The Washington times., 1912-01-18
Taft's Economy
Plans Outlined
To Business Men

Inside information concerning the
workings Of the Presidents economy
! commission, and the progress 1t has
made during its existence of less than
year insystematizing thea work of
, thousands of Government empioyes, was
given BY DR.. f, A. Cleveland, chair
man OF the commission, at the banquet
of the National Board of Trade at the
New Willard last night. -
pr: Cleveland pointed out the i'm
nSssibility Of making radical changes in
the personnel of the Government en-
ployes, or in the methods of conducting
the business OF the Government. He
SAID such changes could only be made
after each successive step has been
carefully studied.
More than 100 guests and members Of
the National Board of Trade attended
Red Room of the Willard. President De
lame acted as toastmaster, and ad-
dresses were made by Senator Theodore
T.: Burton OF Ohio, Congressman Pad
Assistant Secretary of State; Secretary
Nagel, Of the Department Of Commerce
and Labor; Senior Rivero, Cuban Min
lister to the United States, and DR..
Cleveland.
Discusses Monetary Commission.
Senator Burton, in his address, dis
cussed the attitude Of the National
Monetary Commission toward the bust-
ness interests Of the country. He dwelt
also on the arbitration peace treaties
proposed by President Taft. which, he
said, will bind more closely the United
States with Great Britain and France
The signing of these treaties, he said,
= ? long stride in the movement toward
universal peace.
Mr.. Wilson, in his address, told the
business men of the efforts of his depart
ment, through the diplomatic and con-
sular service, to assist them in finding
new foreign markets for their products
The guests Of the evening were Con-
sgsssman sssstar poss Moon, Congressman Moore,
Padgett Charles A. Prouty, of the
interstate Commerce Commission; Senior
di Rivero, of Cuba: Congressman ]. II.
ner. of the Bureau of Manufactures,
Department of Commerce and Labor:
Hannis Taylor. former United States
Minister to Spain; Congressman Vree-
land; Congressman Stephen B. Ayres,
o. p. Austin, Of the Bureau of Statis-
ties; William E. Brigham; Brig. Gen.
William II Bixby, Walter 4. Draper,
Commerce; Congressman Charles G.
Edwards, Congressman William II.
Held. Congressman William E. Hum
phrey. w McGee. of the Bureau Of
Soils; Congressman George d. Nc
Creary, Congressman Borland, and Sem
ator Burton.
Among Those Present.
Others present were Philip Cooley,
Edward r. " ood, E. p. Albrecht, W. r
Tucker. Finley Ackcr. Miers Busch,
John N. Harper, DR.. w; p, Wilson,
Charles j. Cohen, of Philadelphia; E.
II Norwood. Hobofen; G. Waldo Smith.
w. s. Harvey, Joseph Tersoneni. John
p. Truesdell, William Harris Douglass
John Aspegren, f. f. Hagemeyer Mrs.
Hagemeyer, q. r. Carhart, Thomas A
Eddy, William f. Peck, Of New York;
IT. S. England and w. d. Mullen, ~
mil gton: F. L. Hitchcock, scrantQn;
William NJ Bunker; ssn a FraTSasGe: IHHs';s: " y
: Broch, Milwaukee,; j. j. Wemper and
William Nj. Pattison, Cleveland; Charles
r. Miller and Loren Lothrop, Pitts
burgh; Edward A.. Feline, Felix Frank
further, John H, Fahey, and Williarl
E. ,Litehfteldi Boston; James X ilsiey iIssrt
and W. P; Bishop. Milwaukeei hipert lt
f. Smith, Cincinnati; R. S. Lyon and
Mrs. Lyon. and G. II. Candy, Chicago;
II S. Schutt, Wilmington, and Lieuteh-
ant PeUdleton-