The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-01
NOTABLES 7Il|
ON HOBBY N|9
National Press Club Li,t.,,
Addresses by Gen. Lesp,
Wood and Others. \
MAC'EAGH ANALYzES nm
PRESIDENTS TEMpERIas|
Says No One Can Sver.
Taft When Executive R
lleveS He Is Right.

WASHINGTON, Jan. sl.-7h. :.
Press club of Washington tan,,s.
bratcd ''hobby night" and ~
Howard Wclch OF Jobns ~.
versity, ambassador Brlce ~ &c
ain, Governor Woodrow Wgson =
Jersey. Major General Wool
tary of the Treasury Macycssh
lowed 10 speak ten minp,ss
their hobbies.
Thomas Nelson Page, mas,sr :,
MONIES. was introduced by E,sda.H e
The Starter" 'ns -
In introducing Governor wIls,,
Page declared that no wo,, ,m,'sel
governor hobby wag cone,,,n,,An.s ,An.s
ernment, but at present my.
tant hobby OF The people w,s .ng w..
serEation and Exploitation Of ~ ~
tial Timber" '" 10
The root Of all evil In nonu-.
Governor Wilson, us nr;po,a poua
ment. The common interes, &c.
established through lie ins,saH a
Of the facts. Really. whnt W. -
In the field OF politics is In dr,
thing into the field of facts
There has been q closo ,o,,a.
tween politics and business p..
been impossible To separate w,,h.a
section. Now. admit thar
and politics are closely r,Ialad
politics is not something sensr,,y
our life. II is the vital mani.
business, and because our hns,'
public our politics must be nrkjl'
There is clear reason In -,
why so few newspaper men mr.
vcrsally Influential views. n il
few newspaper mon arc connec,,s. !
newspapers known To be disensawa'
private interests"
DR.. Welch Of johns Hopklns I'm.
vivisection and animal eyporimsn, \.
acterizing the efforts of the snH.r,
tionists as misdirccted sentimrrr':
The necessity for a better orrasir
of the military resources of ths .
not only I'm preparation for -
war, but in caring for the Parans :
the Philippines and other island =,
sions was reiterated tonight hr
General Wood. chief staff a.
United States army, in eypIalulrs
hobby.
MacVeagh Oh President.
"When President Taft's mind |,
uIt he takes his position without n
10 whether the people or the puh6r
will vote him mp or down" MI
Secretary MacVaaghs characsrr
of the president tonight befor II. I
tional Press club Of Washington
Secretary MacVeaghs ''hotA5
President Taft, and his exposidoa 4 F
personality OF the chief eIeenths
the result Of long association viii
He illustrated President Taft's couz1|
promoting legislation regardless d
attitude OF public men by rllh>
Canadian agreement,
President Taft believed he va
and then went ahead" said the scJ.
'Who in our political history ever q
act OF simpler courage and CANDID.
who could have done il who ~ :
toned to dwell on his own poliliu
tunes, Or the immediate conyeae1
his party?
81 do not believe the president bt
had il in mind in making this rst9
agreement that he, the leader
tariff revision movement, had
from misconception OF his tanf y
position. And | am confident he n
counted upon any JUST cation.
"Ile has not taken himself ~
count at all, But anyone who q
sec before. can see now where ~
dent stands and where he stood.
Is easier now To say the IfebldeH
understands the tariff question =
more wisely lead the revision non
than any other man.
altogether, II Is most lnn.
and refreshing thing TO see suca
in the presidency. Where ne
score he is the victim OF hls
He meets life with cheerfulne% az
a frank welcome TO It's happineA
has the peace which properly cons
his threefold couragc--his physloI
and intellectual courage-and ne
crowning gift OF humor,