New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-02
The DA VINWASHINGTON

, Wisconsin Senator, Of whom the irate
Georsans assert he can never be trusted
and that he never fails TO betray friend
whenever he may benefit personally by
such betrayal
WICKERSTIAM AND WGLEY.-The in
surgent press IS displaying such intense
sympathy Tor the President in the dilemma
they believe him TO be in in connection with
the Wiley case that IL seems only humane
to explain that whatever these kind friends
may feel. MIR. Taft does not believe that he
Is in any dilemma at all because OF the rec
ommendation OF the Attorney Ger sral. il
has been asserted repeatedly that Mr. TAFT
feels keenly the necessity of turning down"
his Attorney General if he is 20 refrain from
removing the official head Of the government
chemist. such heartfelt sympathy is, ot
course, keenly appreciated, but the fact Is
the President does not regard his Attorney
General as peculiarly committed TO the Of
fetal decapitation Of the chemist, that he
takes the view that the opinion Of the At
torncy General was purely legal, and Sc even
convinced Mr. W;ckersham does not care "A
straw whether Dr Wiley raves or loses his
position. Mr.. Taft goes even trihe fur
Their. He insists that nc has a good joke
on the Attorney General for making amy
recommendation IN the absence Of one from
the Secretary OF Agriculture, and, IN the
face Of his ASSUMED dire dilemma. actually
laughs heartily at tho Attorney General
or course all this is confidential and SIS
revcaled only that the hearthurnirgs of tho
insurrcnt writer's and muckrakors may hc
spared.
THE ARBITRATION TREATIES. -
President Taft will be tho principal witness
10 tho signing Of the general arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and France,
which viii take place in his presence in the
White House on Thursday afternoon. Both
conventions are now completed end viii be
signed by Secretary Knox FOR the United
States by the British Ambassador for Great
Britain and by the Minister of Foreign At
fairs for France Mr.. Bryce, who has es-
tablished the summer embassy I'm Seal IIar-
Dor, Me, will come 10 Washington for tho
occa sion. but II will ho necessary 20 send
the French treaty to Paris for signature. az
it is desired that the convention should be
signed by the Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
the Ambassador acting as witness. ono
copy ~ the treaty with France will he
signed in Paris simultaneously with the
signing Of the other copy here and as soon
thereafter as possible tho sigricd copies Will
be exchanged. It is hardly necessary TO
add that both Secretary Knox and tho Prosl-
dent arc especially grauGed AT the success
ful outcome Of these negotiations.
TAFT OBDCRATE.-Prcsi Taft Is tho
occasion OF bitter hcsrtbreakS 70 some OF
the politicians of his party because ne will
not consider politics I'm the selection Of
judges and United States attorneys, hut on
this point The President is obduratc. aud
even the politicians who imagine they arc
most influential N the White House arc
just as apt 10 encounter stone wall I'm It's
regard as any one else Just now 70 is nouC
other than Representative James Mann
who is Gnashing his teeth because the
President has turned down the United
States Attorney for Chicago. most cnthusi-
astically Endorsed by the minority leader,
for one preferred by the Attorney General.
recommended by Judge lands and most
cordially Endorsed by Mr. KENYON. tho in
surGent Senator. who was formerly an
assistant attorney general Edwin Sims
has been FOR some time District Attorney
in Chicago and has served with credit. but
these several legal authorities have as
sured the President that still better results
could be obtained by the appointment of
M Nilkerson. Tho President informed
Mr.. Mann OF the recommendation made 10
him by the Attorney General. tho iurist
and the former Assistant Attorney Gen
cral. and Mr.. Mann could present no good
reasons why Mr.. Ni'kersCu should not bc
appointed. except that he CHr Mann pre-
ferred Mr.. Sims. The reason did not ap-
peal to Mr.. Taft not from any lack o.
regard for Mr. Mann. but because of
determination 10 give the Attorney Cen
eral the most capable support possible I'm
his efforts Ia enforce the antitrust law.
There are. OF course. a good many poll
ticians who think Mr.. Mann has been
badly treated, but probably that view will
not be shared by the people at large.
g. G.. II.