THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 35, 6 March 1909, Page 2

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

IMIU.TKA CKKEAIuXy. Washington, .March 4. ■Mr. Tuft inaugurate.! his Presidency ai Uashington, ;>u,oi>o people Jig. in I In* parade, including tlie (ioui'li»i- of liitl'i'ii States. emigres- li.in tiniiliv ti\c;l .Mr. Tuft's salary at 7."1,01)11 dollar.s and Iio.OIHJ »I,ilia !■ lur travelling expenses.

A VIOLENT SNOWSTORM INTKIiI'KRKS WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS. TRAINS SNOWED I T. Received «>, !>.-!0 (i.m. Washington, -March 5. ' A violent snowstorm at Washington necessitated .tlie swearing-in ccremoay 1 taking place in the Semite Chambers instead of oii't«ide the Capitol. T'jc 'storm niod'orateil Ix'fore President Taft Mml Senator Sherman drove to the White House. . There were illuiuiimtious in the evea-

•nig. A thoutaud members of the New 101k I{e|iublicun Committee escorted ex-Pro-•siilcnt Roosevelt to the station and ■tence proceeded to Oyster Bay. . l''ortv trains .of sightseers from Philadelphia' and New Vork were snowed up outside Washington. The telegrapn lines are broken, and the newsfliapein are depending upon the trains for the transmission of tlieir v.ports. , The Senate ratilied the Waterways ■Treaty.

THE INAUGURATION ADDRESS. ROOSEVELT'S POLICIES ENDORSED. REVISION OF THE TARIFF. AMERICA'S STRONG ARM TO BE ' MAINTAINED.

' Received 5, 0.40 P" 1 - Washington, March 5. President Tatt's inauguration address generally endorsed e.v-I'residcnt Room'vclt's policies regarding trusts, interState commerce and Federal supervision of railways. \ special session of Congress is convoked for March to consider the revision of tho tariff. The present conditions permit of the reduction of certain i schedules and the advancement of few, if any. schedule. The expenditure for the current year is estimated to exceed receipts by & hundred million dollars. If tariff revision docs not meet file deficit, a graduated inheritance duty will be imposed. "Every (precaution must be taken,' the address proceeded, "to prevent and punish outbursts against foreigners posaeisin" treaty rights, in possible international controversies in the Orient arl»in« from the open-door issue and other issues, the United States k unable to maintain her interests without a suitable army atrft navy." Sympathetic refere-.ices were made in the "address to the negroes.

The new President was born at Cincmsitti on the 15th September, 1857. Ne graduated at Yale University in IS7B, and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1880. In 1882 lie obtained the post ol Collector of Internal Revenue, which he HtnimH'd a year later to take up general lawlpractice, acting as assistant county solicitor fon the County of namiltonm 1885-7. In 1887 he was made a Judge of the Superior Court of Ohio, in 1800 Solicitor-General of the United States, and ill 1802 United States Circuit Judge, lie came into political prominence as president, of the Philippine Commission (1000-4). and as Civil Governor of the islands (1901-4). Mr. Taft left the latter post to become Secretary for War in ■lflW. and held that olWe until 1008. In 1003, as Special Commissioner, he visited the Philippines, extending the cruise to Japan and China. He was sent to Cuba, tmd established a provisional Governwilt tlwre when the United States had to intervene owing to the rebellion against the Cuban Government in September,'tOOfl. He visited Japan in 1007, nnd opened (So first Assembly of the Philippines at Manila.