Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-01
Believes Commission Appointed
by President Is Proper Form
of Government for Great Reg
ion Rich in Gold.
SEATTLE AUDIENCE
LISTENS IN SILENCE
Declaration in Favor Of Ship
Subsidy Bill Required to
Awaken Enthusiasm Among
Northwestern Citizens.


tBy Morning JournaI Special Leased "irel
Seattle, Sept. 30.-Spealing before
the largest audience he has faced
since his trip began, President Taft
today announced that he would urge
in his coming message to congress the
enactment Of a ship subsidy.
Mr. Taft declared that the country
was ready to make such experiment
and that something must be done to
build up an American merchant ma
rine. His utterances on this subject
were received with great acclaim.
When he turned to Alaska now
ever, and declared that he was OPP
posed to granting territorial form
of government to that far off possess
sion. the statement was received III
silence. As the president proceeded
however and outlined his policy for
the upbuildlng OF ALASKA oI recon-
mending government aid in the con-
struction Of railroads. of local gov
ernment by commission OF i've or
more members appointed by the pres
ident and cooperating with lhe gov
ernor and when he told OF the Sredl
possibilities that lie in Alaska' ne
plainly caught the favor Of ms near
ers and was loudly cheered.
Later in the day when he was ad-
mitted 10 membership III the AFeue
ilruthtr1ooG, an iAte. FaticnaI organ .
i2ation made up OF Canadians ana
Americans Interested IN the dcNclop-
meht OF AiasNa' tte pleSloo"' 'li
nouuced that he intended to Vlsit
Alaska next summer ana TO go as lar
into the territory as time would per-
nit in order that he might come mo
contact with the people ana see tof
himself what might be done fof theH
welfare.
In announcing his position with re-
gard to a ship subsidy, president IaIt
declared that with the %o'oVV'ooV ~
SS.O0O,00O earned by the government
on foreign man service ahAuaH!'
satisfac ctory system OF SUBSIDY cou'u
be inaugurated.
The president had an interesting
and busy day which ended tonight
with q banquet in the washington
building, on the exposition GROUNDS
Early this morning he motored out 10
the fair grounds and bis llrst rune
ton OF the day was to review pa
radc of nations in which Americans
japanese, Filipinos Chinese Igor
rotes and Eskimos took part.
Then he spent two hours or more
in going through the various pullulleS
ana seeing the exhibits. rms was toi-
lowed by a luncheon in the New YORK
building.
IN his address in the Natural am
pithcater, President TAFT said;
This great Alaska ukoh-PacIi-
ic exposition was 'lle , ~ a,, a,ad
on my trip to the west and am gao
to have arrived here aiter Two "eeh >
travel from the old Bay state AS
look about mo at this Wonderiu' eA-
hibition Of the progress OF tne horV',
west, of Alaska ana the Pao'ilc coast,
feel a great pride IN having uIScu
upon the proper congressional com
mittco with all the emphasis OF "I'lc"
was capable the importance anu lilo
utility of the enterprise
and 1t IS gratifying /" Ni''W
under the administration oi oc@t'i,
men the exposition has be'h a sfV"'
success. both IN arousins ""''u "'1,
interest in the growth OF IN. 'ar morn
west and in showing pFoI't oNe' '.l'
immense outlay netue" III i'7 O'''
struction ana maln''I'n'i ne .,..,an,;s,
"One OF MI o'Naru ,s'',',,...', suo'',,'.,''.
claims TO the srdti'u"' "a 10 .'.,',,,a,,
men and to a place among SS"'''i'e'. :.
Of his country was the VI "a" - wv"
which he took OF inv N''uD 80,
and his wisdom III olloc'iI's - ,i H. bo