The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
Reviews Monster Parade Re-
presenting Practically All
Southern Industries
ATLANTA SHOWS
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM
Southern Commercial Con-
gress Speakers Defend Cap
ital-Congress Adjourns
Friday Night

Inc presidential Doom OF 1Ofer-.
nor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer-
sey, received q big boost here to-
/. day when he attracted as much
attention as President Taft among
the leaders. Governor Eject Hoke
smith, who also Is talked OF as o
presidential possibility, gave VII
son q dinner and freely boosted
him for tho white House. Will
son refused to ,aiK about the
Mexican situation.
ATLANTA, GA, March 1Q.--A
monster parade. representing pracu-
caliy all Southern industries. march
ed before a reviewing stand occupied
by President Taft. foreign amoassa-
doris and scores of statesmen here to-
day. The parade represented the
business forces of the SOUTH" and IL
marked the beginning of the last days
session OF the Southern Commercial
Congress.
A big crowd lined streets To see
President Taft, but his carriage pass
ed In dead silence. A remarkable lack
of enth usiasm was shown, though Gu
riosity to see the President drew out
thousands.
Following the display, the delegates
and visitors 10 the Congress were ad-
dressed by Former United States Sem
ator James Gordon, of Mississippi, and
by DIR. Clarence J. Owens. command
er-in-chief OF the United Sons OF Con-
federate Veterans. The congress Will
adjourn tonight.
Gordon, a staunch Democrat. sur
prised the congress by launching into
q defense of capital.
The biggest fool in politics.. he
declared, lis the man who lights cap
ital and prevents capitalists from in
vestments that would put money In
circulation. The present generation
needs fewer politicians and more
statesmen"
similar note was sounded by DIR.
Clarence j. Owens, commander-in-
chief of the United Sons of Confed~
crate Veterans. who said:
Prior TO the war of secession. the
South was represented in the halls
OF national legislation by statesmen OF
the purest ideals. The four years out
of national life left Il condition Into
which smaller men rushed, and II is
conceded that for the past forty five
years. many, both North and South,
have held office BY fighting over the
questions that were forever settled
and accepted by appealing to ignor-
ance and prejudice. by resorting TO
infamous subterfuges In an effort to
continue diseord and misunderstand-
ing
Roosevelt Speaks
Last night Colonel Roosevelt .
speech was the feature OF the CORY
gress- Strict governmental regula-
tons of all industrial com binations.
but TO attain that end the making OF
laws which are not the result of half
baked reforms and are not conceived
In the minds OF demagogues. playing
to the clamor of ignorant agitators
and misied minority of the people.
was urged by Colonel Roosevelt. The
subject OF the former Presidents adj
dress was sThe South's Obligation In
Craftsmanship and Business Endea-
vor'
This was the first stop In the col.
onei's great swing around the coun-
try. the very last. according to his
own declaration. he will make. A
crowd estimated at 5000 filled the
armory and adjacent halls.
Speaking. as he said, as a half
Southerner." Colonel Roosevelt at
tempted to show the way for that
great prosperity and business awak-
ening which the commercial congress
has for its object The gist OF hts
remarks along this line. that purity
In living must reach to all parts OF
human endeavor-political and busi-
ness--if the South shall reap the ben
efits nature has bestowed. and II the
republic, which he called the great
est experiment Of government the
world had seen. was to stand and
reach the ideals Of it's founders.
Baker Says Act Now.
An urgent appeal for concerted ac-
ton by the big southern seaports in
fncreasing commerce when the Pan
anna canal II opened was made by b.
N. Baker. the Baltimore millionaire.
He pointed out that II the merchants
of the South want to get the trade
of Panama, Costa RIGA, Nicaragua.
Salvador. Honduras and Guatemala,
which amounts to $4,000, 600, they
viii have to start Immediately a
warm agitation for an American mer-
chant marine.
Baker suggested that one way to
cope with the situation would be for
the government to permit all Ameri-
can ships to pass through the Pana-
ma canal without having to pay tolls.