Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-04
TAFT ADDRESSES
RAILROAD HANDS
Believes in Organized Labor, and
Also in Right of Every Man
To Labor as He Will
is VoCIFERoUSLY APPLAU0ED
For His First Statement but Isis Sec
ond Only Received Scat
tcring Response.

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Worcester Mass. April 3--Pre-idcnt
TAFT put in "a busy sunday today with
a visit to Aunt Della" TORY and the
scenes OF many boyhood rcminiscenccs
az Mubury and an address here this
afternoon before the joint meeting OF
the Brotherhoods OF Train Service
mass meeting Of nearly 1000 railroad
cmploycs-at Mechanics bail
The president declared he believed In
labor organizations. But as chief mag
istrate OF the nation. he added. be be-
icyed also IN the right OF every man 10
labor rs Dc VIII. % earn the wages
that he Will. and IL he so chooses, 70
stay out of labor organizations. The
presidents first assertion was greeted
with "a wild outburst of applause. His
second statement received only "a scat
tering response.
Later. however. the president again
aroused the railroad men 20 enthu-i-
asm by saying be believed their orgaui-
cations were necessary 20 deal with or
CARNATIONS Of capital and by detail
ing his deep interest In legislation look
ing 10 further requirements OF safety
appliances and 70 the liability of the
employer
The president motorcd the six miles
from Miubury 20 Worcester this after
noon and the entire city turned out tp
hid him welcome. lie rode at the
head OF the procession of some 30 or
more machines that had been driven 90
Milbury 10 greet him The route
through tho city was lined with many
thousands and the quiet OF the sabbath
afternoon was broken with applause.
The Sunday demonstration was unique
In Mr. Tans travels.
SUPPER WITH AUNT DELLA.
Following his address before the
Brotherhood OF Trainmon. the president
returned 90 Mubury for supper with
Aunt" Della. and left tonight Tor
Washington, where he is due tomorrow
morning
Tho presidents visit to MMbury
threw that quiet little community into
an uproar Of excitement
The lavish decorations here in Wor-
Ccster were scarcely more imposing
than those with which MiIlbury be-
deckcd itself today. As boy, the
president used 20 spend his vacations
al MiUbury. whore his maternal grand
mother az well as Aunt Della, now
"a wears old. and other relatives, long
have lived He used TO swim loo the
Blackstone river that flows through the
town; ne used On play baseball on the
fields and trudge around barcfooted In
! search Of early adventures.
An these memories were revived to-
day
Aunt" Della. Il Is said. cooked some
| Of the dainties that were spread bee
fore her nephew president az midday
| dinner and az supper tonight. Horace
d. Taft the presidents brother. also
was on hand az tho family reunion.
The president attended services az
the Second Congregational church al
MUburv and listened To- "a sermon by
Rev Hohort Dunbar The selectmcn
| of Miubury welcomed the president as
he stepped from his private ear. Then
nearly the whole town wanted 10 see
| the car I'm which the president rode
They climbed up ON the PLATFORM,
walked into the observation parlor sat
! i'm an ample chair which they believed
the presidents favorite and wanted
| to be shown into every compartment
kitchen. pantry and an All day long
tho sightseeing kept up and the car
! Colonial win live long in the annals
/ OF Milibury life
Gov. Draper and Mayor Logan Of
| Worcester also mot the president az
! MHlbury and rode with him 10 Wor-
costor Gov. Draper at the labor meet
! ing paid a hiph tribute 60 Mr.. Tart
| saying he brought 90 the burdensome
| task Of the presidency great ability and
| facility and was Serving the people
| admirably and Well
THE CRITIC ABROAD.
Gov. Draper declared the critic was
| abroad i'm the land but / ask for
/ Mr.. Taft" he concluded, what /
| know he win get despite e. few choar
! cavilcrs-the gratitude and the thanks
| of the whole American people
This sentiment was enthusiastically
| chcercd by the union men, They also
! cheered the mention Of Theodore
/ Roosevelt by MI Taft and they cheerec
the president when hc said that despite
| the fact me- had been told the anti-in-
| junction bill would cause him 10 b.
| damned by both sides, he hoped and
| believed the measure would pass be-
| cause he deemed it solemn party
! promise and "a measure that was rlght
! The president again was cheerel
| when he said he was not afraid 10 CON
/ suit railroad presidents when railroad
/ legislation came up for consideration
| M washington. despite the criticism
| that had been made Of his course,
III there is one thing / hate" h.
| declared with emphasis, 1T is sham
hypocrisy and fraud IN representing @
| virtue when il does not exist. ] believe
| in being fair 70 all"
President W. G. Brown Of the New
| York Central: President G.. S. Mellen OF
| the New York. New Haven & Hartford
and President l.ucius futile Of the Bios
ton e Maine railroad an listened 10 Mr.
! Taft with interest.
rhcy also made brief speeches to th'
/ trainmcn.
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