Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-28
ACTION NOT NEEDED
Presidents Reassuring News
of the Foreign Relations.
NO CHANGE IN POLICY
Situation in Mexico and Cuba, Re-
spectively, Subject of Conference.
TOUR BY SECRETARY KNOX
Will Make Several Speeches for Re
publican Ticket-Taft Going
to New York.

The foreign relations of the admins
tration are not of such Importance as to
require much of the time of President
Taft, judging from the hgief visit he had
this morning from Secretary Knox and
from the fact that after tomorrow the
Secretary of State will be out of Wash
ington for a week. Mr.. Knox was the
first caller at the White House, but
stayed only a short time. 1t Is under
stood the Mexican situation is not dis
turbing the officials of this government
and that there will be no change in
policy so long as the Madero govern
ment is able to give protection to Ameri-
can citizens. The Cuban situation is an
noying. but not serious.
Mr.. Knox will make number OF cam
paign speeches this week. One Of these
will be in Ohio Wednesday night, at a
place to be designated by the republican
leaders there. 1t will be followed by three
or four speeches at places to be named
by the republican national committee
The week will see many of the cabine,
officers adding to the Oratory and in
terest of the campaign. Secretary Wilson
ticket several times. Secretary Nagel has
also been doing this sort of work right
along. Secretary MacVeagh has made
several Speeches and is booked foI
others. Secretary Stimson, too. has been
doing similar work. Secretary Fisher Is
in Chicago and his political engagements
are not known. Attorney General Wick
ersham is showing himself to be a cam
paign talker of the first rank.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and Sec
retary Meyer are not making speeches
and both are in the city. If cabinet
meeting is held tomorrow at the regu-
lar hour the attendance will necessarily
be small.
President Speaks Hopefully.
To his visitors today the President
spoke hopefully of the outcome next
week. Chairman Hilles and friends in
all parts of the country continue to
send him good news as to big changes
in the sentiments of voters and a tight
ening Of lines that will help the re-
publican ticket.
Former Representative Olcott of New
York was one of the visitors. II do
not make predictions as to the general
result" said Mr.. Olcott because 1 do
not know Of conditions. but 1 am willing
to go on record as predicting that Taft
will carry New York. Thousands OF re-
publicans there who few weeks ago
were intending to vote for Wilson to
offset the possible election of Roose-
Welt. no longer believe Roosevelt a
menacing factor in the situation, and
will now vote for Taft. To these may
be added thousands of democratic busf-
The President today sent to Simon
Wolf of this city a beautiful floral
piece commemorative of Mr.. VOLTS
Julius Stahel. who is celebrating his
eighty-seventh birthday anniversary.
Official Routine Resumed.
At his desk in the White House to-
day. for the first time in a number of
weeks. President Taft received visitors
and took up much accumulated work,
which he will try to dispose of in a
short time. He will not spend the
whole week in the city. having two
engagements that will take him away.
launching of the battleship New York,
in Brooklyn, Wednesday afternoon.
The other is in Newark Saturday.
Sote sed fer ne vii tbs3 go to
Washington, preparing his annual mes
sage to Congress.
The President will go to New York to-
morrow. He will be the guest of Mr..
night and will dine there with him and with
his two brothers, Charles p. and Henry
w. Taft. Later in the evening a senes OF
conferences will be held in Mr. Hilles'
IOOI dl II.
Will Occupy Mckinley Suite.
The President will be quartered in the
suite which was set apart for President
Mckinley and occupied by President and
Mrs. Mckinley whenever they came to
New York.
Wednesday morning the President will
breakfast with Mr.. Hilles at the Manhat-
tan. and from there go to the navy yard
In Brooklyn the President will be a
guest of the navy yard employees at a
dinner to be given Wednesday night and
in Newark he will speak at the cere-
monies incident to the dedication of a
monument
The election returns eight days from
now the President will get in Cincinnati,
at the home of his brother, G. P. Taft