Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
TRUCE INDIES MONIES
Taft and Cummins Chat GayIy
at Breakfast.
BIPARTISAN RECEPTION
President Speaks in a Semi-Humor-
Gus Vein.
MOTORS THROUGH THE CITY
Great Outpouring in the Iowa Capt.
tai to Hear the Speech in
the Coliseum.

We're "a on = escorted To the Grant tlHb
for breakfast
Senator Albert +. Cummins. who dtd
not join the Taft party yesterday. was on
hand at the Union station 10 meet Mr..
Taft. With him was former United states
Senator Young. The President was not
quite dressed when the train entered the
station, but a moment after it came to
halt the two senators were asked aboard
The greetings between them and the
President were brief but apparently cor
dial. After the greeting Senator Cum
Minis started to leave the Presidents car
for the waiting automobiles ahead of the
President
VIII YOU follow Mr.. CumminS2'. some
one asked the President.
Yes, MI. Taft is quoted as saying.
II m always glad to follow Mr.. cum
Minis.
Non-Partisan Reception.
Des Moines reception to the Presi-
dent today was non-partisan in char
acter. The Greater Des Moines com
mittee. which was host to The chief
executive and his party at the Grant
Club breakfast also had charge of the
arrangements at the Coliseum. where
the public meeting was held.
Gov +. r. Carroll and his staff, who
had escorted the presidential party
from Council Bluffs where the entry
into Iowa was made yesterday morn
ing. and from Waterloo and other
Iowa cities. Immediately upon the ar
rival of the train here joined the local
committee in according the distin-
guiShed visitor cordial welcome. This
local committee was composed of lead
ing citizens of nearly all shades of
political belief.
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At breakfast Senator Cummins sat
four seats from the President, but
made several trips to Mr.. Taft's place,
and the two talked and laughed to-
gether for several minutes
The President was introduced by Lafay-
cite Young, jr.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said Mr.
Young. declared that to be great is to be
misunderstood. President Taft can claim
greatness in Iowa.
Mr.. Young was loudly applauded when
he praised Mr.. Taft for his Netoes of the
tariff bills.
The President when lie arose said lie
was glad to be in Des Moines and glad
to find everything so peaceful.
There is general impression outside
of Iowa that YOU are in constant state
of ebulition." the President continued. Il
am glad to know that is not true. and to
find gathered about this board all those
elements which when mixed are supposed
abroad to produce dangerous efferyesc-
ence."
Senator Cummins. one of the insurgent
leaders in Congress, joined heartily in the
laughter. The President spoke of the i'm
portance of Iowa as one Of the food-pro-
ducing states of the Union.
He decared that the dire prophecies of
James H. Hill and Of Prof Wallace Hill
as to the exhaustion of the soil made one
hasten to the breakfast table each morn
ing in the hope of at least getting one
more meal. Mr. Taft said he did not
agree with these prophets. but conserva-
ton of the soil undoubtedly was one of
the pressing problems now before the
people. The President spoke in more or
less of a humorous vein about his trip
and the double-leaded editorials that
have been printed about it, and was con-
stantly interrupted by applause and
laughter.
Gets View of the City.
Following the breakfast at the Grant
Club the entertainment provided for the
visitors consisted of an automobile ride
through the business and residence dis
tricts of the city, which We're decorat ed
for the occasion. The Iowa state capitol
building was visited. The doors of the
Coliseum, where the President was
scheduled to deliver the most important
speech of the day, We're opened early and
long before the executive arrived all
available space had been taken by citi-
zens of Des Moines and Iowa
President Taft and his party were
scheduled to leave Des Moines at IL 80
am. for Abba and intermediate points
Ottumwa was the objective point, where
the final speech was to he delivered by
the President before his departure into
Missouri.
Discusses Peace Treaties.
Mr.. Taft's principal address. at the
Coliseum was devoted to the peace trea-
ties. The big crowd in the building broke
into applause when he announced his
subject, and he was frequently inter
rupted.
The audience had first shown its friend
illness by vigorously applauding Gov. Car
roll when he intrOduC ed Mr.. Taft as the
preciate. whose comprehension Of public
preciate. who's comprehension of public
questions is broad as the needs of the
land. and whose courage to do right is
measured only by the limit of human a bill
ity.''
Senator Cummins frequently joined in
the applause which marked the Presi-
dents appeal for support of the arbtra-
ton treaties. Mr.. Taft thanked Gov.
Carroll and the people of Iowa for their
cordial reception to him.
On the way out of the Coliseum Presi-
dent Taft and Senator Cummins had a
sort OF lnIornlal JOINT dehate the sub
ject of the pending treaties Senator
Cumm.nS pointed out number of pro-
visions which he thought should he al
tered. One ofrthese was to make more
definite the provisions as to the person.
mel of the proposed high joint commits
sion and TO provide for the confirmation
of the American repres antatiyes by the
Senate. The senator said the treaties did
not make il obligatory upon the Presi-
dent to appoint American citizens on the
commission.
Taft's Hit at Cummins.
President Taft said he thought that
was clearly understood. but he was per-
fectly willing to have it specifically stat
ed. Senator cummins also said he in
sisted upon the treaties ng debated in
open session of the Senate.
I'm with you on that" said the Presi-
dent.
Senator Cummins further said he had
not favored either the ma jority report Of
the foreign relations committee against
the treaties or the views of the minority
in favor of them.
Isn't that generally the case. don't You
usually take position of your own
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