distinguished callers there were nehe
to-day The President met John ID.
Rockefeller on the golf links of the Coun-
try Club, but they chatted for a few
minutes only. Martin W. I-ittleton, of
New York. was another old friend whom
the President met at the club.
Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft are ex-
peCted here tomorrow.