Show I I TAFT MAKING PLANS I N M W Washington hington Js Is Von f Whether It t Is Safe Safe for for Him to Go Washington Dec l 12 PresIdent i elect Tart Taft Is 18 planning n a visit to tb Panama Pan Ian IanI I nina ama before his Inauguration Mr 11 Taft TaCt I the of-the the canal canalis fools that Ci tho completion ot is one of the biggest problems that ho I 4 Ihas has to confront at tho the beginning of ot I Ithe the administration and ho is anxious to make maleo one moro more visit 1311 to tho isthmus I and go o over tho the operations before he lie assumes assume his duties I President t Roosevelt Mr Taft Tatt and Secretary Hoot today took up tho plan Senator Hoar of or Long a ago o the late Massachusetts raised rained the tho question that while th the law provides adequately for forthe forthe the thc succession hi ii the orent of tho tue death of ot the President there thero Is no 1 Law cov coy covering that would arise lug ering the tho contingency in the event of ot a a. President elect Taft raft and Root struggled with tho the question for several hours this afternoon afternoon after after- noon without reaching any decision anti and there the matter stan stands s. s Taft raft has left tho tim matter with tho the President and the secretary of state It Is believed beHave that a favorable decision will bo be arrived arrived ar- ar I rived at and that Taft Tart will accordingly according according- ly h sail sall from Charleston 8 S. C. C about January iO 20 About 20 O da days s s will be spent on the tho Isthmus I i I |