New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
MANY Canadians in Audience.

and possibly Bar HarbOr may nave good
moral effect.
Many Canadians in Audience.
In his talk here the President expressed
a new hope that closer commercial rela-
tions with Canada might be established
during the next twelve months, and the
statement was greeted with resounding
cheers. There were many Canadians in
the audience, and they joined heartily in
the demonstration The President said:
My fellow citizens, ladies and gentle
men of Eastport: On behalf of Mrs Taft
and myself I beg to extend our grateful
acknowledgment for this cordial reception.
When I was a lawyer there used to be
legal maxim that the proper way to under
stand a written instrument was TO take It
up by its four corners. and il seems to me
that the same rule applies to the coun-
try. The proper way to understand the
country is to go to the four corners and the
places between Now, I have been at Sc
attle San Diego the southernmost point
of Florida, and am now at Eastport, and I
have found the same people. the same
patriotic spirit. the same progressive CIV
ilization at each of these four points and
also between them. When man has had
that privilege he may be said to understand
talk a little more through their noses in
this part of the country than they do
further South. but the style of a woman's
bonnet is just the same here as it is way
down in San Diego.
I am not here to talk politics but there
is one suggestion I would like to make to
the people of the State of Maine. and that
is that they now impose upon themselves
a nd
sponsibility, the value Of which doubt, in
having their election in September, instead
of in November. OF course, 1t adds to the
interest that the rest of the country takes
IN your election, but it makes the contro-
versy a little more heated here in Sep
tember than need be.
Il hope that in this audience I am ad-
dressing there are some Canadians You
are close enough to them to know them and
TO value them neighbors. Canada is n
great country. and we are Just learning
how great a country 1t is. Speaking for
the administration, we are convinced that
closer commercial relation with Canada
Will be well for both countries, and if in
the next year We can come to any agree
ments by which our commercial relations
shall be closer, shall think ourselves
fortunate. We have reached a time when
neither ought TO be envious OF the other.
but each ought TO be convinced that the
more prosperous the one the more likely the
other IS to be prosperous and that the
growth of the trade OF one means the
growth of the trade OF the other 1t ia
pleasant to see that all the controversies
between Great Britain and the United States.
which in the past have been many, are now
settled are in course of settlement by
arbitration. This is the first time In the
history of the two countries when that could
be said.
Now. my friends, I thank you for giving
us the opportunity Of seeing so beautiful
city and its beautiful surroundings. 1 did
not come here to make speeches I came
here to have a good time and have a vaca-
tion. and am not going to subject you any
more than myself 10 the burden of a speech.
Goodby.'
MayfIower in Canadian Waters
In order TO reach Eastport to-day the
Mayfower had to thread her way through
Canadian waters. She is anchored tonight
Just on the Maine side of the line East
port is almost entirely surrounded by for