The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-17
President Of the United States Attend.
ed Banquet in Mexico Last
Evening When Two coun-
tries Joined Hands.
WAS NOTABLE OCCASION
Diaz Came Over to the United States
to See. Taft and Then Taft
Crossed Over to Mexico
To Return Visit.
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Ell PASO, Texas, Oct 16.-William
Howard Taft, first presids:t of the
United States to leave the jurisdiction
of the United States, was guest to.
night at banquet rendered to HIM
by President Porfirio Diaz of the re-
public of Mexico.
In brilliant banquet hall specially
built for the occasion in the patio of
the old custom house at Ciudad Jua-
rez, the two presidents toasted each
other and the nations which they rep
resented, while gorgeously uniformed
officers and statesmen in civilian
dress applauded the sentiment Of
friendship between the two nations.
When President Diaz rose to pro-
pose his toast to President Taft, the
hum of conversation through the hall
ceased and when he ceased speaking
burst of applause followed his dec
laration of friendship between the
nations.
President Diaz proposed the fellow
ing toast to President Taft and the
American people:
Diazs cast
"Mr President, gentlemen: The
visit his excellency, President Taft
today makes to the Mexican territory,
viii mark an epoch in the history of
Mexico. We have had in our midst
very illustrious American visitors,
such as General U. S. Grant and the
Hon. Messrs. Seward and Root, put
never before have we seen in our
land the chef magistrate of the great
,4,.s1x t,.otf
of international courtesy which Mex.
its full value and the significance is
that it will henceforth establish a
happy precedent for the latin Arneri-
can republics to cultivate unbroken
and cordial relations among them
selves with us and with every nation
of the continent.
''Actuated by the sentiments which
ere also those of my co-patriots. |
raise my glass to the everlasting en-
joyment by the. country of the i'm
mortal Washington, of all the nap
piness which Justly belongs to the
intelligent industry and eminent
civicism that are the characteristics
Oh the manly and cultured American
people and to the enduring glory of its
heroic founders. I raise my glass
to the personal happiness of its Illus
trious president who has come to
honor us with his presence and friend
ship, whose display will make for the
cultivation of q common Interest
which viii bind the two neighbor ma
tions, whose respective elements oi
life and progress find in their unlor
reciprocal completion and enhance
ment."
Taft's Toast.
President Taft's toast to Presiden
Diaz and the Mexicans:
Responding as BELTS the cordia
ity of this auspicious occasion,
rise to express in the name and o.
behalf OF the people of the Unite
States their profound admiration an
high esteem for the great, illustriou
and patriotic president OF the republi
of Mexico.
II also take this occasion to prt
nounce the hearty sentiments {
friendship and accord which my coul
trymen regards the Mexican people.
Your excellency, | have left til
United States and SET my foot in you
great and prosperous country to en-
HiidSlHS LIE IloIc THESE nlSn sent
ments and to evidence the feelin
which exists between our two gre,
nations The people of the Unite
States respect and honor the Mexican
for their patriotism, their will, energ
and for tneir steady advance in i
dustrial developments and NOR
happiness. The aims and ideals
our two nations are identical. the
sympathy mutual and lasting. drir
to my friend, the president of th
great republic. to his CONTINUED lor
life and happiness and to the new,
ending bond of mutual sympathy b
tween Mexico and the United States
A Sigh Of Relief.
When the banquet was finally ov
and the presidents had separate
Taft going to his train to coDtinl
his journey east and Diaz going to h
train to return to the Mexican capt.;
those in charge of the event he
breathed sigh Of relief.
For two weeks every day has broug
It's anarchistic scare and the seer
service officers of the two countri
have been busy planning, guarding t
lives OF the presidents, A report
day that an attempt had been ma
on the life of President Diaz as
was escorted back to the information
bridge added to the uneasiness Of t
spprnf cprvipa mon Jt ,yac rap0rt