Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
BREACH FEATURED
REGIME OF TAFT
Former. President Refused to
Believe Split Had Developed
With Roosevelt.
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When Col Roosevelt cast his hat into
the ring, Mr.. Taft took the road on a
e-convention campaign. Upon NOV
ing out of the white House he went on
the lecture platform, speaking in all
states except Florida.
His travels did not cease when he
became Chief Justice. Thoroughly en-
loving the rubbing Of elbows with his
fellow men. and feeling that so far as
his ofacial duties would permit his time
belonged TO the people, he accepted
many OF the innumerable invitations
he received
Always Good Traveller.
He was always good traveller, able
to- sleep well under all conditions
whether on boat. train or automobile,
seldom firing, In al ms experiences ne
upon q railroad near his home in New
Haven, while returning from New York.
prior 70 becoming Chief Justice.
One Of the hardest trips was MADE
during the World War, to which trip
ne was called by the late President
Wilson. After assisting in the SUCCESSFUL
Adjustment Of the relations between
CHOiL2A anu lHOJAs WAbAi tAAN ASSAAN N~~N~
American production was at its maxi
mum. he undertook TO visit the Army
camps. This trip was made during the
Winter and because Of the importance
az delivering his message quickly to
the rapidly forming armies, he MADE
two and sometimes three speeches a
day, visiting all camps and canton
ments, except two, and addressed more
than 100000 recruits.
&xraT he resumed his duties
as Kent professor Of law at Yale Unl-
versity, continuing in this chair until
he was named Chief Justice.
Having appointed, while President,
more members of the Supreme Court
than any of his predecessors, excepting
washington. under whom the court
was Organized. when Chief Justice TAFT
went % the highest court in the world
he was welcomed by Justice Day, also
of Ohio, with whom he had serxed as
q member Of the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals for the sixth circuit.
The third member of that Circuit
Court, Justice Lurton. whom he had
appointed to the Supreme bench, had
died, however. as had another Of his
appointees, Justice Lamar. Justice
Hughes, third appointee, had resigned
20 become q presidential candidate.
Therefore, when he succeeded the
Chief Justice he had appointed, MIR.
TAFT found only two Of his appointees,
Justices Van DevaIlter and Pitney,
wearing the. robes Of the supreme
Kt the FAR END Of the bench to his
TikhE there sat q man who, as prosecu-
tor before Q congressional investigating
connmittee, had taken such prominent
part IN The Banineer case, and who had
contributed, in part, to shaping Mr..
Tafts political Observation-Disclosures Bran
His hearty laughter often dispelled
the depressing air of the chamber. He
not only enjoyed the hunor Of counsel,
anterjected during oral arguments, but
he would punctuate the profound dis
cussions Of serious-lminded counsel,
intent upon paraiysing the court with
the great weight Of their learning, BY
some apt suggestion or comment. This
his colleagues upon the bench and the
court .habitues learned to look for to
nven the flacnotony OF the proceedings
Did Not Shirk Responsibility.
M, Taft did not shirk any Of the
htaFdensefae work Of the court. AS
Chief Justice IL fell 10 him to assign
the cases among the justices for the
preparation OF opinions when the court
found II had reached 3 decision, and
the records Of the court show that he
retained substantially IS many for him.
self a6 he gave any of his associates.
The Chief Justice was golfer, but
he found little opportunity during the
term OF the court to engage in the
game. On those days during the term
when the court was not In session the
Chez Justice, when he did not have
his walk 10 the Capitol, could be seen
upon the country roads. out for hike,
often unaccompanied, dressed in old
clothes with heavy shoes. an old di-
1apidated hat or cap and frequently
wearing sweater.
During the eight years of his retire.
ment, to private life Mr.. Taft malnr
tanned; residence at New Haven,
Conn. Although as President be failed
to profit by newspaper publicity; he
found the press q valuable avenue of
presenting to the people his views on
questions of national importance. Thus
after hiA. active offlcial life, he returned
to writing for the newspapers. His
first serious work In life had been as
reporter upon Cincinnati newspapers
and that experience stood him IN good
stead when he decided TO keep in touch
with the, public. His advocacy of arbi-
tration IN the settlement of disputes
between nations however. was not con-
fined TO the newspapers. He went upon
the lecture platform. and in the heat
Of the campaign precipitated on the
League OF NATIONS, MI. 4dlI' IoLnict
Republican President, in support Of his
views on the subject which he had
given the form Of treaties, but which
were not ratified by the Senate, was
found upon the same stage with Presl-
dent wilson, q Democrat, asking pub
lie approval OF the Versailles treaty and
other Issues growing out Of the Paris
conference following the war.
While at New Haven, in addition TO
being professor Of law he was president
tDf The League to Enforce Peace, and dill
gently labored to promote its objects by
che use of the platform and the press
MS National War Labor Board work and
IN Canadian arbitration completed his
otAer important duties. He actively
participated in the Hughes campaign in
1915 knd the Harding campaign of 1920.