Show CAVE UP LIFE TAFTS BROTHER SPEAKS OF appointment new york feb 8 henry W taft ot his city a brother ot judge wm H taft who has just been appointed by president to head the commission for tho of a civil government in the bays my brother and I 1 exchanged several letters in regard to the advisability ot liis accepting the appointment but their contents were entirely personal I 1 know that the giving up of a life seat on the bench was a serious matter with him and that his acceptance 0 this appointment was a personal critico sa which ho did not estimate lightly he saw however that it was a matter ot national love and auty and he accepted his family will undoubtedly accompany him to the philippines or join him there later he expects that his work will last for at least a year |