Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-06
Mr.. TAFT TALKS TO LABOR
Delivers Second Address at Minnesota
State Fair Grounds.
LABOR LEADERS NOT IN DANGER
President Declares Knows of No
Intention to Prosecute Them Under
Anti Trust Laws-On Way
East Again.
From the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept 5-After speaking
at the Conservation congress in st. Paul
this morning and at the Minnesota state
fair grounds outside this city this after
noon President Taft left for Beverly tonight
by way OF Chicago.
In his conservation address the presi-
dent won quick response from his thou
sands of hearers by an appeal 20 practical
common sense In dealing with conservation
problems.
In tn opinion of many who heard him
he also made answer to the recent agita-
tion for new nationalsm," or a federal
GENERALIZATION of power, by declaring the
only safe course to pursue was to hold fast
to the limitations of the constitution and
to regard as sacred -thg powes OF the states
Mr. Taft, amid fappIsass, made FREQUENT
references to the services of Theodore
Roosevelt In the cause OF conservation, but
he declared the time for rhapsodies and
glittering generaities had passed. He sugA
geSted to the cngress that 1t should invite
its speakers to come down to details, to
specific evils and specific remedies.
BrinEs Audience to Feet.
These sentiments by the president seemed
to receive the approval of nearly all his
hearers. They came near the end OF long.
detailed and exhaustive discussion of con
servation and he ended his speech with the
audience on its feet
At the fair grounds the president de-
livered a Labor day address, the most
| notable utterance Of which was state
ment that he knew of on intention on the
part of the government to prosecute labor
| leaders under the antitrust law. At the
same time the president sad he did not
| believe labor organizations should be
exempted from such prosecution by specific
statute. He declared that such a provision
OF law would smack of class Legislation
| The president received a demonstratIve
but not an uproarious welcome in st. Paul
The streets were lined fro mthe depot tC
the reviewing stand where Mr.. Taft wit
messed the passing of the Labor day
parade. At the conservation congress, tht
III esident was welcomed with prolonged
cheering. After luncheon in St. Paul, h'
rode by automobile to the state fail
grounds at Hamline and received g
tumultous greeting from a throng which
filled the grand stand and overflowed into
the race track and infield.
On the way into Minneapolis from thu
fair grounds the president was greeted
noisily along the way. He was dined at ;
hotel here this evening, Informally, EnC
then wSs driven direct 10 his train
Labor Day Address.
In his fair grounds speech, the presden
said;
"The magnitude Of this state fair and tn,
immense throng OF people 10 attendance
are convincing evidence of the greatness o
Minnesota as an agricultural state.
This is Labor day-a day given over Il
emphasizing the importance Of manua
labor In our civilization and to properly ex
alting It's dignity. The two classes In tn
community that are most important are IL
farmers and its workingmen. and this oc
casion and this date suggest thoughts o
both There is sitting now in the city o
ST. Paul a convention for the promotion o
the conservation of our national resources
To no one does that subject come HON
with moro vital significance than 10 tn
farmer. II anybody is 10 profit by con
servation and II anybody is to make con
servation profitable 10 others. 1t is tn
p IContIpuad m Third pace