The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-17

border of the United States. either on
the north or on the south, and / esteem
II great privilege to be the president
at the time when that event has hap.
pened. ! hope that it is significant Of
the tightening of the bonds between
the two countries.
"Railroads and other means of COM.
munication, like the telegraph. have
brought us closer TO each other so that
the City of Mexico and the city of
Washington are far nearer than they
ever were before
/ " And that means a closer union of
feeling between the two peoples Il
closer feeling between those responsible
Tor the government of each country ;
! and | esteem il the greatest honor of
my life TO have the privilege Of repre-
senting the United States in such II
| significant ceremony.
| President Diaz:
! II thnnk You very much.
President Diaz presented his son,
! Lieutenant Colonel Porfirio Diu2, Jr., of
| the Mexican army, and his nephew,
General Felix Diaz, chief inspector of
| the Mexican police.
Hastens to Mexico.
Less than an hour after President
Diaz had withdrawn, President Taft
WAS on his way TO Juarez 10 repay the
! call.
! He was received at the Mexican end
of the bridge by all Of the troops gath
cred there as an escort to President
| DaZ and was received with the same
/ honors and distinction as had marked
| the visit of the Mexican executive to
! this country.
Mr.. Taft found the little Mexican
! frontier city veritablc cloud of way
| ing colors The rough adobe walls of
all the buildings had been hung with
the national colors of Mexico and the
! United States, the rcd, white and blue,
and the red, white and green miugling
! in harmonious accord.
The streets over which Mr.. Taft
| iourncyed from the bridge end TO the
customs house had been converted into
n continuous court of honor. Garlands
Of flowers and vari-colored banners
were loopcd into towering white pillars.
Most Notable Day.
! 1t was a day of rushing, cheering
crowds. a day of marching soldiers,
day of journeying into foreign terri
tory of president of the United States
for the second time in the history of
the nation, a day of amity between
the two great nations of the United
States and Mexico, day made unusual
Of the chief ruler of a nation III any
way approaching the prestige of
| Mexico
President Taft left Fl Paso at 8
p. NJ, TO continue his journey through
the south Tomorrow evening he will
arrive at San Antonio and after spend
inc day there, be will 90 to Corpus
Christi to be the guest Of his brother,
&, =. Taft, three or four days, on the
lattor's ranch President Diaz late to-
night is speeding back to the City of
Mexico Both executives undoubtedly
will carry away with them the memor'
les Of n pleasant day,
Warm Welcome to Diaz.
President Diaz was received on this
side of the Rio Graude with an nc
claim that almost equalcd that of Pres
ident Taft in the city of Juarez.
President Taft and President DIaz
sat side by side at the banquet.
The conversation was carried on part
ly in Spanish and partly through the in"
| terpreter, who stood Just in the rear
of the presidential chairs. Mr., Taft
retains much of the Spanish he gained
in the Philippines. He received from
Mayor Felix Barcenas of Juarcz a cor"
dial invitation to visit the city this
morning. An interpreter began to in
teIpret the mayor 8 conversation, when
President Taft said he not only under,
stood. but greatly appreciated the COM
pliJhcnts of the mayor
Mutuality Of Toasts.
The speeches of Presidents Taft and
DiaZ at the Juarcz dinner were given
as toasts from one TO the other. Presi-
dent Diaz was first to rise, and as he
gained his feet an Impressive silence of
expectancy succeeded the hum of gen
eral conversation which had engrosscd
the 100 guests
In Spanish, the soldier and president,
a striking figure in his gilt-laced uni
form and decorations, man upon whom
the years seem to leave but traces of a
greater strength Of character and ad-
mIraton, expressed the cheerfully word
ed message of good will to the visiting
president, When the president of Mex
leo had concluded, his words were in
terpreted into English and repeated 10
tho American president.
When the interpreter had concluded,
President Taft arose, II was a minute
or more, however. before he could pro-
ceed. Cheers rang through the flowercd
dining hall. which had been constructed
in the picturesque patio of the Juarez
customs house, and Mr. Taft stood in
smiling appreciation until he was per-
mitted to proceed.
He said. "Mr. President, gentle
men:
Responding as befts the most aus
plcIous occasion, | rise to express, IN
the name, and on behalf Of the people
VI JUt culLtu 'lLdISSp lut
and high esteem they have for the
great, illustrious and patriotic presi-
dent of the Republic of Mexico. l also
take this occasion TO pronounce the
hearty sentiments Of friendship and ac-
cord with which my cauntrymen regard
the Mexican people.
{" Your exccllcncy, | have left the
United States and set my foot in your
great and prosperous country TO en-
phasize the high sentiment and conf
dcncc, the feeling of brotherly neigh
borllness. which exists between our
two great rations. The people of The
United States respect and honor the
Mexicans for their patriotic devotion,
their energy and for their advance in
industrial development and moral hap"
piness.
'"rhe aims and ideals of our two