The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-09

ShNft speeches we're made hY exc /
senator John l.. Wilson. Congress
man Wesley T.. Jones. Senator Levi 4
N AnkenN A. J ulethsn aud Can. /
gresham Mckinlcy 81 California
Crowds a. Deck.
Secretary Taft and PARTY. includ.
lus Airs Taft aud their sou. Charlie
Taft arrived in seattle yesterday
aftpfnoou al gt46 aboard Chester
Thufnus yacht 10 Primo. Thpy
wete mef a. fief hY Fogner
ruited States senator John /. vii
sou. Mayer Aeere and the recep
ilen committees Ot the Chamber 81
Commences Ohio saglefy ant faft
club. aud taken la automobiles 20
the Grand Vpega hauAs. where Tart
sroke SO men ealf. under The ass
ftecs u the Y VI. Z. A. FuiN
{ u0e people crowded the dock ana
Witnessed tho iandlns.
in srite ~ the ban uH politics.
the forbidden snhlect crepl into the
Garnd opera house meeting when
Thomas = Lippy introduced secrv
tafy Tar a. oaf next president
after hasiuE referred to Congress.
man Jones ~ the next united
States senator from MaehinKgen
rafts ready wit rose % the coca
aion When she applause - tie
crowded house had died dOwn. BIO
said.
Politics creeps IN.
= was informed that this was 70
BE- non.paFsisan gatheriug. bat II
iris idea was very deep seated IN
the mind nf your ehalrnan. be has
made a few slight errors. for be
has MT only deived lota national
politics but. II | ana not uslslntofEn.
ed oa matters IN WuahinEsou stats.
he has Invaded the fralm az state
politics Aa sell
The serrcsaEy'x ready ait came
into play again during hts speech
uhep be dropped his glasses on
the floor Fortunately tbey dld not
break, and Mr. Taft got along mer
riiy until he wished to refer TO
some notes be held in bis hand
Taft locked heipirssiy down az the
glasses At his feet for moment
when ATS wAtchfnl secretary trip
ped across the stage and picked
them up for him A the secretary
lefi the stage Taft said with
smile
= am SORRY my secretary asa
thar. wanted 70 convince yon
thar could do q myself
Praises Y. ~. C. A.
In his speech. Taft devoted him
sef larNely 70 praise IL the work
q the Y ~ g A. 10 the United
States and its dependencies
From che Grand. Secretary TAFT
vas taken a. the Rainier cinb for
an informal reception From there
the Taft party we're taken 20 the
home q John T. Wilson. whose
guests they are during the stay Ia
Seattle.
A reception AZ the Seattle Aih.
leiie club rendered b. the Taft aud
Ohio clubs. viii be the principal
Taft function tonight. foiioWlus a
dinner 20 ~ rendered him BY the
Yale AlumaL
To Walt Aberdeen.
TomorFuw afternoon the seere.
tary wiii visit Fort fsRWt0u. and 70
morrow night will attend a rcccp.
ton In bic honor ~ the Rainier
club "Wednesday be viii 90 10
Aberdeen. and Thursday wiIi sail on
the Minnesota FOR the Philippines.
Taft d gcine 10 the Philippines
tn fuiflllment Of a promise 10 re-
turn there aHd open tho first PM.
iBplne legislature. Oct is lie vas
the most popular American official
who ever went 10 the Philippines.
and the people exacted the promise
that he would return At some time.
Yesterday Secretary Taft was Ia.
tsfviewed b. the Rev. Wlibur y
Crafts. a missionary IN the Philip.
Dlnea and assured the reverend
gentleman that the government
would not extend the time limit
fog the existence % The opium trade
beyond March I. 1908. the limit
fixed by congress.
csrtoonisss Exaggcrats.
Secretary Taft. az known 20 The
American people through the car.
foouiai. and the real Secretary Taft
are widely differing persons as far
as appearance goes The excess
slve expanse of front which the car.
tooniat ia So fond Of portrayinF.
dWlHdles 20 proper proportions for
a man over SIX feet tall. who e not
Ga athletic condition. when one
really sees the biz secretary. ITS
height and size attract attention
because 81 his general lafgeneAa.
which ls not unduely accumulated
ln the region OF the belt
There o. no suggestion that cor
Duiency interferes with brain work
about The secretary. His eye %
keen and alert hts actions are
graceful for a man Of hts size. be
carries himself with dignity which
no really rat man can possess.
And the genial smile Of the sec.
Rotary ~ one OF his greatest attrao'
lions II constitutes an armor
which the interviewer cannot
pierce. This morning Mr. Taft gen.
tally ovaded any discussion Of the
trouble over the japanese a. Van.
couver. marshaiing the smile to
take away the sting Of refusal.
You can easily understand the
diplomatic reasons why / cannot
discuss a matter which may DO
come "a question Of international
negotiations" he said, especially
as they involve two nations apart
from our own"
n am doing my talking IN my
public speeches" added Mr. Taft.