The Washington times., 1920-05-14
tcs.si..eS fr.. YESTERDAY,

Point cadets was stalled In the
snow near Baltimore. With the
measer supply OF tools that were AT
hand. the cadets removed the snow
ana fallen telegraph wires from the
track Tor q distance OF thirty miles,
thus clearing the line for countless
storm-bound trains. Then the boys.
arriving In Washington too late for
the parade and In a state OF e1haus-
tion. nevertheless swung into the
Avenue, marched past the review
ing stand. and returned TO their
cars, which started at once for New
YORK. The SpArtan-spirited student
soldiers had supported their com
mander-in- chief in nne style, and
without sharing any OF the pleasure
OF the occasion.
Captain Devole, an old friend of
ours. who had Just come up from
Cuba with his troops. told US after
wards that owing to the confusion
OF the railways. he and his men had
been obliged 10 camp in tents out
side the city through that dreadful
night and march into town the next
morning. IL was fortunate the rail
road station was large and well
heated, for fifteen thousand people
spent the night there. storm bound.
For the Inaugural Ball that eve
ming fifty-1ve aides had been chosen
from the different States and Ter
ritories. L.. representing the Dis
trict OF Columbia, was one of these
beauties" as they were facetiously
called. so he gave a dLAner for them
at the house before they went on
duty. / peeped through the door
and heard q few OF the speeches.
or course the aides had to be at
INy
time to watch the people arrive,
Holding n red, white, and blue
cord. they made long aisle through
the center Of the hall. down which
the President would walk. Roose-
welt had had only a steel cord and a
much shorter path. Owing per-
haps to its length. Tafts progress
was particularly impressive. Fol-
lowing the President and his wife
who looked the serious. clever
woman that she is-came the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman, and
then the aides. Every one clapped
and cheered. The party went up to
the balcony floor and entered the
red-and-gold Presidential box,
which was filled with relatives and
friends. among whom we found
ourselves included.
Iadifferent RegardinS Publicity.
1 can't say that the President
seemed to. enjoy the publicity very
much; indeed, he looked uneasy and
as IL he would rather not have had
so conspicuous a seat as the huge
throne-like chair which had been
placed for him. There was no mis-
taking him for the genial, level
headed man that we knew him to
be. with plenty of room for brains
in his fine big head; but he certain
ly seemed shy that night.
Most people were optimistic about
the new executive, quite apart from
their personal liking for him. He
proved a man of fine honor and
his administration was marked by
many excellencies and few faults,
by sound measures and good states
manship. Having no desire to play
to the gallery, he never considered
whether his course OF action would
prove popular, but rather whether
or not 1t would be the best thing
for the country.
framed and set up before his seat
in the Cabinet room Of the White
House:
"If / were to try to read, much
less answer. all the attacks made
on me, this shop might as well be
closed for any other business.
do the very best I know how-the
very best 1 can: and 1 mean to keep
on doing so until the end. If the
end brings me out all right, what
is said against me won't amount
to anything. II the end brings me
out wrong, ten angels swearing l
was right would make no differ
ence."
Outlines His Policies.
Taft's inaugural address blocked
out his policies. not too confidently
and not at all dramatically. but
with an intelligent moderation. He
began with the tariff, promised
business stability (which after the
panic of 1907 was reassuring), con-
demned false economy. especially at
a time when the Government was
facing a heavy deficit: he promised
to continue the conservation of ma
tional resources, saving and restor-
ing forsets and improving water
ways. Even then he foresaw the
necessity of maintaining q proper
army and navy and suitable forth
fications, asking for an army so or
ganized and off1cered that in a mo-
ment of emergency 1t could expand
into "a force sufficient to resist all
probable invasion from abroad and
to furnish a respectable expedition
airy force, IL necessary. in the main
tenance of our traditional Amert-
can policy which bears the name OF
President Monroe"
Altogether it may be said that
few Presidents ever made a moro
far-sighted and clear-headed an-
dress, and that none ever attempted
to carry out their policies with