Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-11
He and Rockefeller Stop
at Same HOte! at
Atlanta.
BOTH TAKING A REST
President in Speech Praises
Late Congress for Work
It Accomplished.

Augusta, Ca, March 11.-Prcsidcnt
Taft reached Augusta, today for a
brief period Of rest The president
will golf every morning and motor IN
the afternoon. At the hotel where he
is stopping, private telephone was
set-up direct from his room 10 the
White house at Washington
John ID. Rockefeller. is fellow
guest there. and there is speculation
whether or not a golf match might
be arranged between the two.
SPEAKS At NIGHT.
Atlanta. Ga. March IL President
Taft spoke last night before the
southern commercial congress I'm
addition to congratulating his hear
ers upon the development Of the
south he took occasion TO review the
work of the last congress and make
a plea for reciprocity
The commercial and Industrial
development Of this country of the
last 20 years has been so great that
the statistics starti" .s. said Mr.
Taft. AN examination shows that
T:oportlonately the commercial and
business growth of the south is
greater than that Of any part Of the
country.
RACE PWOBIEW SOLVED.
you have the race question I'm the
south. You have the question Of cf-
fiCient labor Both are most serious
problems. but 1 believe as strongly
as | can believe anything. that the
solution is TO be found in a system Of
primary and Industrial education Of
feieG TO every youth. male and fe-
male. white and black " one can
il dEe OF the prospect from the en-
thusiam OF educational conventions
held in every state in the south. he
may safely prophesy that the move
ment is on foot 10 bring about in
actual operation the best standards
Of primary and industrial education.
TAKES ~ PENDING ISSUES.
But my friends. I know you are
not so sectional or partisan as 10 CON
fine your interest 10 southern COM
merce and trade. and that you will
rot object if for a short time and
in the remarks which / am about TO
make. / turn this meeting into "A
committee on the state Of the union
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pending or which have been recently
disposed Of.
The 6Ist congress just closed has
enacted more useful and progressive
legislation in its three sessions than
any congress since the war. The
close OF its third, its last, and It's
shortest session. was Obscured by
such an apparent clOEging Of busi-
ness as TO leave the impression that
II had done at that session little or
nothing In the way of helpful laws.
II is due 10 that congress 10 remove
such an impression. for IL has done
a number Of things that deserve
commendation during the last three
months
zone OF the crying evils ~ the
present day is the expense Of litRa-
ton This congress has passed an
act making substantial reductions in
the cost Of appealing cases from the
courts Of first instance 10 the courts
Of appeals II has adopted a revised
code Of the laws creating federal
courts and fixing their jurisdiction.
n has abolished circuit courts alto.
gether and in this way has been able
20 simplify the practice in thosc
courts and greatly to reduce CX-
penses.
BONDS TO PNN FOH CANAL.
The same congress has made a
provision by which we can issue .
per cent bonds 10 pay for the Pan
ANA canal. and this without disturb
ing thc values of bonds already is
sued and driving down the price Of
such bonds 20 less than par. This
was made possible only by the vote
Of conservative southern congress