The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
PREIDElT HIT AlD
 MExlC0'S RULER MET
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states}; Colonel Hablos Escoandon. Chief of the Military stan of Prestdent Dfax. and Ignace de la 15arrns private secretary to President DIex. wn.y rhsy nea1 Presidsnt Taft sasd:
 'T am very glad to- Welcome you, air; am vsFvi glad. indeeu.'' President DiaS answered:r r
 am very happy to meet you and to first foreigners to come over to give you . hearty welcome"
 < President Taft said: Tt gives not only great pleasure tO welcome the President. of the great Re- public of Mexico. but to weicome the present President of the Republic of Mexico. who has made 1t 90 great"
 President Dfax said: ] 'I am very proud to grasp the hand of the great statesman who has made such q record in this life--in the Phil ippines, in Cuba. and at present at the head of the great nation. the United States"
 President raft said: q wish to express to You my. belief that this meeting is looked upon by the people Of both countries with q ! great Ideal of interest. not as making stronger. but as typifying che strength Ql tn0 10VnN.. DSLW 0014 ~AsC " v WI - tries" < <
 President Dias said: : ] My friendly relations and my per- sonal acquaintance with you will make thousands and thousands of friends of the American and Mexican people and bene1cial development wiri follow for the good of the countries" President Tatf:
 "You have already met the Secretary Of War and the Governor of Texas. I shall be glad to have the privilege of presenting to you the Postmaster Gem eral.v
 The Postmaster Generai was then presented.
 President Tatf:
 T should be glad to have the privi- lege of meeting your staff." The Minister of War. General Man ueI Gonzales Cogio was thereupon pre- sented to President Taft.
 President Taft. addressing the Minis- ter of War. said:
 T have been Minister of War and therefore have sympathy with you.'
 The Minister Of War:
 "yous have been an excellent Minister of War and have good example in
 Tn Prsvate Rsen, l President Taft:
 \ should be very glad of having the pleasure Of taking you and Governor Creel, who interprets so we'll, and who is my personal friend, into an ad5oin- ing room for just few minutes"
 Thereupon President Taft, President Dlaz and Governor Creel retired to an adjoining room for private interview which lasted for about fifteen minutes.
 The interview between President Diaz and President Taft in the Federal customs house in Juarez was as Fol- lows: A~
 President Diaz:
 Your excellency. the Mexican people and feel very proud. Indeed. to have you on Mexican soil. believe that the personal acquaintance which l have made with you and friendly feelings which already exist between the United States and Mexico will be q guarantee of the continuance of the friendly. cor dial and strong relations between the people of the two countries and that . success and prosperity will follow"
 President Taft;
 "Thss Is the first time, SC far as I know, that a President of the United States has stepped beyond the border of the United States. either on the north or on the south, and I esteem 1t "a great privilege to be the President at the time when that event has hap pened. hope that 1t is signiiicaats of the tightening of the bonds of the two countrieE Railroads and other means of communication like the telegraph