The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-04
PRESIDENT CAUSES JOY IN MILL.
BURY AMID CHILDHOOD
SCENES.
GETS GRAND RECEPTION
After Eating Dinner With Relative,
Executive Motors TO Worcester.
Where He Delivers a Striking Ad
dress to Nearly Two Thousand Raj.
road Men on the Subject Of LABOR.

Worcester. Mass. Aprll 3.-Prcsldent
Taf, put in busy sunday today with
a visit to Aunt Della" TORY and the
scenes of many boyhood "reminiscences
afternoon before the Joint meeting of
the brotherhoods In train service-a
mass meeting of nearly 1000 railroad
employees at Mechanics hall. The pres
dent declared he believed In labor or
ganizations. But as chief magistrate
of the nation, he added. he believed III
the right OF every man to labor as he
Will. To earn the wages that he VIII.
and II he chooses. To stay out OF lapor
anizations. The presidents Arg. as
sertion was greeted with wild out.
burst of applause. His second sta.e-
ment received only n scattering re-
s?onse.
Later. however. the president again
aroused the railroad men to cnthusi
asm by saying he believed their or
ganizatlons were necessary TO deal
with organizations of capital and hy
detailing his deep interest In legisla-
Of safety appliances and 10 the liapila
ity of the employer.
The president motored The six niles
from Millbury to Worcester this after
noon and the entire city turned ou, t.
bid him welcome. He rode az the ho nd
of the procession of some 30 or more
machinists that had been driven Il
Millbury TO greet him. The route
through the city was lined with many
thousands and the quiet of the Sab
bath afternoon was broken with ap-
plause. The Sunday demonstration
was unique In Mr.. Tafts travels.
Following his address before tie
brotherhood of tralnmen. the presi-
dent returned to Mlllbury for supper
with Aunt Della" and left tonigh, Tor
Washington, where he Is due tomorrow
morning. The presidents vlsi. to
Millbury threw that quiet little coni-
munity into an uproar OF excitement.
The lavish decorations here In Wor-
ccster We're scarcely more Imposing
than those with which Mi'hurv he.
decked itself today. hs boy the
president used 10 spend his vacations
at Millbury. where his maternal
grandmother. as well az Aunt Della, !"
now "a years old, and other relatives
long have lived. He used to swim In
the Blackstone river. that flows
through the town. he used 10 play ball
on the fields and run around bare
footed in search of early adventures.
Memories Rovived
All these memories were revived to-
day. Aunt Della" 1t Is said. cooked
some of the daintes that We're spread
before her nephey president at dinner
and at supper tonight. Horace u.
Taft, the presidents brother also was
on hand at the family reunion. The
president attended services at the Sec
ond Congregational church Al Mill
bury and listened TO n sermon by Rev.
Hobert Dunbar The seectmen of
Millbury welcomed the president az he
stepped from his private car Tken
nearly the whole town wanted TO see
the car In which the president rode
They climbed upon the platforl:.
walked into the observation parlor.
leyed the presidents favorlte and
wanted To be shown into every COM
partment, kitchen, pantry and all. All
day long the sightseeing kept up and
the car Colonial win live long In the
annals of Milbury life,
Governor Draper and Mayor Logan
of Worcester also met the president at
Millbury and rode with him 10 Wor-
cester. Governor Draper at the labor
meeting, paid a high tribute to Mr..
Taft, saying he brought to the burden
! some task of the presidency great
ability and facility and was serving
the people admirably and we'll"
Governor Draper declared the critic
was abroad In the land. But | ask
for Mr.. Taft" he concluded, what |
know he will get, despite a few cheap
cavlers-the gratitude and the thanks
of the whole American people"
This sentiment was enthusiastically
cheered by the union men, They also
cheered the mention of Theodore
Roosevelt by Mr.. Taft and they
cheered the president when he said
that despite the fact he had been told
the anti-injunction bin would cause
him to be damned by both sides, he
hoped and believed the measure would
pass because he deemed it solemn
party promise and measure that was
right.
| The president again was cheered
when he said he was not afraid te
consult railroad presidents when rail-
road legislation came up for consid-
Grafton at Washington, despite the
criticism that had been made OF his
: course.