The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-11
President Breaches Ser
 mon in Fresno.
WELCOME OF FOREIGNERS
Iwenty-six Natonalities in One
 Audience.
Japasese sf Lower Califsrnia Presen1 an Address of Csrdiality-will Spend Today in Lss
 Angeles.

Fresno, Cal, Oct. l0.-From the snow-capped sierras. President Taft plunged today into the summer heat of the San Joaquin Valley and arrived here shortly after 5 p. m.. with the thermometer lowering about the nine. ties.
 He was greeted by practically the entire population of the city, and ad- dressed a gathering of many thousandA in the court house square.
 The Presidents speech was in reality another Sunday sermon, the third he has preached since his trip began. HiA text, quoted from memory, was, He who conquereth himself Is greater than he who taketh a city" From 1t, the President drew the lesson that popular government must always be a failure unless it Is based upon sound common sense and the self-restraint that goes to make the good loser. He drew an analogy between the American peopia in this respect, and those people who. in their attempts at self-government follow an election with a revolution.
 On his way here, President Taft at, tended morning service at the Presby- terian Church at Merced.
 His greeting at Fresno came From probably the most cosmopolitan com munity he has met in all his travels. 1t was told to the President that in one of the public receptions, twenty-siz nationalities were represented. one- half of the Armenians of the entire country are said to be gathered here.
 A feature of the Presidents visit to Fresno was the presentation of an ad- dress of good will from the Japanese residents.
 i've hall you. sir. as the honored chief Of a great nation, which We are glad is on the friendliest terms with ours." they said. ..'and we also rejoice that our beloved country. Japan, has the honor and great privilege of reel precating such fraternal regard" The President left here ct A:2o ?. ua.. l for Los Angeles. He ntoaps4 ct Ha's | kersHeld tonight for few minutes td | make d car@end address. sa l Mfr. Taft was little sfiH from hts | long mountain walk of yesterday. but l declared he would like to have simi- lar experience every day. The meeting held in the court house square was arranged by the Ministerial Associati ton of Fresno. and nearly all of the churches in the city were reprs- scented,
 Los Angeles Awaits Taft.
 Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 1o.-When the train bearing the presidential party arrives at River Station tomorrow, the first Los Angeles stop. 1t will be mel by a committee headed by Mayor Alex ander who will escort the President direct to San Pedro Harbor. The city's official greeting to the President will be extended at Arcade station
 An automobile parade through the city. the welcome by the school cnii- dren and the laying of the corner-stone of a new high school by the President will follow.
 President @aft will spend the night at the home of his sister. Mrs. w. A. Edwards. after attending banquet ID his honor in Shrine auditorium. Leaving Los Angeles Tuesday morn ing by trolley. the President Will WISH the Natonal Soldiers Home at saw telle, thence the party will proceed to Pasadena. whore a luncheon Is 10 pc
 given by the Pasadena Board of Trade The party will next go through the great orange belt of Riverside and san Beruardino Counties. making stops as the principal towns and concluding
 with a dinner at Riverside. Tuesday night the President will re. sume his Journey eastward, entering Arizona by way of Yuma. The trip to San Pedro harbor wRs desipned to make 1t possible for the President to familarize himself with | the great projects there in which the | Federal Government has already spent several millions.