The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-10-21
TAFT GREETS D!Az.
MEXICAN CROSSES BORDER TO
MEET HEAD OF SISTER
REPUBLIC.
LATTER RETURNS THE CALL
Most Spectacular Incident Of Chief ex.
eeutive's Remarkable Trip Takes
Place at El Paso, Tex, and ciudae
Juarez.

FL Paso, Tex, Oct. 16.--To-day was
witnessed the most spectacular Incl
dent in President Tafts long trip
the meeting between him aud Gen
Porfirio Diaz the president OF Mex
leo. For the first time in his Ions
reign as head of the sister republic
Gen. Diaz left the confines OF his
country. To do honor to the CHIEF
executive of his great neighbor hc
crossed the Rio Grande river and Sc,
foot on the foreign soil of the United
States.
Not to be outdone, President Taft
Immediately returned the call by
crossing over the Ciudad Juarez,
thus breaking what was long consid
cred an unwritten law that the presi-
dent of the United States should not
leave this country during his term OF
Office. Moreover. Mr.. Taft again
crossed over into Mexico late in the
afternoon to attend banquet.
Gala Day in El Paso.
President Taft's train reached El
Paso a little before ten o'clock and
was parked Ia front of the Chamber
of Commerce. The city was lavishly
decorated and all its inhabitants and
thousands OF people from the sur
rounding country were out to welcome
the claef executive. AS Mr. Taft
alighted from hfs car the presidential
salute was fired' by the troops Of the
regular army tint had been assem-
bled here under the eommand Of
Brig Cen. Alfred l.. Myer
Officials and committees welcomed
President Taft AMI American and. Mex
team national anthems were suuE by
hundreds OF children drawn up in
+ front of the Chamber OF Commerce
Mr. Taft responded briefly, but hsart-
ny, TO the greetings
Diaz Comes Across Border.
Then came the great event of the
day, the meeting Of the two presi-
dents. The American truDps were
drawn up in imposing array on this
bHnk of the Rio Grande, and just at
1T o'clock, M President Diaz's train
rolled across the dividing line and
on to American soil. the presidential
salute was given in IFS honor.
IN the space in front OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce Mayor Joseph u.
Sweeney Of El Paso received the two
presidents and they we're formally in
tTUduced to each other by Gov. En-
riuue c. Creef OF the state Of Chihua.
huS. As the hands of the famous
H.,
CHEER burst from tiDer thronts of the
throng of spectators The visitors
then were escorted into me build
ing, where Breakfast was served
Taft Returns the Visit.
Leaving the Chamoer of Commerce,
the two presidents entered an auto.
mobile and c1de through streets that
were packed with cheering thousands.
The car carried tlsem across the in
tsrnational bridge. which was arohed
and decorated with the colors of the
two republics. AS the party crossed
into Mexico at no0n the presidential
salute was fired by large body of
Mexican troops Drawn up on the
southern bank of the Rio Grande:
Ciudad Jdarez had been transformed
for the great occasion. at vase ex-
penditure Of money ami effort. The
presidents trayersed newlypaved
streets that were magnificently deco
rated with flowers and plants, a car
load of which we're brought from the
City of Mexico.
More Doings In FL Paso.
President Taft came back to his
own country at 1>r5 o'clock and re
viewed a big civic and military pa
rade. He then made an address to
the public, and at three o'clock re
turned to the Chamber Of Commerce
for half an hour with the Ohio society
and the Yale Alumni A brief rest al
his hotel, and Mr.. Taft boarded his
train for the second visit to Mexico
where he is TO be the guest, with
President Dia8, at magnificent ban
quet. The feast will he spread in the
Juarez custom house, which has beer
FemodeIed for the occasion at an ex
pense of $4,000, President Diai
brought his head chef from Chepulte
pee castle TO prepare the banquet.