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‘ the revolution in Mexico was as-
. m. serious proportionll. The Pro.
Vimt defends the actmf histadmin-
in ration. that have aroused criticism.
and tells of the occasions on which
he was compelled to compromise
measures to which he was commit-
M Ito discussed with frankness his
[cations and plans. and declares that
his acts have not been influenced by a
‘ .noisihllity of a second term.
. VIPresident, Taft began the interview
by defending his appointment of
Southern democrats to office. He do
dillred that his highest political am
, bition "has been and still is to take
the» sting out of the relation between
.the North and the South. "
"Speaking of the tariff issue. Mr.
.Président. if you could begin your ad-
ministration again. would you repeat
Is your Winona speech tomorrow?" he
. was asked
“.ln phraseology. no; in effect, yes.
Had I known as much then as 1 do
now.f should‘ have realized that
there are some things one cannot
leave to be taken for granted. 1 dic‘
tatcd that speech to a stenographcr
on the cars betwoen two stations, and
glanced through it only endugii to
straighten out its grammar. it was
sent out by the press with corres:
. pc‘ndingly little ceremony, so that the
papara received it in all suits of
shapes.
~“lf i had prepared it two or three
weeks before and revised it dellber-;
lively; as I ought to have done. i:
should have clarified several passages.
And, particularly. 1 should have chang‘
ed the sentence where l proclaim the
Payne Tariff act the best ever passed.
The comparative wouldihaie been a
better description than the superlnfi
, tive; for, whatever its shortcomings, g
_"‘ the not still contains less to he criti-1
cised than its predecessors, and ill
'rinl in the cost of production in the
riff arm
along with less than twenty-five. in
order to do Juli-lob to all branches of
the subject. What i undertook to
do was to make up a board of trained
investigators. capable of managihg- a
thorough inquiry into costs of produo
tion and of analysing its elements.
“First, Mr. McVeagh wrote to friends
in leading universities asking each to
give me a list of fthe economists con-
sidered by them best equipped for the
task in hand. Professor Emery’ a
name was on all of the lists and at
the top of half of them. so I made
him chairman of the Board. Page
comes from the University of Virginia;
Sanders is an authority on agricul
tune; Reynolds. in interpreting and
enforcing the tariff laws“ for four
years. had presumably learned the
ins and outs of that business, and H0-
wnrd I regarded as the ablest South-
ern Representative in Congress in my
day. ‘
“These men make no pretence of
being tariff experts; they employ all
the expert help they need. Their re
port will go into all soils of details,
like the percentage wool shrinks with
the removal of its natural grease.
what proportion labor bears to mate-
in, not have got I.
,, ico were in danger.
spring?”
"Not formally. perhaps. but I did
took the precaution to put into the
records a letter! wrote to General
Menard Wood within a few days after
.1 gave the order. congratulating him
on the way the affair was handled. in
'ihat I had sketched the story of its
origin.
"The whole thing was done between
two days Congress was in recess and
Knox was out of town. i had no one
to counsel with on foreign matters”
Disquieting rumors from Mexico were'
reaching me and, as Mr. Wilson ourl
Ambassador, who had been called
north by the illness of his mother,
came to see me and revealed his fears‘
in full, I became convinced that the
rebellion was much mOre serious than
we had..suspected, and that, no mat-
ter how it might end, for the time
being a good many Americans in Mex-
It seemed to me
my duty was clear.
, “Under all the conditions it was
quite within my province as common-
der in chief to‘ order the army out
for manoeuvres; so i put that. face
upon it. and ordered 16,000 troops to
the Southern frontier. Simultaneous-
ly i took care to assure the Mexican
various departments of manufacture
here and abroad and so on; and it will;
Ihostility to the government of Mexico.
furnish summaries of its findingp in
statistical tables for ready comparlw|
son.
Revision the Tariff.
Discussing the present tariff. Presi-
dent Tnft. after-.declarlng that it is‘
a good revenue producer said:—~
"There was strong. pressure from
the democrats and some of the repub-
licans, including all the insurgents,
for the revival of the old income tax.
or. the plea that the personnel of the.
Supreme Court had changed since its
decision that the but of 1894 was un-
constitutional. and hence we might
authorities that the move had no sig-
nificance which could he tortured into
i also forbade our own officers to per
hill the slightest thing to be done by
their men which .would hear such a
construction. The action was a com-
plete success." I
Still Favors Reciprocity.
President Taft said he was disap
pointed at the failure of his Canadian
reciprocity programme and that he
hits in no way changed his opinion
that it is desirable.
“i assume that yon know that it has
been widely hinted that your tour
was the opening of your campaign for
hope. for a different decision.
“it have always been in favor of an;
did, as a whole,I twice the existing income tax laying power in the gonvl
schedules downward " ieral government because it may some,
I Effect on Cost of Living. liime be needed to save the nai.;lou
"“ls year tariff reduction programme: but i did not think this the proper
based on the theory that it will bringi Why to secure it, havirg a due regard
a corresponding reduttlon in the cost for the proatiue of the Supreme Curt.
of living?" i “Presently, in fear of the income
“I1 think that thal effect is greatlyl tax law‘ s passing. Mr. Aldrich braised;
over estimated .\lv Ihiet objectionl laughing at my plan for It corporation
to a needlessly high tariff is that it tax, and Inuit» down to see “it about
nourishes mouopoiy. it holds forth a: it "(au _\ou induce enough doubtful
con-stunt temptation to the formation Senatom. if no but the corromiion
of little busts. which oiIen are more tax in the bill and adopt. a conslilux
directly oppressive to the consumiar. ilonai amendment permitting an in“
to def eat the general in
than a big one I‘m example, we barge some tax.
led by .9...“ lumber trusts. growingIti‘fliS nnd insurgents? he inquired l
i out
ch diaw their chief support rom proud Dl lm‘ll‘ii WW" 3“” " WWI
duties Whlth I believe (llllit‘ unneces- .‘in obtaining the c'orpmntion thx.’
any for purposes of legitimate plaiceI income Tax Amendment.
lion. And the same principle holds; “Now that it!“ have launched your
503d everywhere you look?" Iprolect m. a Ionstltuiionsl
. ‘Was your adoption of a low tariff mom you probably have in- mind
330"“ due ‘0 any recent “1‘"“50 art some. particular form of income tax to
I!”
“n“?d grecommend to Congiese when it ls
l “a“? long been convinced that free to not"
We were overdoing the tariff business I 'ln ,, way. yes I1 bellow on priu
The republican platform of 1908 gave “me in a general intomc tux. ’l‘hcg“
expression to this view, for it com- only good arguments against it are
unified the party of protection to a that it 1.. tnqulgnoflfl] and that it of
But i7
revision. I have been trying honest fore a temptation to perjury,
iy to keep faith with the people who would not “.80... to the ordiimrv in
elected me on that understanding. or come tax except in an emergency like
' course. we feared that there might bei car. when i would haw lt graduated}
opposition from
the extreme high so that those citizens who had most;
Approteotlonists republicans in Congress L at stake should be." u correspondlng‘l ’
had some political color put upon it
Itical considerations have not Weighed
Entanceu that the same perm“;
found local lumber markets controi- tome tax law. proposed by the domm'
Justice. as a far- -eeelng conservative
out or the big trusts which dictaicl untessvd m) belief that i “will MW patriot denounce me lifter the next as
gripes to the wholesale nude IIndl the would showed 1 “'38 “ill“-
ldowu as all in a day‘ a work.’
lthe people have given me.
ainond- I
been-fruitful enough of good to war.
reelection?" be was naked.
"Certainly. as is the case with all
administrations. much of what i have
done since i have been in omen has
by those who were inclined to he crit-
ical. The, truth is. however. that poll-
lIenvliy with me, i have tried to do
in each case what themed to me the
wisest thing. regardless of its effect
upon my 0er Marc. Indeed. in more
than one instance i have. been per-
fectly rouscioua whose had blood
would be stirred by some. not of mine
or some refusal to not. The circum-
who
hull me, after one application of final
an unreasoulng radical does not great».
it dlatuib my equnnlmlf) f not that.
'71 am very grateful for the honors
i do not
affect to deny the satisfaction I should
feel if. after rusting up the totals pro
and con and striking a balance they
should decide that my first term hud
Inf itching. lilind, Bleeding or Protrud-
'lilSPllllllll8 oItIIIIIc Filll
, Iani. their enl our me he another.
‘ Any man would. be proud of such a
verdict. But I have not been willing,
nor shall 1 be, to purchase it at the
sacrifice of my' freedom to do my
duty as I see it» My happinessiis not
dependent on holding any office; and
l quail-go hack to private life with
no henrthumiass if the people, after
an unpreludiced review of my admin-g
lstratlou conclude that some one else
can serve them to their greater ad-
vantage."
PILEB CURED m 6 TO 14 DAYS.
Your druggist will refund money if
Pazo Ointment falls to cure any case
‘ing Piles in 6 to it daya 50c.
BASKETBALL
(Continued from first page.)
ed the Alumni team of the school. the
score being it to l2. The main event
of the evening also saw a local victory
when the champion Sixth Company
five handed the swift All New York
team a beating that helped to square?
up III. last for previous reverses at the
hands of this team. The score of this
battle. was 23 in ii. For several sea-
sons this All New York bunch have
been successful in trimming the Sixth
Company team. the home team often;
losing by a few points but. with the
exception of one some last winter Ihe‘
All New Yorke always managed mflounrsters ““‘m “’0 much for ”‘0 “"1
pull out on ten. inst owning it was “i
different story and the locals never
seemed in better condition.
Little Fitsgornld had with him the
host line-up he has ever brought here.
the two Brill brothers increasing the
visitora‘ strength by many decrees
An injury to Callahan yI-stcrdm cans
ed his absence but in his place Calla-
han sent Pcirick. another hunter play
or and one who played a fine games at
teamwork last night Cnhiii. Seymour. .‘
‘ period. with the Alumni unable to soil
and his (mm were up regainst some“
I midi)” Au‘l‘lfl‘tflqm II
swift lioomork last night.
Dancing was enjoyed until midnight
by many hundreds of the audience.
The summary: »
All New” York.
Norwaik.
Cahlll. .H‘YBrill
Right Forward
Dorney .. ........«I ..... «Jacobson
. Left Forward.
Patrick .; ................... Jenkins
Center. ,
Seymour ................. Fitzgerald
Right Guard.
Dagon ................ Fuliidll
. heft Guard.
'F'ield goals—liorney, 6; Dagon.
Jenkins. 2; Fitzgerald. 2; Brill, i.
Foul goalsmi’etrrlck, l; aJcobsen, l.
illefereev—«W. l“. Ranch.
Timermdohn Munroe. '
Scorch-Charles Valentine.
The High School contest occasioned
great inte:est and excitement, but
was a his surprise to most of the fans.
Predictions were general that the
game would be close. all the way, The
contrary was the case. for the first ten
minutes of play showed'at the outset
that the present high school team is a
pretty classy aggregation. High school
basketball teams are getting better
and faster each season and if there is
It hieh school leap in the state that
can take the locals "dowh' the line."
'orwuik folks would like to have a
look at that time. Not but what the
Alumni team plnvcd hard and did all
that was IlOBSllI'I' in stem the tide
but the systomuur efforts of the
(ini npions. The Alumni team led. 4 to
it’ soon after the first half begun thou'
the new team made the‘ fur ilv.“ run
ning their total to 20 points for the
to Ilieir score.
After intermission, the N. H. 5.
team again started to roll up the. Ial
lies. and at the last bull had brought
their standing up to H. Viilll that of
the Alumni resting at i" it was a dc
cisiie triumph for the
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new tea up?
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[lunch and Captain lioruey were IniII Olinra “M Wilson ”‘0 new ““3"”
lug things up and following the ball ‘03an ‘0 well “mi ”3" ”"9" "rcgu
(lose-l}. all of the time "0'" "‘3‘ seasons ““3"“ as 1°
3
llorney scored first. uith Jenkins If“; “0 “'5“ of “ weal; 89‘" ”W" i
mating one for the All New Yorksi wood. \lciiahon and Storey were
“"tllere at all stages
3 During a large part of this game.
the hall true in an uproad. so sirens:
was the routing for both teams,
lioran came from Sayvllle. l.. l;
"(‘ap" Ferris from New York city, and
Stevens and Martin from liidilcileld to
take part in last night's sumo. With
lreiand they all uni ‘i soot! share of
{applause when they npui'iif't’ii.
The summarv;
shortly afterwards. A foul soul by l‘e-
trick for Norwnllt and one from the
field bv ifloruey woio soon followed in
Filzseraid tossing two in succession
for the visitors. 1 his pm the All New
.orks a point to the good. but two
more baskets by Dorsey and three by?
Dawn came ere llrili made the. last
score of the first half. Norwalk hero
led by a score of it I08
Commencing the loci period Boson:
Harlem” ' Advertisements“ ‘
(11hr E ill iRrah anmpan.
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Eatshlinhrb “15?.
“ “The Christmas Fans
"Hark to the dainty frou- iron. ” Spungics and lace, m’o—
flier of pearl and fragrant sandalwood. (inc is bewildered
by the profusion of lovely triflcs and hardly knous how to
select.
French Fans with hand painted pic lures vv maths and
medallions, mounted (ill colorul and thl.Oi'ZilL‘(l sticks of
great beauty.
Noyeltics of Duchess and Princess lace on pearl sticks,
gold lace'on samlnlwuod. auIl enameled sticks.
I Japanese hand painted Fans in \vtlc variety.
Fans with Sticks of French ivory, which is not ivory
at all, but is very white and smooth. a pleasure to handle.
Many of these are llilllll painted.
Large Screen Fans of JRIII’illC‘Zt‘ make. painful and cm-
lII'oidcred. , I
Little Fans for children. childish fashions for dancing
school and party use, strung on chains or fastened to
bracelets.
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.\i the Lace Section.
”:srThe Dolls are Ready
The Character Dolls. so called because they possess
individuality. "biopsy." “.\lnr~
refine," "Colutnbia." and little l)lil(’ll Inns and girls. All
have Interesting faces. not regular (loll fact-s. but like’pcr—
oops. They are very cnIIIpnnlIIIIalIlc to little .t'olk who llil—
dcrstaud them.
Bisque Baby Dolls, large
moving eyes and eyelashes.
Kid-bodied Dolls in all sizes. and a full llllt‘ of metal
and bisque heads. Arms. Wigs, Slims. Stockings. and all
clothes needed by liulls.
(luo finds such lit‘l'miih as
.lnliliwl llulls with real hair.
in the lIllN'lllt‘lll.
The Gift Room
'I‘IIIIIIIrrIIw morning the (lift Room \vlll lw
With much regret we are IIlIlipI‘Ii to contract
Reading Room space fur the lliiilllll of“ December,
tier it) make mom for the display of line Holiday merchan-
disc inn “0 hope those acoIMIIIucIl to llit' comforts of
the reading Room will make free use of the hall and sit-
ting room where the desks. papers. magazines: and chairs
will in.- found. The Reading Room proper is rapidly be.»
ing turned Into illCIlIlfl. Room.
@112 33. iii. Eliseo Company.
Tt‘ilil}‘.
tlit‘
In 01'»
find Dorsey am“ It”. puny to thoi N H 3 , ”WM"
tune of two hear u, ”moses found' (II-Ironwood ......... lrolund
the net for one from filial line and Jon flight Forwaid.
kins one from ncriiumasc. This waa,Wilson ., ..................... Martin
the limit for the visitors. but the Ila ‘ belt Forward.
BOli'lli'lrlii’l' Cllllilllnillltlli tallied two McMahon ................... . l-‘Ivrris
more baskets and the total read: .\or . . Collier.
walk. 23: All New \‘orks. ll. Sey- O'Hara ...................... Horau
mour, Cshlll and Patrick, while not; I Right Guard.
prominent at lllv basket work, tildIStorey ................... Stevens,
their part IliroIIciIouI and did it Wonk?
The Imm- Fitzgerald and dual
llrllla played II piuclty game. but "l-‘ita‘
Left Guard
l-‘ie‘id goals~~iireenwood. 7: Wilson.
i2; McMahon. 8: O‘Hara. 3: Storey. 1:
‘lreland. 3; Mini-tin. a.
' iFoul goals—«McMahon.
i Refereew—l'i'. r Ranch.
;. Notes.
E On next Mendel night the Stamford
gleam will play here against, the Birth;
0
..
gcompany. The lligh School will meet!
"the All Scholastic of liidgefleld, a.
.team composed of preparatory schooll
lplayI-rs. The Stamford team is to
" Our stock of Cold Weather Coverings is
and not a few of my’ friends have
" blamed me for not breaking with
tie and vowing that I would stand or
- tall by the low‘tnriff issue.
Admits "One Mistake. "
.. 'fIn spite of such handicaps 1 did
‘ secure tariff reductions on a number
. of items; including several raw mate-
. rials. Illnduced Aldrich to out down
his amended cotton schedule about ten
per cent. 1 made a like attempt with
, wool, but“ it wouldn't work in either
. house. I got hides on the free list, and
‘a lower duty on coal, iron. ore, and
scrap iron. 11' the Payne bill ”had pass-
ed,ihe Senate in the shape in which
“it passed the House there would have
been'little serious censure of it in the
country at large. i realize now.
though, thatl made one mistake: l
ought to bare made as strong a point
on paper as I did on hides.
“The. tariff question is one on which
intelligent men may differ. Gifford
Pinchot, for instance, threw his in-
fluence into the scale for the reten-
tion of a $2 duty on lumber instead of
backing a general effort to put it on
the free list. This concession to the
lumber interest doubtless was re-
.nrded by him as justified by his need
the support of the big iu.mhermen
cascading his forestry work. The
fights in the Sixty‘figst congress
varfthe railrad, postal savings and
conservation measures. He said
with “great satisfaction that his
ration hill survived. , ' '
thin Tariff investigators.
. Kr. President. there is your
'ed for making it up of men
it
' them, throwing down the gage of bat-v
if board. You have been sharply .
not tariff. experts." tuft mar ,
ly large share of the burden of the
common defense. in time of. peace 1
would avoid temptation to perjury and 3
would confine the government to taxes I
that do not involve such inquisitorial;
methods in their collection."
“Now, Mr. President, something of
the future. What do you purpose
.trcatlng as ‘your calendar of unfinish-
ed business' for the rest of . your
term?"
“in the domestic field. I suppoae 're-
ductions in the woollen and cotton
schedules. and possibly in the metal
schedule of the tariff will go to the top
of the calendar. These will be found-
ed, as far as my recommendations are
concerned on the report of the Tar-
iff Board it have heard it lnsiuuated
that Congress will not need the sug-
gestions of an executive board. .As to
that l have no means or Judging in
advance. What I shall do is to put
the whole thing up to Congress, and
leave the members to settle with their
constituents if they prefer not to act.
In the House the democratic majority
have always professed themselves
ready to accept any reductions they .
can get. and i am going to take them
at their word in~good faith. Where
the insurgents will stand 1 am not.
prophet enough to surmise.
“For another thing, we ought to ob-
tain some legislation which will en-
able Alaska to develop without
fringing on our broad 'polioy of conser.
ration. Then there is the question of
ratifying the peace treaties with Eng-
land and France. and the ma treat-
ies \viih Honduras and Nicaragua,
which in their way ,are peace treaties
I I also; as their parpbse is to rename ’
one of the most: prolific causes of
war." ‘
concentration of Troops. .
“Before we laaye the subject of for-
in- .
Women’s
Hand Bags
We have the new imported and do-
mestic novelties in fine [mother Hand
Bags in black and colors. with gilt or
gnu metal trimmings. Also the llOpii~
lnr‘Velvet. Satin, Tapestry and Ger-
man Silver Mesh liege. as well as the
very attractive Bonded Bags for street. ‘ I
and evening wear. in the newest and
fashionable shapes. All made in the
very finest manner. Finished with
long or short handle.
Come and see our display.
All are moderately priced.
Women’s
, Stylishlleits’
, All boxed, “ready for gift making.
‘ I > ' Complete assortment in various styles
I I and winding.
Prices to fit every purse.‘
TheN E.RyanCo.- .
” 86 Washington St .
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Ivenient and clear than yours) keeps
_ Work
have George Smith at center. accord-
ing to word received last.“ night.
Tonight the Norwalk High School
team plays Mt. Vernon High at Mt.
Vernon.
That crowd at the Armory. last cve~
hing. broke all records. Many folks.
could not get further than the front
hallway. As early as 7:45 the. hall was.
well filled.
A word about the officiating. This
department was. well looked after by
William F. Ranch last night. He fol.
lowed up the. play in good style.
The. High School foam is looking for.
ward to that game with New Britain
High on December 16th at hick Brit»
ain. This is an important game for
the green and white team.
George Smith is.back at home in
Stamford. He was at the Armory last
evening. it is said hewil-l stay in the '
East this season. I
OUT.ROMANCING ROMANCE.
The diver prowls over the ocean bed
bearing a watertight searehlight and
a water gun, one shot from which will
blow the liver out of an octopus.
His helmet telephone (more con‘
him in constant communication with
the surface and directs his boat.
Science has equipped him With a
kit of deep-sea tools, with which he 5.
can accomplish prodigious amounts of
Altogether he has a very come
foriable and interesting time of it.
And to think that Jules Verne ’was
[considered a halr-hrained uranium
Unimaginative romance! How ”95¢ “
p and short are threads of your fan
"Did that patient you were telling
.me about respond to your pm.
merit?" asked the actor‘s neighbor.
"Not yet." replied the physician.
I've sent hum ‘pfonr bills directly ‘
“sign noisilon‘s‘ have you ever publish-
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.Yonkers Stat man.
v bags of handkerchief linen with a do
Bed Coverings .:
quite complete
BLANKETS—-Coiton Blankets 49c to $2
Wool Blankets $2 50 to $7. 50
COMFORTABLES~ All White Cotton
filled, $1 to $4 “
A. Dickerman 81 Son
I ‘84 Wasuiuoronsr. TELEPHONE 4a
We Give S. & H. Trading Stamps
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Fancy MAINE porxross. a peolv........... ...........
aes'r noon, new. , ......... so:
vasv ass'r casmeav BUTTER...... ................ ..... At Cost
. sueaa-sucan—euoan ......................... .At Cost
........32c
TRY A POUND. OF AMBROSA COFFEE at.
' Once Used. Always Used
The Grea A81? TeaIConIpany
124 WASHINGTON I ‘l', SOUTH NORWALK.
~1FREE DEUVERY.
wieture homes atop as! law, , ‘ ‘
quite striking. while little chateiaine in the home—when and where to
more-when to sublet a room—when
10* am- buying a home-encode but
little help aside from Sentinel Want
sign in eyelet and scalRIped and point-
a.
Alive.“
”3‘s “are too dainty for words.
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