The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17

have brou8hf us eIossr to eaon b<nes 90 that tiie City of uexico and tNF city of Washington are 3Rr nearer tooay than they ever were before.
 And that means closer union ot feeling between the two peoples, 1 cioser feeling between those respolsi- try: and | osteem 1t the Greatest henor Of my life to have the privilege of rep rsssntins the United ststss in sucn ceremony"
 President Ulsx:
 T thank you very much.
 Dlnn Rrpeentn ses.
 president D1as presented to President Taft his son. Lisutenant Colonel For also his nsphew. osneral Felix Diaz. Chief Inspector of the Mexican police.
 Lsss thrh m hour sitter President Dfnx had withdrawn, President Taft was on his way to Juarex to repay the
 He, was received at the Mexican end of the bridge by all of the troops gath cred there as an escort to President Diaz and was received with the same honors and distinction as had marked this country.
 lfr. Taft found the little Mexicai frontier a veritable cloud of waving colors. The rough adobe walls of the buildings had been hung with the Ma tionai colors of Mexico and the United States. the red, white and blue and the. red, white and green mingling in -har- monfous adcord.
 The streets over which Mir. Taft customs house had ben converted into continuous court of honor. Gar lands of flowers and vari-colored ban ners were 1ooped from one towering white pillar to another.
 1t was day of rushing, chtGrfng crowds, day of marching soldiers, a day of journeying into foreign terri tory of a president of the United States for the second time in the his- tory of the nation, day of amity be- tween the two great nations. a day made unusual by the first visit to Am- erican soil of the chief ruler of a na- tion In any way approaching the pres tike of Mexico.
 President Taft left El Paso at D. ms to continue his journeyi through the south. Tomorrow evening" he will ar rive at San Antonio and after spending a day there, he will go to Corpus Chris- to to be the guest of his brother, c. P. Taft, for three or four days on the lat ter's ranch.
 President Diaz late tonight Is speed ing back to the City of Mexico.
 President Diaz was received on this side of the Rio Grande with an ac- claim that almost equalled that of President Taft in the city of Juarex
 President st Banpuet.
 President Taft and President Diaz sat side by side at the banquet. The con- versation was carried on partly in Spanish and partly through the inter preter who stood just in the rear of the presidential chairs. MT. Taft retains much of the Spanish he gained In the Philippines.
 An interpreter began to interpret the mayors conversation when Presi- dent Taft said he not only understood but greatly appreciated the compli- ments of the mayor.
 The speeches of Presidents Taft and Diaz at the Juarez dinner were given as toasts from one to the other. Preex- dent Diaz was the first to rise, ana as he gained his feet an impressive Yi- lence of expectancy succeeded the hum of general conversation which had e1l- grossed the l50 guests.
 Tn Spanfsh, the soldier and presf- dent. a striking figure fin his gilt laced upiform and decorations, a man upon whom the years seem to leave the traces of a greater strength of charac- ter and determination. expressed the messages of good will to the visiting president--when the nresIdent q Next ssss co had concluded his words were Inter- preted into English and repeated to t1ls Americans present.
 Mexican Leader Speaks.
 President Diaz said:
 'Afr President. Gentiernen:
 This visit which His Exceilency, President Taft. makes te Mexico. will mark an epoch5in the history of Mex leo. We have had with us some very eminent American visitors. y such as General U. s. Grant and the Honorable Messrs. Seward and Root. but never have we seen on our soil rhe first mag istrate of the greatest American union Such proof of internatisnal courtesy. which Mexico appreciates and esteems In all It's worth and meaning, will be American republics to cultivate con- stant and cordial relations among themselves, with us and with all the other countries of the continent.
 "Inspired by these sentiments. which are also those of my countrymen, toast for the hope that the country of the immortal Washington may always enjoy the happiness and prosperity which justly corresponds co the intel Iigant activity and hign civilization which characterizes the manly cultured American people and for the everlast- Ing glory of its heroic founders I also toast for the personal happiness of its illustrious president. who mas come to honor us with his presence and with his friendship, the manifestations of which will contribute to cultivate the common interests which bind the two neighboring countries whose respective clements of life and progress are re- ciprocity completed and fnagnified by assertion."
 when the Interpreter had concluded. President Taft arose. It was minute or more. however, before ne could pros ceed. Cheers rang through the flower ed dining hall which had been con- structed in the picturesque patio of the Juarez customs house and Mir. Taft stood smiling appreciation until he was permitted to proceed:
 Response by Taft.
 He said:
 MT. President. Gentlemen:
 s.Responding as beflts the most auspi- cious occasions, rise to express in the name. and on behalf, of the people of the United States. the admiration and high esteem they mold for the great, illustrious and patriotic Presi- dent of the Republic of Mexico. also take this occasion to pronounce the hearty. sentiments of friendship and accord with which my countrymen re- gard the Mexican poole,
 .sYour Excellency. ! have left the United States and set my foot in your great and prosperous country to em- s,ba aize the high sentiment and conh-. dence the feeling of brotneriy neigh = ,-s.,t.,a.. ,,,biot, exists between our two