Mr. W. H. Taft We regret to record the death
of Mr. Taft. He had recently resigned the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States owing to continual ill-health. His reconstruction of the Philippines was a remarkable work. From 1908, when he left the islands, to 1913, when he ended- his term as President of the United States, he was actively engaged in politics, in which he distinguished himself by his concern for details and his diplomatic handling of both internal and external affairs ; but his heart was in the law, and he has left his mark on Labour legislation and on the rules of procedure. During the War he was President of the League to Enforce Peace, and afterwards, before he fulfilled his life's ambition by becoming Chief Justice, he spoke throughout the country on behalf of tIke League of Nations.
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