Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-02
CROWD WAITS ON PRESIDENT
Gov. Aldrich and Senator'S Brown
and Hitchcock Talk on Peace.
MIR. TAFT FAILS TO APPEAR
Auditorium Completely Filled win
Those who Had Not Heard That
Presidents Train Had Been
MRrOOned in Missouri.

IN the absence OF President Taft the
great assemblage of people, men women
and children. who packed the auditorium
to hear him on World Peace" Sunday
afternoon, listened to addresses on that
same subject by Governor Aldrich, Sen
ator Brown and Senator Hitchcock, in
stead
IL was fine tribute TO the president
and an evidence OF tho estemm in which
the people OF Omaha hold him, that the
auditorium was filled, both main floor
and galleries, until hundreds had TO
stand. Tho doors we're opened at 8
o'click. but long before that a crowd
had gathered, each hoping TO be among
the first inside, 80 as to get a seat near
the front BY the time the program had
started, at $50, every seat in the house
was occupied and by the time two or
three selections had been played by the
Fourth infantry military band from Fort
Crook. the space behind the seats in the
rear Of the building was filled with
standing people,
Only few OF those present, apparently,
knew that the presidents train was de-
layed, and they were reassured. by the
great crowd in the building and by the
hip'NllN1 VI ~ ldi BE RECEPTION tOHllllItGe
on the stage, into hoping that the COM
mttee would be able 20 announce the
presidents arrival.
Taft L. MHrOOned.
But they hoped In vain. After two
selections by the military band, a patri-
otto song by the audience invocation by
Rev. John Matthews, y. D.. and a song
by a quartet, II. H. Baldrge, who was
to have introduced the president, an
nounced that the presidential train had
been delayed by washout and he could
not arrive in time TO speak
A hush Of disappointmnt fell over the
audience Interest soon revived, however,
when Mr.. Baldride announced that Gov
ernor Aldrich, Senator Brown and SEN
ator Hitchcock had consented to DO what
they could toward taking the part Of the
president by short extemporaneous ad-
dresses on Peace"
II was a difficult situation for the three
men, especially for Governor Aldrich,
the first 10 speak, and he handled II In
a mastery manner.
Il will not consider II a discourtesy,
he said, If you leave by the tens, the
dozens or the scores, for ! fully realize
my inability TO fill the place on the pro-
gram the president was TO fill"
Many Of those standing in the rear OF
the room and sprinkllng from the gall
leries left and the governor was COM
PEELED TO raise his voice above the hum
Of their departure, but in short time
the house became quiet and the great
audience gave him close attention.
AIdrich Talks Peace.
Governor Aldrioh spoke Of the dsvel-
opment Of political liberty OF the case
and the duty of the present ago TO main
tain IT,
III We maintain II, we must sustain
law and law enforcement" he said, and
we must believe in the home. In no coun-
try does the Law speak more unequivo-
cally than IN this country, and the en-
forcers OF the laws are ninety millions
OF people. We must see that the. law is
enforced in such away that no man may
be 80 high as 10 be above the law and
no man so low as 10 be below Il We
must see that every man has an oppor-
tunity for Just measure OF success,
whether a millionaire OF pauper Then
the problem Of peace will be solved.
The soil Of the United States is cap
able Of feeding population equal 20 all
the population of Europe and Asia tic
Russia throw In. The country can put
into the field as many soldiers as can
be mustared in the theater Of war.
Forty per cent Of the total railway mile
age OF the world Is in the United Statea.
And last. and most important, the United
States controls the financial situation.
Fifty per cent Of all the bank deposits
and bank capital OF the world are in
| this country; = per cent OF ell the gold
Of the world is here and = per cent Of
Il is circulating freely. while the country
bears only per cent of the worlds In
debtsdness We Of America can keep
the worlds peace"
HitcheaeISs Talks Politics
/ Senator Hitchcock, besides telling Of q
slow. but sure. progress toward universal
lneaca. dug iEUo prhttsus and urIbGny crtrf-
eiasd Pres5aent TGtt's pnatknn N regard