The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-10-21
Presidents Taft and Diaz Ex-
press Good Will at Their
Greetings.
TAFT GOES TO MEXICO
Returns Soon Afterwards
But Will Go Back to
/ Visit Diaz.

After having received President
Diaz on American soil. President Taft
himself crossed the international
border line and returned the call OF
President Diaz at the customs house
in the city Of ciudad Juarez.
Again the two presidents were
closeted few minutes and then Mr..
Taft returned to the United States
to review the military parade in this
city this afternoon.
Tonight, however. he will cross in.
to Mexican territory for the second
time to be the guest of President
Diaz at Juarez.
Rumors of a possible demonstra-
ton attending the meeting or the
two Presidents caused the author
tiles. both civil and military, to take
extra precautions on both sides OF
the Rio Grande for guarding Dia-
and Taft. The military display was
impressive Of authority.
President Taft was attireti In con.
ventional frock suit. while President
Diaz glittered in gold decorations.
The cities of Ell Paso and Juarez
are gaily decorated. The occasion was
made a holiday and excursions were
run from hundreds of miles around.
President Taft arrived at Ell Paso
at 0 O'Clock this morning.
This is the second time in history
that Ciudad Juarez has been the fem-
porary capital of the Republic of
Mexico, but under widely different CIR
cumstances.
In 1866, when Bonite Juarez, consti-
tutional President of Mexico, was
driven in defeat before the troops OF
Maximilfian, self-appointed Emperor
of the Mexican people. he took refuge
and established his capital in the lit
tie city that lies across the interna-
tional boundary. stream from Ell Paso
For almost year. surrounded by a
small band of half-starved, poorly
clad and almost defenseless patriot SOL
diers. the President OF the Mexican Re-
public waited and hoped and watched
for the aid that he expected from the
United States; there, after weary
waiting, he finally rallied his forces
and set out on the return march to
the City of Mexico. that finally result
ad In a hnttttar+ x,{n.a,,. r,.....aAs..s
over the emperor and his foreign
troops; the execution of the emperor
and the re-establishment OF the Next
can Republic.
There was no preparation for the
coming OF the first President who
made ciudad Juarez the temporary
capital of Mexico: unheralded and
heartsore from his long journey and
frequent defeats. Benito Juarez rode
into the little adobe village that was
then known as Pas del Norte. on a
mule. Through It's narrow. crusty
streets between low mud houses, the
patriot President rode In silence. Few.
If any. recognized him when he rode
into the little city ana settled down on
Plaza Guadalupe Hidalgo in the
shadow OF the encient church OF the
Guadalupe, in long. low adobe
house, to establish the capital of what
was left of the Mexican Republic.
1t is different today. For months
the preparations have been IN progress
for the coming of President Diaz.
Troops have been arriving daily for
weeks to police the city and serve as
proper military escort for the Presi-
dent and his distinguished guest. the
President of the United States. Ennis
sarles have been arriving from Next
co City to complete every detail for
the comfort of the President. Archi-
tects, decorators. florists. cooks of rep
ntation, and secret service men have
thronged the little city for weeks and
Gays; $4,000 alone has been spent re-
building the Juaraz custom house as
reception room and banquet hail for
The meeting of the two Presidents; a
iarse sum was spent in the erection
OF the Grecian columns down the
SIDE of the streets that the two Presi-
Dents were to tiNverse; streets were
paved, sidewalks were laid and finally.
seven florists from Mexico City, using
up carload of flowers. put on the
.as' decorations few minutes before
we Presidential special train rolled
INTO the station and the President ar
lived.
resident Dfazs on his present visit,
, %h''e he is not making his capitol in
,"e came building occupied by General
suarez vas visitor to the old adobe