The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-19
TAFT TALKS TO HM D. A. R.


lBe AIsO apsAs sS nlaaaers. WhHsh MANY
nsAeSas.= EAA.A 9ea . Aalae npaaks
e thS WomGa Who 1lsscA HIM
Necessity far Prayer feP ths PresIoeoa
WASHINGTON. Aprn Is.-MOrS than
four thousand dslsGAtss we're present
The morning whan President Taft do
livoFod hAs speech oe welcome 90 the opsn.
lng sossioa Of ne nlnsessnth conGFSsa
% Tho Daughters Of The American Rsvoln-
ton whilo The ooagress this year 10
not oAllod apen 20 elect . President
o0nsral. 70 has other business 10 Transact
that h bound 10 ssir MP . lOt % trouble.
AZ their annual sssslOns The daughters
play q lot q pOlltaos. and thar annual
congress. oven undnr ncEmal cirOum-
stancss. b an exciting AFFAIR.
The suffrage question loonSd up for
Just IN Instant when Prsaldsnt Tat was
introduced By Mrs. Scott lGrs. Scott
remarked about the rlmor thas the
President 'was not q suffraGist" and said
that u he had consulted his own interests
he would net have been 60 frank In his
address reOsntly whsn his visws were
hisssd.
Tbs President declined 20 enter into the
suffrage question and lodged by remark
ING that -withoue discussing the power
and place of women. which We all agree
10 90 high that 10 needs no discussion az
AL. want 70 speak Of other thing
That vas the only reference Mr.. Taft
made directly 60 the outrage question.
Later in his address when he spoke Of the
matter Of manners" Of we of the Anglo
Al
Mr.. Taft might he administering q mild
rebuks to the women who Missed him
nj the sunrAgist affair . few nights back.
THIS 10 the way he talked Of manners:
We of 'hs Anglo-saKOn race are q
little diapO-sd at times to hear that by
over zaaloUs expression and demonstra-
ton. We shall lie taken 10 be hypocritic.
Now. in tbs matter u manner. In the
matter u expression. IN ths InAttsF Of
our treatment Ut each other. We
have much to learn from the latin races
Our theory that pOiitsness and
courtesy are only skin deep. and that the
only thing between people ought 10 be
exact tTutl- which would leave SOME u
IN IN = pretty had way is not q theory
race. Courtesy and good will. manifested
Ina our treatment Of Othsrs, are sub
stantial virtues that tend Ia add ca the
Happiness u the world. and 80 IL l. that
the consent tribute On our part. by these
forms that ! speak Of To our country,
and constant recognition by form. Of
our obligation 10 our country. are all 81
them valuable things to cultivate. And
we may look 10 an organization like this
with gratitude for having encouraged In
every possible way the recognition %
that debt that We owe Ia oar country and
u the obligation that ought 90 bs con-
stantly present with us in everything
The prayer for the Prssidsnt OF the
United States ! have never become %
much imbued with the necsssity for an
during tho last year: and the toast To the
President OF tho United States all are but
tributes to the country Of which for the
time bsinE hs ~ the titulaF head. and
therefore whtls he holds that once -
entitled to the support and respect Of all
No the playing % the 'SaaT-Spa led
Banner. during which 40 ought all TO
rise. IL q tribute and . remembrance Of
our duty to the nation. They arc all forms.
q e true. bat they are forms that serve
10 bring back 20 ua our Senso OF duty.
Certainly ! shcaild be the last 20 depre-
cate az Enisimiye the debt that We owe Ia
those who have gwen up thsiF lives or
thetr limbs In defence OF their country in
the exiRency % war hat there are other
tim~- when that virtue Of patriotism 10
Just az essential and had almost -tid just
a. useful in the conduct ~ the Govern
ment. II 10 in the discharge IL the com
pa ratiVelV small duties 81 such citizens
that ~ 10 make up what the whole people
do. and u il in the recognition Of the
smaller officer. ~ the humber citizen.
IA withholding hinIns.lf frUm that which h.
sa-y and comfortable IN order ~ accom-
plish something 10y his sacrifice for the
public veal