The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-20
Reached DesMoines EARLY To.
day and Was Greeted by
Waiting Thousands
HAPPY WELCOME EXTENDED
JAPANESE At TWIN CITIES
The Official Greeting From Mikado
Extended to Nations Chief and a
Hearty Response Took Place in the
Nations Transitory Capital.

NduOu 1EanSltOry CapltaL
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 2O.-Presi.
dent Tafts special over the Chicago.
Great Western arrived here shortly
before z o'clock this morning from
Minneapolis. Despite the early hour
thousands had gathered at the union
station to welcome the nations chief
A deafening cheer greeted the presi.
dent as he stepped from his private
car. The president was taken in
charge by the committee headed by
Harry H. Polk, c. A. Rawson and
Charles Botsford, commissioners o1
the Des Moines Commercial club
Twenty automobiles accompanied the
president through the main streets ol
Des Moines. All along the line, the
streets had been roped off to prevent
undue croWding.
President Taft was entertained al
breakfast In Senator Cummins' home
to which had been invited men prom.
inent in the Republican politics ir
Iowa. After the reception the party
re-entered the automobiles and pro.
ceeded to the reviewing stand opposite
the state capitol where the president
reviewed 5000 federal troops. The
review lasted full hour. The sol.
diers consisted of cavalry, infantry
and artillery from all over the west
After the review President Taft de.
livered fifteen minute speech. Fault.
less weather made the conditions ideal
for his reception and every seat OF
the spacious stand was filled with an
enthusiastic crowd which cheered the
president to the echo. Hundreds filled
the roofs surrounding the capitol
square and the great space in front o1
the state house was solidly packed
with people. Though urgently re.
quested to attend the army maneu.
vers at the state fair grounds Presi.
dent Taft was compelled to decline
Instead he was placed aboard an auto.
mobile and whisked to Rock Island
waiting to carry him to Omaha, the
next stop of the presidential party.
At Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Sept. 2O-President
Taft yesterday met the fifty members
of the Japanese commercial mission
to the United States, bade them a
hearty welcome to the country, as
sured them of the lasting friendship
of the American people, paid a trib-
ute to their qualities of industry and
patriotism and in conclusion drank
a toast to the emperor of Japan as
'the warm and sincere friend OF
America" amid great enthusiasm
among both his Japanese and Ameri-
can hearers.
The meeting with the Japanese was
at luncheon of the Lafayette club
on the shores of Lake Minnetonka
twenty miles out of the city, rendered
by the Commercial club of Mime
apolis. President Taft secuted the
idea that there had ever been the
slightest danger of trouble between
Japan and America. He paid high
compliment to the military valor OF
Japan when the country was Eight
ing in defense of her rights and the
maintenance of her prestige on the
field of battle"
But" he declared, Japan today is
fighting for victories of peace and we
all hope she will succeed. We are
not going to yield ourselves in that
contest. however, If we can help it,
President Taft's address, which
throughout, was filled with express
sions of the warmest admiration for
the Japanese emperor and the JAP
anese people followed with a speech
by Baron Shibusawa, prominent
banker of Toxic and chairman of the
visiting commission. in which, speak
ing In his native tongue. he referred
to President Taft as ''one of the fore
most men Of the age and warm and
true friend Of Japan"
He proposed the health of the presi-
dent and led his fellow countrymen
in three resounding "banzais." Mr..
Taft proposed the health Of the en-
peror with "banzai" which was
caught up and re-echoed by the
guests.
Preceding the luncheon, the presi-
dent was introduced to each member
of the Japanese commission and his
hearty words of greeting his quick
recollection of having met many of
the visitors during his several visits
to Japan and little incidents in which
they had had part, seemed COM
pletely to captivate them and each
man as he passed, appeared reluc-
tant to release the presidents hand
or to curtail the informal exchange of
compliments.
Mr.. Taft also received the ladies of
the party, declaring to Baroness Shi-
busawa that America wanted to see
more of the ladies' of Japan and to
encourage their coming to this coun-
try with the men.
ut isn't fair" said the president,
''that Japan should keep back the
most charming of her creatures"