The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
NAL PROGRAMME
 OF CELEB2AT TION
President Taft Makes Last
 Speech At Burlington
INDIAN PAGEANT GIVEN
Taft Tells the Assembled People That He Does Not Know What To Suggest as to Site for Mon-
 ument to Champlain.

Burlington Vt, July S.-President Taft's participation in the Lake Champlain ter centenary celebration terminated today. and he left tonight en route to Washing ton where tomorrow afternoon he will plunge again into the intricaeies of the tariff at a meeting with House and Sem ate leaders concerning the conference con sderaton of the mea sure which is soon to be begun. The celebration today was in many ways a repetition of the pro- gramme followed in New York state. The President seemed more deeply impressed than ever with the sincerity of the ex- pressions of good will which were uttered ] anew by the accredited representatives i of France Great Britain and Canada. and declared that the unity which exists be- tween these great nations and the United States never can be torn apart. The en- tire celebration. conducted in the shadows of ruined old forts which have been sur rounded in days gone by with hordes of fighting men. and on fields where the sol diers of France, America and Great Brit ain have known the clash of arms, has ] been a veritahle fete of peace.
 The French ambassador. M. Jusserand; the British ambassador, MT. Bryce; Gov ernor Hughes of New York, Governor Prouty of Vermont and Postmaster Gen. eral Lemeiux of Canada were the speak i CTS of the day in addition to Presndent l Taft The expressions of all were most felicitious.
 Indian Pageant.
 
 messed for the first time the Indian page ant of Hiwatha, given on floats near the Yacht club wharf Tonight with the other visitors the President was a guest at | banquet. where he delivered his second address of the day. brief parting word ] of congratulations and thanks for the splendid manner in which the celebration of Champlain's discovery had been carried out.
 President Taft, after paying compli- ments to the people and the state of Yer mont for their history and achievements in his speech at City Hall park, said:
 "A man who can claim Vermont lineage has something to be proud of My father knew every man in the state of Ohio that had come from Vermont. And there is something about Vermont men, whether you meet them in California Ohio, or any other state-and they are in every state-that makes between them a bond almost equal to bond of free masonry.
 Now, my friends I am not in the theatrical business and I have not fully understood until the last three days what was meant by continuous show. Now I know, and it affects differently hoe rxrl10 1coc rad in a rd who come in only at one time.
 Place for Monument.
 q have had the pleasure of attempt ing to compose the differences arising between the governor of New York and the governor of Vermont, and 1t has been at time a difficult task. I do not mean to make that harmonious union they speak of now and that I hope | will continue to be preserved, any more difficult by suggesting a solution of problem about to rise In respect to the place where the monument to Samuel | Champlain Is to be put. I suggested last night that it might be well to sub | init it to a committee consisting of the French and English ambassadors and the chief executive of the United States and that we might then reach con | clusion that would be satisfactory to | nobody I don't know how you are going to satisfy everybody unless you make Champlain a colossus of Rhodes and put on foot in New York and one | foot in Vermont, and then when you do you will interfere with that am bilious plan of your mayor with refer ence to a deep waterway.
 My friends, this is a most unique and many sided memorial. I know there has run through your minds, as there has run through mine this morning, the happy feeling of being present to hear such beautiful speeches from the heart as We have heard. We meet to celebrate an event and a man upon wh ose life and upon the acts of whose life turned, in a way which he little expected, the whole settlement of this country. We meet here to celebrate his virtues and to congratulate France, his country as one that could produce such q hero.
 But the feature of this memorial that I think Is so unique Is the gath ering here in amity, in peace and in union that cannot be torn apart, three great powers, England, France and the United States and with Englands fairest daughter, the Dominion of Can ada."
 Speech at Dinner.
 Although the banquet hour was fixed at 6:3O oclock, 1t was fully an hour later before President Taft arrived at the gym nasium building of the University of Vermont where dinner was given.
 Referring to his great pride in his Yer mont ancestry, President Taft expressed his appreciation of the states hospi- tality and for the part 1t has played in the present celebration. The Presidents reference to the presence of every mem- Der of the distinguished company of the travelling show of which am a part" es- pecially amused the compahy, and later Ambassador Bryce declared that the showing company is absolutely giving its last performance of the season." Now, one of the stories and experi- ences,' said the President, that comes tonight at the end of three days is that of George Fred Williams of Massachu- setts, who attended meeting in celebra- l. tion of the completion of the bridge at Memphis. They gave him the hospitality the region is famous for. For a day or two 1t continued, and finally he was called upon at o'clock in the morning, at the closing banquet. to say what he had to say to the people of Memphis What he said was People of Memphis, we of Mas sachusetts thank you for your ferocious %.Is