The sun., 1910-06-19
TAFT TAKES 800 NILE JGUNT
GIIES REWINISCENCES or POPE
LEO ~ ONR SPEECH.
Attruds commencement az NtilanoVa AMI
Lincoln. pa. speaks of FTiar Lands
settlement at NtilanoNa- Political
Chal With PenFose On the way.

HALrfM0RE. June B.-freaoent Aat
vas on th. Jump to-day. From O'Clock
this morning until O'Clock to-nigh, the
President vas fitting around through
rain. surshiue. commandments, degrees
and southeastern Pennsylvania, The
iuunp came 20 sort uf halt az Lincoln. Pa.
late this afternoon and snded a. the White
House tonight. During the day Mr.
Tam travelled only about 300 miles. but In
that time he rode behind regular trains.
cot turned intn Presidential special a nd
automohiled over all sArts ~ hills and
dalou and rn,ridy roads and streets lined
with people
Gov stuart ~ Pennsylvania rode With
the President most Of the trip. as did tho
Prrsident private secretary. Mr. Norton.
Secretary ~ Commerce and Labor Nagel
star,ed out hu, he didn't get further than
the degree Jump a. villanova ON this
collegiate steeplechase course
The President was busy every minute
Of the day IN tho beginning he ran into
senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Penross came downto the BROAD street
station in Philadelphia az the request Of
Mr. Tai, and rode out IN theyards while en-
gines shuntsd the private car oa a turn
table and finally returned II to the station.
The President and Senai or Penruse talked
politics. and il wa pre,t. well understood
that they discussed the report that Sec
retary " STATE ?. G. Knox has hH eye on
the Pennsylv.nii Gubernator,al nom'na-
tion. Il va even suggested thar peThap'
Mr. Penrnse wanted Mr. Taft 10 persuade
Ss-ratarv Knox 90 -tav in the Cabinet and
not make the race.
Al Villaaova they mAse Mr.. Taft a
doctor Of iur.sprit"nce and Mr. Nasel
doctor of laws and clal them m long black !
robes and nortarboGr,ls. Before gong
10 the e1erc. ses ;he President in corversa- ,
tioa With Archbishop RYAN Of Phlladel- I
phia explained just why he travels 80
much
4 wouldn't think SAD the Arch |
bishop. that you would look 20 well when T,
you do al this travelling ]
"Whv. nv dear Archbishop" replied I
Mr.. Tat. I have 10 gcJ ou' onoe IN a while
TO breathe his free air
The President IN turn for the degree Of
doctor nf Jurisprudence made a httle |
speech to the studenis He dwelt upon !
the work that has besn done by the Roman
Catholic Church and the Aug tsttnian |
order in this country. and espec ally IN I
the Philippines In commenting upon the I
Spanish war and the consequet5 Amer |
canizing % the stands Mr. Tar nat this .
TO say.
You know we thought Spain was no. ;
governing Cuba very well anl that
neirhborly interest required us to's'ep 10 |
and see that that government va better, /
because Cuba was night az oar doors. ,
And 40 W. stepped into Cuba and before
We knew ir we were 10 d0O miles away IN ]
the PHILIPPINES. and We could not SET
away. and We had taken on oar back a
h,lrten that Or!y the most courageous
and. some Of our friends Wouiu say, only
the most reckless o. ~ were Wiling 20
Assume
Mr. Taft said n his speech
4 sreak like Filipino. ! feel respon-
sihle TOR ths Filipino Government.
The President entered into an exDla-
nation uf the troubles over the trians'
ards IN the Philippines and told how he
iourneyed over a. Rome q $50 Pope
Leo XIII. He said
i had the good fortune % have the
uninue sxperirrce. IN company with
people who knew mora than ] did on
this subjec, ~ the triar lands. Of going
to Rome. uf being presented % his Holt
ness 20 XIII and Of oonferring with
him and his Congregations in reference
tn tn work ing ou; Of this problem. A
shall always deem It a great good for
tune that had The honor Ot coming into
personal contact With that great man
When / was presented . him he was
g years - axe. y
Il had supposed that he was then merely
lay hRtIr aud that IN all the negotia-
tons which We might have u would be
with his congregations and not with
him Not sr Ne reviewed the three or
four of 40 of the delegation standing
he welcomed us % our seats. he listened
- the address poor man. which We m
twenty minutes subjected him 10. and
he responded to that address. having
caught tho points with AL the acuteness 4
of 4 mind much younger than hls n
Having finished the business he told
u how o. was TO le dispOset o. that is
to whom We should make the regular
adressa- an, - on. Ne then spoke 10
each of us ia A serial and humorous wav
pc said 90 me that he hai heari has
hem 90. bat he said there were superficial
~ le'ilf'ffa I.lnI lI NlH AlNA 81 lHAHH
-Twic. I ha1 the honor OF 81 inter-
view OF an hour IN length with him. and
while we dit not accomplish what We
wished 10 the way ! desired TO accomplish
IL he saiI 10 me IN the last interview
You have not ACCOMPLISHED your purpose
In the way thar YOU indicated you desired
20 accomplish IT, But ! will send TO the
Philippine, rn Apostolic Delegate who
will be- under instructions 20 do with
reference ~ this problem what j. Just Z
and what the United States Government ,
1esire- Ari N O turned out.
Archbishop GuIdi. a Roman prelate.
a man 0i vide experience and a L-ost
genial ard Just character. came to the
and white a. first II seemed
inpo-sihla for 10 20 reach n common
ground we worked along IN that hot
climate tor about year Gnd a half and
then We I'D reach q common ground and
; satisfactory price ou each side ard the
I'm chas.. ~ the land was made and u was
% the Government
That was not tNe only important cone
trnversy batwper the Church and State.
Tor Won cannot have a Government 3Dn
veaFs old ~ which trusts charitable and
1therWts. have beeu created admin
istersd hy agents n the Church and have
II clear whether thnss trusts are civil or
religious ThOee had to 10 defined and We
rs rried thR; ISSUE on with your own good a
Harry of St LOUIS And now I Z
arr glsd N ssv that the whole range Of CON
iroversirs has hean settled and that hs- ,
love the hurch s well satisfied with the !
Justice ~ the settlement A. are We Who
rerrersnted tlFs United States
prom Nilian0va the President was
hurried down TO Westchester. the home
town u Representative Butler Through !
" eatchestsr he whlTled In a big touring /.