Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
EAFT TRAVELS TO
ACOMA In YACHT
mt Makes Address to Monster
dience in Auditorium in
Evening.
q AT UNION CLUB
is Made from Seattle in Yacht
El Primero.
ITS EXPOSITION AGAIN
.ecutive Takes Great Interest in
Live Stock Show.
WILL COME WEST IN 1915
Promise Made TO Attend Panama
California Expedition ut san
Diego, which VIII Mark
Opening of Canal.
AGAIN
.ecutive Takes Great Interest /
Live Stock Show.
WILL COME WEST IN 1916

Opening OF Canal.
TACOMA, Wash oct. 1-After kassing
two days in and about Seattle, President
Taft came to Tacoma tonight and received
from audience that thronged the big
Rrmory one OF the most cordial greetings
of his trip. The president was entertained
at dinner at the Union club, after making
the trip from Seattle on board the Yacht
Elprimero owned by Chester Thorne. The
torpedo boat destroyer Perry escorted the
yacht.
Before leaving Seattle the president paid
last visit to the exposition TO view the
big live stock exhibition. All the prize
cattle, horses, pigs and sheep were on
view, their heads and horns decorated with
blue ribbons Mr.. Taft apparently found
great interest in the exhibit and passed
more than twice the length Of time allotted
TO IT, Finally. from the judges stand, he
made brief speech amid a chorus of
bleats and grunts and the lowing of kline,
complmenting the exhibitors their fine
showing and the progress that had been
made In this country in the last fifteen
years In the way of scientific farming and
breeding.
From the exposition grounds the presi-
dent motored to the Seattle Country club.
where he took luncheon and passed the
early afternoon on the golf links. The sail
on the yacht from Seattle to Tacoma, oc-
cupied two hours.
VIII Come West Again.
President Taft promised today to attend
another exposition to be held on the Pa
cific coast in 1915 in celebration of the
completion OF the Panama canal. Mr.. Taft
saia the date was beyond his term Of office,
but that his interest in the Panama canal
In ha axfa eli Of AZ ha pa
cific had been so great for so many years
that he readily gave his promise to attend.
The invitation was extended by Colonel
d. c. Collier, director general OF the Pan
anna California exposition, which is to be
held in San Diego. Cal. the nearest west
ern coast city to the Pacific entrance of
the canal. and George Burnham, a director
or the exposition company. These assured
Mr. Taft that he could find q cordial well
come at San Diego and expressed on be-
half OF the people of San Diego their regret
that Mr.. Taft had found It impossible to
include that city In the itinerary Of his
present trip.
President Tsft's unqualified statement in
his speeches here that the Panama canal
would be completed in 1915 caused great
enthusiasm, as the entire Pacific coast is
4 expecting to profit greatly by the short all
the opening of European markets to this
section
Five Thousand Miles.
When the president left here at midnight
and headed to the south he had completed
5000 miles of his 1S,OOO-mile Journey. In
matter of elapsed time. however, his jour
ney was less than one-third completed.
During the time he has been ION the
haa
speeches OF first Importance. which have
clearly set forth his views nearly every
pending question. and he announced tonight
that ne had completed the list OF set ad-
dresses which he had planned before leav-
Ing Beverly. The presidents speeches dur
- Ing the remainder OF his trip will be en-
tireIy extemporaneous in character and will
eonslst largely of references to and ampli-
ficatlon OF those he already has made.
In making his set speeches the president
selected in the different cities visited the
subjects which he believed to be of greater
interest to his hearers.
Eight Great Speeches.
Starting from Boston, for instance, he
made there the first Of his set speeches
on finance and currency legislation, speak
ing especially OF the work the monetary
commission appointed by congress has un-
dertaken to do.
AT Chicago the president discussed labor
and injunctions; at Milwaukee he discussed
and approved the establishment Of postal
savings banks; at WinonA, Mimi, he made
plain his position with reference to the
Payne tariff bill and the new tariff com
mission; at Des Moines Ia, he outlined
his ideas OF needed amendments to the In
terstate commerce ana antitrust laws; at
Denver he devoted his remarks to the cor
deemed its advantages In preference to q
direct income tax at Spokane where the
irrigation congress had been held but a
short time previous to his visit the presl-
dent discussed the conservation OF natural
resources ana the reclamation OF arid
lands. and lastly At the Alaska YukOn-P
cific exposition he gave his views regard
ing the future government Of Alaska by
u commission and came out nat-footed In
favor OF a ship subsidy law.
Goes 20 Alaska Next Year.
The presidents Outspoken opposition to
selt-government for Alaska unquestionably
created something Of sensation In this
section and came right on the heels OF the
dispatch OF a monster petition from Alaska
asking his support In favor OF home rule
~ in this territory. The speech has beer
widely discussed and has attracted great
interest in Mr.. Taft's announcement that
he would personally visit Alaska next
year 20 see conditions for himself 1t Is un-
derstood the president viii make no spe-
olfic recommendations to congress for leg
islation affecting the territory until after
his visit. The president has taken par
tieular pains 10 let It be known that he
has a deep interest in Alaska and that he
feels the people there have been somewhat
neglected In the past. His position IN
favtr OF government help In building RAN
roads 10 help open up the vast area OF
the territory was received with snthusi.
y asm.