Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-06
Cabinet Also Discusses De-
partmentaI Business.
SPECIAL MESSAGE SOON
President Will Take Up Efficiency
and Economy Questions.
Executive Invited to Chandelier.
rick Likely to Be Accept
able to France.

The Mexican situation and departments
business engrossed most Of the time OF
| the cabinet today. The President is &C.
cumulating information for special mes
sage to Congress on the efficiency and
economy propositions being submitted tc
him by his economy and efficiency com.
mission. AS all these propositions in
| volve big changes in governmental bust.
ness and administration, the President
before writing his message. will confer
with cabinet officers and members Of the
commission.
| The economy commission, through DR.
Cleveland. its head. is submitting reports
on various topics to the President. The
views Of cabinet officers as to the prac-
ticabihty and wisdom of the sugge stions
made by the commission will be obtained
by the President before he acts.
The appropriations committee of the
House, as stated, has called on the Presi'
dent for specific data from the commits
sion and for detailed recommendation
from Mr.. Taft on these data. The House
committee that hands out the money tC
run the government wants to know where
and how it can save money in the ap-
preparation bills for the next fiscal year
and, as 1t is getting ready to make VI
these bills, it desires definite facts ani
figures.
In Incomplete State.
Some Of the biggest propositions the
economy commission has to submit to the
President, and for him to send to Con.
gress. are still in an incomplete state and
will not be ready for the White House fol
some months. Some of these proposition:
involve claims of saving the government
millions Of dollars.
The President, as heretofore stated ir
The Star, has not espoused any of the
propositions Of the commission and vii
not do so until he has a chance to ana
lyze them fully. with the aid and assist
ance of cabinet officers and other Off.
Gals most competent to inform him. Be-
cause Of other pressing work the Presi.
dent may not get message ready fol
some time.
The President had intended to address
Congress upon affairs in the District be.
fore this time, but has had little oppor.
| tunIty to prepare his recommendations
He has before him much data he has ac-
quired on subjects District people are
intensely interested in and knows about
what he will say. but SO far he has not
been able to begin debating the message
President Taft has received an invita-
officers of the National Dry Farming
Congress of that country, the annual
meeting of which will be held October u
at Lethbridge. The President has an
swered that he will not be able to at
tend, but that he has asked Secretary
Wilson to represent him if that officer
can go.
Postmaster Campbell a Visitor.
Dan Campbell, postmaster at Chicago,
was President Taft's breakfast guest this
morning. It was Campbell who had
much to do with holding the republican
county convention of Cook county. ILL.,,
in line for the renominat ton of the Presi-
dent.
At the direction of President Taft
the State Department has communi-
Gated with the French government as
to whether 1T will be willing to re-
ceive ex-Goy. Myron Herrick of Ohio
as ambassador of the United States
to France. The administration has nc
doubt that ex-Gov. Herrick will be
acceptable to France. The French am
bassador, NJ. Jusserand, already has
intimated that France will be glad to
receive the ex-governor of Ohio. Mr.
Herrick was here a few days ago and
was with President Taft at the White
House some time. Mr.. Herrick has
disposed of most of his business in Ohio
in readiness to enter upon his duties al
Paris.
A committee Of the Spanish War
Veterans of the District called on
President Taft today and invited him
to attend a memorial military field
mass on the White Lot grounds Sun
day. May &c. The President said he
could not promise to attend because II
was so far in the future.