The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18


celebration falling upon President
Taft. who was thoroughly tired man
when his train left tonight for Roches-
ter. y. Y.
During the day he spoke to members
of the Chicago newspaper club. TO the
Traffic club, TO a mass meeting, TO
members and guests of the Hamilton
club. and twice at functions provided
by the Irish fellowship club, his host
for the day.
In these speeches the president touched
upon statesmen correspondents who
cOlored facts TO suit their views, and to
the railwaymen of the Traffic club, he
expressed his trust IN the sense of jus
tice Of the American people. He averred
that he had learned more in the first
year OF his administration than he could
hope to assimilate in the next three.
- Tells of Soutf1's Progress
Speaking Of the prosperity of the
country. the president referred espe-
cially TO advances made in the south.
This was in his speech at the MONDAY
luncheon, when a harp of shamrocks
sent by John Redmond from ireland
was presented to him.
At the conclusion of this luncheon,
although it was time for him to start
for the mass meeting at the Auditorium,
the president sought his room for a
half hour OF quiet. Crowds made the
hotel corridors noisy, but policemen
stationed at the door Of the presidential
suite warned all who Glanced to pass
- cease talking. When the president
Y Neappeared he seemed much refreshed
And there was nothing Of WEAKNESS ap-
parent in his manner when he began
his address to the thousands who had
gathered at the Auditorium.
At the stage door a man attempted
TO follow the president into the build
ing. but was seized by two secret serv-
ice men. When questioned, ne declared
he was a newspaperman, but inquiry at
the paper for which he said he worked
resulted in a denial of is statement.
He was locked up after struggle. He
gave the name Of Dick" Short.
Prolonged cheering interrupted the
speaker when he mentioned the name
OF IheOQDIe hOOSeNefl.
The conservation movement"
said the president, owes its begin
ming to Theodore Roosevelt. PRO
Ionged applauss) Go it again.
You don't enjoy that any more than
[ do. Who was it inspired Clifford
Pinchot with his wonderful activity
of mind and body in forwarding
the conservation movement? CAP
plauseD I am in favor of giving
credit where credit belongs. ZAP
pIauseD And of Withholding it
where il does not belong.
Behind the Times
There are people in the house
and in the senate, conscientious.
hard working, prominent states
men, who look at the question OF
conservation as it might have been
looked at 20 or 80 years ago. They
still favor letting out the land and
getting the settlers on it, instead of
, careful method of conservation
and preservation L am not criti-
cising them. They say that 1 don't
understand, and that we in the east
don't understand the situation be-
cause we don't breathe the atmos-
phere of the west. Well, I think
!. we are convincing good many of
them that we are in the right and
that they are in the wrong. What
7 want is an act of congress vali-
dating all the withdrawals of land
that have been made and giving me
power to make such further with
drawals as ought to be made until
congress has determined the proper
disposition of these lands"
The president said he was meeting
opposition from those who wish an i'm
mediate disposal Of land and those who
question the constitutional power of
the president to make Withdrawals.
Annoyed by Woman
The president arrived on the Penn
sylvania railroad at 1857 o'clock in the
morning.
Met at the station by a national
guard regiment and a large reception
committee. the president swung into
the line of a ST. Patricks day parade,
which marched through Michigan ave-
nue. to the downtown district and
escorted him to the La Sale hotel.
Soon after the president had lef,
the train the procession halted for
about five minutes owing to repeated
attempts of a woman who gave her
name as Jennie Mud TO get into the
automobile containing the president
and his party. The woman struggled
violently with detectives who essayed
to stop her and the scene occasioned
considerable excitement The woman
US finally subdueJ and arrested.
Y he q Of f1T
Weighing several thousand pounds that
was sent here from ireland to be used
rs platform upon which President
Taft would speak was carried off dur
ing the night, supposedly by souvenir
hunters. ---------