The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-20
TAFT WILL APPEAL
FOR RECIPROCITY
Tells Maine Residents and
Canadians of His Hopes.
At FAR-OFF CORNER OF LAND
Eastport Gives Royal Welcome to
First President who Ever Visited
that Remote Town-Taft Says He
Has Found the Same Glass of Peo-
pie All over the Country.

Esstport. Me, July Is-President Taft
got up to the northeastern corner OF the
country shortly after o'clock to-day.
when the Presidential yacht Mayfiower
dropped her anchor just inside the Cana
dian line.
It was the fiEs4s time q President OF the
republic ever came to Eastport. and the
village was bubbIing with Joy when the
President told the crowd when he came
ashore that It was a vacation time for
him. and that he would not talk politics:
but it was serious business for them. be-
cause Mr. Taft is about the only national
figure, save James G. Blaine and Senator
Eugene Hale, who ever came Up TO this
corner.
The town had made great preparation
for the visit. and when Mr.. Taft reached
the Peavey Library, from In front OF
which he spoke and limited at reciprocity
with Canada. the nearby streets were
jammed with people. mostly Americans,
but here and there Canadian. There
we're nc wax ships il the harbor 10 flre a
Presidential salute, bat two veterans OF
the civil war. one with a flowing white
beard, truudled out an ancient snuzzle-
loader and laboriously filed her up and
shot that twenty salute.
Streets Gay with Bunting.
Before he spoke the President and
members of the party. including Mrs
Taft. Charlie Taft. Prof and Mrs. Louis
T. More, Horace D. Taft, Miss Mabel
Boardman. and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop,
were driven through the town. The
streets were gay with red. white, and
blue streamers and bunting. At the II
brary. Mayor Garnett introduced the
President.
I am now" said Mr. Taft, at one of
the four corners OF the great American
nation. I have been TO Seattle, san
Diego. and the southernmost point of
Florida, and now I am at Eastport I
have found the same people and the same
progressive civilization at each point. and
also in between. When a man has had
that privilege he may be said 10 under
stand the American nation. True. they
talk little more through their noses up
here than they do down South, but
have noticed that the style of the wom-
ems bonnets is the same here as in San
Diego"
The President said he could not talk
politics, since he was on his vacation,
but he did tell the citizens that the
Maine law providing for elections in
September instead OF November imposes
an additional burden upon the people
"Of course" said the President, lit
adds interest to the rest OF the country.
but Il doubles the expenses, I think. and
makes the controversy more heated than
it need be" The President spoke with
warmth about commercial reciprocity,
which he has tried to bring about be-
tween this country and Canada.
You are close to Canada, and 1 hope
that l am addressing some Canadians.
You are close enough to value them as
neighbors. That IS a great couhtry.
Speaking for the administration, / want
to say that a closer commercial relation
will do well for both countries. and II in
the next year we can make arrangements
of that sort and can come to any agree
ment whereby Canadian relations are
made closer We shall think ourselves for
tunate.
I'VE ought TO know that the more pros
perity the one has the more prosperity
for the other. and trade of one as it
grows means addition
other"
It became known here that the May
flower was bombsrded from all quarters
of the horizon last night on her way up
from Beverly by wireless operators on
land and sea. Messages came cracking
in from everywhere, but the enlisted man
in charge OF her wireless stuck by his
orders. and unless the message was off,
/ cial 1t was not taken.
In getting into Eastport the Mayfiower
! sailed some miles in Canadian waters.
bot it was not noticed except by sailors
The Mayflower stayed IN Passamaquoddy
Bay tonight. cruising about BIT. To-
morrow morning she sails for Bar
/ Harbor.