The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-22
BLUE AND CRAY; ONCE ENEMIES:
 NOW COMRADES
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 Major Butt, wet to the armpits came back disconsolate 10 meet the presiden- tial salute Al this crossing a few neigh boring farmers, with their wives had gathered. checked also in their efforts to get to Manassas They looked at the President in awe and at the major in some amusement.
 Hasn't he got handsome feet" said one, as he gazed at the unshod feet of the Presidents aide.
 Back over the same road they had just travelled the White House car, now crn- tafning another senator, travelled with care. Behind it came n second car, load ed With more senators and secret service men. At the ford they had crossed d short time before they had to resort once against to. horse and carriage, but once across they got into the machines again and by another road sought the battle field. Major Butt, wet to the skin, hung his sox on the windshield of the Presi- dents car. At times he was forced to quit the car to quiet frightened horses, for the law of Virginia requires an auto mobilist to perform this duty and the President would obey it. Representative Carlin of Virginia, who started with the President alternated with the major in calming horses and trying to look happy.
 Reach Manassas
 When the President finally chugged into Manassas, Senators Martin and Nelson, Representative Carlin, Secretary Hilles and Major Butt-with his boots on again. were the only survivors The rest were somewhere in the disastrous rear. stuck in the Virginia roads or the Virginia creeks.
 The President was introduced by Gov ernor Mann. When the crowd had stopped cb fip lat ,oItr 1t down at his bespattered clothes and said: Tt is a great pleasure for me to be here today. We ordinarily do not enjoy these things we get without effort and it has been some effort for me to get here today. We came down very slowly, bringing senators and representatives. We came down much more slowly than some of the senators and representatives who came down here 50 years ago and then went back to Washington"
 The President referred with feeling to the loss of life and suffering during the Civil war and declared he deplored armed strife and wished it could be abolished.
 Saying that men who have been to war know what it is and want no more of it, the President added:
 Therefore, I look to you veterans of the Civil war to aid in the movement for peace I am glad to announce here | NON'! etiot hS fsiSldIli Idu dSItbu lO en- ter into en arbitration treaty with the l United States, France has signified her Willingness to enter into the same treaty Both treaties will be signed within ten days and I expect to be able to an nounce within few days that three oth- CT nations have entSred into the agree ment. This news2I bring to the veterans of a real war; because I know that they will most appreciate permanent peace
 HOspitable State
 Virginia is a hospitable state. It's soi and it's streams gather about you and cling to you'-here shouts and ,auehte, completely drowned the Presidents voice and he stopped speaking to join in ths Laughter 'I didn't come down here f, make a speech" he continued '"The an nouncement that I would make an ad dress was the work of my press repre- sentative, unauthorized. l merely cam, down to say howdy do"
 The President concluded with q tribut to the sentiment which inspired the re union Then. standing beside the gray clad governor of Virginia, he posed fo photographers.
 Tho Presidents visit to Manassas wa at the rlose of the Manassas jubilee r. union which began Monday Each da- l this week there has been services com lmemorative of stirring war events, but to