The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-10-16
TAFT WISHES LUCK
TO THE PANAMA
EXPOSITION
AFTER BUSY SUNDAY IN SAN
FRANCISCO, THE PRESIDENT
GOES TO Los ANGELES.

San Francisco. oct. i5.--President
Taft heard John d. Rockefeller and J.
Pierpont Morgan referred to today as
those arch socialists and tradesmen
OF the east alluded to as lean and I'M
happy looking weaklings'
The references came IN the discourse
of Rev. Bradford Leavitt, pastor OF the
First Unitarian church of this city,
under whom the president sat in wor-
ship. going 10 the church unattended.
save by his military aide. Major Archi-
bald Butt. and MIR. Hilles. his secre-
tary.
Socialists believe that their creed
Will save the world" Dr Leayitt said
when | see procession of trades
men In the east. | do not wonder that
these lean, unhappy looking Neaklings
have turned 10 socialism. Just as | do
not onde at the effectiveness of the
propaganda Of those arch socialists,
Rockefeller and Morgan. No reorgan-
lzation can make men better than
they were before"
Continuing. DR. Leavitt said: Many
Hl'H use lh' biDie ds le1lsH, eHll-
dren's questions are not answered
truthfnly ana the common methods
making men towards and liars"
After two DAYS of strenuous ac-
tivt President Taft left San
Francisco tonight for Los Angeles
with the expressed eonvietion that
San Francisco and the state will
make a success Of the exposition
OF 1915 that viii commemorate
the opening Of the banana canal. Mr.
TAFT was the guest today of the Off
cials OF the exposition. He visited
the Young Mems Cbristion association
this morning. attended divine worship
at the First Unitarian church and
lunched with the officials at the Cliff
house. After luncheon he was driven
to the site OF the exposition. inspected
several regiments of infantry and
companies OF coast artillery at the
Preside and wound up the day with
call upon Rear Adliiral Thomas on
the cruiser California. flagship Of the
Pacific fleet, now assembled I'm San
Francisco bay
There was no speech making today.
The president was called upon only
! once to respond by a talk and he de-
clined then to enter into a Sunday
discussion.
Gets a Flag.
| At the Cliff house President Moore
of the exposition company presented
him with a miniature replica In silk
Of the official exposition flag which
he unfured yesterday at the ground :
breaking ceremony In the stadium.
Mr. Moore said no speeches were ex-
pected, but in accepting the little flag,
the president said:
Il hope that your exposition will be
successful; ! hope it will be the most
successful exposition in the worlds s
| history
The automobile ride following the
luncheon took the president over much
Of the ground that Is to be covered
with the exposition buildings moi far
from the Cliff house. The automo-
bile stopped on the crest of the hills
that border san Francisco bay and
beneath him he saw the Golden Gate
with Just across the monster coast
defense guns that guard the harbor,
Through the Preside with Major Gem
eral Arthur Murray. commanding the
department of California. by his side
the president was taken next on the
parade ground where 1000 infantry
men were massed in parade forma-
tion, but no guns roared welcome TO
disturb the Sunday quiet. From the
harbor's edge the president went later
to the California, where the ranking
officers OF the fleet paid him honor.
From the California he returned to hts
hotel; took dinner In his apartments
j and then boarded his private ear,
which left for Los Angeles At o'clock.