The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
By Charles w. Duke

1902 had been Ill. / came back home sno
appeared before the Senate Committee on the
Philippines and the House COMMITTEES on
Insular Affairs. For thirty days had
bit Of rest at the home of Secretary Of War
Root in Washington.
But was destined not to stay very
long. The President wanted me to 20 to
Rome to confer with Pope Leo XIII on the
friars' lands-ths purchase Of. agricultural
lands Of religious orders in the Philippines.
So this time turned my face toward the
East and Travelled across the Atlantic and
the Mediterranean to Rome. Finishing up
there I continued eastward through the
Suez Canal from Naples on my way back to
the Philippines, where resumed my duties
as Governor.
to Washington, and hsving continued on
from Washington to Rome and thence 10 the
Philippines-this was my Hrst complete trip
around the world. qualified for the Cir.
cumnaviEators' Club.
But 1 no sooner got settled than I was
summoned home again to become Secretary
cf War in the Cabinet Of President Roose.
welt. Now / seemed destined to q little
sojourn in the national capital. But again
fate played her travel card. This time
in June, 1eOo-1 took q party Of Senators
ard Congressmen, including Miss Alice
Roosevelt aud Nicholas Longworth-out to
the Philippines. We were gone about 100
days.
Again N 1907 1 Travelled to the Philip.
pines, this time to open the new National
Assembly. Mrs. Taft was not alonr OIL
the congressional trip Of 1905, but did
accompany me on the 1907 trip. We tray-
eled to Yokahoma, Shanghai and the Philip
pines. l opened the National Assembly and
then proceeded on the flagship of the Amer
lean Admiral to Vladivostok. From there
we Travelled across the Siberian Railroad
tc Moscow and Petrograd, and then worked
our way back home again by way Of the
rail route to Berlin and Hamburg and
thence by steamship to New York.
This was my second complete trip
around the world.
while served as Secretary Of War
visited Panama seven times. As Secretary
Ct War I was In charge Of the building Of
the Panama Canal. also visited most Of
the posts OF the United States Army. That
meant lots Of travel, to be sure. In 1906,
i was Provisional Governor of Cuba Then
came the presidential campaign of 1908.
Ny pre- election tour took me as far West
q. Denver from September down to election
day. l was constantly on the move for two
months. During my term as President Of
the United States I made two long trips
through my native country. These trips
carried all the way to the Pacific Coast
cut by the northern route and back by the
southern. Again in the preliminary con-
vention camptisl Of 1912, when Mr.. Rooss-
welt tossed his hat into the ring in oppo-
s:tion to me, travelled pretty much over
the country. That is q story rather we'll
known.
when I left once in Washington I
came back to New Haven. Ny summer home
is in Murray Bay, Canada, on the st.
Lawrence River, about 100 miles from Que
bee. / first lived there in 1892. 1t is now
thirty summers since l first went up to
Murray Bay. have been there twenty out
Of the thirty summers. The summers l
missed were the four in the Philippines.
four in the presidency, one while running
for the presidency and in 1905 when 1
took the congressional party to the Phil
ippines. Most Of this time was travel
ing from Cincinnati to Murray Bay, 90
that entailed lot more travel.
After 1 returned to Yale-my old love-
after the presidency and settled down to q
professorship, drifted into the delivery Of
lectures. 1t did not begin all at once, but.
ike Topsy, it just grew. As a lecturer /
have spoken In all of the States, / think,
unless it be the single exception Of Florida.
This took me into the country and the
small towns, the lecture foundations, the
women's colleges and clubs, the university
and teachers institutes. etc. No, never
travelled much on the Chautauqua circuit, 1
have an aversion to speaking in tents because
Of the heat OF the summer. and you know