Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

| in this life-in the Philippines. in Cuba.
| and at present at the head Of the great
| nation. the United States.
President Taft said: II wish to express
| to you my belief that this meeting is
looked upon by both peoples with q great
deal OF interest. not as making stronger.
but as typifying the strength of the bond
| between the two countries.
President Diaz:
My friendly relations and my personal
acquaintance with you will make thou-
sands and thousands of friends OF the
| American and Mexican people. and bene-
fetal development will have to follow Tor
| the good Of the countries.
| President Taft:
| You have already met the Secretary OF
| War and the Governor of Texas. 1 shall
be glad to have the privilege of present
| ing to you the Postmaster General.
| The Postmaster General was thedeupon
| presented to President Diaz.
President Taft:
| II should be glad to have the privilege
! of meeting your staff.
| The minister of war, Gen. Manuel Con
| zales Cosio. was thereupon presented 10
| President TAFT.
President Taft. addressing the minister
of war. said:
! II have been minister of war, and there
| fore 1 have u sympathy with YOU
| The minister Of war:
you have been an excellent minister
| OF war and / have a good example in
you
President Taft:
Il should be very glad of having the
pleasure of taking you and Gov. Creei,
who interprets SO wei! and who is my
personal friend into adjoining room
for just a few minutes
Thereupon President Taft, President
Diaz and Gov. Creel retired to an ad-
joining room for a private interview,
which lasted about fifteen minutes.
Interview at Second Meeting.
The interview between President Diaz
and President Taft in the federal customs
house in Juarez was as follows:
President Diaz: Your excelency, the
Mexican people and feel very proud in
deed to have you on Mexican soil. / be-
lieve that the personal acquaintance
which have made with you and friendly
feelings which already exist between the
United States and Mexico will be guar
anty of the continuance of the friend ",
cordial and strong relations between the
people Of the two countries, and that sue
cess and prosperity will follow
President Taft: This is the first time.
SO far as know, that President of the
United States has stepped beyond the
border of the Uni-ed States. either on the
north or on the south. and l esteem II
great privilege to be the President at the
time when that event has happened. L
hone it is significant of the tightening OF
the bonds between the two count les
Railroads and other means of conmuni-
cation, like the telegraph. nave Drough.
us closer to each other SO that the CITY
of Mexico and the city of Washington
are far nearer today than they ever were
before.
And that means closer union OF
feeling between the two peoples, a closer
feeling between those responsible for the
government of each country, ana es-
TEEN it the greatest honor of my ire
to have the privilege of representing the
United States in such a Significant cefe-
mony."
President Diaz: II thank you very
much.
President Diaz presented to President
Taft his son, Lieut.. Col. Porhr1o Diaz
jr. of the Mexican army: also his
of the Mexican police.
Mr.. Taft's Welcome to Juarez.
Less than an hour after President Diaz
had withdrawn Mr.. Taft was on his way
to Juarez to repay the call.
He was received at the Mexican END
of the bridge by all of the troops gath
cred there as an escort to President Diaz,
and was received with the same honors
and distinction as had marked the visit
of the Mexican executive to this coun-
try.
Mr.. Taft found the little Mexican from
tier city a veritable cloud of waving col
ors The rough adobe walls of all the
buildings had been hung with the national
colors of Mexico and the United States.
The streets over which Mr.. Taft jour-
neyed from the bridge end to the customs
| house had been converted into continu-
GUS court Of honor. Garlands of flowers
and vari-colored banners were looped
from one towering white pillar to an
other.
7 It was a day of rushing. cheering
crowds and marching soldiers; day of
| ho inNrno1yinO into fOr0iPn territory OF
a President of the United States for a
second time in the history of the nation;
a day Of amity between the two great ma
tions; day made unusual by me irst
visit to American soil of the chief ruler
Of a nation in any way approaching the
prestige Of Mexico.
President Taft left Ell Paso at pm,
to continue his journey through the south.
Antonio and after spending a day there
he will go to Corpus Christi to be the
guest Of his brother. c. P. Taft. three or
four days, on the latter's ranch.
President Diaz late tonight Is speeding
back to the City Of Mexico.
Only One Untoward Incident.
The day was married by but one I'M
toward incident. A schoolboy was stabbed
to death by companion just as Pres
ident Taft was stepping from his special
train upon its arrival In the center Of
the city at ESQ o'clock this morning. The
boys were in the crush Of people gathered
in the plaza, and in pushing forward to
catch a glimpse of the President. became
! involved in a fight. Noll Morgan. four
teen years old, pulled q knife, and. be-
fore bystanders could realize what was
happening. Lawrence Wimber. aged ff-
teen, was lying mortaily wounded at
their feet. Before an ambulance could
reach the scene the boy was dead.
The crowd about the place was so
great that even the wagon from the
morgue could not make it's way through
it. and during most of the time President
Taft was at breakfast the body lay on
the pavement. not forty rods away. Some
thoughtful person finally tore down two
American flags from the decorations
about the plaza and spread them over
the dead boys form.
Morgan was arrested and is held in
the county Jail tonight. He is utterly
crushed and heartbroken.
TIPPED OFF BY SYLVESTER.
Police Of Various Cities Advised How