New-York tribune., 1909-11-11
TAFT ON MESSAGE
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way point out TO us some steps that may
lie taken to reform what is certainly TO-
day nothing but a patchwork
"Then there is another subject that IS
very near TO my heart. l have been
Judge. and that Is a subject l know
something about. We must improve our
legal procedure so as to make it. both In
criminal and civil cases. more simple
more rapid and less expensive. and l
mean to recommend to Congress the ap-
pointment of a commission to take that
subject up with respect 10 the federai
procedure. and then if by the federai
procedure we achieve result that COM
mends itself, it will form a model for the
states"
Mr.. Taft said he believed the time had
come for the organization of federa'
health bureau and the concentration IN
n of all the instruments for the preser-
walton of health and for the investiga-
tion of diseases that are now included IN
the national governmept. and such others
as may properly be placed there
THAT is pretty long list of things 10
do. but II we set our shoulders together
we can do a lot in one session OF t"O
sessions of Congress" he said.
Referring to his avowed policy Oh
showing his reepect and consideration
for the South by selecting for federal
offices men whose appointments wouiu
commend themselves in the communities
IN which they live. Mr.. Taft said he hau
heen carving out that policy so far as
he had been able, and would continue 10
do so.
Eve have reached a point in this eoun-
try when we can look back. not without
,ove. not without intense pride, but With
out partisan passion, to the events Oh 'le
Civil War" continued the President
.rWe have reached a point. am glad
10 saw. when the North can admire 10
the full the heroes of the South and the
South admire to the full the heroes OF the
North. There is n monument IN QueDec
that always commended itself TO me-a
monument TO commemorate the battle of
the Plains of Abraham. and ON one race
of that beautiful structure is the name OF
Montcalm and on the other side the
name of Wolfe. That always seemed TO
me 10 be the acme Of what we ought TO
reach in this country, and am glad to
saw that in my own alma mater of Yale
we have established an association for
the purpose Of erecting within her aca-
demic precincts memorial. not 20 the
Northern Yale men who died, not to the
Southern Yale men who died, but to the
Yale men who died in the Civil War.
And so ii is that venture to hope that
the project suggested by my predecessor.
President Roosevelt, may be alluded to
b. me with approval and the expression
Of the hope that il is coming to fruitiOn.
TO wit. that there should be a great
memorial in honor Of General Robert f.
Lee in the establishment OF what he
himself would value most highly. great
school OF engineering at Washington and
Lee University, and / take this oppor-
tunity TO express my deep sympathy in
that movement and my desire to aid 1t
in every way possible and proper"
The President was heartily welcomed
TO Richmond when he arrived at 8
o'clock this morning He was the guest
Of Governor and Mrs. Swanson at break
fast. He addressed the Virginia Press
Association and a delegation OF negroes.
lie visited st. Johns Church. where Pat
rick Henry made his give me liberty or
give me death" speech. and ST Paul's
Church. where Jefferson Davis received
the message from General Lee, saying
that the Confederate forces must evacu-
ate Petersburg and leave Richmond un-
protected. He also spent some time in
the Confederate museum
In the afternoon he took luncheon at
cipal speech at the City Auditorium and
left Richmond at 5:15 p. m. for Wash
ington.