Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-21


utive of The nation for the first time
in history. participated in 81. Pat
rIck's day parade. At that moment
he became guest of The irish-Ameri
cans OF Chicago.
Particularly elaborate arrangements
had been made for police protection,
AS soon as the parade was In motion,
corps OF bicycle police rode on Two
blocks ahead and their approach was
signal TO the crossing police to stop
all other traffic. Bicycles and pedes-
over which the parade wound its way
to the Hotel La Sale. from which
floated the presidents flag, making the
big structure The temporary White
house OF the nation.
The streets were jammed from curb
to building and following proclaim
ton of the mayor every building along
the parade route was decorated from
flag pole to portal. Some OF the build
ings were decked with huge Irish flags
while long green penants flew from
flag staffs with the stars and stripes,
chieagos police department, with
every available man was on duty, and
the following was the injunction of
Chief Stewart. Watch the crowd; !;
not the president"
CHICAGO, Mar fs.-presldent
1aft's st. Patrick's day in Chicago
came to a politically sensational eli
max late yesterday afternoon in the
conservative convention at the Audi
torlum, when he called for cheers for
ex- President Theodore Roosevelt, and
praised Clifford Pinchot, the govern
ment forester, he himself had ousied
a short time ago. The audience OF
four thousand men and women Went
wild at the mention of the name OF
Roosevelt and cheered fully five min
uies with President Taft urging IT
along. Praising the conservation pol
icy and demanding the great natural
resources of the continent be saved
for posterity, Mr.. Taft balanced him.
self on his toes and shouted, THE
policy of conservation was inaugurated
by Theodore Roosevelt" Instantly
there came wild yelling, backed Up by
a storm of applause that swept over
the entire tbeater. Men rose and
threw their hats In the air a. the
magic name and women waved lheiI
bandkerchiefs. This wave shot around
the theater, each time taking long
time for II to subside.
CLEVELAND. o., Mar lS-Speed
ing toward the famous battle-ground in
New York state, President Taft today
devoured eagerly every detail of the
all-night fight at Washington, which
began when the insurgents introduced
their resolution 10 control the com
mittee on rules.
The president received his first no
tfe ri hihG iissei lp g lengthy hln eypner
Patrick's day dinner of the irish Eel
lowship club at Chicago. From then
on scraps of the details of the all
night struggle filtered to him on his
special train, but when served with
morning papers at Cleveland he read
the first detailed account of the fight.
With five speeches before him to
day. 1t is expected that he will eiye
some intimation of his position IN The
iusurgent-Caepon row that row has
come to show down. 1t is thought by
many that he may take the hit in his
teeth and reai the insurgents out Gf
the party. But the president lust now
wits success Of his legls'acNe pro
ram more thar anything else. and
may enter a pea, % or a neutra ity
pact. The president Is eager for the
latest word from Washington.
The president will reach Rochester
late this afternoon, and address the
Rochester chamber of commerce at a
dinner tonight
CHICAGO, Mar. 17.-Four classes OF
undesirable citizens are interested in
the movement to make Chicago dry,
according to Rudolph Brand, president
of the United States Brewing com
pany. Mr. Brand was one OF the speak
ers at meeting at Brands hall. North
Clark and Erie streets. held under the
auspices of the United States and
Blatz league, an organization com
posed of employees of the United States
and Blatz Brewing companis
The four elements constituting the
anti-saloon workers are the following:
81. A lot of professional agitators
whose interest in the cause is for what
there is in It.
"2 A lot of hysterical woman who
are trying to correct and control es
erything except their own households
"3. A small number of manuiac
trrers who believe that if working
men did not spend portion of theiI
earnings for liquor they could work
for smaller wages.
"a. The fashionable preachers who
hold forth in large churches to small
audiences and whose sermons con
tain much advice to Mayor Busse
Chief Steward and other public Off
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