The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-09-21
TAFT TALKS FOUR
TIMES TO DETROIT
FOLK DURING DAY
Second Day Of Presidents Tour
Is Spent in the Metropolis
Of Michigan.


Of commerce luncheon at Wayne pavil-
ion. in this city. where hr had an
nounced he would discuss the trust
question in general and the recent de-
cisions of the United states supreme
court In the Standard Oil and tobacco
cases in particular.
Mr. Taft reached Detroit early today
after an all night ride from Erie. Pa.
He left his train in downpour. but
while he was breakfasting at the De-
troit club the clouds began to give way
and there was a promise of sunshine
for the outdoor events on the presiden-
tial program.
First the president was entertained
by Milton McRae and met 80 or more
newspaper editors and proprietors. He
spoke briefly OF his former connection
with newspaper work in Cincinnati.
His Newspaper Experience.
x was assigned to the courts" said
the president i'm describing his reporto-
raj career, land the first big scoop got
was an advance story OF a decision on
very important case which was ex-
actly the opposite of the decision which
the judges handed down next day"
Amid laughter the president added
that that was the nearest he ever came
to contempt of court. Mr.. Taft said
he had listened during the morning to
a number of editors discussing the
difficulty OF nearly always having to
defend some one. Some OF the editors
boosted that they were not troubled
that way.
Il haven't got newspaper" said tho
president with a smile, but l am n
sort of brotherinlaw to newspaper.
So while II may be embarrassing to a
newspaper at times to be related to
statesman, 1t sometimes may be en-
barrassing to statesman to be related
TO a newspaper.
II am starting on n long trip. gentle
men, and | ask your prayers both for
my mental and physical well being.
This trip, l may say. was not entered
into with malice aforethought. Some
times when / contemplate It l hold my
breath. But in being in, | am going
through with it."
Senator William Alden Smith
joined the presidents party today and
will make most Of the trip through
Michigan.
Oranges Boycott Him.
Following breakfast the president
was taken by special trolley to Pom
tac, where he was scheduled to make
a brief address before returning to the
fair grounds to assist In opening the
annual exhibition there. Two of the
smaller oranges Of the state bcycotted
the fair this year because OF the in
vitation extended to the president,
basing their action on the presidents
reciprocity campaign.
Michigan has been particularly in
terested in reciprocity and there
has been more or less OF a
conflict between the cities and
the rural districts, the former
favoring the pact ami the latter op-
posing 1t. The president, adherng to
his announced program OF avoiding
pnn "
elections next Thursday. had nothing
to say on the subject today.
President Taft heard with deepest
sorrow of the death OF former Senator
Thomas Fl. Carter. OF Montana, and
sent telegram to Mrs. Carter. at
Washington.
President Taft today received an IN
vitation to visit the University OF
Wisconsin, at Madison. Madison is
| the home Of Senator La Toilette. The
president was compelled TO decline.
| The itinerary is said TO be complete.
PRESIDENT CONSIDERS
THE PEACE TREATIES
Erie. Pa, Sept. 19-President Taft
| ended the first of his 46 days of speech
| making with an address in the audi
forum here Saturday. Before arriving
| he had spent nine hours in Syracuse,
| N. Y, where he made three speeches.
| The president said he had determined
that his average during this trip would
| be four and a half speeches q day, so
ne did not start out at top speed.
Mr.. Taft reserved his most important
| utterance of the day for the speech
| here, when he outlined Il plan by which
he hopes to wipe out objections in the
! United States Senate to the recently
| negotiated treaties OF arbitration with
Great Britain and France. These
treaties have been held up and threat
ened with defeat largely because sew
| eral senator's have contended that the
would determine whether or not q
| question should he sent TO arbitration.
| practically robbed the Senate of its
function OF passing upon the question.
| Willing to Compromise.
The president Saturday night sug-
| geSted as q compromise that the Ameri-
can members OF such joint commits
| sion should be confirmed by the Sem
| ate. He said ~ saw no reason why
they should not be, IL congress, or the
Senate. thought ii dangerous to trust
the president only to make the appoint
| ment5.
Mr.. Taft indicated that he would go
further than this. and he il willing to
| wipe out the joint high commission en-
tirely, II need be. and leave the decis-
| ion as 20 whether Il question Is arbi-
trable to a board of arbitration. He
also would be willing to have this
board pass not only upon the merits
Of the question. but upon the jurtsdic-
| ton.
Either we are in favor OF arbitra-
ton OF issues which are likely to lead
to war, or we are not" he exclaimed.
If we are in favor Of war as the only
means Of settling questions OF import
ance between countries, then let as
resognize it as a principle and decline
, all arbitration. But IL we are really
I'm favor OF arbitration as q means of
avoiding war; then why should We not
be willing to submit to impartial men
the decision Of Il question rather than
leave 1t to the result Of a bloody battle
in which with a fair cause we may be
beaten or with an unjust causeqNe may
conquer" Ma
The president did not plungetd5ec
into defense OF his administrator, as
some Of his hearers had expected. One
OF the most significant things lie said
was at luncheon with the Men York
state fair commissioners at SYRACUSE.
when he explained why heshadA26t dis
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