Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-19
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WARM WELCOME BY
DETROIT slC'ROWDS
Busy Day for Mr.. Taft Is Map
ped Out in the Michigan City
During His Stay on Mon
day

DETROIT. Sept. aRsl- President Taft
inaugurated a four days. stay In Michi-
gan today with four speeches in and
around Detroit. The more important Of
these he reserved for the chamber OF
commerce luncheon at Wayne pavilion
in Detroit, where he had announced he
would discuss the Trust question in
general and the recent decisions Of the
United States supreme court in the
Standard Oil and Tobacco trust cases
in particular
Mr.. Taft reached Detroit early- TO-
DAY after an all night s ride from Erie.
Pa. He went directly to the Detroit
club. for breakfast. i Here he met SO or
more newspaper editors and proprie-
tors He spoke briefly of his former
connection with newspaper work in
Cincinnati.
II was assigned to the courts" said
the, president, in. describing his. repor-
toriai career. ''and the sairsts big scoop
that got was an advance story of a
decision ON very important case which
was exactly the opposite OF the deci-
sion which the Judges handed down
next day"
! Amid laughter. the president added
that that was the nearest hes had ever
Mr. Taft said he had listened during
the morning to number OF editors
discussing the difficulty of nearly al
ways having to defend some one. Some
of the editors boosted that they were
not troubled that way.
II haven't got a newspaper said
the president but am a sort Of
brother-in-law to a newspaper. So
while it may be embarrassing to a
- 49, n - -
statesman,s 1t sometimes may be en-
barrassing to the statesman to be re-
lated to a newspaper.
Il am starting on a long trip, gem
tlemen, and / ask your prayers both
for my mental and physical wellbeing.
This trip, 1 may say, was not entered
into with malice aforethought. Some
times when I contemplate ii hold my
breath. But being in / am going
through with It,"
Following breakfast the president
was taken by special trolley to Ponti-
&C, where he was scheduled to make a
brief address before returning to- the
state fair grounds Two of the smaller
oranges of the state boycotted the
fair this year because of the invitation
extended to the president. basing their
action on the presidents reciprocity
campaign.
1 Michigan has been split IN reciprocity
and there has been mote or less of a
conflict between the cities and the ru-
raj districts, the former favoring the
pact and the latter opposing. The pres
ident adhering. to his announced pro-
gram OF avoiding reciprocity until aft
er the Canadian elections next Thurs
day. had nothing TO say on the subject
today.
President Taft heard with deepest
sorrow of the death of former Senator
Thomas Carter, of Montana, and sent
the following telegram to Mrs. Carter,
at Washington:
II am greatly shocked and grieved
to learn of the death of Senator Carter-
He was apparently In robust health
when 1 dined with him in Washington
late in August. For more than 20
wears we had been warm and intiinate
friends and / knew his great ability,
his patriotism and his loyalty. ten
der to you and your family In your
deep sorrow and irretrIevable loss my
profoundest sympathy"