AMERICA

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13846, 6 March 1909, Page 5

AMERICA

THE PRESIDENCY

Press Assoviat ion-Bv 1 | ili-Copyriglii- . WASHINGTON, March A.

Mr Taft has inaugurated his' Presidency at Washington, 50,000 persons participating.'in the parade', including the Governors of fifteen States. • - Congress has 'finally fixed, Mr TalVs salary at 75,000 dollars (£15,000), and 25,000 dollars travelling expenses.

CEREMONV OK SWEAR ING IX

Received !),lop.ui.. March sth. : WASHI.NGTONy March 5.

A violent snowsiiur.in necessitated - tlic ceremony''of swearing in. taking place in the 'Senate Chamber instead of outside the Capitol. Tlic storm moderated before Mr Ta ft drove to , the White House. The. illuminations m the evening were witnessed by thousands. _ .

The Ttepublican Committee escorted Mr Roosevelt In the station; tlienee lio proceeded to Oyster \lJay. ; , Forty .trains of sightseers f roiu Ph iladelpltiiv and New York were'suiVWed \ip outside Washington. .As the tclegiaph lilies were ...broken? V l * s nctVs>p«UMM s were' depending v»n the tvaiuw. Tlifc Senate ratified the AYiitenri<ys Treaty. THE PRESIDENT'S ADDttESS. WASHINGTON, .March 5. i.Presideht Taft, iii his inauguration address,, generally, endorsed-Mr Roosevelt's poiieies regarding trusts, interstate commerce, and federal supervision of railways. A special session of Congress ' would "be' convened in March to consider a revision of the tarifl . Present conditions would permit pi reductions in certain schedules aml the -advancement of lew (if . any). The expenditure of the current year exceeded receipts :by 100,000,000 dollars. If tariff revision did not meet tlic deJieit graduated inheritance duty •would be imposed. ;•••*. Every precaution must bo taken to prevent and punish outbursts against foreigners possessing treaty rights. in' the event pf possible ii'teriiationiii controversies -witii \the Orient, .arising, out of tile, open door and other issues, the United Slates would be uliable to maintain her interests without a suitable ariiiv and navy. Sympathetic references were made lo the negroes.