Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-27
President Taft Speaks to
Big Crowd at Y. NJ. C. A

After reviewing the living nag yes
terday morning. President Taft was
whiskod away ia an automobile 20 the
Young Mems Christian Association
building, where he delivered a brief
address President TAFT is one of the
ardent members OF the y. NJ. c. A
u was through his influence that four
Y. NJ G.. A. buildings were erected
along the canal zone. and the salts
faction given has led the government
to build four more
on entering the building yesterday
the president bowed TO the crowd that
cheored him and shook hands with
Louis Cox. the 1s-months-old son OF
oscar l. Cox, general secretary. stand
ing in front Of the organ in the lobby.
President Tart said that Il was al
ways a pleasure for him 10 attend the
association,and that he had participated
In its affairs even as far away as
Shanghai He then spoke Of the needs
and advantages Of the association and
the methods by which II carries on its
work President Taft also congratu-
lated the salt Lake institution on its
work IN being able 10 carry prizes. In
part the president said
Because Of these OF these things.
am intensely interested In tho Y. NJ c.
a. II offers n lesson I'm religious toll
erance. practical lesson In the broth
erhood Of man and the fatherhood Of
God No problem I'm our whole social
life Is more dincut than that present
ed 70 one who wishes 10 give money
TO aid his fellow man without doing
him more injury than good The In
~Fn or F.-fa
as many, almost es the instances OF
ill-advised Investments And when we
find an institution which has worked
out the problem OF materially aiding
our fellow men In the struggles Of life
without injurlng their self-respect and
without discourse ing their self-support
toward better things we have some
thing which we should certainly prize.
A great Christian association club.
established in an adequate building.
will keep men from drinking. gambling
and other forms OF vice. by Offering
them an opportunity TO spend their UNI
occupied hours fn a home atmosphere.
surrounded by the best influences The
Young Mems Christian association has
come 20 be recognized as powerful
ana necessary factor both IN business
and In governmental matters The rail-
road companies find II 10 their ne
cuniarv interest to erect and NJ up
extensive structures for the rational,
physical intellectual and moral amuse-
ment and entertainment OF their en-
ployes ON each division. and 10 put
them under the control % the Y. NJ.
c. A.
SO Congress directed that permission
be granted the association 10 establish
its work at the various posts of tho
army. and officers were enjoined to
facilitate the efforts Of the association
10 provide healthful. physical. intelec-
tual and non sectarian religious in
fluences by providing therefor suitable
charters I'm the post exchange building.
MEN AND MATERIAL.
The president was directed by law to
build the Panama canal and as a plain
business proposition. n he were 20 build
the canal he had 10 have men and
materiak with which 10 build IL: and
as a plain business proposition, that
which keeps his men moral that which
makes them useful for the work which
they are to do, that which keeps their
minds on the work they are to do and
the duty with which they are charged
that IS necessarily a proper object
OF government expenditure
I do not think that there Is any ac-
ton OF the canal commission that does
more 10 assist I'm carrying on the work
OF canal construction intelligently and
energetically. than the expenditure of
money for four club buildings on the
zone. And the excellence Of the re-
suits will be made possible by the use
of those men who have been trained I'm
the work Of the Young Mems Christian
association.
When You want q capital operation
performed. you go n n good surgeon;
when you want a lawsuit carried on
as II ought 10 be carried on, you want
n good lawyer: and when YOU want
n means OF keeping a population oc-
cupied during their leisure hours with
rational amusement OF a high moral
and religious tone. you go to those
gentlemen who have had experience
In carrying on such work and such
an institution II cannot be learned
over night. II Is Just as illogical 10
say that you can learn IL over night
as II Is 20 say you can learn self
government over night. You cannot do
IL. Therefore. what we did was 70 ap-
ply TO the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION.
President Taft was cheered and ap-
plauded after he closed his speech,