Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-29
TAFT DECLARES
COLONEL WRONG
President Shows by Records He Did
Not Approve Action on Har-
vester Trust.
NOT IN COUNTRY AT THE TINE
Could Not Have Given Sanction in
Cabinet Meeting. :
NEVER SAW MR.. SMITHS LEI
Root and Wilson Back Him by Their
Personal Recollection.
NEVER SAW MR.. SMITHS LE-
NOT TALKED OF IN HIS PRESENCE
Executive shows that Plan of Reor-
sanitation of Trust Was Discussed
In Present Administration. but
Could Not he Agreed To.

issued a personaI sta,smap, denving
co,one, RoosavaI,,s alIeoa,,or ,ho, he
while secretary Of war. had at a cabinet
meeting approved Mr.. Roosevelt's decls-
ion not immediately TO prosecute the
international Harvester company,
President Taft's statement saws he
never heard the International Harvester
company discussed at any cabinet meet.
ing. and that the records Of the War
department will show that he was OIL, Of
the country when the incident referred
to by the colonel occurred.
President Taft's statement was issued
as follows:
MIR. Roosevelt, in his speech at wor.
cester. as reported by the public press,
referring TO the harvester trust said:
las a matter of fact Mr.. Taft WAS
a member OF nv cabinet when this
Identical case was fully discussed before
the cabinet, and he cordially apnroved
the action taken: and, indeed. as a matter
Of fact nv memory is tha, he himself
made the motion that there should be
no prosecution Of the harvester trust
pending the investigation into the trust
by the bureau of corporations.'
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..Mr Roosevslt.s ,,,s,,orv 4. vor,, r,,,,h
a, fapi, an, an,ho,,,.a a. e., ~,
Mr.. Root and secre,arv wilson ,ho,h
Of Ubom were ,nor,hsr. =, ,no n.h,ns,
at that ,,ne ,b., ,ho,, ha,. - ra,si
lac,,o, uba,.,,.. a, haar,n, an. -.
cutlon n, the harvester ,rus, ,,at,sr Die.
cusAd In The cah,ro, ana Al, Do, a.
vary e.r,ain thar no r.vsr x.., a. hs.rd
Of Mr. Herher, Krox sm,,b,s Latter 20
Mr. Roose,,e,, urd.r ds,o a, san,or,hor
), 1871 on IN. .uhisc,
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bs.rd ,ho hsr,,.s,.r ,r,,s, 80. a., 80,
cah,ns, oee,,ng ,hs, a,,era.a .ra
capro, hs mis,sl,sn in IN. .,a,ar,.n, ,h.,
! n.vsr SAN or sna., =, NJ usrhar,
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M n-os,a.n, M .,,or -, aan,,,,.,rs
,Ion INA hegur ana ,bs linz whsr ,ha
oues,,on NJ the nros.c,,,io, ca,,. IN IN
ION and 1910 And pever saw mr. road
q ~ gaNs s..aa. k.
No IN Mashinrton ct Time
s"o"s 'a' '"e
sup''A'' '""'.e' u 'ne pio9esu''oh vi tue
ih,e' nS'IoHa, pa'Fesse' company came
pslote rrss'ueh' nooseNeh on august
u nN' Whlch Is the gate OF MS letter
10 AttofneF Seheral bonapartei that MT
Herbert Knox smiths letter discussing
the question and ADVISING against suits
and dated September r. 1907, and that
Mr.. Smiths letter was forwarded, by
direction Of President Roosevelt under
date Of September q, to the attorney gen.
eral to bring the letter to the president
that week to talk over the matter.
The official records show that Presi-
dent Roosevelt left Washington in June,
1907. for Oyster Bay and returned to
washington on September "a: that on
September . he left Washing for a
trip down the Mississippi, returning to
Washington ON October "a 1907; and that
n. remained in washington from that
time on.
Quotes Records.
The official records OF the War de-
nartment show that ] left Washington
in June OF the same year and went to
Murray Bay, Canada, that l remained
there until August when visited Oyster
Bay on August H. and then went TO
Washington on the 18th and left Wash
ingtou on August 18th for a western trip
through Oklahoma, MISSOURI, the Yellow
stone park, oregon and washington
reaching Seattle September 18th and sail
ing from Seattle Tor the Philippines on
September 18TH ! d not return TO the
United states until the Oth OF peetmoer'
lsoL
nave ie,ter iTorh heroen hnox
smith, oo'hiinssioher u the bureau VI
eorpofa'iohs written a. ny .eque'' :"
sl Nilieh "e USES ''o
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pl'1 -. a.. -. 80. ~ -,
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-. 80. ~. s,,,
0'''N
Out OF country at Time
This indicates win eer'sinty the unle
Wheh them attel Wa ueoluso sho SHOWS
tnat u tne matter uio not eohe oeio'
the eaoihe' a, q" mus "@e e.'e'
septeniOeI -''i' anu ~ ~ Osaole ~. .'l',
uer 'eh' iN'' p'iVu 80 Sr -