Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
TAFT BRINGS GLAD
NEWS To PACIFIC
COAST PEOPLE
PREDICTS OPENING OF
PANAMA CANAL IN 1918
President Ventures the Opinion
That Canadians win Live to
Regret Rejection Of ReCip-
rOCity Agreement,
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Seattle, Wash. oct s.-Thls was
President Tafts fourth night ashore
since he left Beverly September 10 to
begin his swing around the circle In
the "a days he has been out. the
president has granted himself shore
leave overnight from his private car
only at Erie Pa, Marquette, Mich,
Omaha and Seattle. In spite of the
ha7dships of constant travel. he has
stood the trip well and Is looking fit
and trim.
Mr.. Taft spent the day travelling
south from Bellingham, Wash, lit
tie more than twenty miles from the
Canadian line to Seattle. He stopped
at Burlington, Mount Vernon and
Everett, making brief speeches In
each place. Tonight ne spoke In the
armorv here, As in the eastern part
OF the state, large crowds turned out
to hear the president. At Belling-
ham Taft Day" had been well adj
vertised and the folks for miles
around had driven in TO see the presl-
dent.
Mr. Taft's speech of the day was
delivered at Belingham. He predict
ed the opening for traffic of the
Panama canal by July /, 1919; said
that Canada was going to he sorry
she had not adopted the reciprocity
treaty and talked for a few minutes
about conservation. In speaking of
the opening OF the Panama canal, tho
president said he would let the peo-
pie of Bellingham into a little Of
fetal confidence"
III nothing untoward happens.
he said you can count on the COM
pletion of the canal not later than
the first of July, 1918. II has only
been promised on the first OF Janu-
airy, 1915. and therefore II II s not
ready until then, you must not say
that anybody made any promise that
II would be completed before.
II am expressing hope based on
calculation. but. OF course, man pro-
poses and God dlsposes, and It is pos
sible that something win happen
down there in the way Of slides or de-
lay to work that may continue Il un-
III the first OF January, 1915. But
don't want YOU to have any unpleas-
ant surprises | don't want you 10
have heart disease If you learn that
the first steamer goes there on the
first of July 1918.
Mr. Taft said that 1t made no dif-
ference what policy was adopted tn
regard TO tolls or management OF
the canal, for the people were certain
that arrangements were to be made
so as 20 make II profitable to ship
goods through the waterway.
The presidents reference to reci-
,procity called out by his proximity to
the Canadian line, was short. but 1t
brought forth applause.
There is one topic" he said. that
had intended to disr uss you here.
but our near neighbors across the
border settled that week or more
ago, and seemed to make 1t past his
tory But | think YOU will agree with
me that In doing so they made a mis-
take and that had that treaty gone
through II would have been greatly
beneficial to both countries, Now
think we know little more on this
side than they do on theirs, because
we are an older country. and after
some years of experience II is posi-"
BILE that they will come to take the
right view but whether that be so
or not. they don't grow as rapidly
as we do and as rapidly as they
might have grown, they cannot say
II Is our fault"
Before leaving the speakers plat
form at Bellingham, Sono Takigama
a pretty little japanese woman, rep
resenting the Japanese society OF the
city, presented to the president
bouquet OF flowers with Mrs Taxi
gama were her two little daughters,
both clad In flowing silken garments
and both unabashed at their proX-
unity to greatness. one little girl
showed an early fondness for brasg
buttons by climbing on the knee OF
Major Butt. the presidents aide. and
remaining there blissfully inattentive
to the oratory of Mr.. Tart, while tha
party remained on the platform. The
major blushed. but acted the tempor-
ary godfather as II he liked 1t.