The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-26
Spends Hurry Up Day in Kansas, Making Eleven
 Speeches
FACES THE LARGEST
 CROWDS OF HIS TRIP.
In His Speeches the Executive Con- fines Himself to Netoes of the @Noolen, Free List and
 Cotton Bills

ident Taft arrived in Kansas City to- might to address the National Conservation
 congress. He had spent hurry up day in
 southwestern Kansas making addresses , at Il of the prosperous little towns that dot the section of the state passed
 through.
 , Mir. Taft was tired, but happy over lis welcome and the fact that the progress
 sives had consolidated in the welcome. Everywhere the train was scheduled 10 } stop and other stations non-scheduled
 there were crowds to greet MT. Taft and
 many braved the rays of a hot sun to
 listen to him.
 The crowds were the largest the Presl-
 dent has faced during any of his travels.
 The population Of some of the cities were swelled- to twice normal figures. Excnr-
 sion trains were run from many direc- tions.
 The occasion was one of good feeling and intense heat but the President spoke happily, with the precipitation streaming down his checks.
 ! MT. Taft confined himself largely 70 the
 vetoes of the woolen free list and cot
 ton tariff bills. He gave his hearers 10 | understand he was ready and more than
 willing to sign any bills reducing the
 tuiilL II upOli tlt IcDull ol l1lc
 tariff board This board. MT. Taft said.
 would be ready to report on the woolen schedule December l. His statement on
 this point sets at rest the rumor that
 there would be delay.
 Il T believe the present wooen duties
 are too high he exclaimed amidst ap-
 plauSe. And just as soon as 1 get ade- quate information shall recommend their reduction"
 He began the day at Coffeyville and
 spoke also at Independence, Cherryvaie,
 Thayer. Chanute Humboldt. lola, Gar nett. Ottawa. Edgerton and Olathe. The | President appeared on the back platform and waved to the station throngs at
 Carlisle. the home of Gen. Frederick Funston; Colony and other small towns, his greetings. He was up at 7:30 o'clock , and at 6.30 o'clock he took a late dinner. l When not talking the Presidents train was hustled to the next scheduled stop. s Aside from his tariff remarks Mir Taft
 spoke briefly on marriage and divorce. l on the prosperity of the people of Kan [ sas and otherwise on the trusss.
 Senator Curtis. Representative Camp 5 bell and former Representative Charles f Scott were with MT. Taft during the day. At Humboldt MT. Scott intro duced the President. When he had finished a large placard reading, If you want all Kansas to smile appoint ' Charles H. Scott as secretary of agri- culture, was thrust upon nm. MT. Scott was secretary of the agricultural committee of the House. He turned red, but Mir Taft laughed.
 Mir Taft told the audience that tho states prosperity was so great that the per capita was larger than any state in the union, except, however, | Massachusetts.
 'If you don't look out" he said I've will begin to regard you as preda tory and pernicious millionaires"
 Speaking of marriage and divorce MT. Taft first spoke of the equal ne- cessty of uniform laws on the subject of child labor and workmen's compen- sation.
 As 10 marriage and divorce the Pres- ident said:
 It is now said man married on one side of state line is not married on the other. but he is Just the same The loose administration of the laws is to be censured. We should not per init the marriage ties to be dissolved at will. You say we ought not to continue unhappy people together Who brought them together? We did not Ir they contract to marry why should not they be bound together until one does something in the eyes of the law to grant a separation? The trouble is not that in any individual case de- moralization follows because they are separated but the trouble is that when
 
 a question of option with he or she whether she will live with her hus- band or otherwise he live with his wife. Options here exist like in the business world, but measured by love-" "It is the ability of obtaining di- vorces that demoralizes." said the Pres | dent, and we should have uniform | law. l agree that il Is not possible at this stage and under present state conditions to make marriage absolute 1 ly indlssoluble. but 1t is possible to make divorce difficult SD it cannot be obtained by collusion, and only when one partf or the other shall have done something that all men regard as nee | essarily affecting the obligation of the marriage tie"
 | Following his conservation address 1 tonight MT. Taft left for Kansas He l spends Tuesday and Wednesday in that | state.
 l The Presidents speech on conse,Va. | tion was devoted almost exclusively 10 the conservation of the soil The Pres- | dent explained that since Congress had | not deemed it necessary to pass conserva- l tive legislation he would confine himself | to the one branch Of the subject MT. Taft reviewed the history of farr- l ing in the country for the last 56 years and declared that while he does not agree With l those men who say that in 50 years .he l United States will be unable to feed its | own people. vet there is need for intel | ligent development among the farmers in every state
 "lt is necessary then" he continued 1 that not only our acreage, but our pro | duction per acre must increase prop,r- | tionately so that our people may be fed | We must realize that the best land has l been taken up and additions to improved lands must be that much more expensive to prepare for tillage. Each year an in- crease in production will be more diffleult Even in the face Of these facts there is yet no occasin for Encouragement. We are going to remain as self support ing country and grow enough within our borders to sell the surplus abroad"
 Alr. Taft said each state should take up the question of increasing the production of farms as counselled by Secretary Will son. Much had beeW done through ex. perimental farms he added. The proposal to organize force of l0oo men to be paid partly by the counties. partly by the states and in part by the United States to continue educational work. he said, was an elaboration of ideas originaly analysed for the purpose But on the whole" said Mir. Taft "f think your agricultural future is hope. ful. We may look forward to the mi1dtc of this century when 2O0O00.Oo0 people shall swear fealty as our posterity to ths starry flag of their ancestors when Arlerf- ca started a movement to feed all inside and outside nf her lines"