Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-17
President Taft Vigorously De-
fends His Treaties With Great
Britain and France in Speech
at Erie, Pa,
A HUNDRED THOUSAND
LISTEN TO HIS ADDRESS
Nations Chief Delivers Most
important UtteranCe Thus
Far of Present Journey Pur-
pOSeIy Ignores Reciprocity,
tBy MornIo. Journal specia, LEASED Wire,


Erie Pa, Sept. l6,-President TAFT
ended the first of his torty-siN days
of speech making with an address In
the auditorium here tonight Before
arriving he had spent nine hours in
Syracuse n. Y, where he made three
speeches.
The president said be had determm-
ed that his average during this trip
would be four and hair speeches a
day, SO he did not start out at top
speed.
Mr.. Taft reserved his important
utterance of the day FOR tonights
speech. when he outlined a plan by
which he hopes to wipe out objections
in the United states senate to the ar
bitration treaties. with Great Britain
and France.
These treaties have been held up
aud threatened with defeat. largely
because some senators have contend
ed that the proposed joint high CONF
mission which would determine
whether or not a question should be
bed the senate of its function of pass
ing upon the question.
The president tonight suggested as
a compromise that the American mem-
bors OF such joint commission should
be confirmed bv the senate. He said
he saw NJ reason why they should not
he, If congress, or the senate thought
it dangerous to trust the president on
" to make appointments.
Mr.. Taft indicated that he would go
further than this and be willing to
wipe out the joint nigh commission
entirely If need be. and leave the de-
cision as to whether a question is ar
bitrable to a hoard of arbitration. llC
would also be willing to have this
board pass not only upon the merits
of the question, but upon the iursdic-
ton.
Either we are in favor of arbIra-
ton OF issues which are likely to
lead to war, or we are not" he eN-
claimed. 'If We are in favor of war
rs the only means of settling ques-
uons of Importance between countilrs
then let us recognize ii as principle.
ana decline all arbitration; but il Ne
are really In favor Of arbitration is 4
means of avoiding war then Why
should we not be willing to submit
TO impartial men, the decision upon
a question rather than to have 10
leave 1t to the result of a bloody bat
tie, In which, with a fair cause We
may be beaten, or with an unjust
cause we may conquer.
The president did not plunge Ill
rectly into Il defense of his admins
tration, as some of his hearers ha1
expected. one of the most slpnifi-
cant things he said was at the mnch-
con with the New York state fair COM
missioners at syracuse, when he eX-
plained why he had not discussed res
ciprocity in his outdoor address to
several thousand city folks ANA farm
ers.
Il am not going to speak about re-
elprocity he said, until AFTER the
matter is settled In Canada. W. have
done our part and we are waiting and
1t is Just as well for us to keep quiet.
AT the state fair grounds in SYRIA
cuse the president found himself in
the midst of one Of the greatest
crowds ever gathered there and estl-
mated by some as being in the neigh
borhood of one hundred thousand.
lie shared honors with the aero
panists who were constantly buZZing
overhead the people and several ul
the most noted automobile racers IN
in the country, including Bob Burman
VINO had narrow escape from seri-
Gus INJURY when the motor of his
Blltzen Benz, exploded almost In front
of the club house Veranda where the
president sat. Burman was trying for
a worlds record, when his car went %
pieces.
In his speech at the fair grounds
the president spoke of the science Of
farming.
The president will remain in Eric !
over Sunday and will leave for De- |
roit early Monday morning