Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-30
TAFT IN JEWISH TEMPLE
President Speaks for Broad Tolerance
to Pittburg Congregation.
SEES BALL GAME IN AFTERNOON
Program for Day is Changed 60 En-
able Executive TO Attend Cubs
Pirates Contest-Guest of
yale M%.

PITTsBURG, Pa. May pa day as
fair as Pittsburg has ever known marked
the first visit OF President Taft into the
central weet since his occupancy of the
White House. From the moment Of his
arrival at the East Liberty Street station,
on the outskirts OF the city, early this
morning, through a varied program which
carried him into the pulpit Of a Jewish
tabernacle. into the heart OF the p%rettiest
city park In the country. through a bust
ness meeting Of the Associated Western
Yale clubs, and finally out TO the Allegheny
Country club. where he is 70 spend the en-
tire afternoon, the presidents way led him
through streets that we're fairly choked
with humanity and filled his ears with
deafenlng cheers. The presidents day was
a continued ovation.
II never claimed 70 conform strictly TO
religious services" said the president at
Temple Rodeph Shelom, where he made
his first address Of the day to Rabbi Levy's
congregation, land IL has remained for
Pittsburg to bring me to church, both on
Saturday and prospectively on Sunday.
Il am glad to be here to show, IL posi-
BILE, by my presence, how much ours is a
kONtI lAiC Va w AAN PSSRHSt
was the constitutional provision that no
religious requirement or qualification
should be necessary In this country. In this
Jewish tabernacle, as president of the
United States, l feel as much at home and
feel as much support as l would in any
other church in the whole country.
The prayer to which we have just lis
tened, so full OF love and human kindness,
should make us feel ashamed Of all mar
rowness and bigotry. Never in the history
Of the country. In any crisis or under any
conditions. have the Jewish citizens failed
10 live up to the highest standard OF pa
triotism.
Appears in Many Churches.
1T am not a preacher and not In the habit
OF appearing in pulpits. l never had done
so until / went to the Philippines, where l
stood first in q Presbyterian pulpit ana
thon In an E~piscopalian. Returning to this
country 1 have appeared IN the pulpit OF
my own church, the Unitarian, and now
am In a Jewish tabernacle. That Is 2 rouno
which l think justlfies ME In saying ina
1 hope 10 be the president of all the people
and hope to have your support as you
have given 1t to my predecessors, without
stint and with every desire to make THIS a
truly GOOD ana great couhNiS'
From the temple the president was es-
corted to Arsenal park, where he particl-
pated in the dedication OF a fountain pre-
sented to the city by the Daughters OF 1917
Here the president in a brief address dwel'
upon the necessity OF providing playsrounos
for the peoplc-the necessity Of parks for
all great cities.
During the morning the president was
the guest of the state and city. At noon
he was turned over to the Yale enthusiasts
President Taft decided to leave the Allie
pheny Country club at 8 o'clock this after
noon In order to get to the National league
base ball ground in time to see the Pitts
burK-chicago base ball game. The Official
program placed the president at the Coun-
try club until late this afternoon oul Wnel
he learned Of the ball game he decloed uo
see IL. Immediately special reservations
were made for him.
with this exception the program for the
day was not altered.