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Show TAFT DROPS POLITICS FDIi li BEPABTMEMT Spends Day Explaining Various I Present-Day Problems to His Successor. ; HOT SPBTNGS. Va., Aug. .15. William Wil-liam IT. Taft was secrotary of war again today, at least to tho extent of finding himself deeply engrossed with his successor, suc-cessor, Luke E. Wright, in the absorbing absorb-ing questions of the Philippines, Cuba and Panama, as well as the innumerable innumera-ble odds and ends of war of which few except himself know the history. "We havo decided," began'the candidate, can-didate, when asked tho result of the conference. "You see, I havo fallen back into the habit of feeling myself a part of thc administration." Mr. Taft explained that thero would not bo added to the machinery of the Philippines at present a department of agriculture. President Roosevelt has authority to create a department and place at its head some Filipino nicmbor of tho legislative commission of thc islands. Tho establishment of five departments de-partments executive, presided over by Governor Smith; commcrco and police, with vice-governor Forbes at tho bead; interior. Professor Worester; public in-sfruction, in-sfruction, Mr. Schuster, and finance and justico, headed bv Senor Aranda is regarded re-garded as an .accomplishment towards self-government sufficeint for the present, pres-ent, and President Roosovolt will re-coivo re-coivo advice to this effect by Secretary Wright. Tho decision is based on ob-'.icction ob-'.icction to increasing tho cost of the Philippino government iu tho abscrAio of absolute neccssit'. |