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Atlanta. Ga, March t3~President
Taft IA a notable speech before rss.
closing session Of n Southern Com
mercisI congress made q plea 10 the
young meu of TIE south to take 40
the political issues OF he az from a
broad ana liberal standpoint and 20
eliminate from their consideration all.
narrow ~paFtisanship and8 secdOnaism.
Come fully into Our national COM
munion, said the president with The
patriotic purpose OH STIMULATING the
progress OF our civilization III every
right direction, maintaining orr couD.
try1s prosperity ana acannulating its
wealth but always in su~bordination to
higher ethical standards and TO ire
promotion OF righteousness and. fus-
tfce."
The president reviewed. briefly ne
aceonplishments of the ~sixty-frst con.
gress declaring that in its three ses-
sions jnst closed it mad enacted more
helpful legislation thar any congress-
since the Civil war. Mr. Taft asserted
that the GREATEST aecorapis-amen.of
the short session, ended March 4, was
the ratification on the Japanese treaty.
The greatest Disappointing emf gae sala,
was the failure OF congress to 8ratify
the reciprocity agreement with Can
ada. In this connection he Referred 70
his action in calling an extra SESSION
OF congress to owen on April Al.
Expects Ratification. III
My opinion is. said Mr.. Taft,
that a majority of both houses, dis
regarding party lines, SEillT seize a
great national opportunity and prompt
lvrafffy the agreement before proceed
ing To other business
in the hope, perhaps, that tariff
legislation may be avoided at the extra
session. the president pledged himself
to furnish the Democratic house, at its
regular meeting in December next. a
report from the tariff commissions On
Schedule of the Payne-AIdrich
act-of the wool and Woo1ens schedule.
Pleased Over Jap Treaty.
With regard 10 the ratification of the
Japanese treaty, President Taft said:
1t fnsuFes the continued friendship
of a most progressive and powerful
nation, with whose Development we
have been intimately connected since
Commodore Perry opened her ports.
| greatly rejoice that the. cloud OF un-
certainty which hung over the settle
ment of this question upon terms com
pietefy satisfactory TO both countries
mas now been removed So
Referring again to the subject OF
Canadian reciprocity. the president
said it was one in which the South,
particularly, was interested. inasmuch !
vegetables and cettonsepd oil are I
both put upon the free list OF the re- !
n1oyaI OF the rather heavy duties on
both.
But" said the president, az don't |
ask you support on the ground Of
any local advantage. / do it because |
regard the treaty. if adopted. az the
nj a new relation between
our rapidly growing neighbor on the |
and ourselves which will insure
greatly to the benefit OF both
Other ieading speakers al the clos
ing session of the congress were Gov !
erner Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey t
and Secretary of War Dickinson.
He was escorted from the terminal
through streets crowded with /
people to the auditorium, where the !
is In session. From there he
went to the Capital City club for
During the forenoon there was
a reception at the governors mansion.
visit to the University club, dinner !
at the Piedmont Driving club and the
address to the closing session Of the
congress-. During the afternoon the
president addressed an audience OF !
negroes at the Central Avenue M. E.
church., where Colonel Roosevelt spoke !
Thursday.
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