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Would WIPE OUT
HIGH Commission
PRESIDENT WILLING TO MAKE
SACRIFICE FOR RESULT.
ARBITRATI0N'S new PLAN
Reciprocity Up TO Canada-IIls Trip
just "Growcd"-TO Talk of Is
sues of the Day.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Erie, Pa. Sept. 16.-President Taft
ended the first of his forty-six days Of
speech making with an address to a
big throng in the auditorium here to-
night Before reaching here, he had
nine hours in Syracuse. n. Y, where
he made three speeches. The Presi-
dent said he would average during
this trip, four and one-third speeches
a day.
Mr.. Taft reserved his most impor-
tant utterances of the day for
speech here, when he outlined the
plan by which he hopes to wipe out
the objection within the Senate to the
treaties Of arbitration with Great Bri-
tain and France. These treaties have
been held up and threatened with de-
feat largely because several Senator's
have contended that the proposed
joint high commission. which would
determine whether a question should
be settled by arbitration, practically
robbed the Senate of its functions OF
passing upon the question.
The President tonight suggested as
compromise that the American
members of such commission should
he confired by the Senate. He said
he saw no reason why they should not
be If Congress or the Senate thought
it dangerous to trust the President TO
make the appointments.
Mr.. Taft indicated that he would be
willing to wipe out the joint high
commission, II need be, and leave the
decision as to whether a question Is
arbitrable to a board Of arbitration.
He would also be willing to have this
board pass not only upon the merits
of the question. but upon the juris-
diction.
The President today did not plunge
directly into a defense of his admin
istration as some of his hearers had
expected.
one Of the most significant things
he said was at Syracuse, at luncheon
with the New York State Comm isslon-
ers, when he explained why he had
not discussed reciprocity on his out
door address to several thousand city
folks and farmers.
II am not going to speak about
reciprocity" he said until after the
matter is settled in Canada We have
done our part, and we are waiting,
and 1t is Just as well for us to keep
quiet"
Mr. Taft also explained In Syracuse
why he happened to decide upon this
first 1900 mile jump through "the
enemy's country" of the insurgency
This trip was, like '"Topsy," he de-
clared 1t just "growed."
Two years ago, I promised Gov
ornor Hughes to visit your state fair
Then I made an appointment with
Congressman Madison of Kansas to-
visit Hutchinson. These two engage
ments were the reason for my down.
fall" In further explanation OF his
trip. the President said:
81 expect to talk on this trip about
the issues Of the day, and some OF my
policies If I may dignity my relat-
ions TO them by the progressive case,
and class them among the issues of
the uaN.
y Syracuse the President met n !
crowd estimated at 100000.
The Presidents reception here to-
night was most enthusiastic, and
from the moment he left the train
until he stepped out OF his automobile
at the Majestic theater, where he
spoke, he moved through streets fill
ed with cheering throngs. with hat
off, he bowed right and left. In the
theater when he took his seat beside
Senator George T. Oliver and CON-
gresham A. L. Bates. OF Pennsyl- !
vania the enthusiasm broke loose
again.
The President will remain at Erie |
during Sunday and leave for Detroit
early Monday morning.