The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24

SldIiSu WIN du SAplOoiOh h"O NdgS
later in Kentucky with 80 dead. What
is worse. these horrors will grow in
intensity and in number unless the
United States government and the
state governments take heroic steps
"If the United States had the same
regard for the safety Of its workmen
as the different countries Of Europe,
$4,000 out Of the 10000 men killed in
the coal mines of this country in the
last ten years would be living to-day.
The opposition in the senate to this
bill is not as great as II was and the
belief in Washington is strong that 1t
will become a law in the near future
Plenty Of Travel for Taft.
President Taft certainly has made
no secret Of the fact that he likes to
travel. He tells his friends that he
enjoyed every mile of the long trip
which he took last summer and that
he likes to get next to the people and
to tell them how he feels about legis-
lation and to get some idea, If he can,
of how they feel on the same subject
His $4,000 mile tour of the country
has not in any way satisfied his travel
hunger. He is going to swing around
smaller circle before congress ad-
journs, and then he will make long
trip during the summer.
On Lincoln's birthday the president
spoke at a dinner of the Republican
club in New York City. New York is
only five hours from Washington and
this does not count as much Of jour
ney. On Washington's birthday the
president will go to New York again
to speak before the Society Of the Gin
cinnati. He will spend a large part
of the day following the dinner at the
home of his brother, Henry w. Taft,
in New York City and the next night
he is going to talk business matters
to the Newark. N. j., board of trade.
The fact that President Taft likes to
travel and to talk to people is so we'll
known that the invitations are piling
In on him in greater multitude than
they ever did on Theodore Roosevelt
1t was pretty generally known Just
what kind Of affairs the former presi.
dent would make an effort to attend,
and so 1t was that comparatively few
invitations came to him to speak at
minor functions. With President Taft
1t Is different He is asked to all
kinds of things, from sewing circle
meetings to celebrations of the natal
days of great organizations that have
made their mark on American history.
In Chicago ST. PatrIck's Day.
On st. Patrick's day. March IT, Mr.
Taft will go to Chicago to address the
Irish Fellowship club. In Chicago and
in some other large cities Of the coun.
try the old time parade on st. Pat.
rick's day has been given over and the
day is celebrated largely by banquets
and meetings at which appear noted
speakers. While Mr.. Taft is in Chi
cago as the guest Of the Fellowship
club he will probably address a meet
ing called for the purpose of fostering
the conservation movement. Walter
L. Fisher, vice-president of the great
National Conservation association, has
his office in Chicago and at Mr.. Fish
er's request the president probably
will speak
Mr. Taft barely will have time to
get back to Washington before he will
be called to New Haven to attend a
meeting Of the Yale Corporation, of
which he is member. This meeting
will be held on March 81 and on the
next day Mr.. Taft will journey to New
York to attend the annual dinner of
the American Peace and Arbitration
league.
The Manufacturers association OF
Bridgeport, Conn, has asked the presi.
dent to attend meeting on March 81,
but he has had to decline this invita-
tion because of an appointment previ-
ously made to be in New Haven. The
Bridgeport association probably will
postpone its meeting until later and
the president has more than half
promised that he will put in an ap-
pearance and make speech.
Gen. U. s. Grants birthday comes
on April 27 and on this date the Amer.
icus club of Pittsburg always has a
great celebration. The president has
been invited to attend and he has told
Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania and
the members Of the Pennsylvania del
egation which waited on him that he
fully expects to be present at their
banquet in recognition of the great
soldiers birthday.
Cincinnati to See Him May 3.
Cincinnati, which is President Taft's
home town. has complained that he
seems to be willing to go everywhere
else except there. The president has
said that the home ties are very
strong, but that he feels the people of
his own city, in view of the fact of his
many engagements elsewhere, will for
give him for not coming home oftener.
He has assured sever1. Cincinnati del
egations that his heart is jrst as true
as 1t always has been to the city on
the Ohio. The president, however,
will visit Cincinnati on May and will
deliver an address to his neighbors.
Indianapolis. Louisville and Nash
vile have asked the president to pay
them visit and he has agreed to do
it before he starts for Alaska in the
summer, 1t IS probable that when the
president goes to Louisville and Nash
vile he will arrange to stop in Chat
tanooga and it is probable that he
will. visit the battle field near that
city.
GEORGE CLINTON.