New-York tribune., 1909-06-02
MIR. TAFT OPENS FAIR
HILL ON LEGAL SISTEN.
Would Substitute Lac Enforcement
for Lac Making.

SEATTLE Tune The greatest service to the ma
ton. TO every state and city to-day, Would De 'ne
substitution for term of years of Law enforcement
for law making" declared James J. HILL In MS ad-
dress at the opening exercises os the Alsska-fu
Pacific exposition here to-day lie added;
There are four great words that should be writ, writ
building in this land with the sacredness cdr OF
G9is1GGS IRE smnIicfy ESonomy and Justice
They are interwoven with every hbre OF, on ne I to
eTsrX misfortune and every possibility of de
struction that rises now threateningy IN the pat"
EQUALITY before the law is an embodied promise
95 96ush tRs to 0ts be dss6ssed BY t the ne
ton In so far as we have been ro,,s Ias G II hut #
have the respect Of others bsT Denied
IT, in so far there is anywhere special pgiVIdes
unequal restriction, aDy decree OF LaTa
Changed the government of the fathers and turned
trail Of blood and oppression runs through all MS
tory. ,-,.- ...,,- .or,n1ex ci,,it-
n1ift b bsn banfgfed neeessariiy from the
modern world bv a kind OF natural evolution;
Whereas 1t remains now as always the hui IiAai
rule OF wholesome national life. . ,
Simplicity In governing methods In character ,t d1t
in conduct must he fixed qualty OF Ihe % ib ali
Inseparaby connected with equality and simplicity
is economy. Nationally considered. it has become
The cnrtaiinent Of federal expenses by nefoyTth
would assist only efficiency in the depSrtItein.
but reforms now postponed by the task OF hoI5
eo 6e left sas in 1s the 1Or pockets q the people
b8 a3Sd sfsdi snd asf nf se
which is the fountain Of nobility the patent of he
roes and the inaI OF any state Upon occasion
punish guilt but to give one man an Unfair hoII, az
vantage at the cost of another 70 conssIJ Sr sd
distinguish between activities by dlscrlnnsLLl.ss
s presence hs IS paipabe and too dangerous be
ignored II hatred greed or envy instead & 1 ffiT:
ever becomes formative poTer tI IL Poob N. ssf Is
then, no matter who may be tns %ctlI tsoIi1f uni or
escaped destruction If IT ceased to MAINTAIN sI, one fbs
equal and infexbe STANDARD , icf. Of npfepr or @
fshes Under The American system OF non-enforce
n1enf and make the people unders and that govern
nen means ss enact anG l i5 t ny ssfegsr Il
spect for and confidence IN the goysTn5jng system
Itself are not 10 be gradually unnerHlineo'
Mr.. Hill emphasized the necessity of forest con-
.svation care O, the SOIL preservation Of the fish
cries and conservation OF natural resources. ana
said
The exhibition Of intsgence, -, and In, pp6liS oli
been made to little purpose il 1t find and leave you
Indifferent to the greatest issue presented 70 ] ~
people IN our time time ;tsT snd one 'iS'
President TAFT in the White House this after
noon pressed a telegraph key Of Alaska gold ana
sent spark across the continent that put IN mo
ton the wheels OF the exposition. loosed the
waters OF the fountain. unfuried its banners
started It's bands playing released showers or oaS
light fireworks. called upon the saluttns suns oil
steamers in the harbor and all the locomotives IN
the railroad yards believing and shriekinz, ana
brought forth universal rejoicing from al Seattle
which has toiled years to bring about this day
Preceding Mr.. Taft's signal the exercises at the
grounds were carried out with military precision
The exposition gates were opened at $50 O'Clock
At go O'Clock troops from the United States army
and navy. the Japanese cruisers Aso and soya
and the state militia paraded through the grounds
under the command Colonel r c Woodbury.
L s A. and the column was reviewed from
stand al the head OF the court OF honor Dy ex-
position officials visiting governors and Admirals
Ijichi and Sebree-
The ceremonial exercises we're held in vast
natural amphtheatre sioping TO Lake Washington.
The stage OF this theatre seats fifteen hundred per
SONS and Is placed q the lake side
Tho programme included music. Invocation by
t,isbop O.Dea brief addresses by Director General
A Nadeau and President J. +. Chlberg. the ed- ,
dress by James J. Tiu and bsuediction by Bishop
Frederic ". Keator-
The fair as thrown open to-day was finished. and
carpcnters and painters were nowhere To be seen
The few delayed exhibits viii be installed al night
The only serious deficit IS in tho Hawaiian and
Philippine displays but the transport Dix is on her
way with them and should arrive next THURSDAY |
During the afternoon there were receptions ~
all the state buildings The day was warm and
partly cloudy