The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-02
TAFT SPEAKS TO
 CUBAN STUDENTS
tCoNTINUED FROM PAGE 1)

 fluence in politics, the question then nat urally arises: What was the necessity of changing our form of government at all? The theory of popular government is that every class shall exercise a decided po- litical influence, but it seems to me that your ideals have been too high. An ideal so high thatsit is beyond the reach of realization, Is not very useful. Soaring too high is dangerous, and the higher you get, the more disastrous is the fall
 "The hope of this country is in it's edu- cated youth. While I do not want to jar or make uncomfortable those youths who are entering active life, I must speak the truth. There are one or two traditions still persisting in this civiliza- ton. The first of them is that the learned professions are the only pursuits worthy the graduates of this university This Is a great mistake. University education is not an obstacle to success in commercial life I am afraid that young Cubans are not sufficiently infused with that mer- cantile spirit of which we have too much in the United States
 Youna Men Should Enter Business.
 "What you need is the desire to make money to found great interests and carry on the country's prosperity, and young Cubans, or rather most of them, ought to begin In business. There would be no trouble in forcing yourselves ahead in the next generation. so that the banks. commercial houses and shipping interests of Cuba would be in Cuban hands in- stead of in the hands of foreigners. You must have foreign capital and the debt Of gratitude this country owes that great man Estrada Palma is that he realizes more than other Cubans the necessity of bringing in capital and convincing the world of the conservative character of your government in order that foreign capitalists might depend on It's security But the right of property and the motive of accumulation is the basis of all modern success and civilization and until you have community of political influence and control which is affected by the conserva- tive influences of property ownership, sue cessful popular government is impossible. Nobody ever achieved a high ideal without failing two or three times, and failures must be made vehicles to sue cess. Each failure ought to teach avoid- ance of that particular danger. When everything goes smoothly and you seem on the high road to success, then Is the most dangerous time. When humbed by the lessons of disappointment you are in a proper spirit to win success"
 Viva le republique of Cuba"
 Receives Many Officials.
 Much of the governors time today was occupied in receiving officials of the vari- ous departments and judges of the courts. With the members of the supreme court Governor Taft held prolonged conferences concerning the drafting of proclamation of general amnesty. This decree is of the most importance in view of the fact that at many points on the island, notably Cienfuegos, many persons are in jail awaiting the disposition of political charges.
 The governor today appointed Major Eugene F. Ladd and Alexander Gonzales a committee to audit accounts of the treasury
 Jose E. Monteagudo and Carlos Herman deg, members of the disarmament com mission, left here tonight to receive arms from the rebels at Santa Clara, Sagua la Grande, Esperanza. Cruces, Cienfuegos and other points in the center of the is- land The laying down of arms by the rebels in the vicinity of Havana will be gin tomorrow when the men will be en-