The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-18
He Spend StrenuousSt.
Patrick's s Day in
Chicago.
e UlE ST o e IRISH
FELL WoHIP CLU UJB.
M axes Many Speeches and
Doesn't Fail to Take His Fling
at the NewspapersGives
No Sign Of Having Heard
Stirring News From
Washington.

= IT, b y a r.
Chicago. March 17.st. Patrick was
notably remembered IN Chicago to-
day, but the brunt OF 1t fell upon
President Taft and he was d thor
oughly tired man when his train left
to might for Rochester. N. Y.
! During the day he spoke to members
OF the Chicago Newspaper Club, the
Traffic Club. to q mass-meeting. to
members and guests OF the Hamilton
Club. and twice at functions provided
i by the Irish Fellowship Club, which
was his host for tho day.
In these speeches the President
touched on Statesmen correspond
ents," who colored facts to suit their
views. To railway men OF the Traffic
Club. he expressed his trust In the
sense OF Justice OF the American peo-
PIE. He averred that he had learned
more In the frst year OF his admins
tration than he could hope to assimi-
late In the next three.
Speaking OF the prosp OF the
country. the President referred espc-.
cially to advances In the South.
Pleased With South'a Progress.
II like to dwell upon that" said
the speaker. because down In the
South there was time when she was
r IluuCiSO duO 3dQ oSVllln6 ~ AlSk4S
chance OF any real progress. But now
she is making more progress than
any OF US. East, West or North. And
I know that you. Northerners that you
are. welcome that fact because you
realize that there was time when
she did not have quite a fair show
The Presidents brother. Charles p.
Taft, unobtrusively edged into the
crowd during the reception given by
the Chicago Newspaper Club and was
also present at the luncheon. A harp
OF shamrocks. sent from Ireland by
John E. Redmond, the Irish-Nationalist
leader, was presented to the guest OF
honor.
At the conclusion OF this luncheon.
the President sought his room for a
shalf honr of quiet and rest Crowds
made the hotel corridors noisy, but po-
-licemeli warned all who passed the
Presidents rooms TO cease talking.
When the President reappeared he
seemed much refreshed. and there was
nothing OF weariness apparent in his
manner when he began his address to
the Thousands Of persons; who had
gathered at the Auditorium Theatre.
i. At the stage door of the theatre 9
man attempted to follow the President
4. into the Building. but !, ,e was seized by
two secret service operators. He deciar-
+ ed he was newspaper man. but tn 9
paper for which he said he worked de-5
4 MED his statement. He was locked up
Il after a struggle. He gave the name
of "Dick' Short. At the statlonjit was
Z. said he seemed to be under the influ-3
| ence OF liquor.
Tribute to Roosevelt.
| Prolonged cheering interrupted the
speaker when he mentioned the name
Of Theodore Roosevelt.
"The conservation movement" said
Mr.. Taft, "owes Its beginning to rhe-,
! odore Roosevelt. (Prolonged applnuse.)i
GO 1t again! You don't enjoy that any
more than do. Who was 1t inspired
in Girord Pinchot that wonderful ac-5
tivity OF mind and body with refer
5ence to the conservation moven1ent:i =.
! .tApplause.) I am in favor Of giving
credit where credit belongs (applause). ].
and OF Withholding It where It does
not belong. 5
There are people In Congress, con-
4 5scientious, hard-working, prominent
statesmen, who look at the question OF
,Sconservation as 1t might have cen
looked at twenty or thirty years ago.
They are still In favor OF letting out
| the land and getting the settlers on 1T
| not In favor OF a careful method OF!
conservation and preservation. am
i3not criticizing them. They say that T
don't understand and that we In the
East don't understand the situation
because we don't breathe the atmos-l
phere Of the West. Well. I think we
are convincing a good many Of them
!sthatswe arc right and they are In the
| wrong 81 but there are some Of them
who are perfect Aja.xes In debate and
who say they will continue to debate
! this question and will stand against
! the conservation program as long as
the leather of their shoes will last.
8ssa"'yVhat I want to get Is an act of
Congress that shall validate all the
withdrawals of land that have been
made and shall give me power to
make such further wit rawalss as
ought to be made until II Congress has,
I determined upon the proper dlsposi- u
stion of those lands 5S
sg The President said that he was
meeting opposition both from those
who wish m immediate disposal OF
land ana from thos sWh Q oSquestl lion the
power 4 6of the President
TO mako withd rawals
w SASu 8OASf >
If President Taft. as he sat beamtng
behind a bank Of orchids at the ii st.
Patrick s banquet Of the Irish Felix
ship Club to-nig It, + y ew3 OF reports
of the Insurgent uprising In the. !. ouse5
at Washlngt ton, his demea nor ID not 4
show. Il
one OF his staff, seated at the press
table, received q long II elegranl. which
ihe perused with a hall frown.s II ion
he lookedFat the President who eern- 4
al restful and al II noe with the sxorld,,ss y
and slowly filed the nntssiye In his
coat. u e, s5
x The President placl dly read a. long
appreciation OF Gland IS patron saint s.
and touched on the history q Ireland
and her long strug sic for at least
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