New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
From the Tribune Bureau.
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Washington, January q.
HITCHCOCK LOYAL.-The Postmaster
General when he came to the Cabinet meet
ing this morning. expressed himself TO the
newspaper men who asked about the reports
that he was lukewarm about or hostile
10 the denomination Of President TAFT IN
terms which left no room for doubt. Il
am for Taft as strong as a man can be,
he said, "and did not realize until day
or two ago how far these stories about my
alleged differences with the President were
aoing | shall probably have something
more to say on this subject later Then
he added "It is an insult to me for any
friend Of mine TO assume that nave ever
been anything but loyal 10 President lalt.
The fact is that Mr.. Hitchcock has sup
nosed all along that the places In Which
the reports Of his alleged differences WIN
President Taft appeared made their pur-
nose so obvious that few would take them
seriously. He has realized so clearly NM
self that their sole purpose was 10 create an
arnesrance of discord in the cabinet ana
to make partisan capital that II had nov
occurred to him that sober mlnded people
wouId take them seriously. The members
or tho House committee on Postofhces ana
Doe, Roads have been seeking 10 get the
poe,,astAr General before them win thc
,,rnose of heckling him on the SUBJECT VI
government ownership of telegraph llnes'
,,,. no has heen too shrewd for thom' 10
.n ,beir invitations processing an innocent
des;re for information on this, that or the
ether subject he has politely replied WIN
90 eord N them some subordinate
better nosted than himself on that par
~Tt..z I.at a
to-day. and the members OF the Soiii'''''S'
are now about discouraged
,,,,,rr IIOI-sE MYSTERY.-There
-, n,ucb excited speculation regardins
what was called "a special hee'l"s VI
Cabinet" this afternoon, me eAcl'eiii'''
hoirp whetted by the refusal ot tne n'e
House staff 10 give any explanation VI
oorference which included the lIes'ue"'
ord several members OF the 'apl"'''
EiraIIy. ex-Secretary Dickinson dIi'Neu
ord uoa shown into the Cabinet ROOM anu
the, the mystery assumed It's deepest hue,
on5 the mystihed reporters were convince"
,bst the administration was ABOUT "
s,.,,or,i,s tine steel trust or To take some
other momentous step. The facts "eie
,rot President Taft had called TO his once
,ho Attorney General and the secretaries
~ state War and the Navy to talk over
tho important judicial appointments he Is
eoon IN make Mr.. Dickinson did not see
the President. nor did he come for that
rurpoea He had called on the Attorney
General. and. learning that he had gone
m the White House. strolled down there
to walk back with him. Being an eX-mem-
her Of the Cabinet, he was permitted 10
wait I'm the Cabinet room Instead of IN the
public reception room. OF course the
secrecy Of the White House stan added 10
the mystery and probably contributed TO
a number Of stories Of the dope variety
being sent out.
MR. WILIIAMS'S REMEDY Senator
John Sharp williams. recognized by the
discerning as the ablest Senator on the
Democratic side Of the chamber. intro
duced revised trust bill to-day, whereby
he seeks to achieve the same ends as the
administration would accomplish by fed
eral incorporation, and 10 do 20 without
offending sensitive Democratic defenders Of
the states' rights doctrine. Mr.. Williams
would accomplish this by prescribing cer-
tain conditions precedent Ia tho conduct
ot interstate commerce, requiring that