Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-26
President Taft Makes This
Declaration in Address Be-
fore National Conservation
Congress in Kansas City,
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
URGENT NEED OF COUNTRY
Chief Executive is Greeted By
Thousands Of People During
Day As Train Proceeds
Across Kansas PralreS,

Especial Dispatch to the Mo.aIns Journall
Kansas city, Mo. Sept. 95,-Re-
turning to Missouri tonight, President
Taft addressed the third annual Ma
tional Conservation congress in Con-
vention hall here. After the regular
delegates were seated the doors were
thrown open to the public and soon
the huge hall was unable 10 accom-
modate those who struggled to obtain
admission.
The presidents speech was statis-
teal In Its nature and called atten-
tlon To the urgent need of conserving
the farm lands, He predicted that
the Back to the Land" movement
would be still larger in the next ten
years. improvement of agricultural
education was urged as a solution OF
the problem of increasing the food
supply
while the soil is being stripped of
Its fertility under present farming
methods" said the president II am
not of the opinion that the time even
tually will come when the United
States will be unable to feed its own
people
President Taft. with his speech to-
night closed n strenuous day in
southeastern kansas, making address
es at eleven Of the prosperous little
towns that dot that section of the
state. The president was tired but
| happy over the warmth of the recep-
tion the progressive Kansans had
given him.
| Everywhere The presidents train
was scheduled TO stop and ut other
stations where there was but pause,
great crowds waved greeting to the
chief executive and willingly braveu
the rays of the torrid sun to listen to
him.
| The crowds during the day were
| the largest the president had faced
ldurng any of his travels. The popu-
Ilation of some OF the cities had been
swelled to twice the normal figures.
| Excursion trains were run from many
directions. while the prosperous farm
ers OF the section drove into town in
automobile, and various sorts OF rigs.
Mr. Taft confined himself largely
to the Vetoes Of the woolen free list,
and cotton tariff bills. He gave his
hearers to understand that he was
more than willing to sign any bills
reducing the tariff If founded upon
the report of the tariff board. This
board. the president said, would be
lready to report on the woolen sched-
ue the first of December. His state
ment on this point set at rest the re-
port that there would be delay.
- believe that the president wool
on duties are too high" he exclaimed,
'amid applause and Just as soon a'
II get adequate information, shall
recommend their reduction.
II Mt. TAFT began the day at Coffey-
llville and spoke also at Independence.
ChcrryVale, Thayer Chanute, Hum
boldt. lola. Garnett. ottawa, Edger-
ton and Olathe.
The president appeared on the back
platform and waved to the station
throngs al Carlisle the home of Gen
eral Frederick Funston: Colony, and
other small towns, He was on the go
from 7:30 a. m. until his arrival in
Kansas city at $50 tonight When
his train was not in motion the presi-
dent was talking and when he was not
L talking the train was being hurried
pell nell TO the next scheduled stop.
Aside from his tariff speeches the
president spoke briefly on marriage
people of Kansas and on the trusts
In coming to a discussion of the
necessity Of uniform laws governing
marriages and divorce, the president
first spoke of the necessity OF uni
form laws on the subject of child la
Dor and workmen's compensation
AS 10 marriage and divorce he SAID
"It is very awkward. to say the
least, that man who Is married on
one side Of state line may not bt
married on the other The lncrea',
Of divorces In this country Is reflec-
tiOn upon the laws and their loose
administration We ought not tI
permit the marriage tie TO be dis
solved at Will You say we ought moi
to keep unhappy people together un-
der contract but why shouldn'
they be bound TO that contract, unless
one or the other does something
which in the eyes of all men ought &c
permit or require at least separation
If not IA divorce?
"The trouble rs not that in an In
L dvidual case decentralization tolloW'
because they are separated, but tht
trouble is that when man or wom
an feels that it Is only question o
option with her whether she viii live
with her husband, or he with nj
wife then with that option bcior
/ them, they conduct themselves Il
/ such q way very frequently rs to leat
4 to breach,
I'VE ought to have q uniform Law
/ that makes sacred the marriage. tie.
| Following his conservation addres
here tonight, the president left agaii
for Kansas and will spend puesda
| and Wednesday in that state.