The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-22
ARBITRATION TREATY
SOON WILL BE SIGNED


transferred with little ceremony and
much haste from useless automobile
to carriage and then to shore.
senator Nelson was taken into tho
Presidents car.
Two miles further south the scena
was repeated. only this time the at.
tempt at fording failed mlseraDly. in
spite Of Major Butts efforts to find
| crossing. This time one of the three
presidential cars was sent ahead.
manned by secret service men only. Il,
died in the channel and the secret
service men waded back to shore.
Major Butt, wet TO the armpits. ca,no
BACK disconsoiate, TO meet the pres!.
oential salute. Al this crossing few
neiShoorhood farmers with their wives
had gathered. checked also in their
efforts to get to Manassas. They looked
at the President in awe and at the
major in some amusement,
BACK over the same road they had
Just Travelled, the White House car.
now conta!Ding another Senator. tray
eled short time before they had once
again TO resort 10 horse and carriage,
but once across they piled into tho
machines again, and BY ANOTHER road
sought the battlefield
Gains Frightened Horse
MAJOR Butt wet 10 the skin. hung
ms SOCKS on the wind shield OF the
fresidents car. AT times ne was
FORCED to quit tie car 20 lead fright
enea ho:A,as BY. Tor the law of Virginia
requires an automob!l,st to perform
thls duty, and the President would
obey II.
Representative carlin. OF Virginia
VINO started With the President, alter
mated with the major in calming horses
and trying to look happy.
When the President hnally chugged
Into Manas sas, Senators Martin ano
nelson. Representative Carlin, Secre-
tary Hilles and Major Butt, with his
boots on again. were the only surviv-
ors tho rest were somewhere behind.
stuck In the Virginia roads or the viz
gin!a creeks.
Introduced by Mann.
The President was introduced by
Governor Mann. OF Virginia. who said;
lie is the tsident OF the United
states-our President for virginia
claims 10 be more entitled 10 cali him
our President than any other state
except OHIO Mr. TAFT is the son OF
ohio, and the grandson OF Virginia"
The President referred with feeling
10 the dreadful loss OF life and suf-
/ fering during the Civil War.
II don't know" he said. whether
peaceful means could have accom-
plished the result which we all now
know was best. / deplore war. ! wish
1t could be abolished entirely But we
developed strength during that
struggle OF which the world did nor
know and which we ourselves did NOT
understand. We proved TO the world
our ability 10 night out our difference
n Ia
greatest civil war IN history. TO form
the greatest nation in the world.
my greatest ambition as president;
! OF the United States Is 10 do every
thing that is sensible and reasonably
possible 10 bring all OF the sections
OF this country even closer together
want them ali to feel that the United
states government is their govern
tnent; that the President is their
President. and that the Supreme Court
Is their Supreme Court"
Declaring that men who have boen
to war know what 1T is, and want no
more OF IT, the President said:
Therefore. look to you veterans Of
the Civil War to aid In the move
rnent for peace.
II am glad 10 announce here to.dav
that England has agreed TO enter into
an arbitration treaty with the United
states and France has signifed her
Willingness TO enter into the same
treaty Both treaties will be signed
within ten days. and | expcct 10 he
able to announce within few DAYS
that three other nations have entered
into the agreement This news 7
bring 10 the veterans OF n real war. be-
cause know they will most appreciate
permanent peace.
virginia is hospitable State. It's
al o.
| and cling to you -" Heye shouts =,
laughter completely drowned the presI.
dents voice. and he stopped speakinr
to Join In the laughter.
Inc President concluded with tri.
! bute 10 the beautiful sentiment which
insured the Blue and Gray reunion
| on the Virginia battlefield.
Then standing beside the rray.n,s.
governor OF Virginia. nc posed for the
photographers '
Veterans Clasp Hands.
The Presidents visit to Ma,ossa.
was at the close of the Manassas tubi
| lee reunion, which began Monday.
Each day this week there had been
! ceremonies commemorative of st,rrt.r
war events. but to-day occurred ne
most dramatic incident of the week
me advance of the veterans IN bIr.
| ana gray to meet and shake hands
where they had fought hrtv years he
sore- Three hundred and nifty ex-coo-
iederates formed in a double line Ia
ing north. while dozen yards away
stood half that number Union veterans
facing south "''S
~ signal the veterans advanced
WIN ouistretched hands. Above the
southern line waved small Virrinis
haE the only standard to he seen
Meeting the veterans with o1osnod
hands stood for five minutes rronne1
anont the little blue flag. vowinr
eternal friendship and recounting in
cidents q "sfty years ago"
Earlier in the day the crowd lis
Tened to speeches by DR.. George c.
Round Governor Mann Major n -
Lowell chairman of the Blue and Graz
National organization. and Colonel Ed
mund Bcrkely. of Virginia.
Governor Mann said that the daaas
that dnun 1.,--..