Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

he most enthusiastic he has had. The
.ide of the President through the city
was made the occasion OF a miIitary ois-
play by the United states d forces sta
Brig Gen. Maus, commanding the De-
oartment of the Columbia, the troops be-
ng reviewed by the President at the
conclusion of their escort duty.
From Mutnomah Field the President
. aaid flying visit to. former Attorney
General George H. Williams. who served
Inder President Grant and is now in his
eiGhty-seventh year Gen: Wiliams Is
md was much cheered by the Presidents
all.
He is the grand old man Of Oregon"
he President said later in the course OF
an address. He was the warm and de-
yote1 friend of my father and has in turn
IGNORED me with a friendship which
deeply prize"
Mr. Taft was the luncheon guest Of the
citizens of Portland. In the carefully Sc
ected menu fresh strawberries were
feature.
Plays a Little Golf.
Following luncheon the President had
i've hours of time to dispose Of as he
wished. Gathering up Senator Bourne OF
Oregon as partner and John Hays Ham
mond and Capt. A. w. Butt. his aid, as
opponents. he motored out to the Waiver
ley golf links for eighteen holes at his
'avorite game.
1t was the first afternoon off" the
President has been allowed since his trip
began and he was not slow In expressing
his appreciation to his Portland hosts.
After a quiet dinner with Senator
Bourne and the members OF his party, the
President proceeded to the Portland ar
mory at o'clock, where he made DrleI
address.
The President referred to the fact that
with his coming to Portland he had al
ready made eight speeches during the
present trip. .
Suppose you had made that many"
he inquired of his audience. What 90
you think you could find to talk aboutr
In a brief speech delivered at the iunch,
son today the President made a playful
reference to the presence at the table or
United States senator's, an unusually large
number of ex-senators and heavy per-
centage Of citizens Of Oregon who are
anxious to become senators.
when | started west he said, II ran
into one section of the country where
thought apples were the greatest crop In
the world.
Big Crop of Senators.
Then ran into the peach belt, and
melon country, the land of timber. and
won't attempt to enumerate the other
wonderful growths of this great west
come to Oregon to find the greatest crop
of senators. past and prospective. Meet
ing them, l assure you, has greatly IN
creased my acquaintance.
The President referred to his former
visit to Portland. several years ago, and
said he had admired the city and hao
promised TO come back.
The presence Of the troops in the parade
caused Mr.. Taft to make reference to
the regular army and to pay tribute
h,fl nfH nd
II have known them better than most
OF YOU" he declared. and i am glad of
this opportunity to testify to my appre-
citation of their high character l am not
we should. Perhaps II they were called
to the center of the stage, the center of
the picture perhaps we might.
The trouble is that the army is not
called until the navy has made the grand
stand play. The army has the task of
cleaning up, and l am not sure but
that the cleaning up is the most difficult.
Purpose of His Trip.
Il am on long trip through the coun-
try. for l believe it is good thing
for the President to take a turn around
and learn something of the local atmos-
phere and the needs and aspirations OF
the people In the places he visits. Such
trip as / am making gives a man
sense of proportion as to the whole coun-
try. and stands him in good stead in the
executive duties he has to perform and
the legislative action he has to recon-
mend"
The President referred briefly to his
purpose of recommending the passage of
ship subsidy law. and said he had been
glad to learn in Seattle and In Portland
that American trade with the Philippine |
Islands already increasing as a re-
suit of the Philippine tariff legislation |
passed at the last session of Congress.