The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
TAFT MAKES
MANY TALKS
DESPITE THE HEAT THE PRESI.
DENT ADDRESSES THOUSANDS
FROM TRAIN.
Talks Peace, Arbitration, Reciprocity,
Finance and Safe and Sane
Celebration Of Nations
Birthday.

Marion, Ind, July 3.--With the
in his private car up
above 100 mark for hours at a time,
President Taft hurried through Ohio
and Indiana today. He began speak
ing from the rear platform OF his car
lat Cleveland and just after break
fast and did not get through until
O'Clock. He ended a strenuous and
sticky day with two addresses at the
National Home for Disabled Volun-
|teer Soldiers here.
The president spoke of war--but
more of peace and arbitration to the
veteran. To the bankers and editors
of the Eleventh congressional district
he talked about the Aldrich plan of
currency. Tomorrow at indianapolis
he expects to talk of the third most
important measure of the admins
|tration- reciprocity with Canada.
On the way from Cleveland, in spite
of the heat and the dust. the president
made nine rear platform talks. Some
times he talked about the heat and at
Ipthers he argued for safe and sane
fourth" and once in while he turned
to prosperity and Canadian reciproc-
lity, which he said would bring more
prosperity.
In the speech to the old soldiers
the president declared all of the for
leign wars waged by this country ex-
lcept the war of the revolution and
possibly even the civil war, could have
been settled without bloodshed
Through arbitration. No fewer thai
five times, said the president has the
United States intervened between
south and Central American countries
that felt belligerent and by peaceful
persuasion averted war.
Il am not a wild enthusiast or a
blind optimist," said the president
II do not look forward to a complete
restoration of peace which cannot be
disturbed In the world even If these
treaties (of arbitration) are adopted
Morality of nations improves only
step by step, and so the making and
lconfirming of these treaties must be
Regarded only as a step, but as q
very long step toward the securing o.
lpeace in the world"
The speech to the banqueters and
editors was in the nature of reiter-
alton of his address TO the New Yorh
state bankers at Manhattan Beach.
| MIR. Taft is the first president Il
visit Marion after his assumption o.
office and thousands of people turned
out to see him.
In his speech to the veterans, tn,
president said he was 'far from say
INK tudl Wdt ndu NV III thhtto Reeo
accomplished much in the progres:
of the world. Whether the same
progress might have been achieved IL
a more peaceful way 1t Is unneces'
lsary TO discuss. Possibly not. l
was by war that thrs country gained
Its independence. IL England ha'
been better advised probably wa
would not have ensued, and we nigh
lnow be, as in the case OF Canada
lcherishing attachment to the mothe
Icounsry without exercising compiet
Independence.
"Now Honduras and Nicaragua ask
Ius to assist them in paying thei
debts by agreeing in case OF de
fault, to accept responsibility for tn
collection of the revenues, and t
make settlements in accordance wit
1.-THE contracts of indebtediess. Thes
1.-TWO treaties are pending in the sen
late. l sincerely nope tnat tney ma
be confirmed, because l do not kno'
any other power that is so useful
1.-THE prevention of war as that whic
enables the United States governmer
Ito collect revenues of bankrupts an
unstable governments and to app
them as law and the contracts ma
require, and thus to put the govern
ments on their feet firmly.
For the further securing of peat
land as an example to all the worl
of the possibilities of the use of al
} bitration, we have invited Englan
and France and Germany to make
treaty for the arbitrament OF all dii