Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-17
TurEFs OF NATIONS MEET IN FL PASO
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MEET IN FL PASO ,continued From Page one) 4ho Tinted States l give assur- oI .bcir cordial esteem for the ,I:. @ of Mexico and its wise and 0c''s ..su+ rresident, and welcome you l yn,,I, l[,,,. c,rntry and it's hospitality" kv;tb %t Taft. when he greeted Diaz, 'Is Secretary Dickinson and Postmas- re c.ooroI "oC Hitchcock, Captain Arehi- l " W nrst General Albert Myer, II.
 .nd Assistant Secretaries Mischler A., ,,,,, S'.l ,,,nor of the White House staff. T Retinues of Presidents ,;,z WAS accompanied by members of < .obirct and military staff. The pri- ' interview between the two presi- | TostaJ fifteen minutes. It is of Il nn,. stated that it considered of the 4 ESoroti,r of public utterances of Taft | Dioz and no matters of diplomacy re touched upon.
 & Fbose present at the interview be- an tba two president in the chamber I commerce building in Fl Paso were ,,torv Dickinson, Postmaster Gener- .f .fitcbcnck. Governor Campbell of Tex and other state officials; Captain inc president s military aide, John ., s Hammond, Dr. J. J. Richardson, Wendall Mischler and Charlges c. crer. the president s assistant seere- les
 be nresident of Mexico was accom- # ;o5 bv General Manuel Gonzales # +o minister of war; Olgario Molina, T ster of commerce, industry, coloniza-
 mines and agriculture; Governor X I of fhe state of Chihuahua; Colonel Iss Escoandon, chief of the mill , staff of President Diaz, and Ignace Ia Barra. private secretary of Pres Diaz.
 Conversation of Rulers
 it opened the conference by saying: :. | am very glad to welcome you, sir; very glad indeed. "
 Siaz: ''I am happy to meet you and X have the honor of being one of & first foreigners to come over to YOU hearty welcome.
 aft: "It gives me not only great gre to welcome the present presi
 of the great republic of Mexico, < 10 welcome the president of the re- # ie of Mexico who has made it so # l."
 az: ''I am very proud to grasp the | of a great statesman who has made record in this life, in The Phil { hes, in Cuba and at present at the of the great nation of the United es."
 aft: ''I wish to express to you my If that the meeting is looked upon | both peoples with a great deal of rest. not as making stronger, but ypifying the strength of the bond Eeen the countries.
 \ lag: My friendly relations and my 4 onal acquaintance with you will I thousands and thousands of X tds of the American and Mexican le, and beneficial development will to follow for the good of the coun- ft: "You have already met the sec < ,ry of war and governor of Texas, shall be glad to have the privilege j resenting to you the postmaster gen e postmaster general was thereuPon . rted tO DiaZ.
 Taft Resumes Journey
 left Fl PasO at 8 D. m. to con W his journey through the south. To " Dw evening he will arrive at San a pnic. After spending the day there ., Fii go to Corpus Christi to be
 at the ranch of his brother, c. P.
 for three or four days.
 az, late tonight, is speeding back ' e City of Mexico.
 is is the second time in history
 Ciudad Juarez has been the tenn
 y capital of the Republic of Mex but under widely different cireum- les.
 1866, when Bonita JuareZ, consti- nal president of Mexico, was driv-
 defeat before the troops of Max
 m, self-aPpointed emperor of the can people, he took refuge and es- Shed his capital in the little city
 lies across the international boun-
 stream from Fl Paso. For almost ', surrounded by a small band of
 starved, poorly clad and almost
 seless patriot soldiers, the presi-
 of the Mexican Republic waited
 oped and watched for the aid that
 Epeeted from the United States;
 after weary waiting, he finally
 q hls forces and set out on the
 march to the City of Mexico hnaily resulted in a brilliant vic
 t Quarotaro over the emperor and
 Felgn troops; the execution of the
 or and the establishment of the
 ran republic.
 re was no preparation for the com
 the first president who made Gnu
 Juarez the temporary capital of
 70; unheralded and heartsore from
 png journey and frequent defeats,
 Juarez rode into the little adobe
 that was then known as Pas del
 on a mule. Through its narrow,
 streets, between low mud houses,
 ainot president rode in silence.
 IT any recognized him when he
 into the little city and settled
 on Plaza Guadalupe Hidalgo in
 laaoW of the ancient Church of
 uadaIupe, in a long, low adobe lo establish the capital of what
 tt Of the Mexican yenuh6c