The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-09-24
UNIONS FIGHT
BOY SCOUTS IN
A TAFT PARADE
TROUBLE OVER RECEPTION AR.
RANGEMENTS AT ST. LOUIS,
LATER ADJUSTED.
Union Men Claim Organization is In
imicabIe to Rights Of Laborers in
Strikes-Taft Answers Champ
CIark's Statement.

st. Louis. Sept. 23.-Paying his
third visit to ST Louis since entering
the white house, President Taft today
was received by larger crowds and
with more applause than on any pre-
vious occasion.
He was the guest throughout the
day of the Million Population club.
Following breakfast at the Mercan-
tile club, where the president frankly
admitted that the defeat of Can
adian reciprocity had hit him "be
tween the eyes" there came forty
mile automobile ride.
Residents of the various communi-
ties turned out to wave greeting
to the presidential car as it was
whizzed by
Took Part in Sport.
st. Louis was non-partisan so far as
it could be made, although tonight
Mr.. Taft delivered one of his set po-
litical addresseso n the subject of the
tariff board.
Sports claimed part of the presi-
dents time. He opened a college
football game by tossing the ball on
to the field and saw National league
game of baseball during the afternoon.
At the football field Mr.. Taft was
introduced by Archbishop Glennon as
the best president the United States
has ever had.
Mr.. Taft smilingly replied that he
always had had great faith in the
good Judgment OF the archbishop, but
he thought his sense Of proportion as
to presidents might be little awry.
Arrived EARLY.
President Taft arrived in this
city at 1853 o'clock this morning. He
was taken at once to the Mercantile
club for breakfast While there he
was the guest of the Million Popula-
ton club.
Following breakfast, President Taft
was taken for forty mile automobile
ride in st. Louis county.
He is to address the Masonic club
for five minutes and then go to the
City Club for luncheon. He also
had a cornerstone laying scheduled
for the day.
Reception Non Partisan.
The presidents reception here was
partisan. At the Mercantile club
three former governors of Missouri,
Stephens, Francis and Folk, demo-
Gratis, were on the reception commit
tee.
At the Union station several COM
panies of boy scouts were given a
place of honor, despite the protest of
union labor men against the scouts
participating.
The Central Trades and Labor Tn
ion recently passed resolution pro-
hibiting any union musicians from
playing at any of the entertainments
given to President Taft if the boy
scouts took part in the entertaining
in any way. The objection Of the
union labor men was based on the
theory that the boy scouts organiza-
tion is building militia movement
that later will be used to suppress
strikes.
A compromise, however, was reach
ed which permitted participation of
the boy scouts and the union labor
men, but the unions resolution was
not reconsidered.
Refers to Reciprocity.
President Taft referred to reciproc-
ty.
Il suppose you have heard the pol
icy of reciprocity is not going through
yet" he said 81 see Speaker Champ
Clark has been speculating as to who
is responsible. cant say who is
responsible, but I do know that l am
content to abide by the result.
Il have been on the bench Iona
enough to know that when you get a
decision that hits you between the
eyes, the best thing to do is to sit
still. I regret that it is not going
through. For it would have insured
benefit TO both countries"