Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-06-13
TAFT SPEAKS On
PANAMA CANAL


| Milwaukee. Wis, June 11-Secre
tary of War Taft is big enough and
bread enough TO fill any position
which the American people may call
upon him TO fill, was the keynote OF
an address of welcome by Governor
Davidson on behalf of the state at a
banquet last night given in honor Of
the secretary
| Mayor Becker welcomed the guest
on behalf of Milwaukee, referred to
| Ohio's many favorite sons and said
that they were by no means in a
silent majority To Secretary Taft
more than to any other human being,
the mayor said. is the country indebt-
ed at this time for our island posses
SionS.
Taft delivered lengthy address on
the history of the Panama canal and
was frequently and enthusiastically
applauded. He leaves at a. m en-
route to Rock Island and Davenport
Milwaukee, Wis. June 11-Secre-
tary Taft in an interview last
night said there will be no war with
Japan. You can quote me emphat-
ically as saying that I have an abiding
faith that the United States and ia
pan will continue their way along
most peacefully together You can
rest assured of that" he said
In Milwaukee.
General Taft left for Milwaukee via
nj OF - tnf~
luncheon on the special car Besides
the Milwaukee delegation, Governor
Davidson, President Van Hise and ex-
Governor Hoard were aboard and at
tended the banquet In the cream city.
Governor Davidson making the pre-
SentatiOn
His itinerary.
From Milwaukee the secretary goes
to Rock Island, where he will make an
official inspection of the Rock Island
arsenal and the government property
today.
After Rock Island the next point
will be Iowa City, Iowa, where the sec
Rotary delivers the commencement
address to the graduating class of the
Iowa state university tomorrow. At
night he departs for ST. Paul to de-
liver the commencement address be-
fore the graduates of the University
of Minnesota by invitation of Pres
ident Cyrus Northrup, June - That
night the business men of st. Paul
will tender a banquet to Secretary
Taft, and the address which he will
deliver will delye into national af-
fairs.
On June II the secretary OF war
will officially inspect Fort Smelling,
adjacent to st. Paul, and will leave
the same night for Fort Meade, S. d.
Sunday June Is, will be spent at
Sioux Falls, S. D.. en- route to Fort
Meade, where the quiet tip is that
there will be a roundup of South
Dakota republicans and, perhaps party
leaders from the neighboring common
wealths The next day will be oc-
cupied with the inspection of Fort
Meade and the schedule provides for
departure the same night for Fort
Leavenworth.
Fort Leavenworth will be reached
on the afternoon of June II and the
next day will be spent in a visit
through the army post there, where
the government is planning extensive
additions to the buildings. If the
time can be arranged Secretary Taft
will make a hurry call TO Fort Riley
on June 10.
On June 20 Secretary Taft will de-
liver a speech at the Ottawa Chau-
tauqua, where a gathering of persons
is expected from all over Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska.
From Ottawa Secretary Taft takes
the nearest route to Washington. This
route is through Kansas City and
St Louis where already a definite and
militant Taft boom is in progress of
disqualification.