The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-17
TAFT GREETS D|Az
WITH CORD|AL|Ty
Meeting of Presidents OF Two
American Nations Simple
and Informal.
POMP AND DISPLAY ARE
ONLY THE OUTWARD SHOW
Executive of United States En-
hibits Democracy in Both
Word and Action.

Ell PASO, Tex, Oct. l6.-The long
expected meeting between President
Taft and President Diaz of tho Repub-
lie of Mexico. occurred here today. Out
wardly il was attended with display
Of soldiery, flare of trumPets, boom
of cannon and "A pomp Of ceremony sug'
gcstivc Of supreme authority, but IN the
Actual handclssp Of the two executives
and in the exchange Of courteous words
which passed from lip to lip, there was
simple. but corGial informally.
President Taft was the first to speak
lie assured President DiaL of his warm
personal regard. President Diaz, as
sured President Taft of bis high esteem
Of the man Who had accomplished so
much in the Philippines. IN Cuba and
elsewhere and who had now the honor
TO he the chief executive of 20 great
q nation as the United States.
Gives Cordial Greeting.
President Taft. in simple fashion. de
clarcd he was glad to meet President
Disz. he was giaG TO know ;bc r-esl-
dent Of such = great nation. eSpecI IailL
glad TO know the president who Lad
made inc nation great. l}ofh prcSl-
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relations existing between the United
States aud Mexico.
President Taft declared that today's
meeting was not necessary 10 make
stronger ite bonds of friendship; II
merely typified the strength or the
bonds 50 thcy already exist. There were
less than a score Of persons permitted
10 witness tho meeting OF the two
executives.
l.,. 80 b.Nt,
President Taft and President DiaZ with
drew into an inner room of the cham
hcr Of commerce building, where the
historic meeting occurred, and were on
" attended by Governor Greel Of the
state OF Chihuahua. former cmbassador
la he Uuitcd States, who acted as IN
tcrpreter.
Over Into Mexico.
The scopo of the DAYS ceremonies
shi fled from time to time from thls
thriving little American city across the
skalov. wandering Rio Graude river to
the typical little Mexican settlement or
Ciudad Jnnrez. In the customs house
there President Diaz received a return
call from President Taft, and again late
thig evening entertained the American
president aud u large dinner party at
q state handuei, which. in all It's sur
rounJiues of lavish decorations, Of bril-
liaucv IN color. Of wealth of silverplatc
handed down trom Che time of Emperor
Maximilian. and in every carefully con
sdcred detail, probably was the most
notable feast ever served on the Amerl.
can continent.
There was AT this banquet more for
NAL and public expressions of regard
between the two executives, rs tho rep
rcscniatiyos of the people OF the
United states and Mexico were "X,
changed. The banquet also marked
the pud Of the day of lntcrna-
tioual pagcaniry--a day of cloud
less skies.
Tragedy Mars Day.
The day WIS marred by hut one uu.
toward incident lad Of - years
was stobbcd "a death hr school com
pauon mst az President Taft was step.
pirg from, his special train upon it's ar
rival in the center Of tho city at $3.50
clock lhlS morning.
The BOYS were in tbc crush Of pro-
pic gathered in the plaza, and IN push
ing forward 10 catch n giimps" Of the
president, became involved IN a Gghl.
Noll, Morgan, u. pulled knife and be
fore bvstanders could rcahZo what was
happening, Lawrence Njmbcr, 10, was
lying mOrtallv wounded AT their feet,
= red flow from ms heart marking the
,bb tide Of his life Before an am.
huiance could rcachsthe scene. the boy
was dead
Tho crowd about ,hc place was so
great that even the wagon irOm the
murgmc could not mako its way through
and during most ot the time President
Taft was AT breakfast the body lay on
the pavement not forty rods away, Some
thoughtful person finally tore down two
Amorican flags from The decorations
about the plaza and spread them over
The dead bows form Morgan was ar
rested aud is held in the county iail
tonight lie is utterly crushed and Il
hCartbroteu boy
Neutrality Declared.
Z M interesting incident Of the day
was the declaration Of neutrality over
Y tho n ChamiZal territory, part Of
ihc city oi I'll Paso. over which Mrxi.
40 is conteuding for sovereignty. The
'bamlzai territory was formed when
'hc Rio Grande river took one Of It's
changed It's course n mile or two to
the westward,
The contention Of tho American an.
ihprItes IS that tho change was grad.
ual and waa due 10 natural accret ION
from tho american side. The Mexican
authorities contend that the change
Was due TO an ayUlsion or sudden
NNf''NE' ~ 'pAlet Alil illai the l NllpN
Staiss gained no additional territory
by the shifting OF the natural boun.
dary hnc. The matter still is in dis
pntc, IL was agreed between the gov.
crnmcnts Of Mexico and Of the United
states today that this territory. which
res cn this side Of the International
bridge. should bo regarded as neutral
and thut nelthcr the American nor th,
Mexican fiag should be anywhere dis
PLAYED thereon
as PresIdent Diaz made his way
through the Chamizal territory ro ,s;s;,
President Taft, the roadway was Iinod
yMlth American troops As President
Tart passed over the disputed pround
Ia return the cali, the way was line
with Mexicans
Detail OF Ceremonies,
ne days ceremonies began fbu
"ofh'n; WITH President Diaz in Z stale
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