Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-29
TAFT HAS OWN
ANAN|As CLUB
EIe Names Theodore Roosevelt
as Its First Charter
Member.
WAS NOT AT DISCUSSION
ON HARVESTER TRUST
Was on Way to Philippines
When Cabinet Took Up
Matter.


WASHINGTON Aprl |'-Iresi'e'
Io't S.oppeu l"st .p"s e"ousn -
"niue f1onse yesterday 10 eet ~ -
ner and hufl colonel hooseNeii ihto his
own Ananias club. Then he took the
train for Massachusetts, where, as he Is
fully convinced. his political fate will
ba daoidad r,asaov.
"a, - -. 4bt,u -. twilighti
=. " s"e" " ~ ." a.. ~,
zone between rage anu panc ~. :.
now occupies II. HIS statement W
dates and quotations from cabinet ofn'
GERS. calls Mr.. Roosevelt a liar. and II
,,dic,ol In srbstanea Ia v,olentlv bitter
T.. -.,au -. .,,r l. ra,o.
III spf"' ~ sass y ~ :,
mel roosevelt : memory very NUN =,
fault when the latter says MI lai.
made the mention to hold up proceedings
against Tho Harvester Trust. but TINT he.
NJ, ~, 49, i, tho pbilinnines nj tho
VI ial.' Nas paarara1t aa.,sa.
time hlehtloheh III the iooseNe" aee's"
ton. Aud to support his assertion ne
quotes former Secretary Root and Secre-
t,rv Wilson Roth were i'm the Roosevelt
aa,in.. ,,.an ~ uorras,or Trust eaeaned
~ ""en r-,n.ss 49,,
me ci'tehes oi 'ne ~" N
bers that former fresideht Roosevelt ever
mentioned the subject at a cabinet meet
INK. -
In rosnonse ia tho colone,.s ipouirv ia
H. rte ...S ~
y "H' W. f"i' "a NV Pioss"oS" ~
Harvester Trust himself, MIR. Tatt says
that MS hand was stayed hrst because
the trust promised to reorganize Oh a
legal basis. When 1t did not 90 that
his lnYestglatlonefs were Dnsy win the
Steel Trust. When the Steel Trust was
brought into court the Investigation was
renewed, with the result that the attor-
ney-geueral's office is in full cry after the
Harvester Trust.
SO disquieting were. the. reports about
Massachusetts that President Taft. when
be reached the executive mansion. forgot
All about a dinner engagement with the
French delegation here TO present the
Rodin stotue IN this country
Alr.,s Tnftis snersonaI press agent for the
first time since fbe first Of January failed
10 eives s,tfs sany .eucoatrax,utt snronhecy
The afet,,ent frib54f, nafional ia II
bureau claimed oriTy "a rtIol yictorv.
Last nights statement "a ns fellows,
Roosevelt. In his sneech at Wo,..
cester, as reported by the press. referring
to the harvester trust suit said. AS n
matter of fact, Mr.. Taft was a member
of nv cabinet when this identical case
was fully discussed before the Senate.
and lie cordially approved the action
taken. and indeed. as a matter of fact,
my memory is that he himself made the
motion that there should be no prosecu-
ton Of the harvester trust pending the
investigation into the trust by the
bureau Of corporations"
Mr.. Rooseyelt's theory is very much
at fault. ] am authorized by Mi. Root
and Secretary Wilson to say Sboth of
whom. were members of the Cabinet at
that time1 that they have no reeoiiec-
ton whatever OF ever having heard the
harvester matter discussed In the Capi-
net. Mr.. Root is very certain that ne
never saw nor neard or MI rieroeIt
sNnoA Sniith ; ietier 70 MI nooseseil
unuer uae9 ol eeple q, i'V,, VI
;upJeee o." apie !" say "a "
HnnSSs' ar a. nv ,aoo,,aotior GOO !,
eostas tr,,s+ ,Oesto,
a-aned q, ~, cahinat naa+ina' that
T a4tandad and 7 cannot he mistaken in
tha statemant tbat r ncvor saw or knew
~ NJ. gashert Knox SMITHS letter of
Santanober ., 10 the President until after
nv ADMINISTRATION had begun and-the
time when the question of the prosecu-
ton came in 1910 and 1911. And / never
saw or read the letter until about two
months ago.
1.-THE correspondence shows that the
matter of the prosecution of the Internal
.tional Harvester Company came before
President Roosevelt on August %, 1907,
which is the date of his letter to Attor-
ney-General Bonaparte: that Mr.. Herbert
Knox Smiths letter discussing the ques-
ton aud advising against suit was dated
September 81, 1907, and that Mr.. Smiths
letter was forwarded, by direction of
President Roosevelt. under date of Sep
TENDER "a. to the attorney general with
direction to the Encouragement to bring
the letter to the President that week to
talk9 DYER the matter.
.'Ta1e official records show that Presi-
dent Roosevelt left Washington In June.
1907. for Oyster Ray aud returned from
Oyster Duy to- Washington on september
ygi. tiat on, Santnmber % .1.e iaft Wash.
insann For "a irln down dim NliSsissinpi
lRiyer returning TO Washin..ou ~ ,h1o.
har 90 1907 ana ttnt no r,.o.,i,,a m
Waehir 49, eran +b,t ti,no -,
~ eataiai ran,,dsof ~ Va. Do,or
- - ~. y,
ment SLOW INT ! rev "Asa.". . II
" ~ 80 !" ~" ~ -"
d ny Nahhun ihn. , 'e,"",i ~
untli Alsust. Wneh /, visited Dspttr Fay
OF Auaus' 10 ana .nen vent 70 "asn,
ihs'on vi tne l4eh auu ieit "hsnipstoh
on august 10 lor u western rip tiifohSh
oElahona' Missouri, the yellow stone
Iark' oregon and Washington, reaching
Seattie on september Z II smiling from
,Neattle Tor the philippines on september
10 did not return to the United states
until the 2Oth of December. 1907. | have
a letter from Herbert Knos Smith. eom.
missioner Of the Bureau of Corporations,
written at MY request, In which he nsos
gthe following Language:
'On November Z. 1907 (Which date | fix
from my. peisonal diaryE telephoned
eMr. Perkins Oh the Presidents order that
the President took the view TINT the
bureaus investigation should come before
the suit.
- This indiea led for certain when the
matter was decided. and shove ~ tha