Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-18
TAFT GUEST OF
|R|SHMEN IN
CHICAGO
BUSY ST. PATRICK'S
DAY FOR president 7
Conservation and Tribute to
Sons of Emerald Isle Among
Topics of Addresses of the
Strenuous Day.
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Chicago, March 17.-St Patrick
was notably remembered in Chicago
today, but the brunt of it fell upon
President Taft and he was thor
oughly tired man when his train left
for Rochester tonight.
During the day he spoke to mem
hers OF the Chicago newspaper club,
to the Traffic club, TO a mass meeting,
to members and guests of the Hamil-
ton club and twice at functions pro-
Vided by the Irish Fellowship club
which was his host of the day.
In his speeches, in which his in
creased ease in oratory was quite gem
orally commented upon. he touched
on statesmen, correspondence" who
colored facts to suit their views; to
railway men of the Traffic club he
expressed his trust in the sense Of jus
tice of the American people. lie said
that he had learned more in the first
year Of the presidency than he could
hope to assimilate in the next three
years.
AT an informal talk at the first Of
two entertainments provided by his
hosts--a luncheon at noonday-his
wcari ess mconsciouslv crept W IN his
speech
When ! arrived here yesterday ~
but the slip caused nothing more than
a smile of which the president seem
ed unconscious IL probably seemed
that be had been here two days. for
noon had been crowded with
.-.atory and handshaking enough for
4S hours
Speaking of the prosperity of the
country he referred especially to adj
Vances being made in the south.
Il like to dwell upon that," said
the speaker, "hecause down in the
south there was a time when she was
hindered and had seemingly little
chance Of any real progress liut NOW
she is ma King more rrosress than n
of as, cast, west or north. And |
know that you northerners welcome
that fact because you realize there
was a time when she did not have
quite a fair showing.
The presidents brother. Charles Z
Taft, unobtrusively edged into thc
crowd in the reception given hy the
Newspaper club and was also present
at the luncheon. A harp of shamrocks
sent from Ireland BY John Redmond,
the Irish Nationalist leader was pre-
sented to the guest of honor
At the conclusion of this luncheon,
although it was time for him to start
for the mass meeting at the auditor
ium, the president sought his room |
for a half hour Of quiet ana rest
Crowds made for the hotel corridors
but police stationed at the door of the
presidential suite warned all who /
CHANGED to pass to cease talking (
When the president re-appeared he /
seemed refreshed and there was Moth (
ing of weariness apparent in his man (
ner when he began his address to the 4
thousands at the auditorium
At the stage door man attempt I
ed to follow the president into the (
building but was seized by two secret
service men. When questioned he 4
declared he was n newspaper man, but /
inquiry at the paper for which ne said I
ne worked resulted in a denial Of his .
statement. lie was locked up after a 4
struggle He gave the name of Dick /
Short At the station it was said he .
seemed to be under the influence of /
liquor
Prolonged cheering Interrupted the
speaker when he mentioned the name .
Of Theodore Roosevelt.
"The conservation movement" said +
Mr. Taft owes its beginning to Theo-
dore Roosevelt. prolonged applause 4
Go it again you don't enjoy that any
more than I do Who was il inspir-
ed Clifford Pinchot to that wonderful
activity of mind ana body with refer
encc to the conservation movement I
AADplduStl / AN ia idNbi 'i biNiHb
credit where credit belongs. zap
plause) and of Withholding it where
II does not belong Il
There are people in congress and 4
in the senate. conscientious, hard
working. prominent statesmen. who
look at the question of conservation as
it might have been looked at twen-
~ OF thirty years ago They are still
in favor of letting out the land and
on in
of a careful method OF conservation
and preservation. ! am not critieis- ,
ing them. They say that | don't
and that we in the east don't under
stand the situation because we don't
breathe the atmosphere of the west.
Wen. / think We are convincing
good many of them that we are in the ,
right and they are in the wrong. but I
there are some of them who are per-
feet Aiaxes in debate and who SAY ,
they will continue to debate this Ques-
tion and will stand against the con- ,
scrvation program as long as the sole ,
leather on their shoes will last.
What | want to get'is an act Of {
congress that shall validate all the
Withdrawals of land thai have been {
made and shall give me power to F..
make such further Withdrawals as Z
ought TO be made until congress has
determined on the proper disposition f
bf those lands.
The president said that he WAS I
hceiing opposition both from those +
fho wish an immediate disposal OF !
bnd and from those who question the
Pnstitutional power of the president I
p make Withdrawals. Speaking OF his a.
fithdrawai OF three million acres OF
land in California the president "a
bntinued: r.
Il want to enable congress To make "a
foper rules with reference to the
tquisition OF titles to these lands and y
Pin reference To the prospecting over q
lem To find out where the Oh was I q
fw. some gentlemen-and they are d
lways the gentlemen with the long
frses who can do that sort OF thing q
fcanse they can stand litigntion-arc it