Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-10-21
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r;,, and Taft the Center Of Enthusiastic Throng
on the Border at City Of EI Paso.
sir; ] am very glad. indeed. !"
President Diaz:

sir; am very glad, indeed"
President Diaz:
i am very happy to meet yo1
and to have the honor of being one
OF the first Of the foreigners to com,
over to give you a hearty welcome.
President Taft:
1T gives me not only great plea
sure to welcome the president o1
the great republic Of Mexico but
to welcome the president Of the re
public of Mexico who has made it SC
great
President Diaz.
Il am very proud to grasp the
hand of the great statesman who
has made such a record in this
life-in the Philippines, in Cuba and
at present at the head of the great
nation, the United States"
President Taft:
Il should be very glad to have the
pleasure Of taking you and Cover
nor Creel, who interprets SO well
and who is my personal friend, in
to an adjoining room for just a few
moments" There-upon President
Taft, President Diaz and Governor
Creel retired into an adjoining room,
for a private interview, which lasted
about Is minutes.
The interview was as follows:
| President Diaz:
Your excellency. the Mexican
people and / feel very proud, in
deed, to have you on Mexican soil.
| I believe that the personal acquain-
tance which I have with you, and
the friendly feeling which already
exists between the United States
and Mexico will be d guarantee Of
the continuance Of the friendly,
cordial and strong relations between
the people of the two governments.
and that success and prosperity will
follow"
President Taft:
This is the first time, SO far as /
have heard, that a president Of the
United States has stepped beyond
the border Of the United States.
either on the north or on the south,
and | esteem it a great privilege to
be the president at the time that
event has happened. hope that it is
significant Of the Tightening OF the
bonds between the two countries.
Railroads and other means Of.
communication, like the telegraph,
have brought US closer to each 9TH
er, 50 that the city Of Mexico
and the city Of Washington are
far nearer than they ever We're
before.
And that means closer union
of feeling between the two peoples.
a closer feeling between those re-
sponsible for the government OF
each country; and | esteem It the
greatest honor Of my life to have
the privilege Of representing the
United States in such a significant
ceremony. 4
President Taft left Ell Paso at 8.
%. m. to continue his journey
through the south Tomorrow eve
ming he will arrive IN San Antonio,
and after spending day there he
will go to Corpus Christi to be the
guest Of his brother, G. 2. Taft,
three or four days, on the latter,s
ranch.
President Diaz was received on
this side Of the Rio Grande with Al
acclaim that almost equaled that OF
President Taft ii the city Of Juarez-
President Taft and President DIaz
sat side by side at the banquet.
The conversation was carried on
partly IN Spanish and partly through
the interpreter. who stood JUS. IT
the rear Of the presidential chairs.
Mr.. Taft retains much OF the
Spanish he gained during lis term
in the Philippines. He received from
Mayor Felix Bercenas Of saarez 2
cordial invitation to visit the city
this morning. An Interpreter began
to interpret the mayors $ CONVEX