The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-06
TAFT
At GARDEN GATE
GIVES A HEARTY GOOD BYE TO
SOL LDlERs SAILING FOR THE
PHlL.1PiNEs.
GREETED IN BERKELEY
Then Spoke in Oakland, and, Cross
ing the Bay, Given Great Wet-
con1ein Frisco--Laid An
other Corner Stone.

San Francisco. Ca, Oct, 5.-Aftar
passing the forenoon in Oakland and
Eeraeley, across The baT, Taft was
welcomed to San rfase.sso this after
noon ~ great t.srong ai9ng Ire ,iae
OF march extending Ger tbr I NIL,
OF tho pricnipa streets. Is tie PFC Il
dent crossed ffcn Oakland to an
Francjsco the AIRY transport Thom
was Just sailing for the Philippine
BY the Presidents .nest the re
nue cutter McCul.casl, on which he
was a passenger. went alongside the
big vessel. the sides Of which We're
lined with soldiers and the families
of the Officers.
/ On the bridge of the transport was
1.-THE Philippine constabulary band.
which played at the presidents in.
angrration, was win MIN recently In
Seattle and present this morning in
the Greek theatre in Berkeley. The
band was playing Hail to the Chief
as the president shouted across the
water to the ks.aki-cIad soldiers.
l"Good bye. boys, wish you pleas
ant voyage"
| Answering cheers came back. tho
!, transports propeller ehurned the
water and the vessel gained headway.
IThe president looked w.stfully toward
the Golden Gate. ,
Does 1t make you feel home sick.
/, Mr.. PRESIDENT" assed q member OF
the party,
Indeed II does replied the presi-
|dent. "Id give anything II was
going with them
| Referring to his rwn experiences
10 Manila, in one address today, Taft
said
"You neyersean teii what the future
III going TO bring ahuut. ii seems o.
long way around to the White House
TO so ont ten thousand miles in the
tropics, but this is where II landed
Eme,'
Berkeley had the honor of being the
frat city overlooking the bay to vel
Ieome the president He was driven
to the Greek theatre OF the Uni.
lNersity Of California. whore he de-
ciared that the ideals Of popular gov.
ornment were splendid 10 cultivate,
| LIT that the man at the helm must
be content with compromise. must
accept his responsibilities and 'plas
4 hat hat hn EtfaanN1fftI
in bringing the peopcl to follow him.
or hal to follow the people
The president then went to Oakland
and addressed an out door throng.
Luncheon was eaten while crossing
| the bay After the San Francisco
lride the president ,qiewed near,y all
| the public and parochial school chill
Idren in the city. Next he laid the
corner stone Of the new Y. M CA.
building and expressed again the in
terest he feels in that work. TAFT
has what he delights to cali hi7 "Y.
NJ C. A. branch speech" He laid the
corner stones for these bulldogs In
iShanghai, Hong Kong all through
ttne United states anu othef pafts Oh
the world
AS usual he worked hard in laying
1.-THE stone, AMI spread mortar five min
Iutes before the bolck of granite was
lowered into place.
Tonight the president was given q
banquet at the Fairmont Hotel BY
more than six hundred residents, and
was later entertained at the Press
; Club He will leave tomorrow for tie
Yosemite Valley.
Y in theAhanqnet speech the pres dent
Iaroused great enthusiasm by the dec
laration that be will ;4rge the passage
/, of ship subsidy as one OF the prin-
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