Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-28
TAFT GREETED By
IMMENSE TBRODC
AT TOPEKA, BETWEEN 10000 AND
10000 PEOPLE SEE HIM.
BOTH Factions AROUND HIM
Makes Appeal for Arbitration Treaty
Support-Again Talks Tariff Veto
-Bristow Ills Guest.

Leavenworth, Kan Sept, 27-Pres-
ident Taft ended his four days visit
to Kansas here tonight and depart
ed for Iowa where he will spend two
days before again heading for the
far West.
Today Mr., Tart visited Topeka,
Atchison and Leayenworth. In all,
Mr.. Taft Travelled S45 miles in Kansas
and made twenty-five formal speech-
es lie wound up here today with 4
discussion Of the tariff, during which
he again explained his vetoes and
again asserted his willingness to sign
any tariff bill based upon the forth
coming report of the tariff board
Mr.. Taft expressed himself today
as delighted with his reception in
Kansas. The crowds which turned
out to greet him again took rank as
the largest he has met on any of his
various trips through tho country. The
climax was reaced at Topeka where
Mr.. Taft faced a throng in the cap
itol plaza this morning that the mem
bers of his party estimated at be-
tween 10000 and $4,000.
The President was surrounded to-
day by host Of Kansas politicians
They belonged to both factions of the
Republican party. Governor Stubbs,
who is said to be out for the sena-
torial toga now worn by Senator
Charles Curtis, was in earnest con-
versation with the latter on several
occasions. Senator Joseph l.. Bristow
who at Hutchinson yesterday, served
notice on Mr.. Taft that the party war
was far from over, continued as the
Presidents guest today. There was
no recurrence, however, of the bit
terness which clouded the seml-cen-
tennial celebration at the state fair
yesterday and both the President and
the senator wished each other good
luck when they parted company to-
night
At Topeka. the President laid the
corner stone Of the Memorial Build
ing, which Kansas IS erecting to the
Grand Army Of the Republic, and
the presence Of so many old soldiers
in his audience later at the capitol
plaza, led Mr.. Taft itno a discussion
of peace, and another appeal for pop
ular support OF the arbitration treat
les recently negotiated with Great
Britain and France. The President
appealed particularly. he said, to the
men who had been through the SUI
fering and cruelty Of war In helping
to bring this step to universal peace.
Senator Curtis came out In a state
ment favoring the ratification of the
He is the third senator
publicly and privately to pledge sup
port to the President on the treaties
since Mr.. Tafts trip began
President Taft arrived at Leaven-
worth at o'clock and remained until |
10;45. He made his tariff address in |
the open air and then motored to |
Ft Leavenworth. where he briefly ad |
dressed the officers attending the |
Army Service school, and then visit
ed the Soldiers Home.
In his address to the army officers,
who in their full dress uniform made |
a brilliant audience, Mr.. Taft advo- |
Gated again the idea Of a skeleton ar
my made up largely OF skilled Off
GERS who would devote themselves to
the training of the militia
The President said he believed that |
under the system a competent army
could be called into the field at almost
a moments notice. and that on a
peace footing, the same would be
most economical one.