Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
TAFT REJOlCES
ASHOST CHEERS
FOR ROOSEVELT
do IT AGAINY SHOUTS PRESl-
DENT TO BIC AUDIENCE
SOD CHIEF EXECUTIVE WAS TO
STAND ON is STOLEN
Why Three Million Acres of Oil Land
in California Were Withdrawn
and What Plan Is
Are Explained
tAssociated Press1

CHICAGO. March list. Patrick's
day in Chicago, made doubly notable
by the presence of President Taft as
the guest of honor, and, particularly,
as the guest OF the Irish Fellowship
club, was one of unusual strenuosity
for the genial president, and of spec
tacular incidents for the populace.
Tonight secret service agents ar
rested man who gave his name as
Dick" Short, and who was trying to
force his way onto the stage OF the
Auditorium theater, where the presl-
dent spoke He was oVerpowered and
taken to a police station. His state
ment that he was a newspaper re-
porter was denied by the paper which
he claimed to represent.
Earlier in the day, during parade
in the presidents honor, woman
who gave her name as Jennie MUD
made repeated efforts to get into the
automobile in which the president was
riding. Detectives were forced to ar
rest her. She was not armed.
Irish Sod Is Stolen
The sod brought from ireland, on
which the president was expected 10
stand when he spoke tonight before
the Irish Fellowship club, was stolen
last night, evidently by souvenir hunt-
ers. There was fifty square feet or IT,
scarcely an inch of which coulu DC
found this morning.
In the course of his speech tonlght
President Taft told why he had caused
to be withdrawn from entry 3,OOOOOO
acres of oil land in California. he
said he wanted congress TO make
proper rules for the acquisition OF tltles
and regulating prospecting for OIL lie
deplored the action of wealthy inter-
fhaGa lands deSDlte
their withdrawal and spoke or the
need of remedial legislation by con-
gress.
Makes Many Speeches
During the day the president 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 func-
tions provided by the Irish Fellowship
club, his host for the day the presl-
dent touched on Statesmen correspoh-
dents" in his talk to the newspaper
men. TO railway men of the 1raIilc
club he expressed his trust III ene
sense of Justice of the American peo-
n1e He averred that he had learned
moro i'm the first year of his admins
tration than he could hope TO assinil-
late in the next three.
In an informal talk at the first or
the two entertainments proVlded by
his hosts-a luncheon at noonday-hls
WEAKNESS uneonsciously crept ih'o
his speech. ....,,. >,
he said. but the slip caused nothing
more than n smile of which the presl,
dent seemed unconscious. IL seemed
he had been here two days, for the
forenoon had been crowded into ora
tory and handshaking enough for ior-
ty hours. o,-, ~
Taft unobtruslvely edged into the
crowd during the reception given by the
Newspaper club. and was also present
at the luncheon.
Redmond Lends Him Harp
A harm of shamrocks sent from Ire
land by John Redmond. the Irish Ma
tionalist leader, was presented to the
guest of honor. p
At the conclusion of this luncheon,
although it was time for him to start
for the mass meeting atrthe Auditor
ium. the president sought his room for
a half hour of quiet.
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 who had gathered at
the Auditorium. Prolonged cheering
interrupted the speaker when he mem
toned the name of Theodore Roose-
welt.
1.-The conservation movement" said
the president, "owes it's beginning to
Theodore Roosevelt" prolonged ap-
plause)
DO it again! You don't enjoy that
any more than I do" he said.
"Who was it inspired Clifford Pinchot
with his wonderful activity of mind
and body in forwarding the conserva-
tion movement" the president asked.
(Applause) II am in favor of giving
credit where credit belongs (applause)
and of Withholding it where 1t does
not belong.
"There are people in the house and
i'm the senate, conscientious, hard
working, prominent statesmen, who
look at the question of conservation
as it might have been looked at twenty
or thirty years ago. They still favor
letting out the land and getting the
settlers on it, instead of careful
method of conservation and preserva-
tion.
Convinced Course Is Right
'T am not criticising them. They
say that I don't understand and that
we in the east do not understand the
situation, because we don't breathe the
atmosphere of the west. Well, I think
we are convincing q good many of
them that we are In the right and they
are in the wrong; but there are some
who are perfect AjaXes in debate who